Joanna García Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Joanna Leanna García (born August 10, 1979), also know professionally as Joanna García-Swisher, is an American television and film actress. She is known for her portrayal of Cheyenne Hart Montgomery on The CW sitcom Reba. She later starred in the ABC sitcom Better with You. García was born in Tampa, Florida, where she was raised by her father, Cuban-born Jay García, a gynecologist, and her mother Lorraine, a Spanish-American homemaker and former elementary schoolteacher. She has one brother, Michael García. She first started performing at age 10 when she auditioned for a local theater... MORE

Joanna Leanna García (born August 10, 1979), also know professionally as Joanna García-Swisher, is an American television and film actress. She is known for her portrayal of Cheyenne Hart Montgomery on The CW sitcom Reba. She later starred in the ABC sitcom Better with You. García was born in Tampa, Florida, where she was raised by her father, Cuban-born Jay García, a gynecologist, and her mother Lorraine, a Spanish-American homemaker and former elementary schoolteacher. She has one brother, Michael García. She first started performing at age 10 when she auditioned for a local theater production and landed the lead. She was discovered by the Disney Channel, but her parents put school first and she continued to feed her passion by acting in local plays. She was the homecoming queen at Florida's Tampa Catholic High School. While attending Tampa Catholic High School, she was discovered by Nickelodeon and starred for two seasons as Samantha on Are You Afraid of the Dark?. She commuted from Florida to Montreal, Canada, where the show was filmed. While in Florida, García guest starred in seaQuest DSV, Second Noah, and Superboy and several movies of the week. After briefly attending LESS