Joy Esther
Joy Esther | |
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.jpg) Joy Esther in 2017. | |
| Born | Joy Cavé 14 June 1984 Lyon, France |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Notable credit(s) | Nos Chers Voisins Tout pour la lumière |
| Spouse | Damien Sargue (2009–2011) (divorced) |
Joy Esther (born 14 June 1984) is a French-Spanish actress and singer. She is mostly known for having played in the musical comedies Belles belles belles and Roméo et Juliette, as well as here roles of Chloé Varenko in the comedy series Nos Chers Voisins and Victoria Vargas in the series Tout pour la lumière.
Early life and education
[edit]Joy Esther was born in Lyon. As a child, she took classes of singing and theatre, in addition to football, athletics and judo. She then took classes at the Cours Florent for three years.[1] She also took lessons of modern dance and learnt to play the guitar and the piano as an autodidact.
Career
[edit]Esther started her career at the age of eight in modelling and appearing in some advertisements like Les voleurs de couleur of Kodak by photographers Jean-Baptiste Mondino and Jean-Paul Goude.[2]
From age 11 to 18, she played in a number of films and television films, taking at the same time classes of theater, singing, guitar and piano during her studies. She began her acting career in the theater play Poussez pas y aura d'la place by Jean-Yves Brignon.
At age 19, she had one of the three main roles in the musical comedy Belles belles belles played at the Olympia in Paris for two months.[1][2]
In 2006, she played the role of Juliet in the musical Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour for an Asian tour. Over 200 shows were played in Seoul, South Korea and Taipei, Taiwan, following 40 shows in Paris at the Palais des Congrès in 2010.[3] From October 2012 to January 2013, the show played in Japan in Tokyo and Osaka, and later in China in Shanghai.[4]
Esther continued playing in various series and television films. From spring 2012 to June 2017, she portrayed Chloé Varenko in the comedy series Nos Chers Voisins broadcast on TF1.
She was a contestant at the eighth season of Danse avec les stars broadcast on TF1 in October 2017. She was eliminated just before the semi-final against Tatiana Silva.
Personal life
[edit]Esther married French singer Damien Sargue, who co-starred with her in Roméo et Juliette, in Las Vegas in September 2009. They couple divorced in 2011.[5]
In October 2022, Esther annouced expecting her first child. She gave birth to a girl named Nina on 27 November 2022.[6]
Esther's mother is from the Spanish region of Andalusia.[7] Esther speaks fluently French, English, Spanish and Italian.[8]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Mission protection rapprochée | Anne Janson | TV film (credited as Joy Cavé) |
| 1999 | Une femme d'honneur | Alice | Season 3, episode "Coupable idéal" (credited as Joy Cavé) |
| 2008 | Pas de secrets entre nous | Aurélie | Several episodes |
| 2008 | Sur le fil | Caroline | Season 2, episode "Revanche" |
| 2008 | Mademoiselle Joubert | Joss | Season 3, episode "En toute amitié" |
| 2009 | Paris 16e | Isabelle | Season 1, episode 18 |
| 2009 | Comprendre et pardonner | Victoire | Episode "Monsieur Bovary" |
| 2009 | R.I.S, police scientifique | Zoé Girard | Season 5, episode "Parade mortelle" |
| 2011 | Chante ! | Noémie | Season 4, several episodes |
| 2012 | Paradis criminel | Virginie | Mini-series |
| 2012–17 | Nos Chers Voisins | Chloé Varenko |
Theatre
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Belles belles belles | Émilie | 70 shows at the Olympia |
| 2007–13 | Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour | Juliette Capulet | 200 shows in South Korea and Taiwan 42 shows at the Palais des Congrès de Paris |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Joy Esther : déjà une vraie pro". Le Parisien (in French). 29 November 2003. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Bios > Joy Esther". Premiere (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "" Roméo et Juliette " joue gros". Le Parisien. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ Mathilde Partiot (28 December 2012). "En images : Les répétitions de "Roméo et Juliette" en tournée en Asie" (in French). musicalavenue.fr. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Damien Sargue (Roméo et Juliette) marié sur un coup de tête avec une célèbre actrice : "Je ne regrette rien !"". Purepeople (in French). 13 October 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "Joy Esther maman comblée : doux moment de complicité avec sa fille Nina, la comédienne topless en Sicile !". Purepeople (in French). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Joy Esther : Compagnons, fille, origines, accident... Tout savoir sur l'actrice de "Tout pour la lumière" !". Le Journal des Femmes (in French). 17 June 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Joy Esther (Nos chers voisins) : 'J'ai dîné avec Leonardo DiCaprio, on a rigolé'". Purepeople (in French). 21 February 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
External links
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- Joy Esther at IMDb
- Joy Cavé at IMDb
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