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Who is Joanne Kelly?

Joanne M. Kelly was born on 22 December 1978 under the sign of Capricorn, in Bay d’Espoir, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She is a 41-year-old actress, probably best recognized for starring in the role of Sasha in “Going The Distance”, playing Myka Bering in “Warehouse 13”, and featuring as Allison Shaw in “Zoo”.

How rich is she, as of now? Joanne Kelly Net Worth

As of early 2020, Joanne Kelly’s net worth is over $5 million, acquired through her successful involvement in the film industry as a professional actress, who has starred in almost 50 TV and film titles since her career started in the early 2000s.

Early Life, Nationality, Ethnicity, Educational Background

Joanne Kelly spent her early years in her hometown of Bay d’Espoir, raised with her brother by their parents, whose names aren’t disclosed. She is Canadian by nationality, belongs to White Caucasian ethnic group, and practices Christianity. At the age of 17, Joanne moved to Nova Scotia, where she enrolled in the Acadia University as a student of Drama and English language. Prior to becoming interested in acting, Joanne was involved in many sports activities, such as running track and playing not only basketball but also volleyball and badminton.

She also trained in figure skating, and moreover, she had a dream of becoming a professional hockey player.

The early 2000s: Career Beginnings

Joanne Kelly made her debut television appearance as Mata Hari in the episode “Secrets and Lies” of the Family Channel’s sci-fi fantasy series “Mentors” in 2002. During the same year, she guest-starred as Zareth in two episodes of the sci-fi series “Tracker”, and Kim in an episode of the Syndicated sci-fi series “Mutant X”.

She made her film debut in the role of Madonna Eveline Brassaurd in the 2002 drama “The Bay Of Love And Sorrows”, directed by Tim Southam, and based on the 1998 novel of the same title written by David Adams Richards. In the following year, Joanne played Loreena in the made-for-TV film “Mafia Doctor”, which was followed by her portrayal of Sophie Nicols in the comedy-heist thriller “Crime Spree”, next to Harvey Keitel and Gérard Depardieu. In 2003, she was cast as Liberty ‘Libby’ Kaufman in the Showtime post-apocalyptic action-drama series “Jeremiah”, appearing in eight episodes.

The mid-2000s: Rise to Fame

Thereafter, Joanne guest-starred as Trudy Jennings in an episode of the CBC mini-series “Snakes & Ladders” and George’s Hallucination in an episode of the CBC comedy-drama series “The Newsroom”, and then portrayed Sasha in the teen/comedy film “Going The Distance”, all in 2004. Afterwards, she appeared in such made-for-TV films as “Whiskey Echo” playing Jenna Breeden, “Selling Innocence” portraying Simone, and “The Catch”, featuring as Mo Kozikowski, all in 2005. During the same year, Joanne played Sarah in the comedy series “Slings And Arrows”, aired on The Movie Network and Movie Central.

In 2006, she received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, for her portrayal of Frannie Mackenzie in the made-for-TV film “Playing House”. In the same year, Joanne was cast as Sara Collins in the Fox serial drama series “Vanished”, and landed the role of Joanna Parks in the made-for-TV film “Solar Attack”.

The late 2000s: Continued Success

In 2007, Joanne Kelly was chosen to play Bianca in the SciFi Channel’s series “The Dresden Files”, after which she featured as Julia in the 2008 comedy film “Remembering Phil”.

Through 2008 and 2009, she was cast as Nadia Ramadan in the archeological adventure mini-series “Jack Hunter And The Lost Treasure Of Ugarit”, afterwards starred as Stephanie Dresser in the made-for-TV film “Diamonds”, and during the same year joined the cast of the Syfy series “Warehouse 13”, portraying Secret Service agent Myka Bering in more than 60 episodes through to 2014. Concurrently, by the end of the decade, Joanne had also guest-starred in such TV series as “Castle”, “The Deep End”, and “CSI: Miami”.

First Half of the 2010s

Joanne Kelly started the next decade with a guest-starring appearance in an episode of the sci-fi comedy-drama series “No Ordinary Family” (2011), after which she provided the voice to Secret Service agent Myka Bering in the animated series “Warehouse 13: Grand Designs” (2012). After landing the role of Natalie Meyers in Tony Giglio’s 2013 action “Extraction”, she played Vanessa Moore in the CBS drama series “Hostages” (2013-2014). Thereafter, Joanne featured as Betty in Kimberly Levin’s drama film “Runoff”, which was followed by her portrayal of Claire in Travis Oates’ psychological horror film “Don’t Blink”, both in 2014.

In the following year, she appeared in the roles of Dana Burke in the made-for-TV film “Vox”, and Brin Madly in the drama film “Closet Monster”, directed by Stephen Dunn, then guest-starred as Kara Pine in an episode of the A&E’s supernatural drama series “The Returned”.

Second Half of the 2010s

In 2016, Joanne Kelly won the recurring role of Allison Shaw in the CBS thriller drama series “Zoo, based on the novel of the same title written by Michael Ledwidge and James Patterson. Following the cancellation of the series, in the same year Joanne went on to play Hannah Collins in the drama “Away From Everywhere”.

She then portrayed Catherine Sullivan in the CTV’s drama mini-series “The Disappearance” in 2017. In the following year, Joanne guest-starred as Catherine Loy in the episode “Lost Love” of the Fox medical drama series “The Resident” and featured as Ivy Fisher in the made-for-TV film “Prescription For Danger”. Most recently, Joanne landed the role of Amy Vanderbilt in the Epix crime drama series “Godfather Of Harlem” (2019), which represents the prequel to the 2007 biographical crime film “American Gangster”.

Appearance and Vital Statistics

Joanne Kelly has long dark brown hair and green eyes.

She stands at a height of 5ft 9ins (1.75m), while she weighs around 136lbs (62kgs), and her body type is hourglass, with vital statistics of 34-25-35. Her bra size is 34B, dress size 6 (US), and shoe size is 9 (US).

Personal Life: Is She Single or Not?

Joanne Kelly is a very private person. She tends to keep the details about her love life far away from the eyes of the public. Anyway, it is known that Joanne isn’t a married woman, and doesn’t have children. Joanne is considered to be unattached at the moment. Her current residence is in Vancouver, British Columbia.

General Info

Full Name Joanne Kelly
Height 1.75 m
Profession Actor, Athlete
Education Acadia University
Nationality Canadian

Accomplishments

Movies Closet Monster, Going the Distance, Don’t Blink, Solar Attack, Crime Spree, Selling Innocence, The Bay of Love and Sorrows, Playing House, Runoff, Away from Everywhere, Extraction, Diamonds (US), Mafia Doctor, Whiskey Echo
TV Shows Warehouse 13, Vanished, Jeremiah, Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit, Whiskey Echo
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Facts

# Fact
1 When she was younger, Joanne was into figure skating and wanted so much to become a hockey player.
2 Joanne has been an athlete for a long time and used to play basketball, volleyball, and badminton. She also used to run track.
3 Considers Lewis Carroll’s mirror as her favorite artifact from Warehouse 13 (2009) because of the acting challenge it posed and since she has been a fan of Lewis Carroll and his works for many years.

Pictures

All pictures

Movies

Actress

Title Year Status Character
Away from Everywhere 2016 Hannah
Zoo 2016 TV Series Allison Shaw
Closet Monster 2015 Brin Madly
Boy 2015/III Short Jane
The Returned 2015 TV Series Kara Pine
Vox 2015 TV Movie Dana Burke
Sadie 2014/II Short Josephine the Nurse
Don’t Blink 2014 Claire
Runoff 2014 Betty
Warehouse 13 2009-2014 TV Series Myka Bering
Hostages 2013-2014 TV Series Vanessa Moore
Extraction 2013/II Natalie Meyers
Warehouse 13: Grand Designs 2012 TV Series Myka Bering
No Ordinary Family 2011 TV Series Rachel Jacobs
CSI: Miami 2010 TV Series Heather Chapman
The Deep End 2010 TV Series Mia Smith
Republic of Doyle 2010 TV Series Stacey Layden
Castle 2009 TV Series Lee Wax
Diamonds 2009 TV Movie Stephanie Dresser
Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit 2008-2009 TV Mini-Series Nadia Ramadan
Supernatural 2008 TV Series Michelle Montgomery
Remembering Phil 2008 Julia
The Dresden Files 2007-2008 TV Series Bianca
I Am an Apartment Building 2006 TV Short Kelly
Vanished 2006 TV Series Sara Collins
Solar Attack 2006 TV Movie Joanna Parks
Heyday! 2006 TV Movie Laurie Dwyer
Playing House 2006 TV Movie Frannie Mackenzie
Slings and Arrows 2005 TV Series Sarah
Selling Innocence 2005 TV Movie Simone
Whiskey Echo 2005 TV Movie Jenna Breeden
The Catch 2005 TV Movie Mo Kozikowski
Going the Distance 2004 Sasha
The Newsroom 2004 TV Series George’s Hallucination
Snakes & Ladders 2004 TV Series Trudy Jennings
Jeremiah 2003 TV Series Liberty ‘Libby’ Kaufman
Mafia Doctor 2003 TV Movie Loreena
Crime Spree 2003 Sophie Nicols
Largo Winch 2003 TV Series Elektra Dane
Mutant X 2002 TV Series Kim
The Bay of Love and Sorrows 2002 Madonna Eveline Brassaurd
Tracker 2002 TV Series Zareth
Mentors 2002 TV Series Mata Hari
Slug 2001 Short

Self

Title Year Status Character
WWE Raw 2010 TV Series Herself
Warehouse 13: Artie-Facts 2010 Video documentary short Herself
Warehouse 13: Saul Searching 2010 Video documentary short Herself
Warehouse 13: What’s in the Shadows? 2010 Video documentary short Herself
Warehouse 13: Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe 2010 Video documentary short Herself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Jeremiah 2003-2004 TV Series Liberty ‘Libby’ Kaufman

Awards

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2009 Gemini Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Diamonds (2009)
2006 Gemini Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Playing House (2006)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia