Jo Anderson

Jo Anderson

Actor

Tenafly, New Jersey, USA
June 29, 1958

Biography

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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Representative Works

JFK
JFK
7.6
/ English
Daylight
Daylight
6.1
/ English
Dead Again
Dead Again
6.4
/ English
Miles from Home
Miles from Home
5.4
/ English
I Saw What You Did
I Saw What You Did
5.3
/ English
Rain
Rain
5.1
/ English
Prime Target
Prime Target
5.2
/ English
Decoration Day
Decoration Day
6.9
/ English
Season of Change
Season of Change
4.6
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

JFK
1991Winner

Best Performance

JFK

Daylight
1996Nominee

Best Performance

Daylight

Dead Again
1991Nominee

Best Performance

Dead Again

Career Highlights

Miles from Home
1988Highlight

Best Performance

Miles from Home

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993Highlight

Best Performance

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor