Short Biography

Joanna Leanna García (born August 10, 1979) is an American television and film actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Cheyenne Hart-Montgomery on The CW sitcom Reba
García, a Cuban American, was born in Tampa, Florida, where she was raised by her mother Lorraine, a homemaker and former elementary schoolteacher, and Jay García, a gynecologist.[1][2][3] She has one brother, Michael García. She first started performing at the age of 10 when she auditioned for a local theater production and landed the lead. Her parents put school first and she continued to feed her passion by acting in local plays. She was the homecoming queen[3] at Florida`s Tampa Catholic High School.[2]

In high school, she was discovered by Nickelodeon and starred for two seasons as Samantha on Are You Afraid of the Dark?. She had to commute from Florida to Montreal, Canada, where the show was filmed. She then attended Florida State University for a year before dropping out to pursuing acting full-time. Joanna is a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority.

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