
Cape Town, South Africa
Emily Joy was born in Cape Town, South Africa. She immigrated to Australia in 2001. A trained dancer, Emily became involved with acting in high school where she won the Drama and Service to Performing Arts awards in her final year at Brisbane State High School. Emily completed the NIDA Young Actors Studio program in 2008. She was then accepted into the Acting program at the Southbank Institute of Technology (now University of Canberra) and over three years' intensive study attained an Advanced Diploma of Performing Arts. Upon graduation she secured the role of Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing and went on to win the Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the 2011 Gold Coast Area Theatre Awards

as Kate

as Teresa
2018

as Kate
2023

as Kate
2016

as Mother
2026

as Mum
2025

as Ruth Aberdeen
2022

as Melanie
2014

as Melissa

2017

as Sylvie Clark
2022

as Natalie

as Harriet
2025
as Mum
2025