Ramona Milano is a Canadian

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. She is best known for her role as Francesca Vecchio in ''

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'' and more recently as Teresa in ''

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'' and as Audra Torres in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. She has also appeared in numerous commercials, for companies such as

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and Sleep Country Canada. Milano also co-hosted ''Living Romance'' on the W Network.

Personal life

Milano graduated from the

Etobicoke School of the Arts The Etobicoke School of the Arts (ESA) is a specialized public arts-academic high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located in Etobicoke, it has been housed in the former Royal York Collegiate Institute facility since 1983. Founded on September ...

in 1987 and performed as a vocalist at Canada's Wonderland before entering the theatre arts program at Humber College. She is married with two children.

Stage work

* ''The Numbers Game'' (2019) Globus Theatre * ''Storm Warning'' by Norm Foster (2018) Bruce County Playhouse * ''The Christmas Tree'' by Norm Foster (2015) Hamilton & Toronto, ON (Directed by Darren Stewart-Jones) * ''God of Carnage'' (2014) – role: Veronica Novak at the Sudbury Theatre Centre in Sudbury, ON. (Directed by Rod Ceballos) * ''Game Show'' (2004) An audience participation production mimicking a TV gameshow set

Awards

Milano was nominated twice for Gemini Awards, in 1997 and 1999. Both nominations were for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series" for her role as Francesca Vecchio in ''Due South''.

Filmography

References

1969 births Canadian television actresses Actresses from Toronto Canadian people of Italian descent Canadian people of Portuguese descent Living people {{Canada-actor-stub