Amanda Joy

Amanda Joy is a Canadian actress, screenwriter, comedian, satirist, and producer. She is best known for co-creating and starring in the City original series Second Jen.

She studied vocal music at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, before pursuing Contemporary Studies at Ryerson University. Joy identifies as Filipina, though her father is of Chinese descent.

While originally training for a career in musical theatre (and later film), a high school teacher encouraged her to pursue screenwriting. She achieved recognition in 2016 when her sitcom, Second Jen, premiered on City.

Joy has professed her desire to combat the invisibility and misrepresentation of Filipinos in western media. She has also been outspoken about the need for more diversity on TV, telling interviewers that she would “like to stop seeing [diversity] as an intentional choice," adding that she wants "kids growing up now to see people who look like them onscreen."

Joy currently writes for the online satirical news site, The Beaverton, covering topics including: Hollywood whitewashing, online dating, and sexism in journalism.

Joy credits Radio Free Vestibule as her earliest comic influence. While originally training for a career in musical theatre (and later film), a high school teacher encouraged her to pursue screenwriting.

Joy's hobbies include weight-lifting, and playing video games. She is a supporter of the Toronto Blue Jays.