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Jo Wheatley

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    • Jo Smiler Wheatley

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  • Every day is an adventure. A childhood determination to work with wild animals led to a long career as a zoo keeper until injuries started to take their toll. Amazing experiences and a cheery, unflappable temperament have produced an appreciation for making the most of life. Acting has been a part of life from an early age. Non-verbal communication skills are essential for working safely around all sentient beings, be they big cats, great apes and especially humans. These skills transfer into the acting world, especially as a character actress conveying extremes of emotions through facial expression and body language.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Jo Wheatley

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  • Funky mother of a teenage son and daughter. Regularly embarrass them through TV appearances as increasingly bizarre and risqué character roles.
  • Massive live sports and music fan. Can throw herself into anything if needed, not bad at kicking a football about. Absolute demon at quizzes, smiling assassin.
  • Used acting skills to the max while working as a prison officer at HMP Parkhurst. Switching facial expression from approachable to intimidating to pacifying a speciality.
  • An archetypal risk taking, impulsive, enthusiastic Aries. Animal obsessed and owner of 3 rescue dogs who occasionally enjoy the spotlight themselves. Over 20 years experience as a zoo keeper until injuries took their toll.

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