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| birth_place      = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada
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'''Joanne "Jo" Vannicola''' is a Canadian actor. Some of their roles include 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'', and Amber Ciotti in ''Slasher: Solstice'', as well as voice roles in ''Crash Canyon'' and ''My Dad the Rock Star''.
'''Joanne Vannicola''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] actor.<ref>"Vannicola says role as female jockey good for girls". [[Canadian Press]], 14 June 1995.</ref> They are most noted for their roles as Dr. Naadiah in ''[[Being Erica]]'' on Netflix, Dr. Mia Stone in ''[[PSI Factor]]'', Jerri in ''[[Love and Human Remains]]'', Sam in ''[[Stonewall (2015 film)|Stonewall]]'', Renee in ''[[Slasher (TV series)|Slasher: Guilty Party]]'', and Amber Ciotti in ''[[Slasher (TV series)|Slasher: Solstice]]'', as well as voice roles in ''[[Crash Canyon]]'' and ''[[My Dad the Rock Star]]''.


In 2004, they founded the organization [https://web.archive.org/web/20200810013653/https://www.youthoutloud.ca/ Youth Out Loud] to raise awareness of child sexual abuse.<ref name="lezwatch" />
Vannicola came out as [[non-binary]] in their 2019 memoir ''All We Knew But Couldn't Say''.<ref name=wilner>Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/culture/books/joanne-vannicola-all-we-knew-but-couldnt-say/ "Joanne Vannicola wants to push Canadian film beyond gender binaries"]. ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'', June 18, 2019.</ref>


Vannicola has been out as a [[lesbian]] for many years, and [[coming out|came out]] as nonbinary in 2018.<ref name="2018blog">{{Cite web |title=Nonbinary, Trans, & Queer. The Film Biz. |author=Vannicola, Joanne |work=Joanne Vannicola Blog |date=14 November 2018 |access-date=18 June 2020 |url= https://joannevannicola.blog/2018/11/14/nonbinary-trans-queer-the-film-biz/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120130430/https://joannevannicola.blog/2018/11/14/nonbinary-trans-queer-the-film-biz/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> As of 2020, they describe themself as "lesbian and or [[butch]] and or nonbinary".<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CBdvenfAUfh/ Instagram post], 15 June 2020</ref>
==Background==
Born in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]],<ref name=derby>"Montreal native keeps her seat in Derby movie". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', 15 June 1995.</ref> they began their career as a child, and moved to [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] in their teens to attend the Toronto School for the Performing Arts.<ref>"Joanne Vannicola is a winner: The Montreal-born actress, who stars in ABC-TV's Derby, has more than 30 roles to her credit and that ultimate TV calling card, an Emmy Award". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', 17 June 1995.</ref>


They wrote about their life's struggles in their 2019 memoir ''All We Knew But Couldn't Say''<ref name="Wilner">{{Cite web |title=Joanne Vannicola wants to push Canadian film beyond gender binaries |last=Wilner |first=Norman |work=NOW Magazine |date=18 June 2019 |access-date=18 June 2020 |url= https://nowtoronto.com/culture/books/joanne-vannicola-all-we-knew-but-couldnt-say/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419000118/https://nowtoronto.com/culture/books/joanne-vannicola-all-we-knew-but-couldnt-say/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>, which was nominated for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize 2020.<ref name="kobo_Sixt">{{Cite web |title=Sixth Annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Shortlist Announced |author= |work=Kobo News |date=6 May 2020 |access-date=18 June 2020 |url= https://www.kobo.com/news/sixth-annual-rakuten-kobo-emerging-writer-prize-shortlist-announced |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128082030/https://www.kobo.com/news/sixth-annual-rakuten-kobo-emerging-writer-prize-shortlist-announced |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
==Career==
Vannicola had their first prominent role in the teen drama series ''[[9B (TV series)|9B]]'', for which they received a [[Gemini Award]] nomination for Best Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Role in 1989.<ref>"Going for Gemini glory". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', 26 October 1989.</ref> In 1991, they won an [[Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Performance in a Children's Special in ''[[CBS Schoolbreak Special|Maggie's Secret]]'',<ref>"Daytime winners : Hughes, Bergman are winners Lucci loses again". ''[[Waterloo Region Record]]'', 28 June 1991.</ref> and in 1994 they received a [[Genie Award]] nomination for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for the film ''Love and Human Remains''.<ref>"Exotica dominates Genie nominations". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', 20 October 1994.</ref>


==Quotes==
Vannicola has also appeared in films and television series such as ''[[Common Ground (2000 film)|Common Ground]],'' ''[[Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce]]'', ''[[Rookie Blue (season 6)|Rookie Blue]]'', ''[[Slasher (TV series)|Slasher]]'', ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation|Degrassi]]'', ''[[Stardom]]'',<ref>"Actor's 15 Moments with Arcand not up". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', 25 June 1999.</ref> ''Betrayal of Silence'', ''The Ultimate Betrayal'', ''[[Relic Hunter]]'', ''[[Mutant X (TV series)|Mutant X]]'', ''[[Kung Fu: The Legend Continues]]'', ''[[Night Heat]]'' and ''Derby''.<ref name=derby/> In 2019, they appeared in the ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|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.<ref name=wilner/>
"It was so hard for me my entire life to explain what that was. People would say 'Well just because you're a [[lesbian]] doesn't mean that you can't be [[feminine]]' [...] I didn't have the language growing up, and if I'd had the word nonbinary, I would have been able to say 'But I'm nonbinary.'"<ref name="WhatSheSaid">{{Cite web |title=Joanne Vannicola talks memoir 'All We Knew But Couldn’t Say' |author=WhatSheSaid Talk |work=YouTube |date=19 August 2019 |access-date=18 June 2020 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJzgiGCSI0M|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324002651/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJzgiGCSI0M |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>


"I must write about [[LGBTQ]] people and I must never stop being authentically me. Hiding, [[passing]], even acting or pretending to be anything other than queer and non-binary, is a road I never want to walk. Be brave lgbtq people. We are reflecting who we are for the next generation who need us to step up and take space, be visible."<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B6UYCzygS-k/ Instagram post], 20 December 2019</ref>
They received an [[ACTRA Award]] nomination for Best Voice Performance in 2009.<ref>"ACTRA unveils nominees for performance awards". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', 28 January 2009.</ref>
 
They wrote and directed their first short film, ''SNIP'', in 2017.<ref>"SNIP: A disturbing and empowering short film on the topic of sexual assault!". ''The Buzz'', August 2017.</ref>
 
In 2019, Vannicola published their memoir, ''All We Knew But Couldn't Say'', with [[Dundurn Press]].<ref name=wilner/>
 
==Personal life==
Vannicola founded a not for profit organization to raise awareness about child abuse, ''Youth Out Loud'', in 2004.<ref>"Walk is answer to stigma of abuse". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', 24 May 2008.</ref> An out [[lesbian]] prior to coming out as non-binary, Vannicola was a prominent campaigner for [[same-sex marriage in Canada]]<ref>"Same sex marriage demonstration at Liberal Party convention". ''[[Canada NewsWire]]'', 13 November 2003.</ref> and is the current chair of outACTRAto, [[ACTRA]]'s advocacy and support committee for [[LGBTQ]] performers.<ref name=wilner/>
 
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.<ref>[https://diasporadialogues.com/emerging-author-month-joanne-vannicola/ "Emerging Author of the Month: Joanne Vannicola"]. ''Diaspora Dialogues'', 6 January 2014.</ref>
 
== Filmography ==
 
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1982
|''[[Hard Feelings (film)]]''
|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
|''{{sortname|The|Animal Project}}''
|Morag
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Stonewall (2015 film)|Stonewall]]''
|Sam
|
|}
 
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1986
|''[[9B (TV series)|9B]]''
|Mary Neissbrkor
|TV film
|-
|1987
|''Taking Care of Terrific''
|Enid / Cynthia
|TV film
|-
|1987
|''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]''
|Mrs. Flanigan
|Episode: "Mr. Nice Guy"
|-
|1988
|''[[Night Heat]]''
|Ella
|Episode: "Forgive Me Father"
|-
|1988
|''No Blame''
|Laura
|TV film
|-
|1988
|''Betrayal of Silence''
|Karen
|TV film
|-
|1988
|''[[T. and T.]]''
|Betty
|Episode: "And Baby Makes Nine"
|-
|1988
|''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]''
|Joanie
|Episode: "Cat and Mouse"
|-
|1989
|''[[Men (TV series)|Men]]''
|Kimberly
|Episode: "Cupid Ms...Takes"
|-
|1989–90
|''[[My Secret Identity]]''
|Cassie Martin
|Episode: "Secret Code", "Long Shot", "White Lies"
|-
|1990
|''[[T. and T.]]''
|Martina
|Episode: "Cry Wolf"
|-
|1990
|''[[CBS Schoolbreak Special]]''
|Maggie Kingston
|Episode: "Maggie's Secret"
|-
|1991
|''[[Katts and Dog]]''
|Mariana
|Episode: "Desperate Hours"
|-
|1991
|''[[Tarzán]]''
|Nikki Robinson
|Episode: "Tarzan and the Killer Lion"
|-
|1992–93
|''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]''
|Barbara Jacobson
|Episode: "Affairs of the Heart", "Hasta La Vista"
|-
|1994
|''Ultimate Betrayal''
|Karla
|TV film
|-
|1994
|''To Save the Children''
|Melanie Young
|TV film
|-
|1995
|''Derby''
|Katie Woods
|TV film
|-
|1996
|''[[Kung Fu: The Legend Continues]]''
|Claire
|Episode: "Phoenix"
|-
|1999–00
|''[[Psi Factor]]''
|Dr. Mia Stone
|Main role (season 4)
|-
|2000
|''[[Common Ground (2000 film)|Common Ground]]''
|Max
|TV film
|-
|2000
|''{{sortname|The|Stalking of Laurie Show}}''
|Tabitha
|TV film
|-
|2001
|''{{sortname|The|Wandering Soul Murders|nolink=1}}''
|Mieka Kilbourn
|TV film
|-
|2001
|''[[What Makes a Family]]''
|Melissa
|TV film
|-
|2002
|''[[Relic Hunter]]''
|Zanda Wilkes
|Episode: "Warlock of the Nu Theta Phi"
|-
|2002
|''[[Mutant X (TV series)|Mutant X]]''
|Maddie Conlan
|Episode: "Double Vision"
|-
|2003
|''[[Train 48]]''
|Sue
|Episode: "1.13", "1.40"
|-
|2003
|''In the Dark''
|Sadie Speller
|TV film
|-
|2003
|''[[Thoughtcrimes]]''
|Terri Merriweather
|TV film
|-
|2005
|''[[Gerald McBoing-Boing (TV series)|Gerald McBoing-Boing]]''
|Jacob
|Main Role
|-
|2009–2011
|''[[Being Erica]]''
|Dr. Naadiah
|Recurring role
|-
|2014
|''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]''
|Chef Kaz
|Episode: "How Bizarre", "My Hero"
|-
|2015
|''[[Rookie Blue]]''
|Jasmine
|Episode: "Ninety Degrees"
|-
|2015
|''[[Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce]]''
|
|Episode: "Don't Blow the Bubble"
|-
|2016
|''[[Slasher (TV series)|Slasher: The Executioner]]''
|Debbie
|Episode: "Ill-Gotten Gains"
|-
|2017
|''Sea Change''
|Nick Colley
|TV film
|-
|2017
|''[[Slasher (TV series)|Slasher: Guilty Party]]''
|Renée
|Main role
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Slasher (TV series)|Slasher: Solstice]]''
| Amber Ciotti
|Main role
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]''
| Sam
|
|}
 
===Voice work===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1999
|''[[Medabots]]''
|Koji Karakuchi
|TV series
|-
|2000–01
|''[[Timothy Goes to School]]''
|Claude
|Recurring role
|-
|2001–2003
|''[[Seven Little Monsters (TV series)|Seven Little Monsters]]''
|One
|TV series
|-
|2001–2003
|''[[Beyblade]]''
|Various
|TV series
|-
|2003
|''[[My Dad the Rock Star]]''
|William 'Willy' Zilla
|Main role
|-
|2006
|''[[Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks]]''
|Hook
|"Race Relations"
|-
|2006
|''{{sortname|The|Great Polar Bear Adventure|nolink=1}}''
|Asak
|TV film
|-
|2007
|''[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers]]''
|Marucho
|TV series
|-
|2007–2010
|''[[Busytown Mysteries]] (Hurray for Huckle!)''
|Huckle
|Main role
|-
|2008–09
|''[[Toot & Puddle (TV series)|Toot & Puddle]]''
|Toot
|Main role
|-
|2009
|''{{sortname|The|Dating Guy}}''
|Stephanie Stephanie
|"Captain Petard"
|-
|2010–2012
|''{{sortname|The|Adventures of Chuck & Friends|nolink=1}}''
|Biggs
|TV series
|-
|2011–2013
|''[[Crash Canyon]]''
|Jake Wendell / Emily Butane
|Main role
|-
|2011–2016
|''[[Super Why!]]''
|Woofster
|Main role
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0889120}}
*{{official|http://www.joannevannicola.com}}
 
{{Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming}}
 
{{Authority control}}


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