Joy Osmanski (born October 29, 1975) is an American actress. She is best known for her wide range of comedic roles on the TV shows '' The Loop'', ''

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'', '' True Jackson, VP'' and ''

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''. Joy is also known for her recurring role on ''

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'', her voicing of the Failsafe AI in the

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'' and Jing Harris in '' Duncanville''. Osmanski played Paula Brooks / Tigress in the

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series '' Stargirl''.

Career

Osmanski played the recurring character "Maggie Tompkins" on the NBC show '' Save Me'' starring

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. She has also voiced "Julie" on the FOX animated show ''

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'', created by and also starring

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. She has also starred as the recurring character "Winnie Hyde" in the unaired NBC series '' Next Caller'' created by Stephen Falk and also starring

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and

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. Osmanski had a guest starring position on the ABC sitcom '' Better Off Ted'' as Lucy and also guest starred on the FX TV series ''

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'' as Jackie. She also had notable recurring roles on ''

'' as Tracy and on ''

'' as surgical intern Lucy. She was recurring on the sitcom '' True Jackson, VP'' as Ms. Park. She has also appeared on the TV shows ''Good Job, Thanks!'', ''

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'' (as Lindsey), ''

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'' (as Thai Lady), ''

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'' (as Unchin Song) and ''

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''. She has also starred in the TV movies ''Family Album'' (as Holly Shapiro), ''Nathan vs. Nurture'' (as Lexi Miller), ''Five Year Plan'' (as Judy). Osmanski has appeared in the feature films '' Fired Up!'' (as curious cheerleader) and '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel'' (as airline rep). For independent films, Osmanski stars as Jinnie Park in Christine Yoo's film, ''Wedding Palace'' opposite Brian Tee, and also stars as Amy in

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's films, ''Surrogate Valentine'' and ''Daylight Savings''. She also stars as Mary in

's film, ''White on Rice''. She also had a recurring role as Joy on ''

''. In 2017, she appeared in the

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comedy series '' Santa Clarita Diet''. Joy Osmanski has also provided the voice of the Failsafe AI, a non-playable character in

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's video game ''

'' alongside

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, and more. In 2020, Osmanski was cast in a recurring role on

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’s Stargirl as supervillain Paula Brooks / Tigress for the shows first two seasons. In 2021 it was announced that Osmanski was upped to series regular for the third and final season.

Personal life

Osmanski was born in

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and adopted by American parents. She does not know the identity of her birth parents, but a DNA test uncovered significant Japanese ancestry. She graduated from

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with a degree in creative writing and studio art, and from the

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with an MFA from the graduate acting program. She has been married to actor Corey Brill since 2009, and they have one daughter.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Osmanski, Joy American adoptees American television actresses South Korean adoptees South Korean emigrants to the United States Living people Principia College alumni University of California, San Diego alumni American actresses of Korean descent 21st-century American actresses 1975 births