Jo Danville
Encyclopedia
Josephine "Jo" Danville is a fictional character
on the CBS
crime drama CSI: NY
, portrayed by Sela Ward
.
. She comes from Virginia
, where she worked for the FBI
. Her field of expertise is DNA
evidence, and her moral standpoint is that everyone is innocent until the science proves otherwise. She also has a background in criminal psychology, which makes her very effective at getting under the skin of potential suspects when she questions them.
While working in a crime lab in Washington D.C., she discovered a long-time respected lab technician had covered up evidence of a mistake he made for a case. Jo brought this to the attention of the defense attorneys, costing her support in the city and pushing her to move.
Upon her arrival at the crime lab, she walks into the empty lab (because everyone’s attending Lindsay Monroe’s medal presentation) and finds a dead body.
). She has one son, Tyler (Cody Longo), and one adopted daughter, Ellie. (It is made clear that she adopted Ellie after her divorce.)
, and he treats her like an equal, as opposed to his Assistant Supervisor. In the season 7 premiere, she meets Taylor and the rest of the team in the lab after finding the dead body of a woman on her arrival to the lab.
She has revealed that she is a fan of the Alabama Crimson Tide college football team during a case involving stolen jewelry; and once worked for a burlesque
club at college, but only as an accountant, much to the intrigue and later the disappointment of Mac. She also, like her predecessor Stella Bonasera, often shows concern for Mac, as in the episode "Nothing for Something" when she notices that Mac had been wearing the same suit three days running.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
crime drama CSI: NY
CSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
, portrayed by Sela Ward
Sela Ward
Sela Ann Ward is an American movie and television actress, perhaps best known for her television roles as Teddy Reed on the American TV series Sisters and as Lily Manning on Once and Again...
.
Background
Jo Danville joins the team as the new Assistant Supervisor, replacing Stella BonaseraStella Bonasera
Stella Bonasera is a fictional character and protagonist on the CBS crime drama CSI: NY, portrayed by actress Melina Kanakaredes prior to season 7, at which point the character was written out of the show due to Kanakaredes not renewing her contract...
. She comes from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, where she worked for the FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
. Her field of expertise is DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
evidence, and her moral standpoint is that everyone is innocent until the science proves otherwise. She also has a background in criminal psychology, which makes her very effective at getting under the skin of potential suspects when she questions them.
While working in a crime lab in Washington D.C., she discovered a long-time respected lab technician had covered up evidence of a mistake he made for a case. Jo brought this to the attention of the defense attorneys, costing her support in the city and pushing her to move.
Upon her arrival at the crime lab, she walks into the empty lab (because everyone’s attending Lindsay Monroe’s medal presentation) and finds a dead body.
Family
She has an ex-husband, FBI Agent Russ Josephson (David James ElliottDavid James Elliott
David James Elliott is a Canadian-born actor who was the star of the series JAG, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. from 1995 to 2005. In the Fall of 2010, Elliott was cast on CSI: NY.-Biography:...
). She has one son, Tyler (Cody Longo), and one adopted daughter, Ellie. (It is made clear that she adopted Ellie after her divorce.)
Relationships
She has a very good working relationship with Mac TaylorMac Taylor
Mckenna "Mac" Boyd Taylor II is a fictional character and the protagonist on the CBS crime drama CSI: NY, portrayed by Gary Sinise. Andy García was originally offered the lead role, a character who would have been named Detective Rick Calucci...
, and he treats her like an equal, as opposed to his Assistant Supervisor. In the season 7 premiere, she meets Taylor and the rest of the team in the lab after finding the dead body of a woman on her arrival to the lab.
She has revealed that she is a fan of the Alabama Crimson Tide college football team during a case involving stolen jewelry; and once worked for a burlesque
Burlesque
Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects...
club at college, but only as an accountant, much to the intrigue and later the disappointment of Mac. She also, like her predecessor Stella Bonasera, often shows concern for Mac, as in the episode "Nothing for Something" when she notices that Mac had been wearing the same suit three days running.