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Jovan Adepo

Jovan Adepo, British-American actor born 1988 in Oxfordshire, England, known for The Leftovers, Fences, Watchmen (Emmy-nominated as Hooded Justice), Babylon, 3 Body Problem, and It: Welcome to Derry.

Jowita Przystał

Jowita Przystał (born 1994, Kraków) is a Polish ballroom dancer, Polish Open Latin Champion 2014, winner of The Greatest Dancer 2020 and Strictly Come Dancing 2022 with Hamza Yassin.

Joy (2015 film)

Joy is a 2015 American biographical comedy-drama written and directed by David O. Russell, starring Jennifer Lawrence as Long Island inventor Joy Mangano, creator of the Miracle Mop.

Joy (Inside Out)

Joy is the Amy Poehler-voiced personification of happiness leading Riley's five emotions in Pixar's Inside Out (2015) and Inside Out 2 (2024); her arc pivots from suppressing Sadness to accepting all emotions as vital.

Joy Baba Felunath

Joy Baba Felunath (জয় বাবা ফেলুনাথ, The Elephant God) is Satyajit Ray's 1979 Bengali mystery film, the second Feluda adaptation after Sonar Kella, set in Varanasi during Durga Puja and winner of the 1978 National Award for Best Children's Film.

Joy Barcoma

Joy Barcoma (Joymayanne Felix Barcoma), Filipino beauty queen, TV host, and comedian, Pambansang Jusa; won Miss Philippines Earth 2025, finished Top 8 at Miss Earth 2025, and hosts GMA's Unang Hirit and The People Have Spoken.

Joy Behar

Joy Behar (born Josephina Victoria Occhiuto, 1943) is an American comedian and talk show host, an original 1997 co-host of ABC's The View who left after 16 seasons, returned in 2015, and hosted HLN and Current TV shows.

Joy Bryant

Joy Bryant (born 1974, Bronx, New York) is an American actress and former model known for Jasmine Trussell on Parenthood and Cheryl in Antwone Fisher; also For Life, Good Girls Revolt, and The Spiderwick Chronicles.

Joy Harmon

Joy Harmon (Patricia Joy Harmon), American actress and baker, played Lucille in Cool Hand Luke's 1967 car wash scene, appeared in Village of the Giants, retired in 1973, and founded Burbank's Aunt Joy's Cakes in 2003; died April 2026.

Joy Junction

Joy Junction is an American Christian children's television series created by Don MacAllister, who starred as Sheriff Don, teaching children values and Bible stories through games and songs.

Joy McAvoy

Joy McAvoy (born 1982, Glasgow) is a Scottish actress, younger sister of James McAvoy, known as Michelle in BBC sitcom Two Doors Down and for The Angels' Share, Filth, and Avengers: Endgame.

Joy Mukherjee

Joy Mukherjee (जॉय मुखर्जी), 1939–2012, Hindi cinema actor, director, and producer, son of Filmalaya co-founder Sashadhar Mukherjee; star of 1960s romances Love in Simla, Love in Tokyo, Ziddi, and Shagird, also known as Hindi cinema's first chocolate boy.

Joy of Life (庆余年) (TV series)

Joy of Life (庆余年) is a 2019 Chinese costume drama adapted from Mao Ni's web novel, directed by Sun Hao, written by Wang Juan, starring Zhang Ruoyun as Fan Xian; 46 episodes on iQiyi and Tencent Video, with season 2 airing from May 16, 2024.

Joy Ride (2001 film)

Joy Ride (2001) is an American road thriller directed by John Dahl, written by Clay Tarver and J.J. Abrams, starring Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, and Leelee Sobieski as travelers hunted by CB-radio trucker Rusty Nail; released October 5, 2001 as Roadkill in the UK.

Joy Ride (2023 film)

Joy Ride is a 2023 American R-rated comedy directed by Adele Lim, starring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu as four Asian American friends on a trip to China.

Joy Rieger (ג'וי ריגר)

Joy Rieger (ג'וי ריגר), Israeli actress born 1994 in Herzliya; star of Oboy, Avi Nesher films including The Other Story and Image of Victory; Israeli Television Academy and Tribeca best-actress award winner.

Joy to the World (Doctor Who)

Joy to the World is the Doctor Who 2024 Christmas special, written by Steven Moffat, starring Ncuti Gatwa and Nicola Coughlan, aired 25 December 2024 on BBC One and Disney+, featuring the Time Hotel and Joy Almondo.

Joy Woods

Joy Woods (born 1999) is an American musical theater actress from Chicago, a 2025 Tony nominee as Louise in Gypsy, known for Six, The Notebook, Little Shop of Horrors, and her West End debut as Sally Bowles in Cabaret.

Joyce Bulifant

Joyce Bulifant (born 1937, Newport News, Virginia) is an American actress, Marie Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, a Match Game panelist, Mrs. Davis in Airplane!, and author of My Four Hollywood Husbands.

Joyce DeWitt

Joyce DeWitt (born 1949, Wheeling, West Virginia) is the American actress who played Janet Wood on ABC's Three's Company (1977–1984), later a 15-year hiatus and a stage-centered career, with 2026 John Ritter Foundation appearances.

Joyce Giraud

Joyce Giraud, full name Joyce Marie Giraud Mojica, is a Puerto Rican actress, model, and producer who placed 2nd Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1998 and created the reality show Rica Famosa Latina.

Joyce Hyser

Joyce Hyser (Joyce Hyser Robinson), born 1957, New York, is an American actress best known as Terry Griffith in Just One of the Guys (1985), with early roles in This Is Spinal Tap and Staying Alive, later TV guest parts and writing.

Joyce Jameson

Joyce Jameson (Joyce Beverly Kingsley), American actress born September 26, 1927, in Chicago; died January 16, 1987. Broadway star of Billy Barnes revues and films The Apartment, Tales of Terror, and Death Race 2000.

Joyce Randolph

Joyce Randolph, born Joyce Virginia Sirola (1924-2024), American actress who played Trixie Norton on The Honeymooners; last surviving member of the Classic 39 cast; died January 13, 2024.

Joyce Summers

Joyce Summers is the mother of Buffy and Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, an art gallery manager played by Kristine Sutherland in 58 episodes across every season; she dies of a brain aneurysm in "The Body".

Joyce Van Patten

Joyce Benignia Van Patten (born March 9, 1934) is an American character actress of stage, film, and television, sister of Dick Van Patten, known for The Bad News Bears, The Good Guys, and seven decades of Broadway and TV work.

Joyeux Noël

Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas), 2005 war drama by Christian Carion about the 1914 WWI Christmas truce; Oscar-nominated French co-production starring Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann, and Guillaume Canet; distinct from the unrelated 2023 Hallmark film of the same name.

Joyful Grown-ups (完美的他)

Joyful Grown-ups, also known as Love Crossed, is a 2021 Chinese urban romance streaming series, 36 episodes, about women entangled with virtual boyfriends from an AR dating game.

Joyful Noise (film)

Joyful Noise is a 2012 American musical comedy-drama directed by Todd Graff, starring Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton as rivals leading a small-town Georgia church choir.

Joyland (film)

Joyland is a 2022 Pakistani Urdu and Punjabi drama, Saim Sadiq's debut feature, about a Lahore man's love for a trans dancer; first Pakistani Cannes entry, briefly banned at home, Oscar-shortlisted.