Jo Anderson

Acting

Jo Anderson

Born June 29, 1958Tenafly, New Jersey, USA28 credits

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

Filmography

Perception
2012Perception
as Wendy PierceTV
Glee
2009Glee
as Marcia DeanTV
Eleventh Hour
2008Eleventh Hour
as Helen ColeTV
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006Fat Rose and Squeaky
as ChristineMovie
The Closer
2005The Closer
as Leslie PhillipsTV
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miami
as CounselorTV
Roswell
1999Roswell
as Nancy ParkerTV
Countdown: The Sky's on Fire
1999Countdown: The Sky's on Fire
as Elizabeth SobelMovie
Daylight
1996Daylight
as BloomMovie
Millennium
1996Millennium
as Dr. Claudia VaughnTV
ER
1994ER
as Mrs. CunninghamTV
Season of Change
1994Season of Change
as Martha ParkerMovie
JFK
1991JFK
as Julia Ann MercerMovie
Dead Again
1991Dead Again
as Sister Madeleine / StarletMovie
Decoration Day
1990Decoration Day
as Loreen WendellMovie
Northern Exposure
1990Northern Exposure
as Jane HarrisTV
Prime Target
1989Prime Target
as Megan McGuireMovie
Miles from Home
1988Miles from Home
as Farmer's WifeMovie
I Saw What You Did
1988I Saw What You Did
as Robyn GriffinMovie
Beauty and the Beast
1987Beauty and the Beast
as Diana BennettTV
Miami Vice
1984Miami Vice
as Faye NellTV
Columbo
1971Columbo
as Lydia CormanTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Loreen WendellTV