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Joy Kigin

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Joy Kigin is an American actress, best known as the role of Ms. Hough on Nickelodeon's I Am Frankie. She was born to Hal and Joyce Marston in Winter Park, Florida, and has two brothers. As a child, Joy participated in competitive figure skating then transitioned into competitive cheerleading as a teen, all while active in her school's theatre program and thespian troupe.

In college, she stepped away from acting but returned for a production of Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" at the Orlando Fringe Festival. It was there she met a friend who later introduced her to film acting in This Man's Life opposite Michael Rooker and Bill Cobbs. Previously a bit of a self-proclaimed theatre snob, that incredible experience set Joy on the path to pursue acting on screen. Based in the Southeast, Joy studied the Meisner technique under Yvonne Suhor and Lauren O'Quinn, and continues to approach every script with pure enjoyment of the process.

Joy lives in Orlando, Florida with her husband Michael.
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    I Am Frankie (2017)
    I Am Frankie
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Ms. Hough
    Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
    House of Cards
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Stamper's Secretary
    Ellie Kemper in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
    Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Boy's Mom
    Brendan Gleeson in Mr. Mercedes (2017)
    Mr. Mercedes
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Karen Williams

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    Actress

    • Mr Calculator
      • Lori
      • Pre-production
    • I Am Frankie (2017)
      I Am Frankie
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Ms. Hough
      • 2017–2018
    • Brendan Gleeson in Mr. Mercedes (2017)
      Mr. Mercedes
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Karen Williams
      • 2018
    • A Brilliant Monster (2018)
      A Brilliant Monster
      2.9
      • Abby
      • 2018
    • Matt Czuchry, Bruce Greenwood, Emily VanCamp, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Manish Dayal, and Anuja Joshi in The Resident (2018)
      The Resident
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Paramedic Pat
      • 2018
    • Half-Sister (2017)
      Half-Sister
      Short
      • Store Manager
      • 2017
    • Swamp Murders (2013)
      Swamp Murders
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Sylvia Gibbons
      • 2017
    • Brittany Cascone in Tiny Dancers (2016)
      Tiny Dancers
      7.0
      • Rose
      • 2016
    • Ellie Kemper in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
      Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Boy's Mom
      • 2016
    • Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
      House of Cards
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Stamper's Secretary
      • 2016
    • Faith Jenkins in Justice: By Any Means (2015)
      Justice: By Any Means
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Martha Cail
      • 2016
    • Allen Gorney in No Good Deeds (2015)
      No Good Deeds
      TV Series
      • Patty McCorkle
      • 2015
    • Dear Ones
      Short
      • Patrice
      • 2014
    • This Man's Life (2008)
      This Man's Life
      7.7
      Short
      • Francis (as Joy Marston)
      • 2008
    • New and Used Books
      Video
      • Linda (as Joy Marston, credit only)
      • 2005

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    A Brilliant Monster
    Trailer 1:43
    A Brilliant Monster

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Joy Marston
    • Height
      • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
    • Spouse
      • Michael KiginMarch 7, 2009 - present

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      Won the International Association of Pranksters and Hoaxers "Hoax of the Year" Award in 2005 for the Orlando Magic Wedding Proposal Gone Wrong. The prank also featured on ESPN's Sports Center, E! Channel and the Wedding Channel's epic pranks episodes.

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