Jean Paige Turco

Paige Turco is an American actress, best known for playing April O'Neil in the two "Teenage Muppets Turtles" films from the early 1990s. Born and raised in Massachusetts (USA) She had always dreamed of becoming dancer. She attended ballet lessons to help her achieve this goal and eventually joining New England Dance Conservatory among other dance organizations. As her ballerina dance career was going good, she suffered an injury to her ankle following when she stopped dancing. She however, gained interest in acting and was able to graduate with a degree from an acting program at the University of Connecticut in Drama. Her debut came on television in 1987 when she played Dinah on 18 episodes of the soap opera "Guiding Light". It came with a supporting role in 'All My Children'. She started her film career in 1991, with the release of 'Teenage Ninja Turtles II The Secret of the Ooze' and 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3'. This was when she made a breakthrough in her career in the early years. In the past she was in movies like 'Vibrations' as well as "Rhinoceros' Eyes," and in series that included 'The Agent", "The 100" and "Person of Interest.". Her role was in the telefilm 'Separated from Birth'.