Biography
Joy Sunday is a Nigerian-American actress. She was born in Staten Island, New York, to Nigerian parents and trained in theatre at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York City. She later studied at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, graduating with a degree in critical studies.
Sunday made her television debut in an episode of MacGyver (2018). She has appeared in Dear White People, Good Trouble and other series, and in films including Bad Hair (2020), Shithouse (2020) and Dog (2022). Her breakthrough came as Bianca Barclay in the Netflix series Wednesday (2022). In 2026 she starred as Jodie Plumb in the HBO limited series DTF St. Louis, receiving a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
