Angela Jones (born December 23, 1968) is an American

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Early life and education

Jones was born in

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, and then raised in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, where she graduated in 1986. She is a graduate of Point Park College in Pittsburgh.

Career

While attending graduate school at the Oslo Conservatory of Performing Arts in Sarasota, Florida, Jones was cast in the short film ''Curdled'' (1991), directed by Reb Braddock.

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was impressed with her performance and created the role of Esmarelda Villalobos for her in ''

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'', inspired by her earlier role. Tarantino then executive produced a 1996 remake of ''Curdled'', in which she also starred. In rock musician

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's 2007 biography ''

'', it was mentioned that while recording the soundtrack for the film ''Curdled'', the two had a brief relationship. Jones was the inspiration for Slash's song "Obsession Confession" that he wrote for the ''Curdled'' soundtrack, with Slash stating that he and his band were fascinated by her after seeing her in ''Pulp Fiction''.

Selected filmography

*''Curdled'' (1991, short film) .... Gabriela Ponce *'' Strapped'' (1993) .... Woman at Clinic *''

'' (1994) .... Esmeralda Villalobos *'' Curdled'' (1996, executive producer

) .... Gabriela Ponce *''

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'' (1996) .... Janette *'' Fatal Encounters'' (1997) .... Monica Wilder *''Morella'' (1997) .... Dr.Patricia Morella / Sarah Lynden *'' Pariah'' (1998) .... Angela *'' Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror'' (1998) .... Charlotte *''Back to Even'' (1998) .... Kim *'' Man on the Moon'' (1999) .... Hooker *'' Family Secrets'' (2001) .... Mary Drake *''House at the End of the Drive'' (2006) .... Felicia *'' Chillerama'' (2011) .... Train Passenger *'' Butt Boy'' (2019) .... Doctor Morean

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Angela American film actresses Actresses from Pennsylvania People from Jeannette, Pennsylvania Living people Point Park University alumni 1968 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses