A.J. Langer 
aka Allison Joy Langer
In "The Wonder Years": 
Mary Jo (Genaro(?), Kevin's classmate) 110

From my transcript
NARRATOR: .. Mary Jo Genaro, senior year. She became the first girl with McKinley to take her parole officer to the prom. 

Mary Jo

From episode 110 (courtesy RTL2).

Biography:
 
 
Birthday: 22 May 1974, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Family: Her father, Gary, sells women's formal wear for a California wholesalefashion distributor. 
Her mother, Deana, is an audiologist and owns a hearing-aid distributioncompany. 
She has a brother, Kirk, who is two years older.

A native of Columbus, Ohio, Allison Joy Langer moved to Los Angeles with her family at the age of five. She was a tomboy as a child, acquiring the nickname "A.J." Later, when she was the only girl in the baseball little-league, the nickname took root. When, as a ninth-grader, she became student-bodypresident, A.J. was noticed by an algebra teacher, who became the firstperson to expose her to the idea of an acting career. Eventually, she metErnie Lively, who became her mentor, acting coach and manager, and helpedlaunch her career. 

On television, A.J. was a series regular on "Drexell's Class," with Dabney Coleman, who gave her support and encouragement. In her free time, the vivacious, brown-eyed beauty likes nothing better than to read thesports section cover to cover, crediting her older brother, Kirk, for theathletic inspiration. She creates one-of-a-kind necklaces, picture framesand decorative pieces as gifts. She also hikes, camps and goes fishing.The actress lives still in her parents' stwo-story home in the San FernandoValley, California. 

Information from 1996: A.J. has a boyfriend, Chris Frith-Smith, 23, whom she met at a postprom party in 1992, and "we've talked every day forfour years," Langer says. "He's my best friend. He's really half of me in a lot of ways. I'll get married in five years, if it's him." At themoment he is a law and society major in his last year at the Universityof California at Santa Barbara who currently plays minor league baseballfor the Sioux Falls Canaries and hopes to play professional baseball. 

A. J. is best known for her leading role of Rayanne Graff in the TVseries "My So-Called Life."

Trivia:

  • Height: only 5' 1" 
  • In the TV movie AJ played together with Dan Lauria who was Jack Arnoldin The Wonder Years.  However, AJ and Dan were not together on screen in The Wonder Years.
  • She was Rebecca Snoot, one of the characters in the computer game "Return to Zork".
  • There are a couple of websites about her and her role in "My So-Called Life": 
Filmography:
Title Character she played Year Type
"Three Sisters" Annie Bernstein-Flynn 2001 TV series
On Edge J.C. Cain 2000 Movie
"It's Like, You Know..." Lauren Woods 1999 TV series
Meet the Deedles Lt. Jesse Ryan 1998 Movie
Escape from L.A
aka John Carpenter's Escape from L.A. 
Utopia 1996  Movie 
Between Mother and Daughter Carla 1995 TV movie
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge Girl in wheelchair 1995 TV movie
"My So-Called Life"
Second link
Rayanne Graff 1994 TV series
Arcade Laurie  1993 Movie for video
The Killing Box
aka Ghost Brigade: The Killing Box 
aka Grey Night
Thomas, the drummer boy 1993 Movie
Lightning in a Bottle Mitzi Furber 1993 Movie
The People Under the Stairs Alice  1992 Movie
"Drexell's Class" Melissa Drexell  1991 TV series
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird
aka Robodad
Beth Allen  1991 Movie

Guest Star in:

TV Series  as in Episode Date
"Dragnet" unknown ? 1989-

"Brooklyn South"

Kathleen Doyle 

(Pilot) (1.1)
Why Can't Even A Couple Us Get Along? (1.3)
Clown Without Pity (1.5)
Love Hurts (1.7
Dublin or Nothin' (1.10)
Fisticuffs (1.15)
Don't Be My Valentine (1.16)
Fools Russian (1.18)
Queens for a Day (1.22)

09/22/97
10/06/97
10/20/97
11/10/97
12/08/97
02/23/98
03/02/98
03/16/98
04/27/98
"Poltergeist: The Legacy"  Elissa  Fallen Angel (3.6) 02/27/98
"Fame L.A."  Emily Callaghan  Duet (1.15) 01/31/98
"Touched by an Angel"  Olivia  Labor of Love (3.19) 03/09/97
"Seinfeld" Abby, the protege The Fatigues (8.6) 10/31/96
"Coach" Julie, mother of the Fox's baby She's Having Our Baby:Part 1 (8.4)
She's Having Our Baby:Part 2 (8.5)
Her Boyfriend's Back (8.15)
Somebody's Baby (8.25)
10/17/95
10/24/95
01/26/96
05/21/96
"Diagnosis Murder" Ashley York An Innocent Murder (3.1) 12/08/95
"Beverly Hills, 90210" Denise Radar Love (4.12) 11/24/93
"In the Heat of the Night" Megan Fowler A Frenzied Affair (6.4)
Discovery (6.5)
11/18/92
11/18/92
"Camp Wilder" Lydia Boy Loses Girl (1.10) 11/06/92
"Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" Darlene Cheers (1.5) 10/27/92
"Blossom" Sherry
[unknown]
Wake Up Little Suzy (2.19)
All Hallows Eve (3.9)
02/24/92
10/26/92
"Parker Lewis Can't Lose" Melissa, Jerry's first date Jerry's First Date (2.21) 03/24/91

"Baywatch"

Caroline Larken, high school student

Nancy/Linda/Rachel Henderson, diamond smuggler
The Trophy: Part 1 (2.9)
The Trophy: Part 1 (2.10)
Guys and Dolls (4.19)
11/11/91
11/18/91 
05/16/94
 
(Movie Database checked June 2001, check again)

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