Born and raised in Melbourne Joanna has trained in Music Theatre at Showfit and completed her Bachelor in Acting at The Victorian College of the Arts. Upon graduating in 2018 Joanna debuted as Juliet in Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s Romeo and Juliet (dir. Jennifer Sarah Dean). Since then she has performed as Gwendolen Carr in Travesties (dir. Jennifer Sarah Dean), Cherie in Blackrock (dir. Nicola Bowman), As You Like It (dir. Jennifer Sarah Dean), A Comedy of Errors (dir Ben Adams). In 2019 Joanna appeared in the feature film “Ride Like a Girl” as Young Burnadette, featuring Sam Neill and Teresa Palmer (dir. Rachel Griffiths.) and has guest appeared in “Miss Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries, Come Die with Me” (dir Lynn Hegarty). Joanna is trained in singing, classical piano, violin, and classical dance. Joanna has been involved with Bluey’s Big Play since March 2020 and has played various roles since! This USA tour she’s excited to be playing Bingo… for real life!