Hélène Joy

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Hélène Joy
Born	May 27, 1973 (41) Perth, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–present

Hélène Joy is a Canadian television, stage and film actress born in Perth. Her credits include roles in the television series MVP, Durham County, The Secret World of Og, An American in Canada, ReGenesis, Pearlie, and Murdoch Mysteries.

Biography

Joy was born and raised in Australia, studying at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth.^[1] She subsequently joined the Bell Shakespeare Company in Sydney and the Melbourne Theatre Company, and had minor roles in Australian television series such as Water Rats, Big Sky and Snowy River: The McGregor Saga, before moving to Vancouver.^[1]

Voice acting

She supplied the voice of Gabi and Polly in the Australian–Canadian animated TV series Faireez and Yolky in The Eggs.

Awards

She won the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in 2008 for her role in Durham County, and a Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by an Actress in a Feature Length Drama for her role in Desolation Sound (2005).

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Greg Quill, "Hélène Joy : Successful – and ignored". Toronto Star, January 10, 2009.

External links

Hélène Joy at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Joy, Helene
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian actor
Date of birth
Place of birth	Perth, Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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