Joanne Vannicola
| Joanne Vannicola | |
|---|---|
| Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1982 – present |
| Website | www.joannevannicola.com |
Joanne Vannicola is an Emmy award winning Canadian actress, born in Montreal, Quebec. She is most notable for her roles as Dr. Naadiah in Being Erica, Dr. Mia Stone in PSI Factor, Jerri in Love and Human Remains, Sam in Stonewall, voice of Jake in Crash Canyon and as the voice of Willy Zilla in Gene Simmons' animated television show My Dad the Rock Star.
She began her career as a child and moved from Montreal to Toronto where she continued to pursue her career as a teen, moving on to receive multiple award nominations including Genie, Gemini and ACTRA awards. In 1990, she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Children's Special in Maggie's Secret.
She also dedicated a large amount of time to activism and founded a not for profit organization to raise awareness about child abuse, Youth Out Loud, from the years 2004-2009. Vannicola organized and delivered a number of speeches in the early 2000s at LGBT rallies for same-sex marriage and hosted a number of events to raise awareness around domestic violence issues and child abuse and continues to speak out about homophobia and sexism culturally and within the film industry.
Vannicola has also appeared in many other shows and movies such as Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, Rookie Blue, Slasher, Degrassi, Stardom, Betrayal of Silence, The Ultimate Betrayal, Relic Hunter, Mutant X, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and Night Heat and the film Derby.
Vannicola is currently writing a memoir, Walking Through Glass, slated for publication in 2016.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Hard Feelings | Claudia Hergruder | |
| 1984 | All the Years | Short film | |
| 1986 | 9B | Mary Neissbrkor | TV movie |
| 1986 | Marriage Bed, TheThe Marriage Bed | TV movie | |
| 1986 | Toby McTeague | Parker | |
| 1987 | Taking Care of Terrific | Enid / Cynthia | TV movie |
| 1987 | Street Legal | Mrs. Flanigan | Episode: "Mr. Nice Guy" |
| 1988 | Street Legal | Joanie | Episode: "Cat and Mouse" |
| 1988 | No Blame | Laura | TV movie |
| 1988 | Betrayal of Silence | Karen | TV movie |
| 1988 | 9B | Mary Neisbrkor | 5 episodes |
| 1988 | Return of Ben Casey, TheThe Return of Ben Casey | TV movie | |
| 1988 | Night Heat | Ella | Episode: "Forgive Me Father" |
| 1989–1990 | My Secret Identity | Cassie Martin | 3 episodes |
| 1990 | Love & Murder | Prostitute | |
| 1990 | T. and T. | Martina | Episode: "Cry Wolf" |
| 1990 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Maggie Kingston | Episode: "Maggie's Secret" |
| 1991 | Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop | Mariana | Episode: "Desperate Hours" |
| 1991 | Tarzán | Nikki Robinson | Episode: "Tarzan and the Lion Killer" |
| 1992 | Street Legal | Barbara Jacobson | Episode: "Affairs of the Heart" |
| 1992 | Sharky & George | George | Season 1 |
| 1993 | Street Legal | Barbara Jacobson | Episode: "Hasta La Vista" |
| 1993 | Love and Human Remains | Jerri | |
| 1994 | Ultimate Betrayal | Karla | TV movie |
| 1994 | To Save the Children | Melanie Young | TV movie |
| 1995 | Derby | Katie Woods | TV movie |
| 1995 | Iron Eagle IV | Wheeler | |
| 1996 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Claire | Episode: "Phoenix" |
| 1998 | Histeria! | Blair | |
| 1999–2000 | PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Mia Stone | 13 episodes |
| 2000 | Common Ground | Max | TV movie |
| 2000 | Stardom | Rosie | |
| 2000 | Stalking of Laurie Show, TheThe Stalking of Laurie Show | Tabitha | TV movie |
| 2000–2003 | Seven Little Monsters | One (voice) | 49 episodes |
| 2000–2001 | Timothy Goes to School | Claude (voice) | Series regular |
| 2001 | Wandering Soul Murders, TheThe Wandering Soul Murders | Mieka Kilbourn | TV movie |
| 2001 | What Makes a Family | Melissa | TV movie |
| 2001 | Medabots | Koji Karakuchi | TV series |
| 2002 | Relic Hunter | Zanda Wilkes | Episode: "Warlock of the Nu Theta Phi" |
| 2002 | Mutant X | Matty Conlan | Episode: "Double Vision" |
| 2002–2003 | Beyblade | Johnny McGregor, Doctor K | TV Series |
| 2003 | Train 48 | Sue | Episode: "1.13" Episode: "1.40" |
| 2003 | In the Dark | Sadie Speller | TV movie |
| 2003 | My Dad the Rock Star | Willy Zilla (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | Thoughtcrimes | Terri Merriweather | |
| 2006 | Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks | Hook (voice) | Episode: "Race Relations" |
| 2006 | Great Polar Bear Adventure, TheThe Great Polar Bear Adventure | Asak (voice) | TV movie |
| 2006 | Wunderkind Little Amadeus | Kajetan (voice) | TV show |
| 2007 | Age of Ignorance, TheThe Age of Ignorance | La jeune anglophone | |
| 2007- | Bakugan Battle Brawlers | Marucho (voice) | TV series |
| 2007–2010 | Busytown Mysteries (Hurray for Huckle!) | Huckle | 33 episodes |
| 2007–2012 | Super Why! | Puppy/Woofster 3.0 | Season 2 15 episodes |
| 2008 | The School Fanfarre | Guilherme, Girl #2 | |
| 2009 | Toot & Puddle | Toot | 26 episodes |
| 2009–2011 | Being Erica | Dr. Naadiah | 7 episodes, recurring |
| 2011-2012 | The Adventure of Chuck and Friends | Biggs | 39 episodes |
| 2011-2013 | Crash Canyon | Jake | 26 episodes |
| 2014 | Degrassi The Next Generation | Chef Kaz | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Rookie Blue | Jasmine | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Girlfriends' Guide To Divorce | Jonathan | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Stonewall | Sam | Movie |
| 2016 | Slasher | Debbie | 1 episode |