Jo Vannicola

Biography

A Canadian actress. She is most noted for her roles as Dr. Naadiah in Being Erica on Netflix, Dr. Mia Stone in PSI Factor, Jerri in Love and Human Remains, Sam in Stonewall, and Renee in Slasher: Guilty Party, as well as voice roles in Crash Canyon and My Dad the Rock Star.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, she began her career as a child, and moved to Toronto, Ontario in her teens to attend the Toronto School for the Performing Arts.

She founded a not for profit organization to raise awareness about child abuse, Youth Out Loud, in 2004. An out lesbian, she was also a prominent campaigner for same-sex marriage in Canada.