Tuesday, April 23, 2024

R.I.P. Barbra O. Jones


Daughters of the Dust actress Barbara O. Jones has passed away age 82....

Dayton native Barbara O. Jones, a widely respected actress whose work illuminated the L.A. Rebellion movement of Black filmmakers at UCLA in the 1970s, died Apr. 16 at her Dayton home. She was 82.
Also credited as Barbarao, Barbara-O and BarbaraO during her career, Jones notably appeared in Julie Dash’s esteemed 1991 film “Daughters of the Dust,” which is part of the National Film Registry, and portrayed Muhammad Ali’s wife in the 1979 TV miniseries “Freedom Road.” Her credits include Haile Gerima’s “Child of Resistance” and “Bush Mama,” Donald Cammell’s “Demon Seed,” and Martin Mhando and Ron Mulvihill’s “Maangamizi: The Ancient One.” She also had guest roles on such classic TV shows as “Laverne and Shirley,” “Wonder Woman” and “Lou Grant.”


6 comments:

No Chiraq said...

RIP Queen

Anonymous said...

RIP

Anonymous said...

RIP. I've been meaning to watch Daughters of the Dust for years. I'll have to search for it.

Anonymous said...

This is how the REAL INDIANS looked.
Picture that.

Anonymous said...

She was beautiful.

Anonymous said...

9:07 She spoke about her American Indian Heritage often.

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