Laverne & Shirley
1976
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Barbara Olivia Jones (December 6, 1941 – April 16, 2024), also known as Barbarao, Barbara-O, and Barbara O., was an American actress from Ohio best known for her work in the films of the L.A. Rebellion movement of 1970s black filmmakers, starring in films by Haile Gerima and Julie Dash.
May 5, 2024 · Barbara O. Jones, an actress in the independent Black cinema of 1970s Los Angeles in such films as Bush Mama and Daughters of the Dust, has died at her home in Dayton, Ohio. She was 82.
Apr 18, 2024 · Barbara O. Jones, the admired actress who emerged from the L.A. Rebellion movement of Black filmmakers at UCLA in the 1970s to star in Haile Gerima’s Bush Mama and Julie Dash’s Daughters of...
May 4, 2024 · Barbara O. Jones, an actress whose captivating work in films like “Bush Mama” and “Daughters of the Dust” helped define the cerebral, experimental and highly influential Black cinema...
Barbara O. Jones was a prominent actress within the L.A. Rebellion, a movement that emerged among Black filmmakers from UCLA in the 1970s. She starred in Haile Gerima’s “Bush Mama” and Julie...
Apr 22, 2024 · Barbara O. Jones died Tuesday at the age of 82 at her home in Dayton, her brother, Raymon Minor, told the Hollywood Reporter. She emerged from the L.A. Rebellion movement of Black filmmakers...
