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".