Lisa Joy

Lisa Joy is an American screenwriter , director, and television producer . She is the co-creator and executive producer of the HBO series Westworld . She received an Emmy nomination for her Westworld scripts in 2017. She also worked as a screenwriter on the Pushing Daisies and Burn Notice series .

Life

Lisa Joy grew up in New Jersey . Her father is from England and her mother from Taiwan .

Joy graduated from Harvard Law School and was a California attorney prior to filming . She is married to screenwriter Jonathan Nolan , the brother of director Christopher Nolan . The two met at the film premiere of Memento . Together they have two children, a daughter and a son.

Filmography (selection)

As a screenwriter

2007–2009: Pushing Daisies (TV series, 3 episodes)
2009–2011: Burn Notice (TV series, 4 episodes)
since 2016: Westworld

As a producer

2011: Burn Notice (co-producer)
since 2016: Westworld ( Executive Producer )

As a director

2018: Westworld (TV series, 1 episode)

Web links

Commons : Lisa Joy - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Lisa Joy in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

^ Matt Miller: Westworld Is Not the Next Game of Thrones — It's Much More Than That. In: esquire.com. September 26, 2016, accessed June 10, 2018 .
^ Get That Life: How I Became the Co-Creator of "Westworld" . In: Cosmopolitan . February 6, 2017 ( cosmopolitan.com [accessed June 11, 2018]).
^ With Westworld, Lisa Joy Is Rewriting Women's Power Story Line in Hollywood . In: ELLE . April 17, 2018 ( elle.com [accessed June 11, 2018]).
^ The State Bar of California: Attorney Search: The State Bar of California. Retrieved June 11, 2018 (American English).
↑ The Playlist Staff: On The Rise 2014: 13 Screenwriters To Watch . In: IndieWire . August 19, 2014 ( indiewire.com [accessed June 11, 2018]).
↑ Jamie Sotonoff: A-minus at Loyola Academy fueled 'Westworld' creator . In: Daily Herald . ( dailyherald.com [accessed June 11, 2018]).
↑ Is 'Westworld' HBO's Next Big Hit? In: The New York Times . September 29, 2016, ISSN 0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed June 11, 2018]).

personal data
SURNAME	Joy, Lisa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American screenwriter, director, and television producer
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century

[1] Matt Miller: Westworld Is Not the Next Game of Thrones — It's Much More Than That. In: esquire.com. September 26, 2016, accessed June 10, 2018 .

[2] Get That Life: How I Became the Co-Creator of "Westworld" . In: Cosmopolitan . February 6, 2017 ( cosmopolitan.com [accessed June 11, 2018]).

[3] With Westworld, Lisa Joy Is Rewriting Women's Power Story Line in Hollywood . In: ELLE . April 17, 2018 ( elle.com [accessed June 11, 2018]).

[4] The State Bar of California: Attorney Search: The State Bar of California. Retrieved June 11, 2018 (American English).

[5] The Playlist Staff: On The Rise 2014: 13 Screenwriters To Watch . In: IndieWire . August 19, 2014 ( indiewire.com [accessed June 11, 2018]).

[6] Jamie Sotonoff: A-minus at Loyola Academy fueled 'Westworld' creator . In: Daily Herald . ( dailyherald.com [accessed June 11, 2018]).

[7] Is 'Westworld' HBO's Next Big Hit? In: The New York Times . September 29, 2016, ISSN 0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed June 11, 2018]).