Joy Alphonsus

Joy Anwulika Alphonsus (born 31 August 1987), popularly as Joy Alphonsus, is a Nigerian-born actor. She is best known for the titular role in the critically acclaimed award-winning film Joy.

O biɛhigu 
O daa nyɛla bɛ ni doɣi so silimiin gɔli August biɛɣu pihita ni yini yuuni 1987 Nigeria. Saha ŋɔ o nyɛla ŋun be Austria.

O tuma
''She made her first cinema appearance in 2018 with the blockbuster Austrian feature film Joy directed by Sudabeh Mortezai. In the film she played the title role. The film had its premiere on silimiin gɔli   August biɛɣu pihita yuuni 2018 as part of the 75th Venice Film Festival. The film was later invited to the Giornate degli Autori section. The film was screened and awarded at several international film festivals. Silimiin gɔli  November yuuni 2018, Alphonsus won the award for the Best Actress at the Seville International Film Festival. Silimiin gɔli January yuuni 2019, she was awarded the Max Ophüls Prize in Saarbrücken for her role. In the same year, she won the Diagonale Acting Award. Yuuni 2020, she was awarded in the Best Female Actress category at the Austrian Film Awards''.

Filmography
 Year  Film  Role  Genre  Ref.  2018  Joy  Joy  Film  

Kundivihira

External links

 Foreign Oscar: film from Austria disqualified

Category:Living people
Category:Austrian film actresses
Category:1987 births
Category:Nigerian film actresses
Category:21st-century Nigerian actresses