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Jo Anderson Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1958-06-29

Birthplace:
Tenafly, New Jersey, USA

Credits:
29 Total Roles

Jo Anderson

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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".

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2012 Perception TV Wendy Pierce
2009 Glee TV Marcia Dean
2008 Eleventh Hour TV Helen Cole
2006 Fat Rose and Squeaky MOVIE Christine
2005 The Closer TV Leslie Phillips
2002 CSI: Miami TV Counselor
2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV Margo Dorton
1999 Roswell TV Nancy Parker
1999 Countdown: The Sky's on Fire MOVIE Elizabeth Sobel
1998 From the Earth to the Moon TV Pat White

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