Amanda Joy

Amanda Joy

Amanda Joy at the Devil's Mile premiere in Montreal, Canada
Education Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts
Alma mater Ryerson University
Occupation Actress, comedian, screenwriter, producer
Notable work Mo on Second Jen, Kanako in Devil's Mile

Amanda Joy is a Canadian actress, screenwriter, comedian, and producer. She is best known for co-creating and starring in the City original series Second Jen.

Early life and education

She studied vocal music at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, before pursuing Contemporary Studies at Ryerson University.[1] Joy identifies as Filipina,[2][3] though her father is of Chinese descent.[4]

Career

While originally training for a career in musical theatre (and later film), a high school teacher encouraged her to pursue screenwriting.[1] She achieved recognition in 2016 when her sitcom Second Jen, which she co-created with Samantha Wan, which premiered on City in October 2016.[2]

Joy has professed her desire to combat the invisibility and misrepresentation of Filipinos in western media.[2] She has also been outspoken about the need for more diversity on TV, telling interviewers that she would “like to stop seeing [diversity] as an intentional choice," adding that she wants "kids growing up now to see people who look like them onscreen."[5]

Influences

Joy credits Radio Free Vestibule as her earliest comic influence.[6] While originally training for a career in musical theatre (and later film), a high school teacher encouraged her to pursue screenwriting.[1]

Joy's hobbies include weight-lifting,[5] and playing video games.[7] She is a supporter of the Toronto Blue Jays.[8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Shot and set in Toronto, Second Jen airs Thursdays on City". www.insidetoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  2. 1 2 3 Roque, Marisa. "Second-gen Fil-Canadian gets ready for prime time TV". globalnation.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  3. ↑ "Second Jen breaks sitcom ground with two Asian women in lead roles". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  4. ↑ "Stars of City's new TV show 'Second Jen' preview the series", Breakfast Television, 2016-10-27, retrieved 2016-11-03 – via YouTube
  5. 1 2 "Second Jen series focuses on the Asian-Canadian experience". The Suburban Newspaper. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  6. ↑ "S12E18: Amanda Joy & Samantha Wan (from "Second Jen")". Comedy Above the Pub Podcast (CATP). Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  7. ↑ "We ComiConverse With Amanda Joy". ComiConverse. 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  8. ↑ "Amanda Joy on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  9. ↑ "Amanda Joy on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-11-03.

External links

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