MARI JOY

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DRIVEN by stories of resistance and romance, Mari Joy is a Chicago-based Filipino actress.

Her theatre credits include the portrayal of the Narrator in the one-person show Every Brilliant Thing with Vicariously Staged Productions. The solo performance drew high praise, with UTBA noting, "Asiado had the arduous task of being the engine behind an emotionally taxing solo performance for over an hour, and she did so incredibly well. Asiado more than lived up to the praise the script has received so much acclaim for.”

She also originated the role of Lark in MESTIZA, or MIXED with Plan-B Theatre, Utah's first production featuring a Filipino-majority cast. Mari Joy is actively involved with CIRCA Pintig, a Filipino American theater group in Chicago, where she performed in readings for Sama Sama: Solidarity in the Fields and The Butterfly of Chula Vista.

In film, Mari Joy starred as Erica in Poolside Inn, premiering at the AMPAS-qualifying Palm Springs International Short Film Festival and shown at FilmQuest and the Golden Gate State Film Festival. Recently, she was cast as the lead in Kalamasa’s Revenge, an indie horror feature shot in Utah, which explores cultural identity through the supernatural. She also recently played a small role in an independent Chicago feature film set for release in 2025.

She holds a BFA in Acting from BYU (2023).

In addition to acting, Mari Joy is a visual designer and marketing professional, serving as a Marketing Coordinator and Graphic Designer for the University of Chicago’s Theatre and Performance Studies area. 

In her spare time, you will find her singing, being a hopeful romantic, and eating rice.

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