Roxanne 'Roxy' Pallett (born 26 December 1982 in Carlisle, Cumbria) is an English actress most famous for playing the role of Jo Stiles in the ITV1 soap opera, Emmerdale. In January 2006, she appeared in the reality singing competition Soapstar Superstar . Roxanne was born and brought up in Carlisle, Cumbria, by her mother and grandmother. After completing a degree in media and cultural studies at Liverpool John Moores University, she landed her first acting role as Jo Stiles in ITV1's Emmerdale as Jo Stiles. She firstly auditioned for the role of Emmerdale vicar's niece Jasmine Thomas, but the writers of the soap gave Roxanne the role of Jo instead whilst Jenna-Louise Coleman got the role of Jasmine. Before joining Emmerdale in 2005, Roxanne was the founder member of girl band, Urban Angel. After being signed to a music producer, the call from Emmerdale arrived and Roxanne decided to pursue an acting career.