Aimee La Joie

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Aimee La Joie
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La Joie at 2024 Oceanside International Film Festival
Born
Aimee Suzanne La Joie

1990or1991(age 33–34)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actress
  • photographer
  • videographer
  • model
Years active2012–present
Known for The Film Crew
Notable credits
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Last updated: September 2024
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Aimee Suzanne La Joie is an American actress, photographer, videographer and model best known for the viral video The Film Crew and parodies of Home Town , MasterChef , Queer Eye , and Say Yes to the Dress . She stars in the films Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea (2023) and Freedom, Wisconsin (2023), and appears in the films Buy Roses for Me (2019), Perfect People (2017), and Refuge (2017).

Contents

La Joie made guest appearances at Location Managers Guild Awards, St. John's International Women's Film Festival and her work screened at the 13th Oceanside International Film Festival. She was nominated for acting at GI Film Festival San Diego and ensemble at Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema.

Personal life

La Joie grew up in Bonsall, California [1] and began acting while attending Fallbrook High School. [2] [3] In 2012, she received a bachelor's degree in film studies at University of California Berkeley before returning to San Diego County [4] [5] to settle in Poway. [2]

Career

La Joie is an actress, photographer, videographer [4] and model. [6] She created a YouTube web series called The Bumble Bums [7] [8] and was nominated for Best Actress at the 2017 GI Film Festival San Diego for her performance in the film Refuge. [9]

2020: The Film Crew

In early August, [10] La Joie was inspired by the Mr. Blue Sky trend of people in everyday situations on TikTok. She based her version on her own film set experience and The Film Crew went viral, prompting La Joie to make more. [4] Cinemanía wrote that they hope La Joie's videos help her career and bring more attention to women working on and off camera in the film industry. [11] John Plunkett at The Poke said her "one-woman depiction of a film crew is simply brilliant." [10] Her videos [4] [12] [13] were included in Make it Work, a women in film special that aired on The CW, [14] and were listed on Ad Age's "The Top 5 Creative Brand Ideas You Need to Know About Right Now: August 7, 2020." [15] In September, La Joie was the subject for a social distance toast at Women in Film Cincinnati. [16]

2021–present

In 2021, La Joie made a guest appearance at the Location Managers Guild Awards [17] [18] and was featured in Scene and Heard at St. John's International Women's Film Festival. [19] She talked about her desire to join Saturday Night Live [20] and expressed that she began creating her own content because she didn't get results from working on the projects of others. [21]

In 2023, La Joie starred in the films Freedom, Wisconsin [22] and Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea . [23]

Filmography

Films and series
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Muscle Milk—Short films by Enrique Rico Diaz
2017Perfect PeopleJessica
RefugeJeanine FischerShort film featuring Caroline Amiguet, Beth Gallagher and Karenssa LeGear [9]
2019The Bumble BumsAimeeAlso creator, director, producer and editor [2]
Buy Roses for Me ShaynaShort film featuring Jon Allen and Brian Patrick Butler [2]
2020 Beverly Hills Bandits KerriFeaturing Natasha Alam and Ron Jeremy
The Film Crew Various film set charactersAlso creator, series featuring actors Betty Buckley, Alfonso Herrera, Amy Hargreaves, Jen Richards, Barkha Singh [24]
2021Golden HourScript-Girl (voice)Animated short film by Gobelins School of the Image [25]
2023 Freedom, Wisconsin Penny [2] [22]
Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea Kate Myrtle [2] [26] [27]
Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas Worker [28]
2024HomebodyDiedreShort film
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Pitch FanEpisode: "Pilot", uncredited
2017 Ingobernable HarlotEpisode: "El Grito (Declaration of Independence)"
2023Accident, Suicide or MurderRachel WinklerEpisode: "Cutting Ties"

Accolades

FestivalYearAwardTitleResultRef.
GI Film Festival San Diego 2017Best ActressRefugeNominated [9]
San Diego Film AwardsBest Ensemble CastRefugeWon
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2018Best Ensemble - FeaturettePerfect PeopleNominated
San Diego Film Awards2024Best Ensemble Cast Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea Nominated [29]

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