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    '''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]]''.
    '''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''.


    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>
    In 2004, they founded the organization [https://www.youthoutloud.ca/ Youth Out Loud] to raise awareness of child sexual abuse.<ref name="lezwatch" />


    ==Background==
    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/}}</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>
    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>


    ==Career==
    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/}}</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 }}</ref>
    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>


    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/>
    ==Quotes==
    "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}}</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>
    "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 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==
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    ==External links==
    *{{IMDb name|0889120}}
    *{{official|http://www.joannevannicola.com}}
     
    {{Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming}}
     
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    Revision as of 16:17, 1 July 2020

    Joanne Vannicola
    Date of birth 1968
    Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
    Nationality Canadian
    Pronouns they/them[2]
    Gender identity nonbinary[3]
    Occupation actor, activist, author

    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.

    In 2004, they founded the organization Youth Out Loud to raise awareness of child sexual abuse.[1]

    Vannicola has been out as a lesbian for many years, and came out as nonbinary in 2018.[4] As of 2020, they describe themself as "lesbian and or butch and or nonbinary".[5]

    They wrote about their life's struggles in their 2019 memoir All We Knew But Couldn't Say[6], which was nominated for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize 2020.[7]

    Quotes

    "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.'"[8]

    "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."[9]

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jo Vannicola Actor Bio". LezWatch.TV. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
    2. ↑ @joannevannicola (14 September 2019). "I'll soon be updating my pronouns to They/them on my websites. It's going to take some time but I want to be part of the change, to reflect the language that fits gender, those of us who are nonbinary & trans. #lgbtq #nonbinary #trans #gender #language" – via Twitter.
    3. ↑ "Joanne Vannicola Official Website". Retrieved 18 June 2020.
    4. ↑ Vannicola, Joanne (14 November 2018). "Nonbinary, Trans, & Queer. The Film Biz". Joanne Vannicola Blog. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
    5. ↑ Instagram post, 15 June 2020
    6. ↑ Wilner, Norman (18 June 2019). "Joanne Vannicola wants to push Canadian film beyond gender binaries". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
    7. ↑ "Sixth Annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Shortlist Announced". Kobo News. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
    8. ↑ WhatSheSaid Talk (19 August 2019). "Joanne Vannicola talks memoir 'All We Knew But Couldn't Say'". YouTube. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
    9. ↑ Instagram post, 20 December 2019
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