JoAnna Garcia Swisher appreciates her share of family films and romcoms. However, a project like Christmas with the Campbells allows her to flex acting somewhere she seldom ever goes; a raunchy holiday comedy. Another unique aspect of the film is that it’s a female director helming the project when others like it are often monopolized by men. The film follows Jess (Brittany Snow), who gets dumped by her boyfriend right before Christmas, but his parents still want to celebrate the holiday with her while their son is away. Then she meets his cousin, but Christmas gets a lot more complicated once the ex returns. Garcia-Swisher spoke to Bleeding Cool about reuniting with director Clare Niederpruem, how the film is a welcome change compared to her other work, co-star Julia Duffy, Monopoly, her favorite Christmas films, and her two cents on Die Hard as a Christmas film.

What intrigued you about ‘Christmas with the Campbells?’
Garcia Swisher: I love a good Christmas movie, and I’m always up for a little offbeat comedy. So mix the two, and I was in.

Did it feel like kind of a refreshing experience to do something like this?
Yeah, in a ton of ways. It’s working with really funny actors and getting to tell Vince Vaughn jokes and make each other laugh. It was refreshing and a lot of fun. I love doing comedy, but I’ve spent a lot of time as of late in the more heartfelt romance space, and it’s a nice little breath of fresh air for me.

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JoAnna Garcia Swisher is a multifaceted talent who is best known for bringing layered characters to life in projects including Reba, Privileged, Fist Fight, and Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, and the co-founder of The Happy Place. This winter, she stars opposite Brittany Snow, Justin Long, and Alex Moffat in Christmas with the Campbells.

Christmas with the Campbells is directed by Clare Niederpruem and co-written by Barbara Kymlicka, Vince Vaughn, and Dan Lagana. When Jesse (Snow) gets dumped right before the holidays by her boyfriend Shawn (Moffat), his parents convince her to still spend Christmas with them, and Shawn’s handsome cousin, while Shawn is away. JoAnna shines as Becky, a career-driven entrepreneur who knows exactly what she wants.

Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to speak with JoAnna about Christmas with the Campbells, reuniting with Clare and Vince, and how she honors her parents and grandmother during the holidays.

There are so many things to be grateful for this year and one of them is that JoAnna Garcia Swisher is set to be everywhere on our screens very soon. Not only does the delightful actress have Season 3 of Sweet Magnolias in the can, she’s also featured in AMC+’s upcoming holiday feature Christmas with the Campbells (written by Vince Vaughn and A Christmas Story‘s Peter Billingsley), hosting Netflix’s The Ultimatum: Queer Love and building out her home-decor line for HSN.

A longtime favorite of TV Insider, we jumped at the chance to speak with her about taking the leap into design and how she has “battle-tested” her pieces with the help of her two daughters and husband, retired MLB star Nick Swisher. So just in time for your Black Friday frenzy, here she is being as lovely as her collection.

OK, as soon as I saw as ad for your HSN line pop up on my Instagram feed, I was like, “Oh we need to talk about this.” Because this is so exciting!

JoAnna Garcia Swisher: Oh my God, you’re so sweet. Yes, it’s been fun.

So when did this actually all start to germinate?

It really started during COVID. I was approached to kind of start this line and we started talking with HSN. Our original launch was supposed to be in the fall of 2021 but because of shipping delays, we weren’t able to launch then. So we ultimately ended up dropping in the spring of 2022, which was great. And every line has felt like a baby to me now, right? We were looking to do a holiday collection this year, but because of Covid-related issues, we weren’t able to do it. But we are gonna do a holiday capsule collection next year and I can’t tell you how excited I’m about that.

That’s what I’ve sort of been working on lately, that and our fall of 2023 line. That’s how far in advance we’re doing these things.

I am guessing you are sort of used to that kind of schedule with filming? You work on something for so long and then it doesn’t come out for six or eight months.

Well, that’s kind of what this year has been like! We just finished Season 3 of Sweet Magnolias, literally a couple of weeks ago, and then this movie Christmas with the Campbells I shot last January, which is coming out in December. And then I am hosting another show called The Ultimatum, which I shot even prior to that, like a year ago now! So pretty much everything that I worked on last year is coming out now. [Laughs]

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The official trailer for Christmas With The Campbells has been released! The movie will be released in theaters and streaming on AMC+ starting on December 2, 2022.

The holiday film, Christmas With the Campbells, will be released on December 2, 2022; the movie will be released in theaters and available to stream on AMC+!

Christmas With the Campbells will tell the all too familiar story of family, chosen family, and discord over the holidays, but with a biting twist. The film will follow Jesse, a woman who gets dumped right before the holidays by her boyfriend, Shawn. However, unlike Shawn, his parents aren’t done with Jesse, and invite her over to spend Christmas with them. That’s when Jesse meets Shawn’s handsome cousin– romance, chaos, and hilarity ensue.

Fans of Netflix reality dating shows will be pleased to know that The Ultimatum universe is expanding! The Ultimatum: Queer Love is the next version of the show coming to the streaming service, and Netflix recently revealed that Sweet Magnolias star JoAnna Garcia Swisher would host.

According to the synopsis for The Ultimatum: Queer Love, “five new couples, made up of women and non-binary people, are at a crossroads in their relationship. One partner is ready for marriage, the other may have doubts. An ultimatum is issued. And in just over eight weeks, each couple will either get married or get out, after they each choose new potential partners in a life-changing opportunity to get a glimpse of two different futures.”

Source: Netflix Life

Check out the photo gallery to see 2,400+ screen captures of JoAnna Garcia Swisher in the Hallmark original movie As Luck Would Have It.

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In 1999, JoAnna Garcia Swisher made a guest appearance in the TV show Family Law. Check out the photo gallery to see 118 screen captures from the episode.

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JoAnna Garcia Swisher officially launched her home decor line, Clover By Jo, last month on HSN. JoAnna spent the whole day with different hosts to display her line and we have screencaps from them! Check out the photo gallery to see 3,300+ screen captures from different segments.

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Life is sweet for Joanna Garcia Swisher. The second season of her hit series, Sweet Magnolias, is set to debut this Thursday and she’s met the love of her life in former pro baseball player Nick Swisher (and has a gorgeous family to boot). The Florida-born actress has more things up her sleeve, so watch this space… But in the meantime, while she’s waiting to shoot her now-renewed-for-a-third-season series, she discusses the launch of her latest venture, her home decor line, Clover.

You have a new home décor line, Clover. What inspired you to start the line?
This line is something I’m SO excited for.

How would you say your own personal aesthetic is reflected in the line?
When I invest in home decor I tend to be very practical. I like knowing that I’m investing in timeless pieces that can be reinvented over and over again. During the design process I really think about all the stories I can tell with each piece. The more versatile an item is, the more I’m excited about it!.

What was your favorite part about designing Clover?
I love designing items that really lean into the season. Our spring collection is fun and colorful and feels so fresh. Fall is cozy and textured with a really rich palette.

How would you describe the ethos of Clover?
Clover is aspirational design that is completely attainable. We are as much a ‘feeling’ as we are line of beautiful decor. I believe joy can be found in even the most simple of pleasures.

Read the entire interview at Haute Living.