Joanne Boland

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Joanne Boland (born November 27, 1975) is a Canadian actress, best known for her regular role as Dana in the television series Train 48 . [1]

Originally from Brampton, Ontario, [1] she began her acting career in late 1990s with stage roles, [2] before beginning to appear in film and television in the early 2000s. At the time she was also performing in the Toronto area as a singer-songwriter, although after she was cast in Train 48 her musical career took a back seat due to the demands of filming a regular leading role in a daily television series, although her character in the show was also written as a musician. [3] She first came to the attention of the Train 48 producers after a three-episode story arc in Blue Murder . [3]

Following the end of Train 48 she had a recurring role as Margaret in Slings & Arrows . [4] Her later television roles have included recurring roles in ZOS: Zone of Separation , [5] Being Erica , Copper , Gangland Undercover and Strange Empire . [6]

In film her roles have included former prime minister Kim Campbell in the 2011 satirical film Mulroney: The Opera , [7] and Elisha Devine in The Well . [8]

She married actor Dylan Trowbridge in 2003. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 Katharine Sealey, "Local actress jumps aboard Global TV's new Train 48". Brampton Guardian , May 28, 2003.
  2. Kathryn Greenaway, "Life is a bowl of bananas". Montreal Gazette , December 4, 1998.
  3. 1 2 Phillip Quinn, "Boland would rather drive: Train 48 actor loves to hit road". Chatham Daily News, April 29, 2005.
  4. J. Kelly Nestruck, "Stage actors flock to TV spoof". Windsor Star , June 27, 2005.
  5. Diane Wild, "ZOS: Zone of Separation starts production". TV, eh?, June 11, 2007.
  6. John Doyle, "The strangeness of Strange Empire is its brilliance". The Globe and Mail , November 24, 2014.
  7. "Mulroney The Opera, over-the-top satire". Prince George Citizen , April 12, 2011.
  8. Allan Hunter, "‘The Well’ review: Muted Canadian eco-thriller finds humanity on the brink of collapse". Screen Daily , July 21, 2025.
  9. Greg Burliuk, "Nobody puts Queen's grads in the corner". Kingston Whig-Standard , November 10, 2007.