Joanne Boland (born November 27, 1975) is a Canadian actress, best known for her regular role as Dana in the television series Train 48.Katharine Sealey, "Local actress jumps aboard Global TV's new Train 48". Brampton Guardian, May 28, 2003.
Originally from Brampton, Ontario, she began her acting career in the late 1990s with stage roles,Kathryn Greenaway, "Life is a bowl of bananas". Montreal Gazette, December 4, 1998. before beginning to appear in film and television in the early 2000s. At the time she was also performing in the Toronto area as a singer-songwriter, although after she was cast in Train 48 her musical career took a back seat due to the demands of filming a regular leading role in a daily television series, although her character in the show was also written as a musician.Phillip Quinn, "Boland would rather drive: Train 48 actor loves to hit road". Chatham Daily News, April 29, 2005. She first came to the attention of the Train 48 producers after a three-episode story arc in Blue Murder.
Following the end of Train 48 she had a recurring role as Margaret in Slings & Arrows.J. Kelly Nestruck, "Stage actors flock to TV spoof". Windsor Star, June 27, 2005. Her later television roles have included recurring roles in ZOS: Zone of Separation,Diane Wild, "ZOS: Zone of Separation starts production". TV, eh?, June 11, 2007. Being Erica, Copper, Gangland Undercover, Strange Empire.John Doyle, "The strangeness of Strange Empire is its brilliance". The Globe and Mail, November 24, 2014. and Chapelwaite.
In film her roles have included former prime minister Kim Campbell in the 2011 satirical film Mulroney: The Opera,"Mulroney The Opera, over-the-top satire". Prince George Citizen, April 12, 2011. and Elisha Devine in The Well.Allan Hunter, "‘The Well’ review: Muted Canadian eco-thriller finds humanity on the brink of collapse". Screen Daily, July 21, 2025.
She married actor Dylan Trowbridge in 2003.Greg Burliuk, "Nobody puts Queen's grads in the corner". Kingston Whig-Standard, November 10, 2007.
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