Shawnee Free Jones

Shawnee Free Jones (born 1975) is an actress in film & television, and an advertising model. Shawnee is also the daughter of American spiritual teacher, Adi Da Samraj.

Shawnee grew up on her father's Fijian island of spiritual retreat, Naitauba. She was one of four young women in the formal order "Hridaya Da Gurukula Brahmacharini Mandala." She first left Naitauba at age 17 then "learned how to use a telephone and doorbell", according to her online diary, making the point of what a culture shock it was coming to Los Angeles from an island devoted to spiritual retreat. Nonetheless, she overcame her culture shock, pursued a budding career as an actress, and went on to obtain parts in a number of well-known films, including L.A. Confidential.

Filmography

• L.A. Confidential (1997)
• Denial (1998)
• American Intellectuals (1999)
• Women of the Night (2000)
• Monkeybone (2001)
• Free (2001)
• Mr. BBQ (2002)
• Man of the Year (2002)

Notable TV guest appearances

• Baywatch (1989) in episode: "Maui Xterra" (episode # 10.19) 4/24/2000
• The Huntress (2000) playing "Temp" in episode: "Surprise Party" (episode # 1.5) 8/23/2000
• Gideon's Crossing (2000) playing "Joanne Cooper" in episode: "Gift, The" (episode # 1.1) 10/10/2000
• Freaks and Geeks (1999) playing "Jenna Zank" in episode: "Noshing and Moshing" (episode # 1.15) 10/17/2000

Further reading

• The Two Secrets (yours AND Mine), "A Gift (Forever) from Da Kalki (The World-Teacher, Heart-Master Da Love-Ananda) as told by Kanya Remembrance, Brahmacharini Shawnee Free Jones, and their friends." Clearlake, California: The Dawn Horse Press, July, 1990. Eternal copyright claimed. ISBN 0-918801-09-5 This concerns incidents at age 13 where she broke her Brahmacharya dietary vows and ate honey and mackerel-and-rice cat food. Her story of struggle with the discipline.
• Brahmacharini Shawnee Free Jones, Gurukula Leelas June-October, 1991. Vol. 1, No. 1. Only edition, 1991. (out of print)

External links

• Shawnee Free Jones at the Internet Movie Database
• Photo and her diary
• Naamleela Free Jones, her sister
• Io Free Jones, her sister