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Joy Sunday

ActorBorn April 17, 1995 (30 years)
Joy Sunday is an Nigerian-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.

Sunday was born in Staten Island, New York to a Nigerian family. 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.

Known For

  • Wednesday
  • Shithouse

Filmography

2024
2022
Wednesday (TV Series) · as Bianca Barclay
2022
Dog · as Dr. Gray
2021
The Beta Test · as Celia
2020
2020
Bad Hair · as Cynthia
2020
Shithouse · as Sophia
2019
Carol's Second Act (TV Series) · as Macy
2019
Her Mind in Pieces · as Joy (segment "joy")
2019
Good Trouble (TV Series) · as Janella
2017
Dear White People (TV Series) · as Claire
2016
MacGyver (2016) (TV Series) · as Abina

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