Jo Anderson

Actor

Jo Anderson

Born June 29, 1958 in Tenafly, New Jersey, USA12 films

Jo Anderson was born on June 29th in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up in suburban Tenafly, New Jersey and was one of four children in her family. She has naturally red hair and blue eyes. She is 5'7 1/2" tall. Jo began to write poetry and prose at age fourteen. She attended Adelphi University on Long Island, NY. She is a woman of many talents. She studied dance for years, and is a writer and a poet, as well as being an actress. She began her acting and dancing career in Manhattan. She has been in a number of theatrical productions in New York, both off and off-off Broadway. In 1985, she starred in the one-woman play "Marie", which she had written about Marie Curie. She moved from New York to Los Angeles in the mid-80s. Jo has studied with the actor Michael Moriarty and is a member of the prestigious Actor's Studio. Her other studies include the Chekhov Studio, the Lecoq Improvisation and Clowning and the Comedia del Arte. Jo has starred in several television shows, appeared in many films, as well as many TV movies. Recently she starred in the film "Fat Rose and Squeaky" and has guest-starred in such shows as "CSI", "Eleventh Hour", and "Glee".

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JFK posterFirst watchJFK19917.6as Julia Ann MercerA supporting role in one of the best-rated films of their career.Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.View film

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Filmography

12 films as actor
  1. 2006Fat Rose and SqueakyChristine
  2. 2001RainPatsy
  3. 1999Countdown: The Sky's on FireElizabeth Sobel
  4. 1996DaylightBloom
  5. 1994Season of ChangeMartha Parker
  6. 1993Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
  7. 1991JFKJulia Ann Mercer
  8. 1991Dead AgainSister Madeleine / Starlet
  9. 1990Decoration DayLoreen Wendell
  10. 1989Prime TargetMegan McGuire
  11. 1988Miles from HomeFarmer's Wife
  12. 1988I Saw What You DidRobyn Griffin