Joelle (actress) explained

Joelle
Birth Name:Joelle Mia Renee Joelle[1] [2]
Years Active:2012–present[3]
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Joelle Mia Renee Joelle,[4] better-known by her stage name Joelle,[5] [6] is an actress and singer who made her on-screen debut in Dune (2021),[7] performed in Paul Feig’s Netflix original film The School for Good and Evil,[8] appears in MGM+ and Sky's second season of Domina as Vipsania[9] [10] and plays the role of Joiya Byir in the Amazon Studios TV series The Wheel of Time.[11] [12]

Early life and career beginnings

Joelle was referred in her early teens to vocal coach Peggy Still Johnson, a governor of the Recording Academy Atlanta chapter,[13] by Grammy Award–winning mixer Phil Tan. Joelle was later vocal coached by Daniel Thomas, former choir director of the London Community Gospel Choir.[14] [15]

Joelle made her first media appearances at 13, campaigning about bullying awareness on ABC News in the US and on national UK television. Her television appearances followed extensive press coverage of a homemade music video, "Big in LA", that Joelle had uploaded to YouTube.[16] "Big in LA" was nominated for a Golden Trellick Award at the 2013 Portobello Film Festival in London and won the Best Music Video award at the 9th annual LA Femme International Film Festival in Los Angeles.[17] [18]

In her teens, Joelle gained experience in journalism, hosting video interviews for national and independent media outlets, with personalities such as Dave Filoni,[19] Mark Hamill and Andy Serkis.[20] [21] In 2017, Joelle videoed herself in front of a series of T-shirts hanging in the color sequence of a rainbow while singing a live performance of "True Colors". The video was posted on Facebook and went viral, receiving over four million views.[22] [15]

Acting career

In 2019, Joelle directed and performed in her first short film, Cover Up, featuring original sound recordings co-created with Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren,[23] who wrote the lyrics and music.[24]

In 2021, Joelle made her feature film debut in Denis Villeneuve's Dune, later credited in (2024).[25] [26] [27] In 2022, Joelle played the character Joelle[28] in Paul Feig's Netflix original film The School for Good and Evil.[29] [30] [31]

Deadline announced in December 2022 that Joelle would be joining the cast of MGM+ and Sky's second season of Domina, playing Vipsania, wife of Tiberius.[32]

On May 13, 2023, it was announced that Joelle would be appearing in seasons 2 and 3 of American high fantasy television series The Wheel of Time.[33] [34]

Alopecia awareness campaigning

Joelle was diagnosed with alopecia universalis at the age of 8[35] and is an ambassador for the UK charity Alopecia UK.[36] [37] Joelle stated in a BBC broadcast in 2017 that she does not think she would be the person she is today if not for alopecia, and that she is happy.[38]

In an Evening Standard article in 2022, Joelle described how she has experienced being judged in the entertainment industry, where alopecia has historically been viewed negatively. Joelle commented that she feels this is changing. The article headlined with an image illustrating Joelle in one half of the picture with hair and in the other half without.[26] The picture is an uncropped version of an alopecia awareness campaign poster made public online by Joelle in 2018, which originally contained the text, "I see the same person on each side, do you?"[39]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Cover UpShort film[40]
2021DuneBaron Servant[41] [42]
2022The School for Good and Evil Joelle[43] [44]
2024Baron Servant[45]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023DominaVipsania[46]
2023The Wheel of TimeJoiya Byir[47]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joking about someone's alopecia is the same as joking about someone's disability, race or sexuality . Yahoo . 29 March 2022 . 24 December 2022 . . London.
  2. Web site: 3 July 2021. Joelle . . 21 July 2022.
  3. News: 'Kourtney Kardashian interrupted my music video' . 13 July 2012 . 9 September 2013 . Yahoo!, United States . Yahoo Inc..
  4. Web site: Joking about someone's alopecia is the same as joking about someone's disability, race or sexuality . Yahoo . 29 March 2022 . 24 December 2022 . . London.
  5. Web site: Joelle . 2023 . 12 September 2023. Amazon.com, Inc. United States .
  6. Web site: 2017 ASCAP Pop Awards - Red Carpet . 18 May 2017 . 22 March 2019 . . Seattle, Washington .
  7. Web site: Alexiou . Gus . 30 March 2022. Chris Rock's Oscars Alopecia Jibe – When Do Jokes About Body Difference Stop Being Funny? . . 21 July 2022.
  8. Web site: ‘The School for Good and Evil’ Cast and Character Guide . Bryanna . Ehli . 19 October 2022. Collider.
  9. Web site: ‘Domina’: How Italian Sculptor Antonio Canova Inspired Wigs and Hairstyles in Roman Drama Series . Jazz . Tangcay . 7 August 2023. Variety.
  10. Web site: 'Domina': Trio Join Cast For Season 2 Of Sky And MGM+'s Ancient Rome Drama Series . Jesse . Whittock . 5 December 2022. Deadline.
  11. Web site: The Poem on the Moon Dial . 2023 . 12 September 2023. Area 33 United States .
  12. Web site: Clark . Campbell . 15 May 2023. Meera Syal Confirmed As Verin In The Wheel of Time Season 2 Plus More Casting News . LRM Online . 23 July 2024.
  13. Web site: 2022. Peggy Still Johnson Biography . . 21 July 2022.
  14. Web site: 2022. Daniel Thomas . secondhandsongs.com . 21 July 2022.
  15. Web site: Cooke . James . 2 March 2017 . Watch Joelle cover the iconic Cyndi Lauper classic 'True Colors' . 26 June 2022 . Music Crowns.
  16. Sources:
  17. Web site: Portobello Film Festival 2013 Impressions . 2013. 21 July 2022 . Portobello_Film_Festival, United Kingdom . Portobello Film Festival.
  18. Web site: Past Filmmaker Winners Years 2013-2005 . 2013. 21 July 2022 . LA Femme Inc., United States . LA Femme International Film Festival.
  19. Web site: Metro meets Dave Filoni - The executive producer of Star Wars Rebels . 2016. 21 July 2022 . Associated Newspapers Limited, United Kingdom . Metro.
  20. Web site: 14 December 2017. PART 1 - Mark Hamill is interviewed for @starwarsdaily by @joelle at @starwars Star Wars: The Last Jedi European Premiere in London . . 21 July 2022 . Star Wars Daily.
  21. Web site: 14 December 2017 . @andyserkis is interviewed for @starwarsdaily by @joelle at @starwars Star Wars: The Last Jedi European Premiere in London . . 21 July 2022 . Star Wars Daily.
  22. Web site: 5 March 2017. Joelle . . 21 July 2022.
  23. Web site: 2017 ASCAP Pop Awards - Red Carpet . 18 May 2017 . 21 July 2022. Getty Images, Seattle, Washington, United States.
  24. Web site: Cover Up Full Cast & Crew . 2019 . 21 July 2022. IMDb.com United States .
  25. Web site: Alexiou . Gus . 30 March 2022. Chris Rock's Oscars Alopecia Jibe – When Do Jokes About Body Difference Stop Being Funny? . . 21 July 2022.
  26. Web site: Joelle . 29 March 2022 . Joking about someone's alopecia is the same as joking about someone's disability, race or sexuality . 21 July 2022 . . London.
  27. Web site: Dune: Part Two . 2024 . 3 March 2024. Trakt, United States.
  28. Web site: The School for Good and Evil Full Cast & Crew . 2022 . 10 October 2022. IMDb.com United States .
  29. Web site: Netflix unveils first teaser for The School for Good and Evil – and it's giving us Harry Potter meets Disney Princess vibes . 7 June 2022. 21 July 2022 . Future Publishing Limited, Bath, United Kingdom . Amy West.
  30. Web site: The School for Good and Evil: Release Date, Trailer, Songs, Cast . 2022. 21 July 2022 . Red Pixels Ventures Limited, Delhi, India . Red Pixels Ventures Limited.
  31. Web site: 21 July 2022. netflixfilm . . 21 July 2022.
  32. Web site: 'Domina': Trio Join Cast For Season 2 Of Sky And MGM+'s Ancient Rome Drama Series . Jesse . Whittock . 5 December 2022. Deadline.
  33. Web site: SCOOP: Four New Cast Identified for The Wheel of Time Season 3 . 13 May 2023 . 31 May 2023. WotSeries.com United States .
  34. Web site: Clark . Campbell . 15 May 2023. Meera Syal Confirmed As Verin In The Wheel of Time Season 2 Plus More Casting News . LRM Online . 23 July 2024.
  35. Web site: 14 June 2017. Alopecia made me who I am today . BBC . 21 July 2022.
  36. Web site: Joelle . 2018 . 3 February 2023. Alopecia UK, United Kingdom .
  37. Web site: 2022 . Alopecia UK . NHS 111 Wales . 21 July 2022 . 15 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221015211059/https://111.wales.nhs.uk/LocalServices/ViewLocalService.aspx?id=7514 . bot: unknown .
  38. Web site: 11 May 2017 . Skin Deep . Facebook . British Broadcasting Corporation, United Kingdom . 21 July 2022.
  39. Web site: 9 September 2018. Joelle . . 21 July 2022.
  40. Web site: Cover Up . 2019 . 21 July 2022. IMDb.com United States.
  41. Web site: Joelle: Baron Servant . 2021 . 21 July 2022. IMDb.com United States .
  42. Web site: Davis . Howard . 24 January 2022. Dennis Villeneuve's Dune - A Brief History . Scoop . 21 July 2022.
  43. Web site: The School for Good and Evil Full Cast & Crew . 2022 . 10 October 2022. IMDb.com United States .
  44. Web site: United Agents . 2022 . 21 July 2022 . United Agents LLP . London .
  45. Web site: Kojder . Robert . 2 March 2024. Movie Review – Dune: Part Two (2024) . Flickering Myth . 4 March 2024.
  46. Web site: 'Domina': Trio Join Cast For Season 2 Of Sky And MGM+'s Ancient Rome Drama Series . Jesse . Whittock . 5 December 2022. Deadline.
  47. Web site: The Poem on the Moon Dial . 2023 . 12 September 2023. Area 33 United States .