Joy Osmanski is a South Korean-born American actress. She is best known for her wide range of comedic roles on the TV shows '' The Loop'', ''

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'', ''

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'' 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 currently plays 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 ''

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'' created by Stephen Falk and also starring

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and

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. Osmanski had a guest starring position on the

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sitcom ''

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'' 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 ''

'' 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 ''

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'' (as curious cheerleader) and '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel'' (as airline rep). For independent films, Osmanski stars as Jinnie Park in

Christine Yoo Christine Yoo is an American writer, director, producer and filmmaker. She has written and directed a romantic-comedy feature film entitled "Wedding Palace," starring Brian Tee, Kang Hye-jung, Bobby Lee, Margaret Cho, Joy Osmanski, Steve Park, Kel ...

's film, ''Wedding Palace'' opposite

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, 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 ''

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''. 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.

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

Principia College Principia College (Principia or Prin) is a private liberal arts college in Elsah, Illinois. It was founded in 1912 by Mary Kimball Morgan with the purpose of "serving the Cause of Christian Science." "Although the College is not affiliated wit ...

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

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with an MFA from the graduate acting program.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Osmanski, Joy American adoptees American television actresses 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 Year of birth missing (living people)