Jo Ann Harris is an American actress and voice artist whose career spans from the late 1960s through the golden age of 1970s thrillers and beyond. Born in Los Angeles on May 27, 1949, she made her television debut at 18 in the drama series 'Run for Your Life' and quickly became a familiar face on both the big and small screen. She made a bold impression in Don Siegel's Southern Gothic drama 'The Beguiled' (1971), playing the 17-year-old who seduces Clint Eastwood's wounded soldier, and followed it with roles in cult and genre favorites like 'Maryjane' (1968), 'The Gay Deceivers' (1969), 'The Sporting Club' (1971), 'The Parallax View' (1974), 'Act of Vengeance' (1974), 'Cruise into Terror' (1978), and 'Deadly Games' (1982).

Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, Harris built a reputation as a versatile guest star on television. She appeared in an impressive number of classic series, including 'Adam-12', 'Gunsmoke', 'The High Chaparral', 'The Virginian/The Men of Shiloh', 'Medical Center', 'Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color', 'The Mod Squad', 'The F.B.I.', 'Barnaby Jones', 'Hawaii Five-O', 'The Streets of San Francisco', 'The Love Boat', 'Fantasy Island', 'Vega$', 'B.J. and the Bear', 'Rich Man, Poor Man', 'Laverne & Shirley', and 'State of the Union'. She also co-starred in the crime drama 'Most Wanted' (1977) opposite Robert Stack, giving her a prime-time platform as a series regular.

Harris has also made her mark in voice acting. She voiced Tina in Hanna-Barbera's animated series 'Goober and the Ghost Chasers' (1973), contributed to Disney's animated feature 'Oliver & Company' (1988), and brought various episodic characters to life on 'The Simpsons'. From 2008 to 2010, she showcased her sharp comedic timing as Candy Cantwell, the interviewer, and Terri in multiple episodes of 'Tracey Ullman's State of the Union', connecting her classic TV legacy with a new generation of viewers.