
Jo Anderson
Acting
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".
TV Shows(17)

Perception
Wendy Pierce
2012

Glee
Marcia Dean
2009

Eleventh Hour
Helen Cole
2008

The Closer
Leslie Phillips
2005

CSI: Miami
Counselor
2002

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Margo Dorton
2000

Roswell
Nancy Parker
1999

From the Earth to the Moon
Pat White
1998

Millennium
Dr. Claudia Vaughn
1996

ER
Mrs. Cunningham
1994

Northern Exposure
Jane Harris
1990
Dream Street
1989

thirtysomething
1987

Beauty and the Beast
Diana Bennett
1987

Miami Vice
Faye Nell
1984

Columbo
Lydia Corman
1971

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Loreen Wendell
1951
Movies(11)

Fat Rose and Squeaky
Christine
2006

Countdown: The Sky's on Fire
Elizabeth Sobel
1999

Daylight
Bloom
1996

Season of Change
Martha Parker
1994

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993

JFK
Julia Ann Mercer
1991

Dead Again
Sister Madeleine / Starlet
1991

Decoration Day
Loreen Wendell
1990

Prime Target
Megan McGuire
1989

Miles from Home
Farmer's Wife
1988

I Saw What You Did
Robyn Griffin
1988