Women, even within their families, are going through really life-changing experiences, but without any support in their homes. And especially because this is a woman who is also going through menopause, I wanted that to be part of the conversation because it’s like this sort of dirty secret that women live through. “But with Jo, we really are brutally honest. “They always have to be somehow charming,” she said. Jo Harding (Connie Nielsen) is trying to work out who is lying to her about what happened over the past year in “Close To Me.” Sundance Now Jo is so irreverent, and the ability to get behind a woman’s face and listen to how she actually thinks allowed for us to kind of dispense with some of the preciousness where we usually like to make female characters super-likable or quirky. “And it made for a really interesting thing to work with regards to Jo, because it’s playing against these stereotypes that we put women in. “If your brain is altered, are you yourself, or are you your brain? It’s just such an odd thing to think through,” said Nielsen. Rob (Christopher Eccleston) and Jo (Connie Nielsen) are a couple with secrets in “Close To Me.” Sundance Now As she regains some memories and tries to piece together what really happened (aided by voiceover sharing her thoughts with the viewer), she becomes increasingly paranoid. At first, it seems like he’s lying to spare her feelings, but she begins to suspect that something more sinister is afoot – and that one of them might have been having an affair. Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta in “Wonder Woman.” ©Warner Bros/courtesy Everett CĪs the story progresses following her head injury, Jo learns that Rob has lied to her about several upsetting events that she’s forgotten from the past year, including her dog’s death (Rob tells her a fib that a neighbor is watching the pooch) and her father’s dementia. Now streaming (Sundance Now) and also on The UK’s Channel 4, “Close to Me” follows Jo Harding (Nielsen), a Danish translator who seemingly has a perfect life with her husband, Rob (Christopher Eccleston) and their adult children. Nielsen, who is Danish-born but lives in San Francisco, is best known for co-starring in “Gladiator” and the “Wonder Woman” movies. Connie Nielsen in “Close To Me” stars as Jo Harding, a woman trying to regain her memories after a mysterious fall that might not have been an accident.