Jo Helton (born Joan Jeter; June 7, 1933 – March 26, 2021) was an American actress on stage, film, and television and a social worker.
[3] She graduated from Jackson High school[4] and Memphis State University (MSU), where her studies focused on acting.
[7] Helton's work on stage included acting at the Theaterama Playhouse[8] and the Professional Theater Center in California.
Although that application was rejected, she put her "treasured antiques" in her station wagon, gave away the rest of her things, and returned to Tennessee.
[3] After taking a class in sociology at MSU, Helton enrolled in the University of Tennessee-Knoxville's vocational rehabilitation counselor training program.
University officials granted her a leave of absence for one quarter to make the Wallace film.