- Appears with TV Husband and TV Mom from Reba in the music video for Reba's Song "Every Other Weekend".
- She is currently (April 2008) dating Trace Ayala.
- In 2004, Joanna appeared in a TV commercial for K-Mart.
- Joanna has recently become involved with the Make The Connection organization.
- Joanna speaks fluent Spanish.
- Joanna was discovered by Nickelodeon in high school and travelled from Florida to Montréal, Canada to star in the series, Are You Afraid of the Dark? for two seasons.
- Joanna currently resides in Los Angeles.
- Joanna is close friends with Smallville star, Allison Mack.
- Her dog Frankie, is so hyper! When she's around, it's pure chaos.
- People love her dog Tijuana so much that when she is with her people practically ignore Joanna.
- For her organization called We Reach, Joanna is trying to assemble an advisory board of women in the entertainment industry who will work with girls around the country to put on charity events in their hometowns.
- She has two dogs named Tijuana and Frankie.
- She has a Chihuahua named Tijuana.
- She has an organization We Reach that will hopefully empower young women and make them believe they can do anything they put their minds to.
- She has struggled with issues about her look.
- When she's not working, Joanna volunteers teaching English as a second language to pre-school-aged children in Los Angeles.
- Attended Independent Day School in Tampa, a local private school.
- She had to play a pregnant teenager and wear a pretend belly on "Reba".
- Her favorite color is yellow.
- She is of Cuban descent.
- She is 5'5"
- Her mom's name is Loraine and she is a homemaker.
- She has a brother, Michael, who is a medical school student.
- Joanna's Dad, Jay, is a gynecologist.
- She was homecoming queen at Florida's Tampa Catholic High School.
- She went to Was Tampa Catholic High School in Florida.
- Joanna is a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority.
- Played the President's daughter in the original pilot for the TV show "DAG." However the show was revamped before airing and her character was eliminated.
- Joanna dropped out of FSU to move to Hollywood.
- After graduating from high school, Joanna spent a year attending Florida State University.
- Joanna: talking about filming her new movie, "Very Merry Daughter of the Bride" in Calgary, Canada At 40 below it was a little beyond comprehension. It was so insane they had to cancel a couple of days because the cameras were cracking. It was a wonderful experience. We almost didn't feel it after a while. You get a little numb. I was out there powering through in high heels.
- Joanna: Surround yourself with good people and stay out of trouble. Just appreciate how awesome we are and how much power we do have and support each other.
- Joanna: The main thing is, believe in yourself. Reach out and go after it.
- Joanna: My career didn't go into super-stardom when I got it. I've been able to grow and get better.
- Joanna: I hope we paint the picture that it's tough. I've heard some girls saying, Oh, I love Cheyenne's life. I wish I could be like her. Of course, not pregnant. I'm going, Whew, thank goodness. I don't want anybody to watch me and say, I'm seventeen, and I'm going to get pregnant and get married.
- Joanna: Whenever I'm belting out a song, my boyfriend asks me to stop. He's like, Please, no. He's in a band called Evan & Jaron and he's so musically talented. He and his twin brother harmonize beautifully together.
