Work in Progress: JoAnna Garcia Swisher

Work in Progress with Sophia Bush

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Music, Arts, Comedy

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

This week, Sophia is joined by a fellow CW alum — multi-talented actress, producer, host, entrepreneur, and lovely human being JoAnna Garcia Swisher.

TV fans have seen JoAnna shine on the small screen in hit shows like the CW's Reba and the Netflix hit Sweet Magnolias, but she tells Sophia that she actually considered walking away from acting at one point. She reveals what drew her back to her craft.

JoAnna also opens up about the grief of losing her parents, gets emotional talking about her relationship with Reba McEntire, and talks about finding her happy place with 'The Happy Place' and all of the exciting projects her production company is working on!

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Sophia. Welcome to Work in Progress.
0:14.3	Hey, whips, Marties. I am so excited to sit down today with a woman I have known and admired for so long, not only for her
0:22.9	incredible career, but as a human who was one of the very first people I met when I started
0:29.0	work as a little whippersnapper on the WB. Today's guest is none other than Joanna Garcia
0:36.1	Swisher. She has an undeniable range as both a comedic and a dramatic actress.
0:42.3	She's one of those people who is so naturally vibrant that you're drawn to her in every room.
0:46.5	And she has built such an incredible, not only career, but life.
0:51.9	From her current role on Netflix's Sweet Magnolias to her beautiful lifestyle
0:57.9	destination, The Happy Place, which really explores what motivates us, what makes us feel amazing,
1:04.8	how we gather, how we enjoy what it is to be alive, to one of my very favorite things, y'all know.
1:12.6	I don't really watch reality TV, but I did get hooked on the ultimatum queer love, and she hosted it,
1:17.6	and my goodness, did I love it?
1:19.6	She does all of it.
1:21.6	She's a mom of two young girls.
1:23.6	She is a wife.
1:24.6	She is a producer.
1:25.6	She is a creator.
1:26.6	And I'm just so excited to sit down and talk
1:30.2	with her today about the 20 plus years we've known each other. What her career has been like thus far
1:36.9	and what she sees ahead in the next 20. Let's sit down with Joe.
1:51.9	Yeah. Let's sit down with Joe. Hello.
1:53.2	Hello.
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