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Jo Harvey Allen Biography (1943-)

Born c. 1943; father, a carpenter; mother, a dress shop manager; married Terry Allen (an artist, musician, writer, and director), 1961; children: Bukka (son; a musician and songwriter), Bale (son; a writer). Education: Attended high school in Lubbock, TX. Addresses: Agent-- Pakula/Kingand Associates, 9229 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 315, West Hollywood, CA. Career: Performance artist, actress, writer, and songwriter. Anderson Ranch,guest artist. Addresses: Agent: Pakula/King and Associates, 9229 WestSunset Blvd., Suite 315, West Hollywood, CA.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Performance artist, actress, writer, songwriter

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• The lying woman, True Stories,1986
• Madame Olga, Tapeheads,1988
• Barbara, Checking Out, Warner Bros., 1989
• Motorist,1989
• Women's awareness teacher, Fried Green Tomatoes(also known asFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe), Universal, 1991
• Mom, Floundering, A-pix Entertainment, 1994
• Claudette, The Client, Warner Bros., 1994
• Voice of a chicken, Chicken Run(animated; also known as C:R-1), DreamWorks Distribution, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Effie Belle Tate, Cold Sassy Tree, TNT, 1989
• Dahlia, Floating Away, Showtime, 1998
• Reva, Scattering Dad, CBS, 1998
• Vonda, The Outfitters, Sundance Channel, 1999
• Specials
• Abolene, Elysian Fields, CBS, 1989
• Episodic
• The Road, TNN, 1994
• Stage Appearances
• Do You Know Where Your Children Are Tonight?,1985
• Pioneer(opera), Theatre Artaud, San Francisco, CA, 1991
• Chippy: Diaries of a West Texas Hooker, American Music Theatre Festival, Philadelphia, PA, then John Jay Theatre, New York City, 1994
• Homerun(solo show), DiverseWorks Art Space, Houston, TX, 1998
• Major Tours
• Pioneer(opera), U.S. cities, 1992
• Homerun(solo show), U.S. cities, 1998
• Also performed in As It Is in Texas and Counter Angel(soloshows) and in Hally Lou.
• Radio Appearances
• Narrator, Every Three Minutes, New American Radio, 1989
• Bleeder, New American Radio, 1990
• Narrator, Reunion (A Return to Juarez),1992
• Narrator, Dug-Out, New American Radio, 1993
• WRITINGS
• Stage Productions
• (With Terry Allen, Bukka Allen, and Bale Allen) Do You Know Where YourChildren Are Tonight?,1985
• (With Terry Allen) Pioneer(opera), Theatre Artaud, 1991
• (With Terry Allen and others) Chippy: Diaries of a West Texas Hooker, American Music Theatre Festival, then John Jay Theatre, 1994
• Author of As It Is in Texas and Counter Angel(solo shows) and Hally Lou.
• Other
• Author of the book The Beautiful Waitress. Contributor to magazines.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• People Weekly, October 12, 1987 , p. 97.
• Texas Monthly, July 12, 1994 , p. 60.
• Westways, September 12, 1992 .