Joy Lauren

Joy Lauren
Joy Lauren
	Lauren at the Women's Image Network Awards, November 2007
Born	Lauren Joy Jorgensen; October 18, 1989 (age 35)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–2013

Joy Lauren Jorgensen (born c. 1989^[1]^[2]) is an American producer, director, writer and former actress. She is known for playing Danielle Van de Kamp on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives.

Life and career

Lauren was born Lauren Joy Jorgensen in Atlanta, Georgia.^{[citation needed]} Lauren is of Danish descent. She lived in the Vail, Colorado area from age 1 to 4.^[3] She attended the Galloway School and appeared in several productions by the Alliance Theatre.^[4] At age 11, she moved from Atlanta to Los Angeles with her mother to pursue an acting career.^[5] She graduated from high school at age 14. She graduated from Columbia University in 2012, where she majored in American history.^[5]^{[dead link‍]} She later received Master's Degree in Screenwriting and Directing at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.^[6]

Jorgensen is founder of Killjoy Films.^[6]^[7] She produced and directed a number of independent and short films.

Film roles
Year	Title	Role
2003	Rouges	Choir
2007	Teeth	Amy Johnson
2010	The Assignment	Shelley
2013	House of Dust	Blythe

Television roles
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	The Division	Mary Ellen Smith	2 episodes Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actress
2002	Lizzie McGuire	Head Cheerleader	Episode: "Movin' on Up"
2003	Still Standing	Jenna	Episode: "Still Shoplifting"
2004–08, 2010–11	Desperate Housewives	Danielle Van de Kamp	Recurring role; 78 episodes Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy) - Supporting Young Actress (2006) Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2007–09)
2006	The Closer	Angela Carter	2 episodes
2007	Shark	Krystie Mays	Episode: "Starlet Fever"
2007	Private Practice	Darcy	Episode: "In Which Cooper Finds a Port in His Storm"

^ "Joy Lauren - Desperate Housewives". CTV. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
^ Aimee Deeken (November 23, 2007). "Inside Desperate Housewives: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen". TV Guide. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
^ Caramie Schnell (March 3, 2007). "Snowboard instructor to the stars". Vail Daily. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
^ Rodney Ho (November 26, 2006). "Comic Richards unlikely to get ATL gig anytime soon". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Joy Lauren: Official Biography". joylauren.com. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "About — Killjoy Films". www.killjoyfilms.de.
^ Meza, Ed (September 8, 2020). "Killjoy Films, Easy Riders Partner on Marian Mathias' Midwest Drama 'Runner'".