Lisa Joy
Daniel Hoffman
Updated on May 14, 2026
Lisa Joy – 16th Annual Unforgettable Gala – Arrivals – Beverly Hilton, 9876 Wilshire Boulevard – Beverly Hills, CA, USA, 2017 – Photo Credit: Photography by Eugene / PRPhotos.com
Place of Birth: New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 23, 1977
Ethnicity:
*English (father)
*Taiwanese (mother)
Lisa Joy is an American screenwriter, director, television producer, and attorney. She has been a co-creator, director, and writer on the show Westworld, and a writer on the shows Pushing Daisies and Burn Notice. She also wrote and directed the film Reminiscence.
Her father is from England. Her mother is from Taiwan. Lisa is married to British television producer Jonathan “Jonah” Nolan, with whom she has two children. Jonathan’s brother is director Christopher Nolan.
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