Joy Bryant Bio | Wiki
Joy Bryant is an American actress, businesswoman, and fashion model. She has appeared in numerous films and television since commencing her acting career in 2001. Joy has received two NAACP Image Award nominations and one Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
She commenced her career as a fashion model, appearing in advertisements for Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Gap, and Victoria’s Secret. She made her film debut in 2001’s Carmen: A Hip Hopera. Bryant had her breakthrough after being cast by Denzel Washington in his biographical drama film Antwone Fisher (2002), in which she played a U.S. Navy sailor.
Joy Bryant Age
Joe was born on October 18, 1974, in New York, New York, United States. She is 47 years old.
Joy Bryant Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in (Approx. 1.78 m).
Joy Bryant Family
She was born in the Bronx, New York to her mother Joyce Bryant. Joy was raised by her grandmother, who helped support her on welfare. She started dancing at age three. Joy revealed that she was conceived from a sexual assault against her mother, who was 15 years old at the time of her birth, by an older adult male. She stated: “My mother gave birth to me, not in love but in shame, after hiding her pregnancy from my grandmother for six months.”
She described herself as a “nerd” growing up: “I read encyclopedias all day and watched TV. My grandmother, who raised me, emphasized the importance of education. For me, it was about being self-sufficient and using my brain.”
Sadly, Joy’s grandmother died during her freshman year at Yale, which made her lose interest in studying, saying “I lost my biggest cheerleader, my rock. Being ‘smart’ didn’t matter to me anymore.”
Joy Bryant Husband
Joy is married to her supportive husband stuntman Dave Pope. In October 2007, OK! magazine reported that the couple was engaged. Joy met Dave on the set of Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. They celebrated their wedding on June 28, 2008, in the Hamptons and reside in Glendale. Joy owns a ranch house in Glendale, California. She is an ambassador of Oxfam’s Sisters on the Planet, an organization that helps women fight hunger, poverty, and climate change.
Joy Bryant Education
She started dancing at age three. While living in the Bronx, Joy graduated from CJHS 145x and was a member of the Fieldston Enrichment Program, an elite high school preparatory program. She is a graduate of Westminster School, a boarding school in Simsbury, Connecticut. After graduating from Westminster, she was a gifted student and earned a scholarship to Yale University, where she studied for two years before dropping out to pursue a modeling career.
Joy Bryant Basic Terrain
In June 2014, Joy and her husband Dave Pope launched a clothing line, Basic Terrain, a casual sportswear to performance outerwear line. The collection was inspired by her love for the outdoors. Basic Terrain’s pop-up store was opened in July 2015 at Satine, a clothing boutique in Los Angeles.
Joy Bryant Runway
While enrolled as a student at Yale, Joy was discovered by a modeling scout from Next Model Management and was selected to appear in Seventeen magazine’s “Back to School” issue soon after. She started working as a fashion model in Paris. She appeared in advertisements for Gap, Victoria’s Secret, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, and Rocawear.
In 2006, Joy signed a multi-year contract with CoverGirl. She has walked the runway for Tommy Hilfiger and Givenchy. She hosted BET’s 2009 Rip the Runway fashion show with Derek Luke. Moreover, Joy has graced the cover of numerous magazines, including Teen Vogue, Complex, Lonny, Domino, and Rolling Out. She has appeared in pictorials for InStyle, Paper, Vanity Fair, Vibe, Playboy, Stuff, and Celebrity Skin.
Joy Bryant Antwone Fisher
Joy made her big breakthrough in Denzel Washington’s directorial debut, Antwone Fisher, a 2002 American biographical drama film directed by and starring Denzel Washington in his film directing debut. Washington stars in the film as the psychiatrist Jerome Davenport, alongside Hollywood newcomer Derek Luke, who plays the title role, and former model Joy, as Fisher’s girlfriend.
Joy Bryant Movies And Tv Shows
In 2017, Joy had a guest-starring role on the HBO series Girls. The following year, she was cast in a recurring role on the sports drama series Ballers, playing a successful public defender and mother of a rising football star. In 2019, she portrayed Lori Foster on Netflix’s teen drama web series Trinkets.
Good Girls Revolt
Rosewood
Girls
What Would Diplo Do?
Ballers
Trinkets
For Life
The Hunting Party
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Virtuality (TV Movie)
The Chicken Shack
Hit and Run
About Last Night
The Advocate (TV Movie)
Joy Bryant Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Joy’s estimated net worth is $2 million.
Who Is Joy Bryant
Joy is an American actress, businesswoman, and fashion model. She has appeared in numerous films and television since commencing her acting career in 2001. Joy has received two NAACP Image Award nominations and one Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.