Joy Tanner
Born (1966-03-07) March 7, 1966
Rochester, New York, U.S.
or
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
NationalityCanadian
Alma materSUNY Potsdam (BA Honors)
University of Toronto (MA)
British American Drama Academy
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present
Known for
Children1
WebsiteJoy Tanner profile

Joy Tanner (born March 7, 1966) is an American-born Canadian actress, who is known for roles such as George Fayne in the 1995 Nancy Drew TV series, Jill Stone in Cold Squad,[1][2] and Nora McDonald Venturi in four seasons of the sitcom Life with Derek[3] and its movie finale Vacation with Derek.[4][5] She also provided the voice of Candy Kong in the animated television series Donkey Kong Country.[6]

Life and career

She is adopted. Information on her birthplace varies, some sources state she was born in Rochester, New York while others, including IMDb, state she was born in Buffalo, New York.

Tanner earned an honors B.A. from SUNY Potsdam, worked with Tony Award-winning director Warren Enters at SUNY Buffalo and has her diploma from the British America Drama Academy (London and Oxford, UK). In 2021, she earned a masters degree from the University of Toronto’s Centre For Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies. She was filming Locke And Key for Netflix at that time. She is a PhD student at York University.

After moving to Canada, she began her career in film. She augmented her acting career with commercials in Canada and was the star in the Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmacy commercials also playing Wonder Woman in a Listerine spot (1998–2000).[4] She was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2007 for her guest role on ReGenesis[7] in the episode "Let It Burn". She also had a recurring role on Degrassi: The Next Generation[3] as Mrs. Coyne.

Tanner was pregnant with her son during the filming of the first season of the Family Channel sitcom Life With Derek, in which she portrayed Nora MacDonald. She gave birth in 2005. She revisited her role of Nora in the Shaftesbury production of Life With Luca for Canada’s Family Channel.

She also works in theatre.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil Laura [8]
1992 Liar's Edge Ruth [9]
1997 The Touch Max Short film
2010 Four Sisters Nancy Short film
2011 Balian's Badge Short film
2012 House at the End of the Street Bonnie Reynolds
2013 Neverlake Olga
2014 Sly Cad The Woman Short film
2014 Gramps Martha Short film
2016 Perfect Mother Short film
2018 Luba Novotny
2022 The Devil’s Void Ariel

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Boogies Diner Cheryl Anne 73 Episodes[10]
1995 Forever Knight Christie Black Episode: "Strings"
1995 Nancy Drew (1995 TV series) George Fayne 13 Episodes[11][12]
1996 Goosebumps Sarabeth Episode: "Monster Blood"
1996–2000 Donkey Kong Country Candy Kong (voice) Recurring role
1997 Once a Thief Droog / Shirley Hecht Episode: "Wang Dang Doodle"
1997–1999 PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Lauren Cooke / Sydney Testarossa Episode: "House on Garden Street" & "Nocturnal Cabal"
1998 The Crow: Stairway to Heaven Sonya Scavuolo Episode: "Double Take"
1998–1999 Viper Pearl / Angela Episodes: "Regarding Catlett" & "Of Course, It's a Miracle"
1998–1999 Cold Squad Jill Stone 26 Episodes
1999 Shadow Lake Stephanie Garvey TV movie[13][14]
1999 Dead Man's Gun Louise Episode: "The Good Chef"
1999 Earth: Final Conflict Dr. Megan Catlet Episode: "Pad'ar"
2000 Mythic Warriors Cybele (voice) Episode: "King Midas: The Golden Touch"
2001 Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot Lee Bouvier TV movie[15]
2001 Acceptable Risk TV movie
2001 Mutant X Kendra MacEvoy Episode: "In the Presence of Mine Enemies"
2002 Relic Hunter Gina Episode: "Antianeirai"
2003 Good Fences Binky TV movie
2003 Doc Nicole's Mother Episode: "While You Were Snoring"
2003 Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong Kit Geary TV movie
2003 Tarzan Mrs. Bancroft Episode: "Wages of Sin"
2005 Missing Dr. Laurel Bennett Episode: "Fugitive"
2005 Time Warp Trio Emily Roebling (voice) Episode: "Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?"
2005–2009 Life with Derek Nora MacDonald 70 episodes
2006 Angela's Eyes Maggie Phillips Episode: "Pilot"
2007 ReGenesis Dr. Alex Lowen Episode: "Sleepers"
2008 The Border Nadia Abrams Episode: "Prescriptive Measures"
2008 The Two Mr. Kissels Personal Shopper TV movie
2009–2013 Degrassi: The Next Generation Mrs. Laura Coyne 24 Episodes
2010 Heartland Jennifer Episode: "Eye of the Wolf"
2010 Vacation with Derek Nora MacDonald TV movie
2010 Degrassi Takes Manhattan Mrs. Laura Coyne TV movie
2011 Skins Beth Lucerne Episodes: "Tony" & "Stanley"
2012 The Phantoms Louise Boucher TV movie
2013 Covert Affairs Diana Episode: "River Euphrates"
2017 Murdoch Mysteries Edith Frizzel Episode: "A Murdog Mystery"
2017 The Kennedys: After Camelot Maria Callas Mini-Series
2017 Saving Hope Mara Avery Episode: "Change of Heart"
2017 Barbelle Heather St.Clair Episode: "1.6"
2017 Christmas Encore Sandy TV movie
2017 Christmas Next Door Dana TV movie
2018 In Contempt Audrey Dodson Episodes: "Necessary Force" & "BLM, Part One"
2018 Private Eyes Candice Episode: "Tex Therapy"
2020-2021 Locke & Key Erin Voss Season 1: "The Keepers of the Keys"
Recurring role: Season 2
2023 Life with Luca Nora McDonald TV film
2023 SurrealEstate Rochelle Decker Three Episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Listal.com". Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Cold squad turns up the heat: Definitely worth investigating" by Alex Strachan, The Vancouver Sun (19 Jan, 1998) [final edition]. Retrieved from ProQuest 242903126
  3. 1 2 "Where You've Seen The Cast Of Locke & Key Before" by Nathan P. Gibson at www.looper.com
  4. 1 2 Joy Tanner at IMDb
  5. ↑ "Life goes on for Derek cast" at playbackonline.ca
  6. ↑ Joy Tanner's bio at www.behindthevoiceactors.com
  7. ↑ "Pay TV checks in with Gemini noms" by Etan Vlessing at www.hollywoodreporter.com
  8. ↑ "Thrills and chills" by John Hartl, The Province (29 April, 1992) [1* edition]. Retrieved from ProQuest 267436785
  9. ↑ Liar’s Edge review by Christopher Meeks at variety.com
  10. ↑ "SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : KCAL’s ‘Boogie’s Diner’ is the new hangout for hanging-out crowd" by N.F. Mendoza at www.latimes.com
  11. ↑ "Still on the Case" by Marla Hart at www.chicagotribune.com
  12. ↑ "SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : The Case of the Kids’ Classic Mystery Books That Became ‘90s Series" by N.F. Mendoza at www.latimes.com
  13. ↑ "Breakthrough/Sound Venture wrap copro thriller Shadow Lake" by Andy Hoffman at playbackonline.ca
  14. ↑ "John Doyle's Short List" by John Doyle at www.theglobeandmail.com
  15. ↑ Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot review by Steven Oxman at variety.com
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