Amanda Joy is a Canadian actress, screenwriter, comedian, satirist, and producer. She is best known for co-creating and starring in the Omni Television original series Second Jen.
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| Education | Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts |
| Alma mater | Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Notable work | Mo on Second Jen, Kanako in Devil's Mile |
Early life and education
editJoy studied vocal music at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, before pursuing Contemporary Studies at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University).[1] Joy's mother is Filipina,[2][3] and her father is of Chinese descent.[4] Joy starred in her first short film as a child in 2001, under the name Amanda Joy Lim.[5]
While originally training for a career in musical theatre (and later film), a high school teacher encouraged her to pursue screenwriting.[1]
Career
editJoy achieved recognition in 2016 when her sitcom, Second Jen, premiered on City.[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."[6]
She was featured by FLARE as one of five Canadian "rabble rousers," telling the magazine she believes "many [women of colour] are leaders despite forces that see [them] as unworthy, as threats, as less than—as other."[7]
Joy writes for the online satirical news site, The Beaverton, covering topics including: Hollywood whitewashing,[8] online dating,[9] and sexism in journalism.[10]
Awards
editIn 2017, Joy was nominated for a Writers Guild of Canada Award for Second Jen's pilot script "Couch Surfing."[11] In 2019, she was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for the second season of Second Jen,[12] and for Best Comedy Script at the Writers Guild of Canada Awards for the Second Jen episode "Like a Girl."[13] In 2022 she won a Writers Guild of Canada award for Amelia Parker/The Parker Andersons.[14] Joy has also received a shared Canadian Screen Award nomination for Son of a Critch.[15]
Influences
editJoy credits Radio Free Vestibule as her earliest comic influence.[16]
Personal life
editJoy's hobbies include weight-lifting,[6] and playing video games.[17] She is a supporter of the Toronto Blue Jays.[18][19]
References
edit- ^ a b "Shot and set in Toronto, Second Jen airs Thursdays on City". www.insidetoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ a b c Roque, Marisa. "Second-gen Fil-Canadian gets ready for prime time TV". globalnation.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ "Second Jen breaks sitcom ground with two Asian women in lead roles". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ "Stars of City's new TV show 'Second Jen' preview the series", Breakfast Television, 2016-10-27, retrieved 2016-11-03 – via YouTube
- ^ Lim, Darlene, Little Moments, Amanda Joy, Alice Borowski, Andrea Fernandes, retrieved 2017-10-01
- ^ a b "Second Jen series focuses on the Asian-Canadian experience". The Suburban Newspaper. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ Thomson, Alicia Cox (September 4, 2018). "Rebel Rouser Amanda Joy: "Being a Woman of Colour In My Industry Means I Am a Living Rebellion"". Flare. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ "Hollywood Producers Association study proves Asians actually just an urban legend – The Beaverton". The Beaverton. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ^ "Mediocre man seeks perfect woman – The Beaverton". The Beaverton. 2016-02-14. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ^ "Media enters 7th day of in-depth Marie Henein wardrobe coverage – The Beaverton". The Beaverton. 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ^ "More News". www.wgc.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "Second Jen". Academy.ca. 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ "WGC Screenwriting Awards Finalists Announced | Writers Guild of Canada". www.writersguildofcanada.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (2022-04-26). "Writers Guild of Canada Awards: 'Sort Of,' 'Pretty Hard Cases' Among Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ "Son of a Critch". Academy.ca. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "S12E18: Amanda Joy & Samantha Wan (from "Second Jen")". Comedy Above the Pub Podcast (CATP). Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ "We ComiConverse With Amanda Joy". ComiConverse. 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ "Amanda Joy on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ "Amanda Joy on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-11-03.