Joanne Szilagyi
Joanne Szilagyi is a writer and actress who appears in indie films, network TV, and theatre. She trained at HB Studio in New York City and The Second City in Toronto.
Joanne also has a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Kellogg College, Oxford University. She attended residencies at Iowa Writers’ Workshop and Banff Centre, and her fiction has been generously supported by grants from the Toronto Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. After one of her short stories was shortlisted for its New Voices Award, she was made an honourary member of PEN Canada.
Jo is currently working on her debut novel.
She is represented by Stephanie Porter at The Porter Group for film and television, and by Lisette Verhagen at Peters Fraser Dunlop in London, UK for writing.
FILM
HELL IS HALF EMPTY (2024) – Lead
Dir. Sean Wang
WHERE ARE YOU (2024) – Lead
Dir. Kevin Yang
WE ARE HAPPY FISH (2025) – Supporting
Dir. Zoe Zhou
Winner: Best Film – MDFF Student Showcase
THE PRIZEFIGHTER (2025) – Supporting
Dir. Gary Chohan
MAYDAY (2025) – Supporting
Dir. Evan Churchill
TELEVISION
THE FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA (2024) – Principal
Dir. Stephen Scott
THEATRE
LULLABIES AND NURSERY RHYMES (2025) – Lead
Dir. Sarini Kumarasinghe | Alumnae Theatre, New Ideas Festival
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