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”.
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