Joy Osmanski
{{Short description|American actress (born 1975)}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Joy Osmanski
| image =
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|10|29}}
| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea
| education = Principia College (BA)
University of California, San Diego (MFA)
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2006–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Corey Brill|2009}}
| children = 1
}}
Joy Osmanski (born October 29, 1975){{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2011 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609028893/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=70b10976 |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Joy Osmanski |volume=109}} is an American actress. She is best known for her wide range of comedic roles on the TV shows The Loop, Samantha Who?, True Jackson, VP and Devious Maids. Joy is also known for her recurring role on Grey's Anatomy, her voicing of the Failsafe AI in the video game Destiny 2 and Jing Harris in Duncanville. Osmanski played Paula Brooks / Tigress in the DC Universe series Stargirl.{{cite news|last1=Flook|first1=Ray|title=Stargirl Character Posters Introduce Courtney's Friends and Foes|url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/stargirl-character-posters-introduce-courtneys-friends-and-foes/|work=Bleeding Cool News|accessdate=5 August 2020|date=27 May 2019}}
Career
Osmanski played the recurring character "Maggie Tompkins" on the NBC show Save Me starring Anne Heche. She has also voiced "Julie" on the FOX animated show Allen Gregory, created by and also starring Jonah Hill. She has also starred as the recurring character "Winnie Hyde" in the unaired NBC series Next Caller created by Stephen Falk and also starring Dane Cook, Collette Wolfe and Jeffrey Tambor.
Osmanski had a guest starring position on the ABC sitcom Better Off Ted as Lucy and also guest starred on the FX TV series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Jackie. She also had notable recurring roles on Samantha Who? as Tracy and on Grey's Anatomy as surgical intern Lucy. She was recurring on the sitcom True Jackson, VP as Ms. Park.
She has also appeared on the TV shows Good Job, Thanks!, Men of a Certain Age (as Lindsey), Dwelling (as Thai Lady), Chaos (as Unchin Song) and Numb3rs. She has also starred in the TV movies Family Album (as Holly Shapiro), Nathan vs. Nurture (as Lexi Miller), Five Year Plan (as Judy).
Osmanski has appeared in the feature films Fired Up! (as curious cheerleader) and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (as airline rep). For independent films, Osmanski stars as Jinnie Park in Christine Yoo's film, Wedding Palace opposite Brian Tee, and also stars as Amy in Dave Boyle's films, Surrogate Valentine and Daylight Savings. She also stars as Mary in Dave Boyle's film, White on Rice. She also had a recurring role as Joy on Devious Maids. In 2017, she appeared in the Netflix comedy series Santa Clarita Diet.
Joy Osmanski has also provided the voice of the Failsafe AI, a non-playable character in Bungie's video game Destiny 2 alongside Nolan North, Lance Reddick, Nathan Fillion, and more.
In 2020, Osmanski was cast in a recurring role on DC Universe/The CW’s Stargirl as supervillain Paula Brooks / Tigress for the shows first two seasons.{{Cite web |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |date=2018-12-20 |title='Stargirl' Casting: Meet Three Members Of Injustice Society |url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/stargirl-casting-meet-three-members-of-injustice-society-1202524168/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} In 2021 it was announced that Osmanski was upped to series regular for the third and final season.{{Cite web |last=Rosario |first=Alexandra Del |date=2021-08-27 |title='DC's Stargirl': Neil Hopkins & Joy Osmanski Promoted To Series Regulars For Season 3 |url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/dc-stargirl-neil-hopkins-joy-osmanski-promoted-series-regulars-season-3-1234823057/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Osmanski was born in Seoul, South Korea and adopted by American parents. She does not know the identity of her birth parents, but a DNA test uncovered significant Japanese ancestry.{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/the-jv-club-171-joy-osmanski/ |title=The JV Club #171: Joy Osmanski {{!}} Nerdist |website=nerdist.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925144416/http://nerdist.com/the-jv-club-171-joy-osmanski/ |archive-date=2015-09-25}} She graduated from Principia College with a degree in creative writing and studio art, and from the University of California, San Diego with an MFA from the graduate acting program.{{Cite web |last=Lolos |first=Gemma |date=2020-03-09 |title=Women We Laud: Meet Renaissance Woman Joy Osmanski |url=https://www.beautynewsnyc.com/city-pulse/art-culture/women-we-laud-meet-renaissance-woman-joy-osmanski/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Beauty News NYC - The First Online Beauty Magazine |language=en-US}}
She has been married to actor Corey Brill since 2009, and they have one daughter.{{Cite web |title=The Actor's Diet: Corey Brill and Joy Osmanski on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corey-brill-and-joy-osmanski/id665642429?i=1000359156819 |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=2| 2007
| A Fat Girl's Guide to Yoga | Receptionist | Short film |
| Borderline
| | Short film |
| rowspan=4| 2009
| Curious Cheerleader | |
| White on Rice
| Mary | |
| A New Color
| Melanie Wynn | Short |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
| Airline Rep | |
| 2011
| Amy | |
| 2012
| Amy | |
| 2013
| Wedding Palace | Jinnie Park | |
| 2016
| Radio Announcer #3 (voice) | Voice role |
| rowspan=2| 2017
| Shot | Nurse Samantha | |
| Dead Night
| Mika Shand | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2006–2007
| The Loop | Darcy | Main role - 17 episodes |
| rowspan=2| 2007–2008
| Tracy | Recurring role - 4 episodes |
| Grey's Anatomy
| Lucy | Recurring role - 8 episodes |
| 2008
| Five Year Plan | Judy | TV film |
| rowspan=3| 2009
| Numbers | File Clerk | Season 5, episode 22: "Greatest Hits" |
| Better Off Ted
| Lucy | Season 1, episode 9: "Bioshuffle" |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
| Jackie | Season 5, episode 5: "The Waitress Is Getting Married" |
| 2009–2011
| Patti Park | Recurring role - 11 episodes |
| 2010
| Nathan vs. Nurture | Lexi Miller | TV film |
| rowspan=6| 2011
| Chaos | Unchin Song | Episode 2: "Song of the North" |
| Dwelling
| Thai Lady | Recurring role - 4 episodes |
| Men of a Certain Age
| Lindsey | 2 episodes |
| Slanted
| Lee | Episode 4: "Action!" |
| Allen Gregory
| Julie De Longpre | Main voice role - 7 episodes |
| Family Album
| Holly Shapiro | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2011-2013
| Good Job, Thanks! | Assistant / Ex-Assistant #1 | Recurring role - 4 episodes |
| 2012–2013
| Winnie Hyde | Main role - 5 episodes |
| rowspan=2| 2013
| Middle Age Rage | Mimi Duncan | TV film |
| Save Me
| Maggie Tompkins | Main role - 6 episodes |
| rowspan=5| 2014
| Kirstie | Amy | Episode 5: "The Girl Next Door" |
| Legit
| Lisanne | Season 2, episode 4: "Reunion" |
| See Dad Run
| Mrs. Lee | Season 3, episode 3: "See Dad Run Joe Into Detention" |
| Kingdom
| Jennifer | Season 1, episode 8: "The Gentle Slope" |
| Mulaney
| Alexa | Episode 7: "Motif & the City" |
| rowspan="5" rowspa="5" | 2015
| Hospital Doctor | Season 3, episode 11: "Brainstorm |
| The Following
|Anna Clarke |2 episodes |
| The Mysteries of Laura
|Linda Singer |Season 1, episode 17: "The Mystery of the Intoxicated Intern" |
| Castle
|Liz Bell |Season 7, episode 22: "Dead from New York" |
| Devious Maids
|Joy |Recurring role (season 3) - 4 episodes |
| rowspan=5| 2016
| Lucifer | Sandy Shaw / Alexandra Shaw | 2 episodes |
| Younger
| Kiko Kagami | Season 3, episode 1: "A Kiss Is Just a Kiss" |
| Late Bloomers: The Chloe & Sage Chronicles
| Michelle Lee | TV film |
| Gorgeous Morons
| Mary | TV film |
| Still Single
| Michelle Lee | TV movie |
| rowspan=2| 2017
| iZombie | Barb Gant | Season 3, episode 6 "Some Like It Hot Mess" |
| Freakish
| Felicity | Recurring role - 4 episodes |
| 2017–2019
| Alondra | Recurring role - 6 episodes |
| 2018
| Trish Yashida | Season 10, episode 2: "Where In the World Is Karen Walker?" |
| rowspan=2| 2019
| Dr. Kawn | Recurring role - 3 episodes |
| The Good Doctor
| Laura Petrie | Season 2, episode 17: "Breakdown" |
| rowspan=2| 2020
| Ana Chua | Season 2, episode 14: "A Game of Cat and Mouse" |
| Monsterland
| Faye / Old Hag | Episode 7: "Iron River, Michigan" |
| 2020–2021
| S.W.A.T. | Agent Jennifer Carr | 2 episodes |
| rowspan=2| 2020–2022
| Jing Harris | Recurring role (Season 1), Main role (Season 2-3) - 39 episodes |
| Stargirl
| Recurring role (Season 1-2), Main role (Season 3) - 16 episodes |
| 2022
| Port-a-Potty Captive | Voice role, episode: "A League of His Own" |
| 2022
| 1923 | Alice Davis | Episode: "Nothing Left to Lose" |
| 2023
| Sunny Denoga | Recurring voice role |
| 2023
| Party Guest | Voice role, episode: "Adult Education" |
| 2025
| Lily Mazursky | Voice role, episode: "A Very Funny Monster" |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2017 - Present
| Failsafe | Voice |
| 2018
| Mercedes, Gloomyrain, Aerin | Voice - English version{{cite web |title=Joy Osmanski (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Joy-Osmanski/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=20 June 2022}} |
| 2019
| Rage 2 | Ark AI / Donna Rex / Lagooney Guard | Voice |
| 2020
| Cherise / Maximum Maddie |
| 2022
| Ayumi / Claw of Koda / Precinct Captain Min | Voice |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1930228}}
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Category:American television actresses
Category:South Korean adoptees
Category:South Korean emigrants to the United States
Category:Principia College alumni
Category:University of California, San Diego alumni
Category:American actresses of Korean descent