Actress & Artist Judy Joy Jones

Published: Jan. 4, 2011, 9 p.m.

Judy Joy Jones drops by for for a discussion about inspirational films. Judy is an actress, artist, author, photographer, poet, and librettist. Her acting credits include appearances on the Discovery Channel plus in such movies and TV programs as “Dreaming of the Dead,” “Dora the Explorer,” “Trauma,” and “The Walking Dead.” Judy’s upcoming book, “When a Saint Calls, Surrender!” promises to be inspirational indeed, for it concerns her work with Mother Teresa. Judy won the "Brava for Women in the Arts" contest in San Francisco for her opera libretto based on the life of painter Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera. And Judy's painting of Janis Joplin has also received widespread acclaim.