Jo Mei        

                     Actress

New York City based                                                                                                      Height: 5’7”

cell: (401) 241 8868                                                                                    Hair/Eyes:Brown/Brown

email: jo_mei87@yahoo.com                                                                              Dress: 4-6 · Shoe: 7

Film/Television

SHAOLYN JONES (DV feature)         Lady Q (principal)                                   C4 Life Productions

STILL LIFE (16mm short)                     Joy (lead)                                                            NYFA Film

IVORY BLOSSONS (16mm short)       An Mei (lead)                                       SUNY Purchase Film

LAUGHING MAN (16mm short)          Nurse (principal)                                   SUNY Purchase Film

Ghost Dance (Independent feature)Chinese Immigrant (day)                                    Hudson, NY

Celebrity: Fan (DV Short) Joey (principal)                    64 Hour Shoot out, NYC

The Treatment (feature)               Prostitute (day)                                   Quixotic Films

Sorry Baby (feature)                      Amusement park attendant (day)                Beijing Film Studio

Be There or Be Square (feature)            Assistant director (day)               Sleiman/Malouf/Tyrol Film

 

            Theater

YOU, OH YOU HUMANS                  Jade (supporting)                              Yangtze Repertory, NYC

The Sun Shall Rise                      Madam Gu (supporting)        Yangtze Repertory, NYC

Bone Hunter                                  Kai Yun (lead)                                      Harvard Univ. ACTS

A Wasp                                              Hope Ji (lead)                           Harvard Univ. ACTS

Crystal Boys                                Hawk’s Mother (supporting)                  Harvard Univ. ACTS

Oppression                                     Female Tenant (lead)                             Harvard Univ. ACTS

The Fake                                          Lady Zhang (lead)                                 Harvard Univ. ACTS

Alarm Clock                                 Hua Ching (lead)                                   Harvard Univ. ACTS

My Sister In This House             Christine (lead)                        Wellesley Players, MA

Antigone                                         Antigone (lead)                     Moses Brown School, RI

A Christmas Carol                     Martha Cratchett                         Trinity Repertory Company

Into The Woods                            Jack's Mother (supporting)                               MB Players, RI

Love's Labor's Lost                     Katharine (supporting)                       Moses Brown School, RI

Who Will Carry The Word      Francoise (lead)                        Carnegie Mellon(Pre-College)

Guys 'n Dolls                                 Chorus                                                           MB Players, RI

The Pajama Game                         Chorus                                                            MB Players, RI

 

Production

CNNI/ CNN USA                                Writer/ Producer                                              2001 - present

The Treatment     (feature)           1st Assistant Director                                        Quixotic Films

Be There or Be Square (feature)  2nd Asst. Dir/Set Coordinator       Sleiman/Malouf/Tyrol Film

Sorry Baby (feature)                      Production Asst.                                        Beijing Film Studio

Crystal Boys                                Assistant Director                                 Harvard Univ. ACTS

Gallows Humor                           Director                                                          MB Players, RI

Italian Cuisine                             Director                             Carnegie Mellon Summer Intensive

Education

Meisner Technique                                                                              James Price - Acting Studio Inc.

Wellesley College                                                                         Film Studies/ International Relations

University of Manchester, UK                                                                                            Film Studies

Carnegie Mellon Summer Intensive –  Improv Comedy; Audition Technique; Movement/Voice; Drama

Principles of Acting                                                                             Dan Welch - Perishable Theater

Special Skills

Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, conversational Cantonese; French- three years; Latin- four years; Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu;

Thai Kick-boxing; Track; Basketball; Soccer; Field Hockey; Softball; Skiing; Ice skating; Roller skating; RI Drivers

License; US Passport.