Ramona Milano

Ramona Milano is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Francesca Vecchio in Due South, Teresa in Cra$h & Burn, and as Audra Torres in Degrassi: The Next Generation. She has also appeared in numerous commercials, for companies such as Rogers, The Co-operators, Colour Catcher 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 in 1987 and performed as a vocalist at Canada's Wonderland before entering the theatre arts program at Humber College.

Stage work Game Show (2004) An audience participation production mimicking a TV gameshow set God of Carnage (2014) – role: Veronica Novak at the Sudbury Theatre Centre in Sudbury, ON. (Directed by Rod Ceballos) The Christmas Tree by Norm Foster (2015) Hamilton & Toronto, ON (Directed by Darren Stewart-Jones) Storm Warning by Norm Foster (2018) Bruce County Playhouse The Numbers Game (2019) Globus Theatre Smarty Pants (2024) Bruce County Playhouse

Awards Milano has been 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 Year Title Role Media 1994–1999 Due South Francesca Vecchio TV series (29 episodes) 1996, 2000 Traders Jennifer Shapiro TV series (2 episodes) 1997 The Last Don Ceil Ballazzo TV mini series 1999 Pushing Tin TV reporter Movie 1999 Relic Hunter Anna TV series (1 episode "The Book of Love") 1999 Earth: Final Conflict Vera Rizzori TV series (2 episodes) 2000 In a Heartbeat Dr. Jennifer Perino TV series (2 episodes – Pilot 1 & 2) 2001, 2004 Doc Brooke Fulton/Laura Hill TV series (2 episodes) 2007 Love You To Death Marcia TV series (1 episode "The Bog Murder") 2009–2010 Cra$h & Burn Teresa TV series (7 episodes) 2010 The Conversation Director Short film by Laura Cassis 2010–2014 Degrassi: The Next Generation Audra Torres TV series 2012 The L.A. Complex Tyson's mom TV series (1 episode "Be a Man") 2014 Hemlock Grove Brenda TV series (Season 2, episode 4, "Bodily Fluids") 2015 Full Out Susan Berlin TV movie 2017 The Kennedys: After Camelot Maria TV miniseries 2017 The Good Witch Mrs. Diaz TV series (Season 3, episode 7, In Sickness and in Health 2018 Zombies Cheer announcer #2 2022 Something You Said Last Night Mona 2023 Sparks Over Brooklyn Zia Elena TV Movie