joan severance

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Joan Severance was born and raised in Texas. At the age of 18 and at the sole urging of John Casablancas of ELITE models she went to Paris, France to begin a modeling career that would turn out to be well worth the price of the ticket Casablancas sent her. Within months she graced the covers of all the international magazines and was doing shows for all the top designers. She landed campaigns for Chanel and Versace. After eight months she moved to NYC to pursue the US market and was quick to land several national commercials for WINDSONG perfume, BRECK shampoo, CLAIROL, L’OREAL, REVLON and MAYBELINE.

After several dozen commercials and a very high profile editorial career she quit the modeling industry to head to Hollywood. Where within weeks she had a manager and an agent and was studying with several different acting coaches. It was 6 months later that she landed her first role on a major television series for CBS called WISEGUY, starring Ken Wahl and Kevin Spacey.

It was only a matter of time that director Arthur Hiller cast her in SEE NO EVIL HEAR NO EVIL with Gene Wilder and Richard Prior and her costar from Wiseguy, Kevin Spacey. That same year she did BIRD ON A WIRE with Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn and NO HOLDS BARRED with Hulk Hogan. Later starring in several films, including Zalman King’s LAKE CONSEQUENCE with Billy Zane, CRIMINAL PASSION with Tony Dennisen and PAYBACK with C.T. Howell. She has appeared in over fifteen films. She spent 1998 working with Robert Urich on UPN’s LOVE BOAT: THE NEXT WAVE and Anne Margret on THE PAMELA HARRIMAN STORY for Lifetime. Films to follow were CAUSE OF DEATH with PATRICK BERGIN and TAYLOR with JACK SCALIA in 2005.

Many have caught her performances since 2004 in many popular TV shows like ONE TREE HILL and CSI:MIAMI, Hallmark’s MYSTERY WOMAN or WICKED WICKED GAMES with Tatum O’Neal on UPN.

Her hobbies include interior design, garden and fashion design, cooking, reading, entertaining, writing and anything to do with horses. Science, health and the unknown spark her interests. She has a gourmet cooking degree from Roger Verge from The Moulin du Mougin in the South of France, owned and was the chef of a restaurant in upstate New York, owned a catering company in New York, and has taught commercial acting classes.

Ms. Severance has always had a passion for Interior Design since her early days in modeling where jobs would have her shooting in fabulous castles of old. She turned her passion into reality over the past several years and has designed interiors and re-designed interiors throughout the US. Through the construction process, Joan realized that valuable, expensive and extinct materials are often times discarded, without thought, in the renovation and building processes. She and her husband, Rom Gemar, have chosen to use as much recycled, reclaimed and repurposed materials in their designs and interiors as possible, creating unique, one of a kind spaces and objects that are eco-friendly and environmentally aware.

Along with the multitude of interests she has taken the time to get involved with Scenes at canyonroadproductions.com where she writes, produces and directs scenes for up and coming actors who are looking to get professional tape on themselves.

Ms. Severance currently holds her Bachelors in Natural Health and is obtaining her N.D. degree as a Doctor of Naturopathy. She is developing a cooking show and series of “event style” cookbooks, both targeting a younger audience so that they may arm themselves with creative and fun ways to make food, give parties and stay healthy in the meantime. Joan is also in development of her own skin care line that focuses on being green in product content and packaging.

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Severance Bio Timeline

Education

1977Graduated from High School, Houston, Texas

1982 Roger Verge, cooking school at Moulin de Mougin, France

2001 Commenced study of Natural Health,CCNH (continuing)

2002UNLV-----Self-Publishing Courses

2005Bachelors in Natural Health Studies, CCNH

2008Continuing education in the Natural Health Sciences

Career

1977Invited by John Casablancas ELITE Model Management to model in Paris.

1978-1985International super model….ELITE New York

Vogue, Bazaar, Versace, Chanel, Revlon, L'Oreal , Escada,etc.

Total of 25 national commercials,Windsong, English Leather, Breck,

Maybeline, Revlon, Visine etc

1979-1980Purchased & Restored penthouse in Manhattan, which appeared in VOGUE

1980-1982Taught commercial acting classes in NYC

1981-1982Co-owner in GOOD FOOD catering company in NYC

Catered the Statue of Liberty renovation party, major press coverage

1982-1984Owner and Chef of Bed & Breakfast in upstate New York, featured in VOGUE

60 seat lunch & dinner, turned twice at dinner

Personally restored, designed & decorated 100 year old house for the location.

Designed landscape and maintained grounds.

1985wrote screenplay

1986-2007Actress-Producer see www.imdb.com, enter my name in search space

Television seriesWICKED WICKED GAMES

LOVE BOAT:THE NEXT WAVE

WISEGUY

Some MoviesBIRD ON A WIRE, NO HOLDS BARRED

SEE NO EVIL HEAR NO EVIL, PAYBACK, LAKE CONSEQUENCE

1994-1999Purchased 6.5 acre estate. Personally restored, designed, decorated 5000

sq. ft. home. Landscaped 3.5 of the acres. TRAVEL CHANNEL

Continued acting career with 4 movies and a TV Series

2001Started LIFESTYLE ENHANCEMENT, a personal consulting service

for those seeking direction and organization in their personal life.

Continued acting career

2002Studied French in Accord Language School in Paris

2003Purchased and renovated home in Las Vegas, NV

2004Organized extravagant vacations for several clients, including, travel, interpreters, homes, cooking classes, tours etc.

2005 Starred in film TAYLOR with Jack Scalia, directed by Mark Roemmich,

2006 won NY Film Festival Independent Film 2005

2006-2007Continuing studies for Naturopathic Degree

Independent Film, BORN directed by Richard Freidman

TV Series, WICKED WICKED GAMES with Tatum O'Neal

2007-2008 Designed and supervised complete kitchen renovation of Aspen home

2008-presentL’Oreal campaign, Brook Brothers campaign.

Creating a series of “Event” cookbooks, each book celebrating a different style of cuisine

Designing reclaimed, recycled, eco-friendly, non-toxic jewelry and home décor items

Creating skin care line with focus on green products and packaging

Created Think About It, a broadcast that reminds us all to start thinking about how we are effecting things and how they effect us

Hobbies

Anything with horses and dogs, Archery, Shooting, Hiking, Interior design, Fashion design. Landscape architecture & organic gardening. General electric and plumbing skills, General irrigation skills (drips, timers, proper watering), General carpentry skills.

Cooking, Love to learn, Cross country skiing, volleyball, archery, marksman

Doing anything creative, Working with kids in the arts

Languages

English, French

Talents

Production of any sort.

Good at organizing anything. Will take charge when need be.

Usually people around me look to me when something has to be figured out.

My creative talents come in handy for dinner parties or special events.

Thinking outside the box is normal for me. I can whip up a party in no time flat.

I am good at designing and making brochures of interest for either business or pleasure.

A fast learner.

Charities and Organizations

Habitat for Humanity, Smile Train, Greater Houston Rowing Club, Cactus Creek Ranch

Friends of Westbury High