Joie Susannah Lee () is an American actress, film producer, and screenwriter.
Early years Lee is the daughter of William James Edward Lee III, a jazz musician, bassist, actor and composer.
Career She has appeared in many of the films directed by her brother, Spike Lee, including She's Gotta Have It (1986), School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), and Mo' Better Blues (1990). She also co-wrote and produced the film Crooklyn (1994). A movie without her brother's involvement she appears in is A Kiss Before Dying (1991).
Actor Year Film RoleNotes 1986 She's Gotta Have It Clorinda Bradford 1988 School Daze Lizzie Life 1989 Do the Right Thing Jade 1990 Mo' Better Blues Indigo Downes Bail Jumper Athena 1991 A Kiss Before Dying Cathy Credited as Joy Lee 1992 Fathers & Sons Lois 1994 Crooklyn Aunt Maxine Credited, in opening actor credits, as Joie Susannah Lee.Not credited in closing credits cast scroll.Also Associate Producer/Writer 1995 Nowhere Fast Joie Losing Isaiah Marie 1996 Girl 6 Switchboard Operator Get on the Bus Jindal 1999 Personals Poet Woman Summer of Sam Bed Stuy Woman Interviewed 2003 Coffee and Cigarettes Good Twin Segment: Twins 2004 She Hate Me Gloria Reid 2006 Full Grown Men Annie 2007 Starting Out in the Evening Second Author 2010 Window on Your Present Cloakey's Girlfriend 2014 Da Sweet Blood of Jesus Nurse Colquitt 2020Farewell Amor Nzingha
Year TV series Role Notes 2016 Rectify Bonnie 1 Episode 2017–19 She's Gotta Have It Septima Darling TV series: 11 EpisodesAlso Writer 2019 Broad City Toy Harris 1 Episode 2023 Harlem Deborah TV series: 2 Episodes (season 2)
Director 2022 Untitled (short) 2023 Vitapoise (short)
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