{{short description|Nigerian-born Austrian actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Joy Anwulika Alphonsus | other_names = | image = Österreichischer Filmpreis 2020 Preisträger Joy Alphonsus 2.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|8|31|mf=yes}} | birth_name = Joy Anwulika Alphonsus | birth_place = Nigeria | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} --> | alma_mater = | education = | height = | years_active = 2018–present | party = | spouse = | children = | awards = Best Actress - Seville International Film Festival (2018); Diagonale Acting Award (2019); Best Actress - Austrian Film Awards (2020) | father = | mother = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = | occupation = Actor, public speaker }}
'''Joy Anwulika Alphonsus''' (born 31 August 1987), popularly as '''Joy Alphonsus''', is a Nigerian-born actress.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Alphonsus|first=Joy Anwulika|date=|title=Joy Anwulika Alphonsus|url=https://www.castupload.com/actors/joy-anwulika-alphonsus|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2 February 2021|website=castupload}}</ref> She is best known for the title role in the critically acclaimed award-winning film ''Joy''.
==Personal life== Alphonsus was born on 31 August 1987 in Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.castupload.com/actors/joy-anwulika-alphonsus| title=Joy Anwulika Alphonsus bio| publisher=castupload | access-date=4 November 2020}}</ref> She currently lives in Austria.
==Career== Alphonsus made her screen debut in 2018 with Sudabeh Mortezai's ''Joy'',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/movies/joy-review.html| title='Joy' Review: In Austria, a Nigerian Woman Finds a Life Without Hope| publisher=nytimes | access-date=4 November 2020}}</ref> in which she played the title role. In November 2018, Alphonsus won the award for Best Actress at the Seville International Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.freibeuterfilm.com/wp/best-actress-award-beim-sevilla-iff-fuer-joy-alphonsus/| title=Award for Best Actress at Seville IFF for Joy Alphonsus| publisher=freibeuterfilm | access-date=4 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://festivalcinesevilla.eu/en/news/15th-2018-seville-film-festival-awards| title=15TH 2018 SEVILLE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS| publisher=festivalcinesevilla | access-date=4 November 2020}}</ref> In January 2019, she was awarded the Max Ophüls Prize in Saarbrücken for her role. In the same year, she won the Diagonale Acting Award.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.diagonale.at/diagonale-schauspielpreise-19/| title=Joy Alphonsus für JOY| publisher=diagonale | access-date=4 November 2020}}</ref> In 2020, she won as Best Female Lead at the Austrian Film Award.
In 2022, Alphonsus appeared in the TV series, ''{{ill|Das Netz – Prometheus|de}}''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ehrenberg |first1=Markus |title=ARD-Serie über Korruption im Weltfußball: Mord in der Alten Försterei |url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/medien/ard-serie-uber-korruption-im-weltfussball-mord-in-der-alten-forsterei-8772895.html |access-date=11 November 2023 |work=Tagesspiegel |date=19 October 2022}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Genre !! Ref. |- | 2018 || ''Joy'' || Joy || Film || <ref name="d994">{{cite web | last=Lodge | first=Guy | title=Streaming: Netflix's ode to Joy | website=the Guardian | date=27 May 2019 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/may/27/streaming-and-dvds-sudabeh-mortezai-mike-mills-london-film-festival-guy-lodge | access-date=27 June 2025}}</ref> |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm10117354}} * [https://www.t-online.de/unterhaltung/kino/id_86797688/auslands-oscar-film-joy-aus-oesterreich-disqualifiziert.html Foreign Oscar: film from Austria disqualified]
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