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