Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα Iōanna from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה Yôḥānnāh meaning "God is gracious". Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, and Jeanne.

The earliest recorded occurrence of the name Joanna, in Luke 8:3, refers to the disciple "Joanna the wife of Chuza," who was an associate of Mary Magdalene. Her name as given is Greek in form, although it ultimately originated from the Hebrew masculine name יְהוֹחָנָן Yehôḥānān or יוֹחָנָן Yôḥānān meaning 'God is gracious'. In Greek this name became Ιωαννης Iōannēs, from which Iōanna was derived by giving it a feminine ending. The original Latin form Joanna was used in English to translate the equivalents in other languages; for example, Juana la Loca is known in English as Joanna the Mad. The variant form Johanna originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The Greek form lacks a medial -h- because in Greek /h/ could only occur initially.

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Walter Willison (born June 24, 1947) is an American stage actor. He received a Tony Award nomination and Theatre World Award for his Broadway musical debut in Richard Rodgers' and Martin Charnin's Biblical musical Two by Two.

Willison made his theatre debut in the show Here's Love at the California Theatre in San Bernardino, California, in 1964. He started on Broadway's musical debut of Richard Rodgers' and Martin Charnin's Two by Two, directed by Joe Layton, as Japheth, youngest son of Noah. When Willison first emerged on the Broadway scene as a romantic young leading man, he was fortunate to have the honor of costarring and sharing the Broadway stage with his theatrical idols in such historic galas as A Celebration of Richard Rogers with Mary Martin and other veterans of Rodgers' shows.

Willison has also starred on Broadway in Bob Fosse's award winning staging of Steve Schwartz's Pippin in the title role, Wild and Wonderful, and Norman, Is That You? directed by George Abbott, starring Maureen Stapleton and Lou Jacobi. More recently he has been seen in the original cast of Tommy Tune's acclaimed musical Grand Hotel by Robert Wright, George Forrest, Luther Davis and Maury Yeston and in the original cast of A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden, with music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens, directed and staged by Mike Ockrent and Susan Stroman.

Joanna Angel (born December 25, 1980) is an American alternative pornographic actress, director and writer of adult films. She uses her real first name of Joanna for her stage name.

Angel was born in Brooklyn, New York, to an Orthodox Jewish Israeli mother and an American father. She was raised in River Edge in Bergen County, New Jersey, where she attended Cherry Hill Elementary School and graduated from River Dell High School in 1998. After graduating at age 17 she enrolled in Rutgers University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature with a minor in Film Studies.

She worked in a kosher fast food restaurant in Teaneck during high school, then at an Applebees and another restaurant called Happy's Health Grille, during college.

After finishing her degree, she relocated to the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York, and created the website BurningAngel, a hardcore adult site catering to an emerging genre dubbed alt porn, while she danced as a stripper at night. Her website followed in the footsteps of the very popular SuicideGirls, which she has referred to as "the McDonald's of alt porn." When asked whether she thought that alt porn was turning into a movement she stated, "I think it's a movement. I think I've started something."

Joanna Lee (also known as Keum Ok Lee) (c.1963 – December 10, 2000) was a Korean woman who was killed in December 2000 during a prolonged and violent exorcism carried out by Pastor Luke Lee of the Lord of All cult, in Auckland, New Zealand.

The details of Joanna Lee's early life are not clear. She may have been an orphan raised by a religious group in South Korea. After being accepted into the Lord of All cult, she flew to Auckland in October 2000, on a three month visitor permit with a return ticket.

In early December 2000, Pastor Lee (no relation to Joanna Lee) determined that Joanna Lee was possessed by "at least 20 demons". He believed they would not leave her body until she was dead, but she could then be brought back to life.

On December 10, Pastor Lee began the exorcism. Over the next six hours, he sat on her chest and abdomen, "bounced" on her body, broke several bones, and finally strangled her with his hands. When she stopped breathing no efforts were made to resuscitate her.

Her decomposing body was found by police in a house in Auckland on December 15, after a follower raised the alarm. She had been dead for one week.