She was born in Yate Gloustershire , 1965.

She had a sister called Dianne.

In 1997,her first Harry Potter book(philosophers stone) was published.

Harry Potter was a worldwide phenomenon by 2001.

Her real name is Joanne, but she prefers to be called Jo.

She married a man called George Arantes (a portuguesse journalist) and they had a child together called Jessica ,but the couple split up 13 months after they got married.