Janis "Jan" Jones is an actress who portrayed an Orpheus miner in the Star Trek: Enterprise fourth season episode "Demons". She received no credit for this appearance but was identified by her costume which was later sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay and which was previously worn in Star Trek Nemesis. [1](X)
Jones also appeared in background roles in episodes of Alias, NYPD Blue, Good Morning America, Angel, Fat Actress, The X-Files, Jake in Progress, Oliver Beene, Judging Amy, The Mentalist, Crossing Jordan, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2004), Six Feet Under (2005, with James Cromwell, Abby Brammell, Robert Pine and Cullen Douglas), The Mick (2017), Shameless (2018, with Laird Macintosh), and This Is Us (2019, with Jennifer Morrison and Time Winters).
Jones worked as stand-in for Estelle Harris on the comedy Good Advice (2001, with John de Lancie, David Doty, Vanessa Branch, Jonathan Breck, Gary Combs and Deborah Berry) and for Kathy Bates on the Six Feet Under episode "You Never Know" (2003, with Paul Hayes and Claudette Sutherland). She also appeared in several music videos such as for Snoop Doggy Dogg where she appeared as a police officer, for Outkast as a reactionary conservatist in their music video The Whole World (2001) [2], for t.A.T.u. as a cross dresser in their music video Lyudi Invalidy (2005). [3]
Among her film work are End of Days (1999, with Mark Margolis, Jack Shearer, Marc Lawrence, J.T. Botka and Ivy Borg), Man on the Moon (1999, with Vincent Schiavelli, Caroline Gibson, Gene LeBell, Rob Steiner, Tracey Walter, Yoshi Jenkins, Jacqueline Case, Kelly Sheerin, Kelly Cooper, Greg Bronson, Jeff Conaway, Kenneth David Ebling, Christopher Lloyd, Carol Kane and Jenn Popovec), The General's Daughter (1999, with James Cromwell, Clarence Williams III, Pablo Espinosa and John Wilkie), Galaxy Quest (1999, starring Alan Rickman, with Wayne Péré, Matt Winston, Rainn Wilson, Missi Pyle, Heidi Swedberg, Joel McKinnon Miller, Linda Harcharic and Susan McNabb), the television drama Growing Up Brady (2000, with Daniel Hugh Kelly, Gary Morgan, Jeff Austin, Terrell Clayton, Thomas Knickerbocker and Mark Chaet), Picking Up the Pieces (2000, with Andy Dick, Tony Plana, Brian Brophy and Jorge Cervera, Jr.), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000, with Lois Hall, Tim de Zarn, John Carroll Lynch, Greg Bronson, Brad William Henke, Brian McNamara, Ken Jenkins and Drew Renkewitz), the crime drama The Man Who Wasn't There (2001, with Lilyan Chauvin, Ted Rooney, Hallie Singleton, Nicholas Lanier, Booth Colman, Christopher McDonald, Rick Scarry, Leonard Crofoot and Greg Bronson), A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, starring Haley Joel Osment and Jude Law, with April Grace, Matt Winston, John Prosky, Paula Malcomson, Tim Rigby, Keith Campbell, James W. Jansen, Eliza Coleman, Robin Williams, Miguel Perez, Matt Malloy, Baron Jay, Chris Palermo and Sandra Plazinic), Good Advice (2001), Collateral Damage (2002, with Rick Worthy, Raymond Cruz, Ethan Dampf, Don Fischer, Michael Cavanaugh, Clint Lilley, Marianne Lewis, J.T. Botka, Solomon Burke, Jr., Brian Freifield, Ben Hisoler and Manny Perry), Showtime (film)Showtime (2002, with Rachael Harris, William Shatner, Tom Billett, Henry Kingi, Sr., Christopher Darga and Greg Bronson), Spider-Man (2002, with Kirsten Dunst, Michael Papajohn, Tim de Zarn, Jill Sayre, Corey Mendell Parker, Ashley Edner, Joni Avery, Rick Avery, Loren Janes, Andray Johnson, Stan Lee, Scott L. Schwartz and Brian J. Williams), and Auto Focus (2002, with Christopher Neiman, DonnaMarie Recco, Ed Begley, Jr., Michael McKean, Don McManus, Vyto Ruginis and Nikita Ager).
Further film credits include A Man Apart (2003, starring Timothy Olyphant, with Geno Silva, Jeff Kober, Marco Rodriguez, Jim Boeke, Ben Bray, Thomas Kopache, Azalea Davila, Charlie Curtis, Michael Papajohn and Dean Rubin), The Italian Job (2003, with Boris Krutonog, Simon Rhee, Merritt Yohnka and John Alden), Be Cool (2005, with Dwayne Johnson), War of the Worlds (2005, with John Eddins, Becky Ann Baker, Dendrie Taylor, Ricky Luna, Art Chudabala, Josef Cannon and Rachelle Roderick), Shackles (2005, with Dan Desmond, Justin Rodgers Hall, David Kagen, Sandra Nelson and Deborah Strang), Domino (2005, with Stanley Kamel, Patrick Kerr, Mark Newsom, Morgan Nagler, Andy Milder, Jackson Bolt, James McElroy, Michael Papajohn and Paul Sklar), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005, with Jennifer Morrison, Greg Ellis, Megan Gallagher, Mark Newsom, Jeff Yagher and Angela Bassett), Coach Carter (2005, with Mel Winkler, Paul Rae and Justin Rodgers Hall), Waist Deep (2006, with Terrell Clayton and Julius Denem), Running with Scissors (2006, with Gabrielle Union), Zodiac (2007, with John Carroll Lynch, David Lee Smith, Zach Grenier, John Mahon, Matt Winston, J. Patrick McCormack, Thomas Kopache, Anna Katarina, Cazimir Milostan, Rod Damer, J.D. Cullum and Brett Rickaby), Southland Tales (2006, with Dwayne Johnson, John Larroquette, Holmes R. Osborne, Wallace Shawn and Matt McColm), Fist of the Warrior (2007, with Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brian Thompson, Chris Torres, James McElroy, Larry Krask and Marlene Sosebee), Cloverfield (2008, with Mike Vogel, Margot Farley, Kelvin Yu, Pasha Lychnikoff, Billy Brown, Scott Lawrence, Tim Griffin, Susse Budde and Bertrand Roberson, Jr.), Eagle Eye (2008, with Bill Smitrovich, William Sadler, Deborah Strang, Bob Morrisey, J. Patrick McCormack, Manny Perry, Colby French, Chase Penny, Peggy Roeder, Terryl Daluz, Ken Edling and Arne Starr), 500 Days of Summer (2009, with Richard McGonagle, Jean-Paul Vignon and Jennifer Hetrick), Dance Flick (2009, with Sufe M. Bradshaw and Dan Kelpine), The Soloist (2009, with Rachael Harris, Stephen Root, David Jean Thomas, J.J. Boone, Justin Rodgers Hall and Arne Starr), All About Steve (2009, with Holmes R. Osborne, Wayne Grace, Kelli Kirkland, Andre Alexsen and Ken Edling), My Name Is Khan (2010, with Michèle Marsh and Douglas Tait), Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011, with Patrick Fischler, Christina Pickles, Rebecca Wisocky, Joel McKinnon Miller, Armin Shimerman and David Doty), and Super 8 (2011, written and directed by J.J. Abrams and with Joel McKinnon Miller, Amanda Foreman, Michael Giacchino, Bruce Greenwood, Jack Axelrod, Jason Brooks, Tim Griffin, Marco Sanchez, Jonathan H. Dixon, Greg Grunberg and Alex Nevil).