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BIO

Joanna is a Native New Yorker, hailing from The Bronx. She often portrays ballsy yet vulnerable wives, moms and cougars, who have fierce loyalties and hidden sensitivities simmering under the surface. She won the prestigious Bronze REMI Award in the lead role, for the comedy TV pilot "GOOD 'n Screwed" (w/ Vincent Pastore) playing against type as a naive, scattered, OCD "good wife", at the highly regarded 51st Worldfest Houston Intl Film Festival. She has also won Best Actress, Best Pilot, Best Screenwriting and Best Ensemble at festivals in Rome, Cannes, London, Las Vegas, and New York City. TV roles include "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", “The Sopranos", "Mozart in the Jungle",”Boardwalk Empire”, “Show Me a Hero”, “Blackbox”.


Off Bdway roles include "How Alfo Learned to Love", to glowing reviews at 59E59, and the newly discovered 18th century play (The Art of Thinking), as the intellectual courtesan Elizabetta Caminer at The MMA Other memorable roles include The Duke (Measure for Measure), Bleecker St., (Dear Destiny) Kraine Theatre, (Lovers and Other Strangers) directed by Steven Van Zandt. She is a proud member of Renegade Theatre Company, Art. Dir. Maureen Van Zandt which she considers her creative "home." She attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England with a focus on Shakespeare.

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AROUND THE SUN Sets YouTube Premiere Starring Vincent Pastore and Brad Forenza

Around the Sun, an episodic audio drama created via remote technology throughout the pandemic, will drop its singular audio-video episode as a YouTube premiere on Tuesday November 30 at 9pm EST.
LISTEN: Marsha Mason, Austin Pendleton, Sally Struthers & More Star in AROUND THE SUN Audio Drama

Featuring prolific talent from stage and screen, including winners and nominees of every major performance award (Drama Desk, Emmy, Golden Globe, Grammy, Oscar, Screen Actors Guild, and Tony), the podcast will launch exclusively on the Broadway Podcast Network and available wherever you listen to podcasts. 
Broadway Catch Up: June 1 - Lea Salonga, Bonnie Milligan, JAGGED LITTLE PILL Cast, and More!

Catch up on this weekend's videos from your favorite stars, including Lea Salonga, Bonnie Milligan, the cast of Jagged Little Pill, Constantine Maroulis, Christina Bianco, and more!
VIDEO: Constantine Maroulis, Stevie van Zandt, and More Perform Nick Cordero's 'Live Your Life'

Constantine Maroulis, Stevie van Zandt, and more have teamed up for a performance of Nick Cordero's song, Live Your Life.
Stellar Ensemble Reads URBAN DWELLERS At Emerging Artists Theatre

Urban Dwellers, a short play collection about 'a city we love and the people who call it home' - will be read as part of Emerging Artist Theatre's (EAT) New Work Series on Sunday October 6, 2019 at 5pm at TADA Theater (15 West 28th Street, NYC).
Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for ROCKERS ON BROADWAY

ROCKERS ON BROADWAY, the original Broadway rock concert series, a fun unique charity event, featuring Broadway's best rockin' out with a live band. Proceeds to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and non-profit performing arts education programs. Check out photos from the red carpet below!
Romantic Comedy HOW ALFO LEARNED TO LOVE Heads to 59E59 Theaters Tonight

59E59 Theaters welcomes Al Dente Productions in association with Little Barn Productions with HOW ALFO LEARNED TO LOVE, written by Vincent Amelio and directed by Daisy Walker. HOW ALFO LEARNED TO LOVE begins performances tonight, December 16 for a limited engagement through Sunday, January 3. Press opening is Sunday, December 20 at 3:15 PM.
Romantic Comedy HOW ALFO LEARNED TO LOVE Heads to 59E59 Theaters This Holiday Season

59E59 Theaters welcomes Al Dente Productions in association with Little Barn Productions with HOW ALFO LEARNED TO LOVE, written by Vincent Amelio and directed by Daisy Walker. HOW ALFO LEARNED TO LOVE begins performances on Wednesday, December 16 for a limited engagement through Sunday, January 3.  Press opening is Sunday, December 20 at 3:15 PM. 
59E59 Theaters Sets Fall 2015 Shows: DESIRE, PONDLING & More

59E59 Theaters has announced the line-up of shows for Fall 2015.  All performances take place at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues).  Ticket prices and performance schedules vary. For tickets, call Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 or online at www.59e59.org. 
Don't Tell Mama Sets 'Diamond Lil' Darlene Violette, Sidney Myer for Sundays, October 27-November 24

Written in 1928 by Mae West, the stage play "Diamond Lil" has been called many things including 'critically acclaimed,' 'more sinful than Sodom,' and 'a drama of the underworld.' The seedy underbelly of the old Sixth Ward is well represented here with a cast of actors portraying prostitutes, procurers, sex traffickers, jewel thieves, gigolos, hornswogglers, and con men.

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