- Birth nameJoyce Ann Klowden
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Joyce is a film and stage actress and voice over artist who was born in Chicago. She studied dance and singing as a child, but switched her focus to acting at the University of Illinois at Champaign. She received an M.A. in Theater from Northwestern University and spent many years teaching theater, humanities and film at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, Illinois. While there she co-founded the theatre program, created the film program and directed 30 plays. She also continued to act in local theaters. She accepted an early retirement offer to focus on a professional acting career.
Joyce has performed in numerous independent films and plays as well as several TV shows and commercials. She has also done voice overs and audio-books. While based in Chicago, she has also worked in Los Angeles, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri and Iowa. Her son, David, is a lighting designer and technician.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Joyce Porter - Joyce is an award winning, versatile actress who was born in Chicago. She has performed in numerous independent films and plays as well as several TV shows and commercials. She has also performed voice overs and audio-books. She studied dance and singing as a child, but switched her focus to acting at the University of Illinois at Champaign. She received an M.A. in Theater from Northwestern University and spent many years as a professor of theater, humanities and film at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, Illinois. While there she continued to act in local theaters., including a play where she met her late husband She accepted an early retirement offer to focus on a professional acting career. Some highlights since then, are appearing in "Better Call Saul", a 2 person scene with Frank Vincent, and traveling the festival circuit with "Stairs", a solo film, which received numerous awards, including eleven for Best Actress. While based in Chicago, Joyce has also worked in Los Angeles, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri and Iowa. Her son, David, is a lighting designer and electrician.. She is the author of the book "Mastering Senior Life: Thriving and Surviving", which is both reference book and memoir.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Joyce Porter
- SpousePaul Porter(June 8, 1980 - March 26, 2019) (his death, 1 child)
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
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