Joy Sunday

Joy Sunday (born September 25, 1996) is an American actress. She has performed in television notably in Dear White People and Wednesday. In film, she is known for side roles in Bad Hair, Shithouse, and Dog.

Joy Sunday
Born (1996-09-25) September 25, 1996[1]
Staten Island, New York, US
Alma materUSC School of Cinematic Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Early life and education

Sunday was born in Staten Island, New York to a Nigerian family.[2] She studied theater in high school at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York City, before going to study at USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles and graduating with a degree in critical studies. Outside of academia, she worked as a filmmaker with Tribeca Film Institute on the side, working on several shorts.[3]

Career

Sunday made her television debut in an episode of MacGyver in 2018, where she appeared in one episode. She joined the Screen Actors Guild in 2020 with her performance in Bad Hair.[4] She had a side role as Sophia in the 2020 film Shithouse.[5] She had an appearance in one episode of the Netflix series Dear White People.[6]

Sunday followed that up with side roles in the film The Beta Test and Dog.[7] She broke out appearing in the supporting role of Bianca Barclay in the 2022 Netflix series Wednesday directed by Tim Burton.[2]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2014 Embody Sasha
2017 Darling Director
2018 Joy Joy
2018 Alive Again Sage
2019 Her Mind in Pieces Joy
2020 Bad Hair Cynthia
2020 Shithouse Sophia
2020 Take my Heart Mac
2020 Limelight Didienne
2021 The Beta Test Celia
2022 Dog Dr. Gray
2023 You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah Kendall

Television
Year Title Role
2018 MacGyver Abina
2018 Yas Kween Ria
2021 Dear White People Claire
2022-present Wednesday Bianca Barclay

References
  1. Lee, Anna Grace (7 January 2023). "Along for the Ride With Joy Sunday". New York Times.
  2. White, Brooklyn (9 December 2022). "Joy Sunday Has Us Under Her Spell". Essence.
  3. Jones, Rendy (25 November 2022). "Meet Joy Sunday, the Scene-Stealing Siren in Netflix's "Wednesday"". Teen Vogue.
  4. "Fans Love Jenna Ortega But Joy Sunday Stole Our Hearts In Netflix's 'Wednesday' Series". Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell. 5 December 2022.
  5. Debruge, Peter (16 October 2020). "'S—house' Review: Cooper Raiff's Tough-Love Debut Is More Tender Than It Sounds".
  6. Cordero, Rosy (2 December 2022). "'Wednesday': Joy Sunday On Heeding The Siren's Call To Play Bianca, Working With Tim Burton & Possible Season 2".
  7. Lang, Brent (22 March 2021). "IFC Films Buys Jim Cummings Thriller 'The Beta Test' (EXCLUSIVE)".
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