Joy Jorgensen

At a glance

Born 1989-10-18.

Known as: actor, television actor, film actor, film director, and film producer. Citizenship: United States.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Lauren Joy Jorgensen, is an American producer, director, writer and former actress. She is known for playing Danielle Van de Kamp on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives and, as an adult, for creating award-winning films. Jorgensen is a Sundance and Rotterdam Producing Fellow, Torino Film Lab Script Editing Fellow, a recipient of the 2022 NYC Women's Fund for Media, Music and Theatre in partnership with the City of New York, and a 2024 Ingmar Bergman Estate Foundation Resident.

Early life

Early life and education Jorgensen was born in Atlanta, Georgia . [ 1 ] She is of Danish descent. She lived in the Vail, Colorado area from age 1 to 4. [ 2 ] Jorgensen attended the Galloway School and appeared in several productions by the Alliance Theatre . [ 3 ] At age 11, she moved from Atlanta to Los Angeles with her mother to pursue an acting career. [ 4 ] She graduated from high school at age 14. Jorgensen graduated from Columbia University in 2012,

Path and career

Career 2001–2014: acting career Jorgensen's acting career in Los Angeles began in 2001 when she was around 12  years old. [ 1 ] As an actress, she was initially known as Joy Lauren. [ 2 ] Of her acting appearances, she is best known for her role as Danielle Van De Kamp in Desperate Housewives , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] for which she appeared from the pilot [ 4 ] through the final season. [ 5 ] As part of the cast of Desperate Housewives ,

Why this date

Joy Jorgensen appears on our October 18 calendar for 1989 as a birth entry.