Emily Joy(II)
- Actress
- Producer
Emily Joy was born in Cape Town, South Africa. She immigrated to
Australia in 2001. A trained dancer, Emily became involved
with acting in high school where she won the Drama and Service to
Performing Arts awards in her final year at Brisbane State High School. Emily completed the NIDA Young Actors Studio program in 2008. She was then accepted into the Acting program at the Southbank Institute of
Technology (now University of Canberra) and over three years' intensive study attained
an Advanced Diploma of Performing Arts. Upon graduation she
secured the role of Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing and went on to
win the Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the 2011 Gold Coast Area Theatre
Awards.
