JOANNE JOLLIE'S LIFE STORY!

JOANNE JOLLIE IS A PROFESSIONAL SINGER, DANCER, ACTRESS AND COMEDIENNE ALL THE WAY FROM THE UK.
SHE HAS, ACROSS A CAREER SPANNING MORE THAN TWO DECADES, CARVED A REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER INTERNATIONAL CABARET ARTISTES.
JOANNE BOASTS CREDITS ACROSS SEVERAL OF LONDON'S TOP WEST END CABARET CLUBS AND SHE HAS PERFORMED AND HOSTED NIGHTS IN SPAIN, EUROPE AND ASIA, INCLUDING RESIDENCIES AT 5 STAR HOTELS ACROSS THE WORLD.
JOANNE IS AN ASTOUNDING PERFORMER, ABLE TO PROVIDE A RARE MIX OF PATHOS AND HUMOUR, OOZING PURE SULTRINESS AND CLASS.
SHE WILL WOW YOUR AUDIENCES AND GIVE THEM A NIGHT MADE OF MEMORIES.
Joanne moved to London at the age of 18 to study dance and musical theatre at
The London Studio Centre.
Upon leaving college she was lucky enough to have parts written for her by the award winning playwright John Godber in 'Unleashed' and 'Moby Dick', performing around the UK with Hull Truck from The Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh to The Bloomsbury Theatre in London.
Joanne found the world of CABARET when she wrote her first one woman show
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MEN! From there, a career in cabaret opened up.
With her bubbly, infectious personality she has wowed audiences in such iconic LONDON venues as;
RONNIE SCOTT'S, PIZZA ON THE PARK, MADAME JOJO'S, BUNGA BUNGA, CAFE ROYALE, CELLAR DOOR, THE BRIDEWELL THEATRE, PROUD CABARET &THE SHADOW LOUNGE.
She also sang across the pond in BIRDLAND, NEW YORK as well as many 5 star hotels around the globe.
Her one woman show ‘AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MEN!' was a sell out, standing room only hit at the Edinburgh Festival in 2011 where she also appeared in two plays ‘On the Bench’ and ‘Dances For Wolves’ which received 5 star reviews!
She was back in 2012 with 'PANDORA'S BOX', written for her by Kirsty Eyre, which toured the major festivals.
In 2015 Joanne wrote '50 SHADES OF JOLLIE' which premiered in London and then in her home town of Hull.
See her amazing 5 star review here
review-50-shades-of-jollie
Joanne then went on to sing on the beautiful island of.Ibiza in Spain for 7 years, as one half of comedy vocal duo
'THE DOUBLE DEES' as well as her solo cabaret shows.
As well as her shows, Joanne hosts and guest spots at many events.
Joanne has appeared alongside many of the leading lights in the cabaret world today including Dusty Limits, Tricity Vogue, Mz Kimberley, Barb Junger, Paul.L.Martin, Myra Dubois, Jonny Woo, Dickie Beau and Mat Ricardo to name but a few!
Most recently Joanne sang regularly at the stunning PIANO MAN jazz clubs in Delhi, India, as well as many corporate events, which included creating 'JOLLIEWOOD', her new one woman show, for the British High Comission in Delhi.
Now residing in Sri Lanka Joanne has a residency, singing at the award winning bar, ROPEWALK in a luxury boutique hotel in the stunning, historic Galle Fort. Singing all over the island from the beach clubs and hotels in the south to entertaining the crowds in Colombo with her one woman comedy cabaret shows. She also entertains at many corporate events. Joanne sang for 2 years at the RTC CUP, an annual racing event akin to Ascot in Nuwara Eliya which was broadcast to a global audience and the Gin and Jazz Festival at The Galle Face Hotel in Colombo.
Joanne sings a combination of jazz, blues, soul and musical theatre all done with hilarious comic flair and poignancy where needed but always with great passion.
As well as her cabaret work Joanne is a trained actress and dancer and teaches performing arts,
Joanne has also worked extensively as a choreographer for BBC TV.