# Aimee La Joie

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).
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 and began acting while attending Fallbrook High School. In 2012, she received a bachelor's degree in film studies at University of California Berkeley before returning to San Diego County to settle in Poway.

## Career

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

### 2020: The Film Crew

In early August, 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. 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. John Plunkett at The Poke said her "one-woman depiction of a film crew is simply brilliant." Her videos were included in Make it Work, a women in film special that aired on The CW, and were listed on Ad Age's "The Top 5 Creative Brand Ideas You Need to Know About Right Now: August 7, 2020." In September, La Joie was the subject for a social distance toast at Women in Film Cincinnati.

### 2021–present

In 2021, La Joie made a guest appearance at the Location Managers Guild Awards and was featured in Scene and Heard at St. John's International Women's Film Festival. She talked about her desire to join Saturday Night Live and expressed that she began creating her own content because she didn't get results from working on the projects of others.
In 2023, La Joie starred in the films Freedom, Wisconsin and Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea.

## Filmography

Films and series :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Muscle Milk | — | Short films by Enrique Rico Diaz |
| 2017 | Perfect People | Jessica | Short films by Enrique Rico Diaz |
| 2017 | Refuge | Jeanine Fischer | Short film featuring Caroline Amiguet, Beth Gallagher and Karenssa LeGear |
| 2019 | The Bumble Bums | Aimee | Also creator, director, producer and editor |
| 2019 | Buy Roses for Me | Shayna | Short film featuring Jon Allen and Brian Patrick Butler |
| 2020 | Beverly Hills Bandits | Kerri | Featuring Natasha Alam and Ron Jeremy |
| 2020 | The Film Crew | Various film set characters | Also creator, series featuring actors Betty Buckley, Alfonso Herrera, Amy Hargreaves, Jen Richards, Barkha Singh |
| 2021 | Golden Hour | Script-Girl (voice) | Animated short film by Gobelins School of the Image |
| 2023 | Freedom, Wisconsin | Penny | |
| 2023 | Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea | Kate Myrtle | |
| 2023 | Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas | Worker | |
| 2024 | Homebody | Diedre | Short film |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Pitch | Fan | Episode: "Pilot", uncredited |
| 2017 | Ingobernable | Harlot | Episode: "El Grito (Declaration of Independence)" |
| 2023 | Accident, Suicide or Murder | Rachel Winkler | Episode: "Cutting Ties" |

## Accolades

| Festival | Year | Award | Title | Result |
| GI Film Festival San Diego | 2017 | Best Actress | Refuge | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Awards | 2017 | Best Ensemble Cast | Refuge | Won |
| Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema | 2018 | Best Ensemble - Featurette | Perfect People | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Awards | 2024 | Best Ensemble Cast | Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea | Nominated |