Joy Tanner

Joy Tanner
Born	(1966-03-07) March 7, 1966 Rochester, New York, U.S.
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1980–present
Website	Joy Tanner profile

Joy Tanner (born March 7, 1966) is an American-born Canadian actress, who is best known for providing the voice of Candy Kong in the animated television series Donkey Kong Country.

Life and career

Born in Rochester, New York, Tanner earned an honors B.A. from SUNY Potsdam, worked with Tony Award-winning director Warren Enters at SUNY Buffalo and has her diploma from the British America Drama Academy (London and Oxford, UK).

After moving to Canada, she began her career in film. She augmented her acting career with commercials in Canada and was the star in the Shopper’s Drug Mart and Pharmacy commercials also playing Wonder Woman in a Listerine spot (1998–2000). She was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2007 for her guest role on ReGenesis in the episode "Let It Burn". She also has a recurring role on Degrassi as Mrs. Coyne.

Filmography

Film

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil	Laura
1992	Liar's Edge	Ruth
1997	The Touch	Max	Short film
2010	Four Sisters	Nancy	Short film
2011	Balian's Badge		Short film
2012	House at the End of the Street	Bonnie Reynolds
2012	Neverlake	Olga

Television

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Boogies Diner	Cheryl Anne	Episode: "2.28"
1995	Forever Knight	Christie Black	Episode: "Strings"
1995	Nancy Drew	George Fayne	12 episodes
1996	Goosebumps	Sarabeth	Episode: "Monster Blood"
1997	Once a Thief	Droog / Shirley Hecht	Episode: "Wang Dang Doodle"
1997	PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal	Lauren Cooke	Episode: "House on Garden Street"
1998	Donkey Kong Country	Candy Kong (voice)	Episode: "Booty and the Beast"
1998	The Crow: Stairway to Heaven	Sonya Scavuolo	Episode: "Double Take"
1998	Viper	Pearl	Episode: "Regarding Catlett"
1998–1999	Cold Squad	Jill Stone	4 episodes
1999	Shadow Lake	Stephanie Garvey	TV movie
1999	Dead Man's Gun	Louise	Episode: "The Good Chef"
1999	Viper	Angela	Episode: "Of Course, It's a Miracle"
1999	Earth: Final Conflict	Dr. Megan Catlet	Episode: "Pad'ar"
1999	PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal	Sydney Testarossa	Episode: "Nocturnal Cabal"
2000	Mythic Warriors	Cybele (voice)	Episode: "King Midas: The Golden Touch"
2001	Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot	Lee Bouvier	TV movie
2001	Acceptable Risk		TV movie
2001	Mutant X	Kendra MacEvoy	Episode: "In the Presence of Mine Enemies"
2002	Relic Hunter	Gina	Episode: "Antianeirai"
2003	Good Fences	Binky	TV movie
2003	Doc	Nicole's Mother	Episode: "While You Were Snoring"
2003	Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong	Kit Geary	TV movie
2003	Tarzan	Mrs. Bancroft	Episode: "Wages of Sin"
2005	Missing	Dr. Laurel Bennett	Episode: "Fugitive"
2005	Time Warp Trio	Emily Roebling (voice)	Episode: "Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?"
2005–2009	Life with Derek	Nora MacDonald	70 episodes
2006	Angela's Eyes	Maggie Phillips	Episode: "Pilot"
2007	ReGenesis	Dr. Alex Lowen	Episode: "Sleepers"
2008	The Border	Nadia Abrams	Episode: "Prescriptive Measures"
2008	The Two Mr. Kissels	Personal Shopper	TV movie
2009–2013	Degrassi: The Next Generation	Mrs. Laura Coyne	Recurring role
2010	Heartland	Jennifer	Episode: "Eye of the Wolf"
2010	Vacation with Derek	Nora MacDonald	TV movie
2010	Degrassi Takes Manhattan	Mrs. Laura Coyne	TV movie
2011	Skins	Beth Lucerne	Episode: "Tony" Episode: "Stanley"