Joanna Lynee Garcia Swisher is an actress of American nationality known best for appearing on the roles of Sam in the film Are You Afraid of the Dark? and also as Cheyenne Hart Montogmery in the WB/CW drama named Reba. She was born on the 10th of August, 1981 and has been involved in the entertainment fraternity since 1986. Her success in the field has led the details of her bio and career be searched by fans around the world. She was born to parents Jay Garcia and Loraine.
Interested in acting since a child, Garcia was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. She attended the Tampa Catholic High School and was the homecoming queen of the school. She attended several local plays owing to her pa s sion for the field and starred professionally in the SeasQuest DSV, Second Noah as well as Superboy when she was in Ireland. She appeared in the Nickelodeon series Are You Afraid of the Dark? and was cast in the 1994 drama Party of Five. She appeared next in Freaks and Geeks, as Vicki Appleby and attended the University of Florida before dropping out to pursue a full time career in acting.
After moving to Los Angeles, Garcia portrayed the character of Cheyenne Hart Montgomey in the WB/CW sitcom Reba from 2001 to 2007. After this, she was featured in the SBC comedy Welcome to the Captain and later began starring as Megan /smith on Privileged, a CW series. Not Another Teen Movie showcased her too and she was cast in the television movie From the Earth to the Moon. The Initiation of Sarah, A Very Merry Daughter and Revenge of the Bridesmaids have starred her too. Her other appearances include acting in Royal Pains, Once Upon a Time, The Penguins of Madagascar etc.
The relationship history of Joanna has been as talked about as her career is. She was rumored to have been in a relationship with Shawn Hatosy previously. She later became engaged to the founder of William Rast clothing company, Trace Ayala on 2008. The couple had been on an affair since 2006, split without a marriage on 2009. She then started a relationship with actor Robert Buckley and the couple was seen together on several occasions on 2009 thus giving rise to speculations that he was her boyfriend. The couple’s relationship however did not last long and she started a relationship with her current spouse Nick Swisher. Her husband, who is a basketball player, got married to her on 11th of December 2010. The couple has been doing pretty well since and seems not to be moving towards a divorce. They have no children yet.
The net worth of Joanna Garcia is an estimated 8 million dollars, which certainly indicates that she has a huge salary. Her height is 5 feet and 5 inches.
by Bchrome, 06 Mar, 2016
