Jo Vannicola

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Jo Vannicola
Born (1968-04-20) 20 April 1968 (age 56)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active1982–present
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Jo Vannicola (born 20 April 1968), formerly known as Joanne Vannicola, is a Canadian actor. [1] They are most noted for their roles as Dr. Naadiah in Being Erica , Dr. Mia Stone in PSI Factor , Jerri in Love and Human Remains , Sam in Stonewall , Renee in Slasher: Guilty Party , Amber Ciotti in Slasher: Solstice and Slasher: Flesh and Blood , as well as voice roles in Crash Canyon and My Dad the Rock Star .

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Vannicola came out as non-binary in their 2019 memoir All We Knew But Couldn't Say. [2]

Background

Born in Montreal, Quebec, [3] Vannicola began their career as a child, and moved to Toronto, Ontario in their teens to attend the Toronto School for the Performing Arts. [4]

Career

Vannicola had their first prominent role in the teen drama series 9B , for which they received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Role in 1989. [5] In 1991, they won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Children's Special in Maggie's Secret , [6] and in 1994 they received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the film Love and Human Remains. [7]

Vannicola has also appeared in films and television series such as Common Ground, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce , Rookie Blue , Slasher , Degrassi , Stardom , [8] Betrayal of Silence, The Ultimate Betrayal, Relic Hunter , Mutant X , Kung Fu: The Legend Continues , Night Heat and Derby. [3] In 2019, they appeared in the Street Legal reboot as Sam, a non-binary supporting character who was planned to have a more prominent storyline in the second season, although the reboot was cancelled after six episodes. [2]

Joanne received an ACTRA Award nomination for Best Voice Performance in 2009. [9]

They wrote and directed their first short film, SNIP, in 2017. [10]

In 2019, Vannicola published their memoir, All We Knew But Couldn't Say, with Dundurn Press. [2]

Personal life

Vannicola founded a non-profit organization to raise awareness about child abuse, Youth Out Loud, in 2004. [11] An out lesbian prior to coming out as non-binary, Vannicola was a prominent campaigner for same-sex marriage in Canada [12] and is the current chair of outACTRAto, ACTRA's advocacy and support committee for LGBTQ performers. [2]

Vannicola holds a certificate from the creative writing program at University of Toronto, and was selected for the Diaspora Dialogues program in Toronto in 2013. [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 Hard Feelings Claudia Hergruder
1986 Toby McTeague Parker
1993 Love and Human Remains Jerri
1995 Iron Eagle on the Attack Wheeler
1997 Hysteria Blair
2000 Stardom Rosie
2013 The Animal Project Morag
2015 Stonewall Sam

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 9B Mary NeissbrkorTV film
1987Taking Care of TerrificEnid / CynthiaTV film
1987 Street Legal Mrs. FlaniganEpisode: "Mr. Nice Guy"
1988 Night Heat EllaEpisode: "Forgive Me Father"
1988No BlameLauraTV film
1988Betrayal of SilenceKarenTV film
1988 T. and T. BettyEpisode: "And Baby Makes Nine"
1988 Street Legal JoanieEpisode: "Cat and Mouse"
1989 Men KimberlyEpisode: "Cupid Ms...Takes"
1989–90 My Secret Identity Cassie MartinEpisode: "Secret Code", "Long Shot", "White Lies"
1990 T. and T. MartinaEpisode: "Cry Wolf"
1990 CBS Schoolbreak Special Maggie KingstonEpisode: "Maggie's Secret"
1991 Katts and Dog MarianaEpisode: "Desperate Hours"
1991 Tarzán Nikki RobinsonEpisode: "Tarzan and the Killer Lion"
1992–93 Street Legal Barbara JacobsonEpisode: "Affairs of the Heart", "Hasta La Vista"
1994Ultimate BetrayalKarlaTV film
1994To Save the ChildrenMelanie YoungTV film
1995DerbyKatie WoodsTV film
1996 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues ClaireEpisode: "Phoenix"
1999–2000 Psi Factor Dr. Mia StoneMain role (season 4)
2000 Common Ground MaxTV film
2000 The Stalking of Laurie Show TabithaTV film
2001The Wandering Soul MurdersMieka KilbournTV film
2001 What Makes a Family MelissaTV film
2002 Relic Hunter Zanda WilkesEpisode: "Warlock of the Nu Theta Phi"
2002 Mutant X Maddie ConlanEpisode: "Double Vision"
2003 Train 48 SueEpisode: "1.13", "1.40"
2003In the DarkSadie SpellerTV film
2003 Thoughtcrimes Terri MerriweatherTV film
2009–2011 Being Erica Dr. NaadiahRecurring role
2014 Degrassi: The Next Generation Chef KazEpisode: "How Bizarre", "My Hero"
2015 Rookie Blue JasmineEpisode: "Ninety Degrees"
2015 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Episode: "Don't Blow the Bubble"
2016 Slasher: The Executioner DebbieEpisode: "Ill-Gotten Gains"
2017Sea ChangeNick ColleyTV film
2017 Slasher: Guilty Party RenéeMain role
2019 Slasher: Solstice Amber CiottiMain role
2019 Street Legal Sam
2021
2021–22 The Expanse Nico SanjraniRecurring role (season 6)

Voice work

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Medabots Koji KarakuchiTV series
2000–01 Timothy Goes to School ClaudeRecurring role
2000–2003 Seven Little Monsters OneTV series
2001–2003 Beyblade VariousTV series
2003 My Dad the Rock Star William 'Willy' ZillaMain role
2005 Gerald McBoing-Boing JacobMain role
2006 Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks Hook"Race Relations"
2006The Great Polar Bear AdventureAsakTV film
2007 Bakugan Battle Brawlers MaruchoTV series
2007–2010 Busytown Mysteries (Hurray for Huckle!)HuckleMain role
2008–09 Toot & Puddle TootMain role
2009 The Dating Guy Stephanie Stephanie"Captain Petard"
2010–2012 The Adventures of Chuck & Friends BiggsTV series
2011–2013 Crash Canyon Jake Wendell / Emily ButaneMain role
2011–2016 Super Why! WoofsterMain role (seasons 2–3)

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