Joy Lauren
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Joy Lauren
| image = Joy Lauren.JPG
| caption = Lauren at the Women's Image Network Awards, November 2007
| birthname = Lauren Joy Jorgensen
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|10|18}}
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2002–2013
}}
Joy Lauren Jorgensen (born {{circa|1989}}{{cite web|url= http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVShows/20061005/DesperateHousewives-bio-Lauren/20070920?hub=AllBios&subhub=PrintStory|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221129182353/https://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVShows/20061005/DesperateHousewives-bio-Lauren/20070920?hub=AllBios&subhub=PrintStory|url-status= dead|archive-date= November 29, 2022|title= Joy Lauren - Desperate Housewives|access-date= June 12, 2009|publisher=CTV}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/joy-lauren-desperate-36686/|title= Inside Desperate Housewives: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen|author= Aimee Deeken|date= November 23, 2007|work= TV Guide|access-date= July 2, 2018}}) is an American producer, director, writer and former actress. She is known for playing Danielle Van de Kamp on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives.
Life and career
Lauren was born Lauren Joy Jorgensen in Atlanta, Georgia.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} Lauren is of Danish descent. She lived in the Vail, Colorado area from age 1 to 4.{{cite web|url= http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20070303/NEWS/70302032%26SearchID%3D73316433819404|title= Snowboard instructor to the stars|access-date= December 22, 2008|author= Caramie Schnell|date= March 3, 2007|work= Vail Daily|archive-date= February 13, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120213214406/http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20070303/NEWS/70302032%26SearchID%3D73316433819404|url-status= dead}} She attended the Galloway School and appeared in several productions by the Alliance Theatre.{{cite web|url= http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2006/11/26/comic_richards.html|title= Comic Richards unlikely to get ATL gig anytime soon|access-date= June 12, 2009|author= Rodney Ho|date= November 26, 2006|work= Atlanta Journal-Constitution|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090615015537/http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2006/11/26/comic_richards.html|archive-date= June 15, 2009}} At age 11, she moved from Atlanta to Los Angeles with her mother to pursue an acting career.{{cite web|url= http://www.joylauren.com/jlbio.html|title= Joy Lauren: Official Biography|access-date= December 22, 2008|publisher= joylauren.com}} She graduated from high school at age 14. She graduated from Columbia University in 2012, where she majored in American history.{{Dead link|date=October 2024}} She later received Master's Degree in Screenwriting and Directing at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.killjoyfilms.de/About|title=About — Killjoy Films|website=www.killjoyfilms.de}}
Jorgensen is founder of Killjoy Films.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/venice-film-festival-killjoy-films-easy-riders-marian-mathias-runner-1234760749/|title=Killjoy Films, Easy Riders Partner on Marian Mathias' Midwest Drama 'Runner'|first1=Ed|last1=Meza|date=September 8, 2020}} She produced and directed a number of independent and short films.
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+ Film roles |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2003
| Rouges | Choir | |
| 2007
| Teeth | Amy Johnson | |
| 2010
| The Assignment | Shelley | |
| 2013
| Blythe | |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Television roles |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2002
| Mary Ellen Smith | 2 episodes |
| 2002
| Head Cheerleader | Episode: "Movin' on Up" |
| 2003
| Jenna | Episode: "Still Shoplifting" |
| 2004–08, 2010–11
| Recurring role; 78 episodes |
| 2006
| Angela Carter | 2 episodes |
| 2007
| Shark | Krystie Mays | Episode: "Starlet Fever" |
| 2007
| Darcy | Episode: "In Which Cooper Finds a Port in His Storm" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1280053|Joy Lauren}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070318102704/http://thestarscoop.com/2007jan/joy-lauren.php/ Interview with TheStarScoop, January 2007]}}
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from Atlanta
Category:American child actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American people of Danish descent
Category:Columbia College (New York) alumni