Josette Jorge

About Josette Jorge

Josette was born and raised in Vancouver, BC, and now lives in Toronto.

Favourite TV/Film credits include Ruby and the Well (BYU/Family Channel), Rabbit Hole (Paramount +), Jane (AppleTV), Schitt’s Creek (CBC/PopTV), Run the Burbs (CBC/CW), Twisted Neighbor (Tubi), The Stanley Dynamic (YTV), Salvation (CBS), Paw Patrol (Nickelodeon), My Little Pony (Netflix), Transformers: BotBots (Netflix), Bakugan (Corus), and the feature film Attic Trunk for which she was nominated for a Leo Award for best lead female performance.

Josette was also nominated for a Jessie Richardson Theatre award for her role in Play with Monsters and recently did a roaming world premiere of Kim’s Convenience creator Ins Choi’s latest two-hander play Bad Parent. Josette has her degree from Simon Fraser University’s theatre performance program. She also trained at Second City and met her husband Fane while doing sketch comedy. Together they have two kids and run Ivy Speech Arts Academy, an afterschool drama program for youth.

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What Inspired you to pursue acting?

I was a quiet kid. My immigrant parents thought putting me in acting classes would get me out of my shell. To their surprise, I fell in love with acting and I felt bravest while on stage. I joined drama clubs, participated in all the school musicals, and eventually got my degree in Theatre Performance at Simon Fraser University. Now I inspire kids to fall in love with performing at Ivy Speech Arts Academy, a school I started with my husband, Fane Tse.

What is your dream role?

I think having a sense of humour is so important…in acting and life in general! My dream role would be in an ensemble sitcom like Modern Family or Brooklyn Nine-Nine. I’ve been fortunate to play several comedic roles, but I am truly interested in exploring the full range of what a comedy can be. Not only the laughs, but also the pain, hardships and vulnerability in the character.