Born and raised in Western Massachusetts, Jo Newman moved to New York
City at age seventeen determined to pursue an acting career. A graduate
of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Jo found inspiration in Sanford
Meisner's technique as a primary studio, then immersed herself in the
Stonestreet School of Film and Television.
She has since appeared in numerous television shows such as Law and
Order: SVU, Gossip Girl, Guiding Light, and The Sopranos.
She made her big screen debut in Love and Other Drugs starring Jake
Gyllenhall and Anne Hathaway and is hot off the set after shooting a
fantastic role in the upcoming film, Lay The Favorite, starring Bruce
Willis and Catherine Zeta Jones
In pursuit of more laughs (and work) Jo wrote and produced a comedy
pilot entitled (Greetings From) Sunny Beaches, the behind the scenes of
a reality show, which is now in the hands of some pretty fabulous
people.
Jo especially enjoys character work, dark (and light) comedy, and
making her co-stars laugh. She regularly attends improv class at the
Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York and Los Angeles as well as
scene study with Joyce Piven. Offscreen, Jo is a certified yoga
instructor, spending much of her free time upside-down.