Jo Reynolds | |||||||||||
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Daphne Zuniga (pictured in 2007) portrayed Jo Reynolds
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Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise character | |||||||||||
Portrayed by | Daphne Zuniga | ||||||||||
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First appearance |
Melrose Place: November 11, 1992 (episode 1.15: "House of God") |
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Last appearance |
Melrose Place (2009): March 30, 2010 (episode 1.16: "Santa Fe") |
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Created by | Darren Star | ||||||||||
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Occupation | Photographer | ||||||||||
Residence |
Los Angeles, California Formerly: 4616 Melrose Place, apt. 6 West Hollywood, California |
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Parents | Miranda Foster (mother; deceased) |
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Siblings | Casey Underwood (half-sister) |
Spouse | Charles Reynolds (ex-husband) |
Children | Austin Reynolds Carter (son, with Reed; given up) |
Grandparents | Joan Foster (grandmother) |
Jo Beth Reynolds (maiden name Foster) is a fictional character in the American television series Melrose Place, the second series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise. Portrayed by Daphne Zuniga, Jo Reynolds appeared in the first four seasons of Melrose Place. She also appeared in the pilot of "Models Inc." (Melrose Place first spin-off) and later appeared in two episodes in the 2009 series revival.
Jobeth "Jo" Reynolds comes to the Melrose Place apartment complex from New York City to escape her stormy marriage to Charles Reynolds. Afraid of exposure, she is initially unfriendly to her neighbors and hesitant to allow anyone into her personal life. Jo meets her match in gruff "bad boy" Jake Hanson, and the two begin a tempestuous romance. Alike in their passion and stubbornness, they fight and reunite repeatedly. Jo is threatened when the complex is bought by the aggressive Amanda Woodward, who has an obvious attraction to Jake. After a further series of fights and mis-communication, Jo loses Jake to the conniving Amanda.
A new love entered her life when Jo attended a high school reunion and bumped into an old high school acquaintance named Reed Carter. Soon, Jake was a distant memory as she began a seemingly great love affair with Reed. However, she discovered that Reed was secretly dealing drugs. When he found out that Jo was aware of his illegal activities, Reed kidnapped her, holding her captive in a boat he used to share business with Jake and Amanda. Reed ultimately tried to kill Jo, but she killed him in self-defense. Jo was immediately tried for the death of Reed, and almost lost it all in court. After settling down with being proven not guilty, new troubles plagued Jo. She found out a few months later she was pregnant by Reed, and wanted to get an abortion. With help from Jake, who was beginning to realize the feelings he still had for her, she got through the pregnancy.