About Joya Mia
Joya Mia grew up in Littleton, Colorado, then got the h-e-double-hockey-sticks outta there upon graduating high school. She studied theater and writing at Sarah Lawrence College, but also took a bunch of classes for funzies, later realizing they would do nothing to pay back the exorbitant loans needed to attend said college (Lookin’ at you, ‘Images of India: Text, Photo, and Film'...). She studied Commedia dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy, and later lived in peanut shells across New York City performing with her sketch team, STuFF. She relocated to LA to star as “John Connor” in Terminator Too: Judgement Play, and “Tyler” in Point Break Live! You can see Joya as “Meg Ryan” in Tom Gun Live every month at Catch One Nightclub. Joya hosted a short-form news show on The LipTV, and co-created/hosted Oh, That’s a Thing! – a podcast about the real “stuff” in your favorite sci-fi movies.
In short, Joya’s an eccentric dreamer – a real smarty-pants who can DANCE.
Height: 5"3
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Blonde
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Comedy/Improvisation
On the Fly Productions | Tom Gun Live
Meg Ryan
On the Fly Productions | Terminator Too: Judgment Play
John Connor
On the Fly Productions| Point Break Live!
Tyler
Fish Ladder Improv
Improviser
STuFF Comedy, NYC
Writer/Performer
Hosting/Web
TheLipTV | TLN News
Host/Writer
Oh, That's a Thing! Podcast
Co-Creater/Co-Host
Film/Television
Castle Rock Entertainment | Friends with Benefits
Dancer
Ben Fee, Dir. | Casual Party Music Video
Costumed Dancer
Training &
Workshops
Actor's Comedy Studio | Acting for Sitcoms | Lauren Bertoni
Upright Citizen's Brigade | Improvisation | 401 Graduated
One on One | On-Camera Scene Study | Liz Lewis Casting
HB Studio, NYC | Scene Study | Michael Beckett
Brooke and Mary, NYC | Commercial Copy | Brooke & Mary
Accademia dell'Arte | Commedia dell'Arte | Arezzo, Italy
Sarah Lawrence College | Theater | Bachelor of Arts
Special Skills
Physical Comedy, Movement Theater, Stand-up Comedy, Sketch Comedy, Improvisation, Hosting, Teleprompter, Dance: Hip-Hop, Jazz, African, Afro-Brazilian, Belly; Voice: Alto/Second Soprano; A Capella, Personal Trainer, Yoga, Driver’s License, Passport