An Italian-American raised in New Jersey, actress Jo Champa held firmly to her ethnic roots, to such a degree that she spent the early years of her career juggling screen acting assignments in Italy, for directors including Ettore_Scola (La_Famiglia, 1987), Massimo_Troisi (Le_Vie_Del_Signore_Sono_Finite, 1987), and Damiano_Damiani (Il_Sole_Buio, 1990). Though she typically signed for supporting roles, European directors consistently praised her for bringing an exotic, alluring Mediterranean quality to the screen. Bernardo_Bertolucci's Little_Buddha (1994) marked a point of transition to Hollywood for Champa, as an American-European co-production helmed by a celebrated Italian director; thereafter, she began turning up more regularly in U.S. projects, including the Steven_Seagal actioner Out for Justice (1991), the New Line family comedy Monkey_Trouble (1994), and the Marlon_Brando-Johnny_Depp fantasy Don Juan DeMarco (1995). In 2007, Champa landed a small role in the disaster-themed Hallmark telemovie Pandemic. Nathan Southern, Rovi

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