# Joy Tanner

Joy Tanner is an American-born Canadian actress, who is known for roles such as George Fayne in the 1995 Nancy Drew TV series, Jill Stone in Cold Squad, and Nora McDonald Venturi in four seasons of the sitcom Life with Derek and its movie finale Vacation with Derek. She also provided the voice of Candy Kong in the animated television series Donkey Kong Country.

## Early life and education

Tanner earned an honors B.A. from SUNY Potsdam, studied at SUNY Buffalo and has a diploma from the British American Drama Academy (London and Oxford, UK). In 2021, she earned a masters degree from the University of Toronto’s Centre For Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies. She was filming Locke & Key for Netflix at that time.

## Career

After moving to Canada, she began her career in film. She augmented her acting career with commercials in Canada and was the star in the Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmacy commercials also playing Wonder Woman in a Listerine spot (1998–2000). She was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2007 for her guest role on ReGenesis in the episode "Let It Burn". She also had a recurring role on Degrassi: The Next Generation as Mrs. Coyne.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil | Laura | |
| 1992 | Liar's Edge | Ruth | |
| 1997 | The Touch | Max | Short film |
| 2010 | Four Sisters | Nancy | Short film |
| 2011 | Balian's Badge | | Short film |
| 2012 | House at the End of the Street | Bonnie Reynolds | |
| 2013 | Neverlake | Olga | |
| 2014 | Sly Cad | The Woman | Short film |
| 2014 | Gramps | Martha | Short film |
| 2016 | Perfect | Mother | Short film |
| 2018 | Luba | Novotny |
| 2022 | The Devil’s Void | Ariel | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Boogies Diner | Cheryl Anne | 73 Episodes |
| 1995 | Forever Knight | Christie Black | Episode: "Strings" |
| 1995 | Nancy Drew (1995 TV series) | George Fayne | 13 Episodes |
| 1996 | Goosebumps | Sarabeth | Episode: "Monster Blood" |
| 1996–2000 | Donkey Kong Country | Candy Kong (voice) | Recurring role |
| 1997 | Once a Thief | Droog / Shirley Hecht | Episode: "Wang Dang Doodle" |
| 1997–1999 | PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Lauren Cooke / Sydney Testarossa | Episode: "House on Garden Street" & "Nocturnal Cabal" |
| 1998 | The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Sonya Scavuolo | Episode: "Double Take" |
| 1998–1999 | Viper | Pearl / Angela | Episodes: "Regarding Catlett" & "Of Course, It's a Miracle" |
| 1998–1999 | Cold Squad | Jill Stone | 26 Episodes |
| 1999 | Shadow Lake | Stephanie Garvey | TV movie |
| 1999 | Dead Man's Gun | Louise | Episode: "The Good Chef" |
| 1999 | Earth: Final Conflict | Dr. Megan Catlet | Episode: "Pad'ar" |
| 2000 | Mythic Warriors | Cybele (voice) | Episode: "King Midas: The Golden Touch" |
| 2001 | Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot | Lee Bouvier | TV movie |
| 2001 | Acceptable Risk | | TV movie |
| 2001 | Mutant X | Kendra MacEvoy | Episode: "In the Presence of Mine Enemies" |
| 2002 | Relic Hunter | Gina | Episode: "Antianeirai" |
| 2003 | Good Fences | Binky | TV movie |
| 2003 | Doc | Nicole's Mother | Episode: "While You Were Snoring" |
| 2003 | Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong | Kit Geary | TV movie |
| 2003 | Tarzan | Mrs. Bancroft | Episode: "Wages of Sin" |
| 2005 | Missing | Dr. Laurel Bennett | Episode: "Fugitive" |
| 2005 | Time Warp Trio | Emily Roebling (voice) | Episode: "Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?" |
| 2005–2009 | Life with Derek | Nora MacDonald | 70 episodes |
| 2006 | Angela's Eyes | Maggie Phillips | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | ReGenesis | Dr. Alex Lowen | Episode: "Sleepers" |
| 2008 | The Border | Nadia Abrams | Episode: "Prescriptive Measures" |
| 2008 | The Two Mr. Kissels | Personal Shopper | TV movie |
| 2009–2013 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Mrs. Laura Coyne | 24 Episodes |
| 2010 | Heartland | Jennifer | Episode: "Eye of the Wolf" |
| 2010 | Vacation with Derek | Nora MacDonald | TV movie |
| 2010 | Degrassi Takes Manhattan | Mrs. Laura Coyne | TV movie |
| 2011 | Skins | Beth Lucerne | Episodes: "Tony" & "Stanley" |
| 2012 | The Phantoms | Louise Boucher | TV movie |
| 2013 | Covert Affairs | Diana | Episode: "River Euphrates" |
| 2017 | Murdoch Mysteries | Edith Frizzel | Episode: "A Murdog Mystery" |
| 2017 | The Kennedys: After Camelot | Maria Callas | Mini-Series |
| 2017 | Saving Hope | Mara Avery | Episode: "Change of Heart" |
| 2017 | Barbelle | Heather St.Clair | Episode: "1.6" |
| 2017 | Christmas Encore | Sandy | TV movie |
| 2017 | Christmas Next Door | Dana | TV movie |
| 2018 | In Contempt | Audrey Dodson | Episodes: "Necessary Force" & "BLM, Part One" |
| 2018 | Private Eyes | Candice | Episode: "Tex Therapy" |
| 2020-2021 | Locke & Key | Erin Voss | Season 1: "The Keepers of the Keys" Recurring role: Season 2 |
| 2023 | Life with Luca | Nora McDonald | TV film |
| 2023 | SurrealEstate | Rochelle Decker | Three Episodes |