Joanne Kelly

Not to be confused with the English blues singer and guitarist Jo Ann Kelly.

Joanne M. Kelly (born December 22, 1978^[1][2]) is a Canadian actress, known for her appearances in films such as Going the Distance, and in the TV series Warehouse 13 as the character Myka Bering, a Secret Service agent.

Joanne Kelly
Kelly at NBC Universal event in 2014
Born	(1978-12-22) December 22, 1978 (age 46) Bay d'Espoir, Newfoundland, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present

Joanne Kelly (2009)

Early life and education

Joanne Kelly was born in Bay d'Espoir, Newfoundland.^[3][4] She moved to Nova Scotia at the age of 17, where she entered Acadia University, studying drama and English.^[3]

Career

Kelly's first major role was in the 2002 film drama, The Bay of Love and Sorrows,^[4] which followed smaller roles in the 2003 made-for-television movie, Mafia Doctor (starring Paul Sorvino and Olympia Dukakis),^[5][6] and in the film Crime Spree (starring Gérard Depardieu and Harvey Keitel).^[3][4] She played alongside actor Paul Gross in Slings and Arrows^[7] and Gordon Pinsent in Heyday.^[8] She appeared on the TV series Jeremiah^[3] from J. Michael Straczynski, as the character Libby (on Showtime, from 2003 to 2004). She also played the role of Sara Collins in Fox's 2006 series Vanished,^[9] and as the vampire Bianca in SciFi's The Dresden Files. She also appeared in the 2004 film Going the Distance.

From 2009 until 2014, she played the role of Secret Service agent Myka Bering on the Syfy series Warehouse 13.^[10][11][12]

She also stars in the 2014 independent film Runoff, written and directed by Kimberly Levin,^[13] for which her performance received critical acclaim.^[14]

Awards and nominations

Kelly was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2006 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for Playing House.^[15]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	The Bay of Love and Sorrows	Madonna Eveline Brassaurd
2003	Crime Spree	Sophie Nicols
2004	Going the Distance	Sasha
2008	Remembering Phil	Julia
2013	Extraction	Natalie Meyers
2014	Runoff	Betty Freeman
2014	Don't Blink	Claire
2015	Closet Monster	Brin Madly	[16]
2016	Away from Everywhere	Hannah	[17]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Mentors	Mata Hari	"Secrets and Lies"
2002	Tracker	Zareth	"To Catch a Desserian" & "Remember When"
2002	Largo Winch	Elektra Dane	"Love Hurts"
2002	Mutant X	Kim	"The Future Revealed"
2003	Mafia Doctor	Loreena	TV movie
2003	Jeremiah	Liberty 'Libby' Kaufman	8 episodes
2004	Snakes and Ladders	Trudy Jennings	"Sisters"
2004	The Newsroom	George's Hallucination	"The Second Coming"
2005	The Catch	Mo Kozikowski	TV pilot[4]
2005	Whiskey Echo	Jenna Breeden	TV miniseries[4]
2005	Selling Innocence	Simone	TV movie
2005	Slings and Arrows	Sarah	5 episodes
2006	I Am an Apartment Building	Kelly	TV short
2006	Playing House	Frannie Mackenzie	TV movie
2006	Heyday!	Laurie Dwyer	TV movie
2006	Solar Attack	Joanna Parks	TV movie
2006	Vanished	Sara Collins	13 episodes
2007	The Dresden Files	Bianca	TV miniseries :"Bad Blood" & "Storm Front"
2008	Supernatural	Michelle Montgomery	"Metamorphosis"
2008–2009	Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit	Nadia Ramadan	TV miniseries : Parts 1, 2 & 3
2008–2009	Diamonds	Stephanie Dresser	"Part One", "Part Two"
2009	Castle	Lee Wax	"Ghosts"
2009–2014	Warehouse 13	Myka Bering	64 episodes
2010	Republic of Doyle	Stacey Layden	"The One Who Got Away"
2010	The Deep End	Mia Smith	"White Lies, Black Ties"
2010	CSI: Miami	Heather Chapman	"Happy Birthday"
2011	No Ordinary Family	Rachel Jacobs	"No Ordinary Detention"
2013	Hostages	Vanessa Moore	9 Episodes
2015	Vox	Dana Burke	TV movie
2015	The Returned	Kara Pine	"Peter"
2016	Zoo	Allison Shaw	Recurring
2017	The Disappearance	Catherine Sullivan	Recurring
2018	The Resident	Catherine Loy	"Lost Love"
2018	Prescription for Danger	Ivy Fisher	TV movie
2019–2021	Godfather of Harlem	Amy Vanderbilt	4 Episodes
2022	Severance	Nina Kilmer	"The You You Are"
2022	City on a Hill	Letitia Dryden	Recurring
2023	Hudson & Rex	Gina Reeves	Season 5 Episode 11 "Working for the Weekend"

References

1. "Joanne Kelly". rottentomatoes.com. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
2. "Joanne Kelly". microsoft.com. Microsoft. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
3. Banks, Wendy (February 6, 2003). "Bay watching – Joanne Kelly doesn't look like a newcomer in Canuck feature". Now. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
4. "Paparazzi show they're crack shots" at the Toronto Star (1 May, 2005) Retrieved from ProQuest 438818602
5. "Mafia Doctor" by Ray Richmond, The Hollywood Reporter (14-16 Mar, 2003) Retrieved from ProQuest 235349612
6. "Eye to play ‘Doctor’" by Jill Feiwell at variety.com
7. "Alpay's everywhere; Instead of pursuing acting, the star of Ararat quietly went back to university Now school's out and he's working with everyone from Paul Gross to Taye Diggs" by Jim Bawden, Toronto Star (2 May, 2005) Retrieved from ProQuest 438817758
8. "Pinsent gets personal with wartime MOW" at playbackonline.ca
9. "Vanished" by Brian Lowry at variety.com
10. "The Lighter Side of the Secret Service" by Susan C. Young, The Washington Post (5 July, 2009) Retrieved from ProQuest 410264137
11. "Warehouse 13" by Brian Lowry at variety.com
12. "Toronto-shot Warehouse 13 filming final season this summer" by Danielle Ng See Quan at playbackonline.ca
13. "Film Review: ‘Runoff’" by Bill Edelstein at variety.com
14. Rocchi, James (June 16, 2014). "LAFF Review: 'Winter's Bone' on a Farm, 'Runoff' Marks a Strong Debut For Writer-Director Kimberly Levin". IndieWire. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
15. "Cancelled show could be Gemini winner". Ottawa Citizen. August 30, 2006. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2011. Miniseries actress nominees include … Joanne Kelly, for Playing House
16. "Stephen Dunn’s Closet Monster starts production on the Rock" by Julianna Cummins at playbackonline.ca
17. "Away From Everywhere preps for Newfoundland shoot" by Julianna Cummins at playbackonline.ca

External links

• Joanne Kelly at IMDb