Johanna Schneller

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Johanna Schneller is an American-born Canadian film journalist and television personality, who hosted the film talk show The Filmmakers on CBC Television. [1]

A freelance celebrity interviewer for such publications as Vanity Fair , GQ , Chatelaine and Toronto Life , she is also the film columnist for The Globe and Mail , [2] and hosted TVOntario's weekly Saturday Night at the Movies for two seasons. [3] She has also been a regular television columnist for the Toronto Star and the StarMetro chain. [4] Schneller has lived in Toronto since 1994 with her husband, Canadian journalist Ian Brown, [5] and their two children, Hayley and Walker. [6]

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