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Jo Vannicola
Jo Vannicola (born 1968), formerly known as Joanne Vannicola, is a Canadian actor. 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.
Vannicola was born in Montreal, Quebec, the youngest of four children to Helen Vannicola (née Trudel). They were raised in an abusive household where their mother sexually abused them and their father physically assaulting them with their mother contributing to the violence by lying about it.
Out of pressure, Vannicola would leave home when they were 14. They would moved to Toronto, Ontario to attend the Toronto School for the Performing Arts.
Vannicola began their career at the age of 8 when they appeared on the Canadian version of Sesame Street. They 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. In 1991, they won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Children's Special in Maggie's Secret, and in 1994 they received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the film Love and Human Remains.
Vannicola has also appeared in films and television series such as Common Ground, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, Rookie Blue, Slasher, Degrassi, Stardom, Betrayal of Silence, The Ultimate Betrayal, Relic Hunter, Mutant X, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Night Heat and Derby. 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.
Vannicola received an ACTRA Award nomination for Best Voice Performance in 2009.
They wrote and directed their first short film, SNIP, in 2017.
In 2019, Vannicola published their memoir, All We Knew But Couldn't Say, with Dundurn Press.
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Jo Vannicola
Jo Vannicola (born 1968), formerly known as Joanne Vannicola, is a Canadian actor. 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.
Vannicola was born in Montreal, Quebec, the youngest of four children to Helen Vannicola (née Trudel). They were raised in an abusive household where their mother sexually abused them and their father physically assaulting them with their mother contributing to the violence by lying about it.
Out of pressure, Vannicola would leave home when they were 14. They would moved to Toronto, Ontario to attend the Toronto School for the Performing Arts.
Vannicola began their career at the age of 8 when they appeared on the Canadian version of Sesame Street. They 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. In 1991, they won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Children's Special in Maggie's Secret, and in 1994 they received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the film Love and Human Remains.
Vannicola has also appeared in films and television series such as Common Ground, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, Rookie Blue, Slasher, Degrassi, Stardom, Betrayal of Silence, The Ultimate Betrayal, Relic Hunter, Mutant X, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Night Heat and Derby. 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.
Vannicola received an ACTRA Award nomination for Best Voice Performance in 2009.
They wrote and directed their first short film, SNIP, in 2017.
In 2019, Vannicola published their memoir, All We Knew But Couldn't Say, with Dundurn Press.