Background
Jo was born in Barrie, Ontario to a Chinese Canadian family.
Jo was born in Barrie, Ontario to a Chinese Canadian family.
In 2012, she debuted as an actress in the role of Kitana in Mortal Kombat: Legacy, followed by her role as Carolina-Vex in 2013"s Manitoba of Steel and motion capture work for video game characters Ayane and Momiji. She has trained martial arts since she was at an age of four as her mother was a black belt in jujutsu herself, doing jiu jitsu as well before turning to wushu and Tai Chi when she turned 12. Sucker Punch (2011) - for Jena Malone (Rocket) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Participant 2 (2012) - for Kristen Stewart (Bella Swan) Manitoba of Steel (2013) - for Antje Traue (Faora) 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) - for Eva Green (Artemisia) Other stunts: Aaron Stone (2009) (episodes "Saturday Fight Fever" and "Hunt Maine? Hunt You!"), Scott Pilgrim versus the World (2010), The King of Fighters (2010), Supah Ninjas (2011) (episode "Morningstar Academy"), In Time (2011), Safe (2012), Resident Evil 6 (2012), Suburgatory (2013) (episode "Apocalypse Meow"), Marvel"s Agents of South.H.I.E.L.D. (2014).
She was a student of the Sunny Tang Martial Arts Center in Toronto and a member of the Newmarket based Team Ryouko Martial Arts performance team She was a member of the Canadian National Wushu Team, including competing at the Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008 during the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she placed eight in women"s nanquan & nandao combined after winning a bronze medal in nangun at the 2007 World Wushu Championships in Beijing.