Joanna Balcaso started out studying medicine but also worked as a model. After appearing on the cover of Chatelaine magazine twice she began to get her first offers for small parts. Born in the Philippines she was raised in Toronto but, last time we checked, she now makes her home in Los Angeles.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Car 54, Where Are You (1994)
No Contest (1994)
Santuary (1997)
Half Baked (1998)
Woo (1998)
Das Traumschiff – Tahiti (TV-1999)
Bedazzled (2000)
Dude, Where`s My Car? (2000)
Gangland (2000)
Snow Dogs (2002)
My Baby’s Daddy (2003)
Mysterious (2007)
Prick (2014, short)
Vide Noir (2022)
TV Series – Guest appearances:
Forever Knight (1995)
Nikita (1997)
Veronica’s Closet (1998)
The Jamie Foxx Show (1998)
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1999)
The District (2000)
Son of the Beach (2000, 2001)
Lost Girl (2011)
The Ron James Show (2011)
Pun Plip Pridays on Kababayan Today (2015)
SEAL Team (2019)
NCIS: Los Angeles (2022)
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