Jo Henderson | |
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![]() Henderson in a scene from the play Rose (1981) | |
Born | May 10, 1934[1] |
Died | August 6, 1988 | (aged 54)
Occupation | Actress |
Jo Henderson (May 10, 1934 – August 6, 1988) was an American stage, film and television actress.
Born in Buffalo, Henderson grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan and studied at the Michigan State University.[2] She started her professional career in New York City, and was mainly active on stage, appearing both in Broadway and Off-Broadway works, as well as in regional playhouse productions.[2]
In 1976, Henderson won an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress for Ladyhouse Blues.[1][2] In 1984, she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play thanks to her performance in Play Memory, losing to Christine Baranski.[2][3] Also active in films and on television, Henderson died in traffic collision in Chinle, Arizona, at the age of 54.[2]