Joni Adahl
Let your light shine!
American Actress
Captain Cooper in Permafrost
Best Supporting Actress, Silver Award, Independent Shorts Awards, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Best Supporting Actress, February Award, IndieX Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Best Supporting Actress, Award of Merit, Depth of Field International Film Festival Competition, USA
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Nominated Best Supporting Actress, Indie Short Film Fest, Los Angeles, CA, USA
"Joni Adahl lends a motherly tenderness and vulnerability to her character, Captain Cooper. I had never met Joni before, but I was not going to forget her after her audition. She transformed the room when she read for Cooper, I could feel the cold because she could, the whole room was in the world of Permafrost with her, and I knew she was our Captain."
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Aeryn Lee, Award Winning Director, Permafrost, Co - Owner 701 Productions, New Mexico, from bestdirectoraward.com NY Interview
Dr. Kahn in Rubber and Glue
“...Even though our crew was composed mainly of film students, she always treated the crew members with great respect and was a wonderful model for how actors should interact with their support staff. I heard many crew members mention how inspired they were by her performance and how much they missed her when her scenes were done. Her adaptability, commitment, and energy make me want to write something specifically for her talent and work with her again in the near future. Her spirited approach to acting will inspire anyone it touches..."
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Catherine Dale, Award Winning Director & Writer, Rubber and Glue, Assistant Professor of Film Montana State University
Thora in Daughters of Thor
“...I’ve much enjoyed Joni’s range: fierce, feminine, adventurous, fun loving, tenderhearted...her strong emotional range has been empowering, and her interactions with other characters has pushed their performances higher. A visual bonus is her striking facial features on screen - bold and beautiful with a gorgeous profile, she is memorable with a strong image. An action bonus is that Joni is a go-for-it, athletic, not-shy individual physically. In set etiquette strengths, I’ve had multiple filmmakers repeat my own experiences - Joni is flexible and refreshing to work with. A fun-loving, everyone-loves-her girl, yet focused and serious about her role, shown by her prep-work and thoughtfulness about each character she plays...On both large productions and small indie shoots, she’s just comfortable and easy for everyone around her. Strong-woman roles, action roles, period piece roles, lead/co-lead/key character roles - Joni is a great sell on all of these."
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Bethany Michaels, Director, Daughters of Thor, Flint Box Films, Bozeman, Montana