Jo Collins(1945-2010)
- Actress
Lovely and sultry brunette Jo Collins was born Janet Canoy on August 5,
1945 in Lebanon, Oregon. She's of half Spanish and half Norwegian
descent. Jo graduated from North Eugene High School in Eugene, Oregon.
Collins was discovered by "Playboy" while working as a page for the TV
game show "Queen for a Day." She went on to work as a Playboy Bunny at
several Playboy Clubs and eventually became a Bunny Mother. Jo was the
Playmate of the Month in the December, 1964 issue of "Playboy" and was
the Playmate of the Year in 1965. She earned the nickname G.I. Jo for
her USO tours to Vietnam to entertain the troops during the Vietnam
War. Collins had small parts in the movies "Ski Party," "How to Stuff a
Wild Bikini," "Sergeant Dead Head," "Lord Love a Duck," and "Fireball
500." She was married to famous baseball player Bo Belinsky from 1970
to 1975. Jo Collins did a follow-up pictorial called "Playmates
Forever!" in the December, 1979 issue of "Playboy."
