Josephine Mitchell (born 21 May 1965) sometimes credited as Jo Mitchell is an Australian actress and playwright with a lengthy career in theatre and television soap operas and serials.

Career

Mitchells first major role was in Seven's drama series ''

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'' as Jo Loveday from 1985 and 1989. In 1990 she played Jane Holland in ''

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'', and has appeared in many of Australia's most popular series including, '' E Street'' (as designer and mother Penny O'Brien), ''

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'' (as Katerina, a wheelchair user) and on '' All Saints'' as a one-episode guest, playing a protective mother who mutilated her husband after she found he had molested their daughter. In 2010, she returned to ''

'' as a different character, that of Jill Carpenter, a dysfunctional alcoholic mother, and the mother of Romeo, played by

Luke Mitchell Luke Mitchell (born 17 April 1985) is an Australian actor. He attended the Film and Television Studio International, and won the role of Chris Knight in ''Neighbours'' in 2008. Mitchell appeared as Will in the third season of '' H2O: Just Add ...

. Both of Mitchell's parents were heavily involved in theatre and she has had an extensive career in her own right in theatre as well as many television and film roles. She started her own theatre company, Strut Theatre, with other actors to promote women's roles. Strut worked out of Wharf 2 at the

Sydney Theatre Company Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company performs in the Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre (formerly Sydney Theatre ...

in the early nineties. She produced two plays, ''Pam Gems'' and ''Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi'', as well as a commissioned play by Australian playwright, Justin Fleming called ''Conversation Peace''. She then moved to Melbourne to appear in the national tour of the musical '' Hello Dolly'', produced by John Frost. She is currently focusing on her work behind the camera as writer, having finished a feature-length movie titled ''The Cult'' and the tele-movie ''Aren't U Spesh!''.

Personal life

Jo Mitchell is married to Australian director and producer Chris Martin-Jones and they have two daughters. The pair met when Martin-Jones was a director on ''

'' in 1989. His other credits include ''

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'', ''

Packed to the Rafters ''Packed to the Rafters'' is an Australian family-oriented comedy drama television program which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The show continued on Tuesdays in this timeslot for its entire run. The dr ...

'', ''Spartacus'', ''

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'', and '' A Place to Call Home''. She has a double degree from

Sydney University The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the ...

, in Medieval and Religious Studies.

Selected filmography

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