A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Westminister - London - England - UK
Johanna Thea's acting is characterised by her authenticity and playfulness. Born in Westminster and raised on the West Coast of Ireland, and while "culturally Irish", is of Jamaican, Indian, Swiss and English descent. The daughter of a professional international dancer/singer and a teacher/charity worker, she is the first actor in her family. Predominantly working in film, Johanna received an Honourable mention as Best Actress in the Independent Short Awards (LA, 2022), for her role in thriller "Disquiet". As Eva in British Indie thriller "Resolve" she was shortlisted for "best actress in a web-series" by Screennation (2018). Previously, mental health awareness film "Struggle" won multiple awards, and her Irish debut "When Next Possible Taka a U-Turn" was shortlisted at both Catalyst & Linear international film festivals, winning Best LGBT+ Film of the year in 2019. "The Wind Cries" in which she plays Laurie Lovely, was shortlisted in Oscar qualifying festival Dances with Film (L.A.), which she attended. An Honours BSc and MSc, Psychology and Neuroscience graduate (IOPPN), Johanna enjoys writing articles, scripts, and being a speaker on resilience and neurodiversity. "If Only You Knew", her autobiography in short stories, is available through Amazon, and her commissioned well-being articles are search-able online. As a model (scouted at 16) she has worked for Range Rover, Meaty Bites (USA), the bark based Eco-friendly brand "José Hendo", Isabelle Deringo (during LA fashion week), appeared in campaigns for DIAGEO, TFI, Aviva Healthcare, etc., and as cover girl for DIVA magazine.
Additional Photography:
2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Production Runner:
2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Stunts:
2019 The Trial of Christine Keeler
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Additional data for Film Titles come from The Open Movie Database (OMDb).
At least one plug-in comes from IMDb.
Data are -- hey, it's a plural -- subject to the limitations of their sources. (For example, TMDB search results currently max out at 20.) I am limiting myself to free data sources for now. (No, a "free trial" is not free.)
While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:
Regarding profile removals and data corrections:
Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.