Hailing from Lodz, Poland, Joanna Hawkins who is Deaf has always felt a strong connection to the arts. Joanna has performed as a lead in a children's show for young Deaf children and has been involved in several films in Manitoba as a featured extra as well as two television commercials. Joanna has been professionally trained in mime, physical comedy and storytelling by the award winning Hot Thespian Action's Shannon Guile-Hardy. Recently Joanna performed as Mrs. Peachum in Sick + Twisted/AA Battery production's "The Threepenny Opera". Joanna continues enjoying working in theatre/film industry as an actor, ASL translator and ASL coach in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
