Joanna Evans (also Hartman) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Emma Harrison.

Joanna has a brief relationship with her sister's ex-fiancé, Mark Gottlieb (Bruce Samazan), before marrying Rob Evans (Graham Harvey).

Joanna splits from Rob for a short time when she realises their marriage is loveless, but she decides to leave Erinsborough to reunite with him.

When Harrison auditioned for a role on Neighbours, she was unaware the character she was reading for was Annalise Hartman's (Kimberley Davies) long lost sister, Joanna.

[2] Harrison told the Daily Mirror: "I was thrilled – and doubly excited when I read the script that had me stealing her TV boyfriend.

"[2] The actress revealed it took ten months for her to feel comfortable in her new role and she said "When you start in a show like this, where everyone is very busy, you have to make your mark quickly.

"[4] Harrison admitted to being surprised when she received her first fan mail from the UK despite having only appeared on Australian screens for a month.

[6] The character's fictional backstory states that she is the daughter of Caitlin and Tony "Tarquin" Hartman (Michael Carman).

[8] Joanna is made aware of her half-sister, Annalise, by Fiona Hartman (Suzanne Dudley) and she decides to go to Erinsborough to meet her.

[7] Harrison told Simon Yeaman of The Advertiser that she felt like a "supporting actor" to Davies at the beginning, explaining "She was sort of made to look more heroic and my character was always getting into trouble and stuffing up.

"[5] She also told Yeaman that her character was relatable, as she showed that no one is perfect, adding "She's a normal girl, she makes mistakes, she's a bit sort of clumsy and quirky.

[10][11] Tony Johnston, author of Neighbours: 20 Years of Ramsay Street, said Joanna was so "chirpy and over-helpful" that she drove everyone crazy.

[12] In a February 1996 interview, Harrison believed that her character had grown up, noting that she was "a very insecure, immature little girl" at the beginning.

[3] When Tony gives Joanna and Annalise some money, the sisters decide to set up their own public relations company from their living room.

Inside Soap commented on the situation saying, "An experienced crook like Reynolds can sniff out easy targets like the Hartman sisters a mile away.

[15] She is offered the position by the owner of the local fitness centre, Bruce Styles (Paul El Deir), who is impressed by her efforts.

"[17] Joanna considers leaving Australia to work with her father in Asia, but when she realises she is in love with Rob, she turns the job down.

[17] The gazebo that is being built for the ceremony is not finished in time and Joanna is not pleased with the dress Danni Stark (Eliza Szonert) has made for her.

[20] Chris Hughes of the Daily Mirror reported Harrison was written out due to rows with the producers, who claimed her acting was not good enough.

Annalise is shocked that Tony is a female impersonator called "Tarquin Sequin" and Joanna becomes upset when her sister cannot see past her father's job.

The sisters become close and after reading an article Libby Kennedy (Kym Valentine) has written about their father, the girls get revenge on her.

Joanna moves into Number 24 and gets off on the wrong foot with landlady Marlene Kratz (Moya O'Sullivan) and Cody Willis (Peta Brady).

Joanna is sad when she is left behind, but she helps Stonefish Rebecchi (Anthony Engelman) get into a Performance Arts course at University and finds employment at the gym as an aerobics instructor.

"[23] Matthew Clifton, writing for entertainment website Heckler Spray, included Joanna in his list of "The Best Ever Mid-90s Neighbours Characters".

He said "Annalise's mental, annoying sister had really strange facial features and once lived under her desk in Lassiters, like George Costanza in Seinfeld.

"[24] Sue Malins of the Daily Mirror said Annalise and her "bubbly" sister Joanna turned up the temperature by having relationships with the same man.

"[26] Discussing Joanna and Rob, a reporter from Soap World wrote "these two wed in haste and had lots of ups and downs.