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O-Lan Jones

O-Lan Jones

Actor · Born May 23, 1950 (76) · Los Angeles, California, USA

O-Lan Jones (born May 23, 1950) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Rose on Harts of the West (1993–1994) and from her work with Tim Burton.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 23, 1950 (76)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 1% in 30 days

What are O-Lan Jones' films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
35%
Survival
14%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
4
Melancholic
4
Warm
3
Joyful
3
Bittersweet
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch O-Lan Jones' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for O-Lan Jones' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

61 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Hawk(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • The Bride's Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Great Nick D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Phyllis

  • Serpentine Pink(2025)

    as Andra

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Charlotte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Lena Black

  • We Are Living Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Constance

  • Fugitive Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Providence

  • Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein(2019)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children(2016)

    as Shelley

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Girl Flu. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Mona

  • Child of Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mae Edwards

  • Miracle Mile Supporting Cast Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Syrup(2013)

    as Clinic Receptionist

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Queens of Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Tracy

  • Shameless(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Zuzanna Wojcik

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Community(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Garrett's Mom

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Violinist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Fortune Teller

  • American Girl(2002)

    as Hildegarde

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Attention Shoppers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Meg

  • American Virgin(1999)

    as Kim

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Magicians(2000)

    as Waitress

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Heat Vision and Jack(1999)

    as Patrice

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Martial Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Landers

  • The Truman Show(1998)

    as Bar Waitress

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Animals with the Tollkeeper(1998)

    as Essie

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The End of Violence(1997)

    as Barmaid

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Clockwatchers(1997)

    as Madame Debbie

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Touch(1997)

    as Bib Overalls

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Fumbleheads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Helga

  • Mars Attacks!(1996)

    as Sue Ann Norris

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Alpha - Sarah Wayne Nations

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucy

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mental Patient

  • Natural Born Killers(1994)

    as Mabel

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Favor(1994)

    as Mrs. Moyer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Chantelle Boudreau

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Harts of the West(1993)

    Show 15 episodes · as Rose

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse Rebecca Waite

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The John Larroquette Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen

  • Shelf Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer · as Tina

  • Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Darlene Hooper

  • Beethoven(1992)

    as Biker Woman

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Wedlock(1991)

    as Saleswoman

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Edward Scissorhands(1990)

    as Esmeralda

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Pacific Heights(1990)

    as Motel Maid Patricia

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • False Identity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Irma

  • Martians Go Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Stupid Medley Martian

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Waitress

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • How I Got Into College(1989)

    as Sally O'Connor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Miracle Mile(1988)

    as Waitress

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Lonesome Dove(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Sally Skull (as Olan Jones)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Wildfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Mrs. Johnson

  • Married to the Mob(1988)

    as Phyllis

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Convicted: A Mother's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Rhonda

  • The Right Stuff(1983)

    as Girl at Pancho's

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Missing Children: A Mother's Story(1982)

    as Donna

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Shoot the Moon(1982)

    as Countergirl

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Nixie / Dinah

  • Die Laughing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Judge

  • A Death in Canaan(1978)

    as Carla Pitts (as Olan Shephard)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • This Is the One They'll Remember Me By (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles, 60 of them dated from 1978 to 2026; peak year 1989.

Biggest box office

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

$86M worldwide

Highest rated

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19782026

Peak 1989 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting61 of 61: 60 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thWriting1 of 61: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s13 · acting1990s25 · 25 acting · 1 crew2000s6 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 20 roles
829202

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do O-Lan Jones' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 37 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Serpentine Pink (2025)

92nd percentile spread · 70% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Truman Show (1998)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does O-Lan Jones work with?

People who share at least 2 of O-Lan Jones' MovieCove titles; Vincent Schiavelli shares the most, 2.