Kelly, Joanne 1980-

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Kelly, Joanne 1980-

PERSONAL

Born 1980, in Newfoundland, Canada. Education: Acadia University, B.A., drama and English, 2000; studied voice, acting, movement, and dance; attended workshops.

Addresses:

Agent—Fountainhead Talent, Inc., 131 Davenport Rd., Toronto, Ontario M5R 1H8, Canada. Manager—Burstein Company, 15304 Sunset Blvd., Suite 208, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.

Career:

Actress.

Member:

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists.

Awards, Honors:

Gemini Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a leading role in a dramatic program or miniseries, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 2006, for Playing House; won a provincial gold medal in badminton and a provincial silver medal in volleyball.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Madonna Brassaurd, The Bay of Love and Sorrows (also known as La baie de l'amour et des regrets), Odeon Films, 2002.

Slug (short film), 2002.

Sophie Nichols, Crime Spree (also known as Wanted), DEJ Productions/Alliance Atlantis Communications, 2003.

Sasha, Going the Distance (also known as National Lampoon's "Going the Distance"), Seville Pictures, 2004.

Julia, Remembering Phil, Prevalent Films, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Liberty "Libby" Kaufman, Jeremiah (also known as Jeremiah—Krieger des Donners), Showtime and The Movie Network (Canada), beginning 2003.

Sarah, Slings and Arrows, The Movie Network (Canada), beginning 2005.

Sara Collins, Vanished (also known as Kadotettu), Fox, 2006-2007.

Appeared in The Newsroom, CBC.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Appeared as Nadia in The Treasure of Ugarit.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Loreena, Mafia Doctor (also known as El doctor de la familia and O doutor da Mafia), CBS, 2003.

Jenna Breeden, Whiskey Echo (also known as Whiskey echo), CBC, 2005.

Joanna Parks, Solar Strike (also known as Solar Attack), Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Simone, Selling Innocence, CTV (Canada), 2005.

Frannie Mackenzie, Playing House (also known as Un mere a l'epreuve), CTV (Canada) and Lifetime, 2006.

Kelly, I Am an Apartment Building, Bravo!FACT, 2006.

Laurie Dwyer, Heyday!, CBC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Appeared as Strato and young Cato, Julius Caesar, Bravo! (Canada).

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Kim, "The Future Revealed," Mutant X, syndicated, 2002.

Mata Hari, "Secrets and Lies," Mentors, Family Channel (Canada), 2002.

Zareth, "Remember When," Tracker, syndicated, 2002.

Zareth, "To Catch a Dessarian," Tracker, City TV and syndicated, 2002.

Trudy Jennings, "Sisters," Snakes & Ladders, CBC, 2004.

Bianca, "Bad Blood," The Dresden Files, Sci-Fi Channel, 2007.

Bianca, "Storm Front," The Dresden Files, Sci-Fi Channel, 2007.

Appeared in other programs, including Largo Winch (also known as Largo Winch—Gefaehrliches Erbe and Largon kosto).

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Jesse Peretz, The Catch, ABC, 2005.

Sara Collins, Vanished (also known as Kadotettu), Fox, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Carol, Oleanna, Castaway Horse, Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2004.

Appeared as Mariana, Measure for Measure, as Starveling and an understudy for Hermia, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and as a servant and a soldier, Romeo and Juliet, all Shakespeare by the Sea; as Strato and young Cato, Julius Caesar; as a witch, Macbeth, Hurly-Burly Theatre Company, New York City; as a servant and soldier, Romeo and Juliet, Minack Theatre, Cornwall, England; as Rachel, Seven Stories, Same Plan Coop; and as Hagholzer, The Visit. Appeared as Portia, Julius Caesar, and as Mrs. Morgan Organ and Lilly Smalls, Under Milk Wood, both Acadia University Theatre Company.

Major Tours:

Appeared as Hagholzer, The Visit, English cities.

Stage Producer:

Oleanna, Castaway Horse, Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2004.