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.
Graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
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Beth, who lap dances to make ends meet, leaves Florida for Las Vegas hoping to be a cocktail waitress. She meets two women who introduce her to Dink, a gambler with a system. He hires her - she's good with numbers - and she promptly falls for him, even though he's married to a woman who seems to do nothing but spend his money. Beth tries to entice Dink whose wife, Tulip, tells him to choose; he does and promptly goes on a losing streak. The repercussions of his choice play out with a heavy gambler who has a parole officer, a cheesy bookmaker in CuraƧao, Beth's desire to keep a friend out of prison, and help from an unlikely source.