Joelle (actress)

Joelle
Joelle filming "Big in L.A." in 2012[1] wearing a brunette wig before her media reveal
Born
Joelle Mia Renee Joelle[2]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2012–present[3]
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Websitejoelle.uk

Joelle[5][6][7][8][9] is an actress and singer, professionally known by the mononym, whose roles include Joiya Byir in Amazon Prime Video's fantasy series The Wheel of Time (2023–2025),[10] Vipsania in MGM+/Sky's drama series Domina (2023),[6][11] and the character Joelle in Paul Feig's Netflix original film The School for Good and Evil (2022).[12] Joelle made her feature debut in Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021).[13]

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,[14] by Grammy Award–winning mixer Phil Tan. Joelle was later vocal coached by Daniel Thomas, former choir director of the London Community Gospel Choir.[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][23]

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,[24] who wrote the lyrics and music.[25]

In 2021, Joelle made her feature film debut in Denis Villeneuve's Dune, later credited in Dune: Part Two (2024).[9][13][26] In 2022, Joelle played the character Joelle[27] in Paul Feig's Netflix original film The School for Good and Evil.[12][28]

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.[29] In an interview Joelle stated that the show focuses on the rise and fall of "one of the greatest empires", with contrasting comments that, while being advanced ahead of its time, the level of cruelty was "unimaginable".[30]

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[10] as Joiya Byir, later being confirmed as an Aes Sedai of the Gray Ajah skilled in political manipulation, negotiation, and associated with the instruction of novices and Accepted.[31]

Alopecia awareness campaigning

Joelle was diagnosed with alopecia universalis at the age of 8[32] and is an ambassador for the UK charity Alopecia UK.[33][34] 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.[35]

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.[13] 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?"[36]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Cover Up Short film [37]
2021 Dune Baron Servant [13][38]
2022 The School for Good and Evil Joelle[27] [39]
2024 Dune: Part Two Baron Servant [40]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Domina Vipsania Season 2 [29]
2023 The Wheel of Time Joiya Byir Season 2 [10]
2025 The Wheel of Time Joiya Byir Season 3 [31]

References

  1. ^ "Kourtney Kardashian interrupted my music video". Yahoo News UK. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Joelle". Instagram. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. ^ "'Kourtney Kardashian interrupted my music video'". Yahoo News UK. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Big In LA (AT4T Mix) [Radio Edit] - Single". iTunes. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  5. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (7 August 2023). "'Domina': How Italian Sculptor Antonio Canova Inspired Wigs and Hairstyles in Roman Drama Series". Variety. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  6. ^ a b Whittock, Jesse (5 December 2022). "'Domina': Trio Join Cast For Season 2 Of Sky And MGM+'s Ancient Rome Drama Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Joelle". Amazon Prime Video. 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  8. ^ "2017 ASCAP Pop Awards - Red Carpet". Getty Images. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  9. ^ a b Alexiou, Gus (30 March 2022). "Chris Rock's Oscars Alopecia Jibe – When Do Jokes About Body Difference Stop Being Funny?". Forbes. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b c Clark, Campbell (15 May 2023). "Meera Syal Confirmed As Verin In The Wheel of Time Season 2 Plus More Casting News". LRM Online. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Launch date & trailer revealed for Sky Original Series Domina Season II". Sky Group. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  12. ^ a b Ehli, Bryanna (19 October 2022). "'The School for Good and Evil' Cast and Character Guide". Collider.
  13. ^ a b c d Joelle (29 March 2022). "Joking about someone's alopecia is the same as joking about someone's disability, race or sexuality". Evening Standard. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Peggy Still Johnson Biography". IMDb. 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Daniel Thomas". secondhandsongs.com. 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  16. ^ Sources:
  17. ^ "Portobello Film Festival 2013 Impressions". Portobello Film Festival. 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Past Filmmaker Winners Years 2013-2005". LA Femme International Film Festival. 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Metro meets Dave Filoni - The executive producer of Star Wars Rebels". Metro. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  20. ^ Star Wars Daily (14 December 2017). "PART 1 - Mark Hamill is interviewed for @starwarsdaily by @joelle at @starwars Star Wars: The Last Jedi European Premiere in London". Instagram. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  21. ^ Star Wars Daily (14 December 2017). "@andyserkis is interviewed for @starwarsdaily by @joelle at @starwars Star Wars: The Last Jedi European Premiere in London". Instagram. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Joelle". Instagram. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  23. ^ Cooke, James (2 March 2017). "Watch Joelle cover the iconic Cyndi Lauper classic 'True Colors'". Music Crowns. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  24. ^ "2017 ASCAP Pop Awards - Red Carpet". Getty Images. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  25. ^ "Cover Up Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  26. ^ "Dune: Part Two". Trakt. 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  27. ^ a b "The School for Good and Evil Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  28. ^ "netflixfilm". Instagram. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  29. ^ a b Whittock, Jesse (5 December 2022). "'Domina': Trio Join Cast For Season 2 Of Sky And MGM+'s Ancient Rome Drama Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022.
  30. ^ Rampton, James (12 September 2023). "Domina theory". Drama Quarterly.
  31. ^ a b Huselid, Zahra (29 December 2024). "10 Minor Wheel Of Time Characters Who Are Way More Important Than They Seem". Screen Rant.
  32. ^ "Alopecia made me who I am today". BBC Three. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  33. ^ "Ambassadors". Alopecia UK. 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  34. ^ "Alopecia UK". NHS 111 Wales. 2022. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  35. ^ "Skin Deep". Facebook. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2022 – via BBC.
  36. ^ "Joelle". Instagram. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  37. ^ "Cover Up". IMDb. 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  38. ^ Davis, Howard (24 January 2022). "Dennis Villeneuve's Dune - A Brief History". Scoop. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  39. ^ "Joelle". United Agents. 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  40. ^ Kojder, Robert (2 March 2024). "Movie Review – Dune: Part Two (2024)". Flickering Myth. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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