FILM DIRECTOR

Lisa Joy

1972 - Today

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Lisa Joy (born May 23, 1977) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and lawyer. She is best known as the co-creator, writer, director, and executive producer of the HBO science-fiction drama series Westworld (2016–2022). For her work on the series, she received multiple Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Joy's other work includes the ABC comedy series Pushing Daisies (2007–2009) and the USA Network crime drama series Burn Notice (2009–2011). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Lisa Joy is the 1,505th most popular film director (up from 1,954th in 2024), the 11,042nd most popular biography from United States (up from 16,596th in 2019) and the 413th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lisa Joy ranks 1,505 out of 2,041. Before her are Dinara Asanova, Julius J. Epstein, Benny Chan, Patty Jenkins, Gillian Armstrong, and Hiroyuki Imaishi. After her are Deepa Mehta, Matti Kassila, Neil Burger, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Neill Blomkamp, and Susan Seidelman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Lisa Joy ranks 364. Before her are Volodymyr Vakulenko, Şevval Sam, Jang Seo-hee, Eugene Roshal, Aleksandar Vulin, and Bente Skari. After her are Kasper Hjulmand, Fabian Picardo, Diego Ramos, Brian Christopher, Annabel Chong, and Eldar Kurtanidze.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lisa Joy ranks 11,044 out of 20,380. Before her are Edgar Buchanan (1903), Christian Serratos (1990), Frank Henry (1909), Lynn-Holly Johnson (1958), Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843), and Patty Smyth (1957). After her are Lyman Abbott (1835), Bruce Hornsby (1954), Ellen Roosevelt (1868), Zachary Levi (1980), Frank Albertson (1909), and Shelley Berman (1925).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Lisa Joy ranks 413. Before her are Mick Garris (1951), James Young (1872), Lesli Linka Glatter (1953), Lucien Hubbard (1888), Julius J. Epstein (1909), and Patty Jenkins (1971). After her are Neil Burger (1963), Susan Seidelman (1952), Brett Ratner (1969), Jay Roach (1957), Corey Allen (1934), and Al Parker (1952).

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