Lisa Joy

Lisa Joy
Lisa Joy
	Joy at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	May 23, 1977 (age 46); New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Stanford University (BA); Harvard University (JD)
Occupations	Film director; film producer; screenwriter;
Years active	2007–present
Spouse	Jonathan Nolan (m. 2009)
Children	2
Relatives	Christopher Nolan (brother-in-law); Emma Thomas (sister-in-law);

Lisa Joy (born May 23, 1977) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and attorney. 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.^[1] Joy's other work includes the ABC comedy series Pushing Daisies (2007–2009) and the USA Network crime drama series Burn Notice (2009–2011). In 2021, she made her feature film directorial debut with Reminiscence.

^ Miller, Matt (September 29, 2016). "Westworld Is Not the Next Game of Thrones—It's Much More Than That". Esquire. Retrieved October 19, 2016.

[Esquire_-_29_September_2016_-_Westworld_Is_Not_the_Next_Game_of_Thrones—It's_Much_More_Than_That-1] Miller, Matt (September 29, 2016). "Westworld Is Not the Next Game of Thrones—It's Much More Than That". Esquire. Retrieved October 19, 2016.

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Lisa Joy
Joy at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1977-05-23) May 23, 1977 (age 46) New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Stanford University (BA) Harvard University (JD)
Occupations	Film director film producer screenwriter
Years active	2007–present
Spouse	Jonathan Nolan (m. 2009)
Children	2
Relatives	Christopher Nolan (brother-in-law) Emma Thomas (sister-in-law)