Joy Esther
| Joy Esther | |
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Joy Esther at the NRJ Music Awards, 2014 | |
| Born |
June 14, 1984 Lyon, France |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Television | Nos Chers Voisins |
| Spouse(s) | Damien Sargue (2009–10) (separated) |
Joy Esther is a French actress and singer.
Biography and career
Early life and education
Joy Esther was born in Lyon. As a child, she took classes of singing and theater, in addition to football, athletics and judo. She then took classes at the Cours Florent for three years.[1] She also took lessons of modern dance and learnt to play guitar as an autodidact.
Early career
She started her career at the age of eight appearing in some advertisements like Kodak, working with photographers Jean-Baptiste Mondino and Jean-Paul Goude.[2]
From age 11 to 18, she played in a number of films and television films, taking at the same time classes of theater, singing, guitar and piano during her studies. She began her acting career in the theater play Poussez pas y aura d'la place by Jean-Yves Brignon.
At age 19, she had one of the three main roles in the musical comedy Belles belles belles played at the Olympia in Paris for two months.[1][2]
Later career and fame
In 2006, she played the role of Juliet in the musical comedy Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour for an Asian tour. Over 200 shows were played in Seoul, South Korea and Taipei, Taiwan, following 40 shows in Paris at the Palais des Congrès in 2010.[3] From October 2012 to January 2013, the show was played in Japan in Tokyo and Osaka, and later in China in Shanghai.[4]
In the meantime, she continued playing in various series and television films. Since 2012, she portrays Chloé Varenko in the comedy series Nos Chers Voisins broadcast in TF1.
Personal life
Joy Esther married in September 2009 French singer Damien Sargue in Las Vegas. They separated in late 2010.
Filmography and stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mission protection rapprochée | Anne Janson | TV film (credited as Joy Cavé) |
| 1999 | Une femme d'honneur | Alice | 1 episode (credited as Joy Cavé) |
| 2003–04 | Belles belles belles | Émilie | 70 shows at the Olympia |
| 2007–13 | Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour | Juliette Capulet | 200 shows in South Korea and Taiwan 42 shows at the Palais des Congrès de Paris |
| 2008 | Pas de secrets entre nous | Aurélie | several episodes |
| 2008 | Sur le fil | Caroline | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Mademoiselle Joubert | Joss | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Paris 16e | Isabelle | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Comprendre et pardonner | Victoire | 1 episode |
| 2009 | R.I.S, police scientifique | Zoé Girard | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Chante ! | Noémie | several episodes |
| 2012 | Paradis criminel | Virginie | |
| 2012–14 | Nos Chers Voisins | Chloé Varenko |
References
- 1 2 "Joy Esther : déjà une vraie pro" (in French). Le Parisien. 29 November 2003. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- 1 2 "Bios > Joy Esther" (in French). Premiere. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ↑ "" Roméo et Juliette " joue gros". Le Parisien. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ↑ Mathilde Partiot (28 December 2012). "En images : Les répétitions de "Roméo et Juliette" en tournée en Asie" (in French). musicalavenue.fr. Retrieved 10 January 2014. External link in
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joy Esther. |
- Joy Esther at the Internet Movie Database
- Joy Cavé at the Internet Movie Database