Joy Sunday

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Joy Sunday
Born1996or1997(age 28–29) [1]
Staten Island, New York, US
Education University of Southern California (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Joy Sunday (born 1996or1997) [2] is a Nigerian - American actress. She has performed in television notably in Dear White People and Wednesday . In film, she is known for side roles in Bad Hair , Shithouse , and Dog .

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Early life and education

Sunday was born in Staten Island, New York, to Nigerian parents. [2] Her mother worked as a nurse’s assistant and her father was a social worker. [3]

Sunday is a graduate of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York City, where she studied theater. [4] She then enrolled at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where she studied at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and earned a degree in critical studies. [4] Outside of academia, she worked as a filmmaker with Tribeca Film Institute on the side, working on several shorts. [4]

Career

Sunday made her television debut in an episode of MacGyver in 2018, where she appeared in one episode. She joined the Screen Actors Guild in 2020 with her performance in Bad Hair . [5] She had a side role as Sophia in the 2020 film Shithouse . [6] She had an appearance in one episode of the Netflix series Dear White People . [7]

Sunday followed that up with side roles in the film The Beta Test and Dog . [8] Her breakout role came in 2022 for the supporting role of Bianca Barclay in the Netflix series Wednesday , produced by Tim Burton. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2014EmbodySasha
2017DarlingDirector
2018JoyJoy
Alive AgainSage
2019Her Mind in PiecesJoy
2020 Bad Hair Cynthia
Shithouse Sophia
Take my HeartMac
LimelightDidienne
2021 The Beta Test Celia
2022 Dog Dr. Gray
2023RiseRayowa

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 MacGyver AbinaEpisode: "Scavengers + Hard Drive + Dragonfly"
Yas KweenRia5 episodes
2021 Dear White People ClaireEpisode: "Volume 4: Chapter VII"
2022–present Wednesday Bianca BarclayMain role

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Anna Grace (7 January 2023). "Along for the Ride With Joy Sunday". New York Times. Archived from the original on 24 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 White, Brooklyn (9 December 2022). "Joy Sunday Has Us Under Her Spell". Essence.
  3. ↑ Loffhagen, Emma (6 August 2025). "Wednesday's Joy Sunday: 'I am so tired of this industry being underhanded with folks who look like me'". Glamour UK. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Jones, Rendy (25 November 2022). "Meet Joy Sunday, the Scene-Stealing Siren in Netflix's "Wednesday"". Teen Vogue.
  5. ↑ "Fans Love Jenna Ortega But Joy Sunday Stole Our Hearts In Netflix's 'Wednesday' Series". Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell. 5 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Debruge, Peter (16 October 2020). "'S—house' Review: Cooper Raiff's Tough-Love Debut Is More Tender Than It Sounds".
  7. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (2 December 2022). "'Wednesday': Joy Sunday On Heeding The Siren's Call To Play Bianca, Working With Tim Burton & Possible Season 2".
  8. ↑ Lang, Brent (22 March 2021). "IFC Films Buys Jim Cummings Thriller 'The Beta Test' (EXCLUSIVE)".
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