{{Short description|Canadian actress}} '''Joanne Boland''' (born November 27, 1975) is a Canadian actress, best known for her regular role as Dana in the television series ''Train 48''.<ref name=sealey>Katharine Sealey, "Local actress jumps aboard Global TV's new Train 48". ''Brampton Guardian'', May 28, 2003.</ref>
Originally from Brampton, Ontario,<ref name=sealey/> she began her acting career in the late 1990s with stage roles,<ref>Kathryn Greenaway, "Life is a bowl of bananas". ''Montreal Gazette'', December 4, 1998.</ref> 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.<ref name=quinn>Phillip Quinn, "Boland would rather drive: Train 48 actor loves to hit road". ''Chatham Daily News'', April 29, 2005.</ref> She first came to the attention of the ''Train 48'' producers after a three-episode story arc in ''Blue Murder''.<ref name=quinn/>
Following the end of ''Train 48'' she had a recurring role as Margaret in ''Slings & Arrows''.<ref>J. Kelly Nestruck, "Stage actors flock to TV spoof". ''Windsor Star'', June 27, 2005.</ref> Her later television roles have included recurring roles in ''ZOS: Zone of Separation'',<ref>Diane Wild, [https://www.tv-eh.com/2007/06/11/zos-zone-of-separation-starts-production/ "ZOS: Zone of Separation starts production"]. ''TV, eh?'', June 11, 2007.</ref> ''Being Erica'', ''Copper'', ''Gangland Undercover'', ''Strange Empire''.<ref>John Doyle, "The strangeness of Strange Empire is its brilliance". ''The Globe and Mail'', November 24, 2014.</ref> and Chapelwaite.
In film her roles have included former prime minister Kim Campbell in the 2011 satirical film ''Mulroney: The Opera'',<ref>"Mulroney The Opera, over-the-top satire". ''Prince George Citizen'', April 12, 2011.</ref> and Elisha Devine in ''The Well''.<ref>Allan Hunter, [https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-well-review-muted-canadian-eco-thriller-finds-humanity-on-the-brink-of-collapse/5206942.article "‘The Well’ review: Muted Canadian eco-thriller finds humanity on the brink of collapse"]. ''Screen Daily'', July 21, 2025.</ref>
She married actor Dylan Trowbridge in 2003.<ref>Greg Burliuk, "Nobody puts Queen's grads in the corner". ''Kingston Whig-Standard'', November 10, 2007.</ref>
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