Joy Williams(III)

Actress
Music Department
Soundtrack

Joy Williams is a four-time Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and actress from Santa Cruz, CA who resides in Nashville, TN with husband, Nate Yetton and son, Miles Yetton. She is best-known as one half of the popular duo The Civil Wars. Joy made her acting debut in July of 2016 as Janine Beckwith on the Showtime series Roadies, created by Cameron Crowe, JJ Abrams and Winnie Holzman. She continues to write and record music in addition to exploring new creative experiences as an actress. (July 2016).

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Awards
- 4 wins & 6 nominations total

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Known for

The Hunger Games

7.2

Soundtrack

2012

21 Jump Street

7.2

Soundtrack

2012

Carrie

5.8

Soundtrack

2013

Something Borrowed

5.8

Soundtrack

2011

Credits

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Actress

Roadies
7.4
TV Series
- Janine Beckwith
- 2016
Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars: Safe & Sound
7.6
Music Video
- Joy Williams
- 2012

Music Department

Soundtrack

The Bear
8.5
TV Series
- writer: "Fast Slow Disco"
- writer: "Slow Disco"
- 2025
Late Bloomers
6.1
- writer: "Fast Slow Disco"
- 2023
Friday Night Football
7.5
TV Series
- writer: "Stand by You" (uncredited)
- 2022
Hillbilly Elegy
6.7
- performer: "Sunny Day"
- writer: "Sunny Day"
- 2020
The Nowhere Inn
5.6
- writer: "Fast Slow Disco" (Live)
- 2020
My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip
7.4
TV Movie
- writer: "Stand by You"
- 2019
Now You See Me... - Part 1
8.2
- writer: "If I Didn't Know Better", "Birds Of A Feather", "Eavesdrop", "The Violet Hour", "Barton Hollow"
- 2019
Status Update
5.8
- writer: "Stand By You"
- 2018
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
7.0
TV Series
- writer: "Slow Disco"
- 2017
Turn: Washington's Spies
8.1
TV Series
- performer: "Hush"
- writer: "Hush"
- 2014–2017
The Voice
5.3
TV Series
- writer: "Safe and Sound"
- writer: "Safe And Sound"
- writer: "Stand by You" (uncredited)
- 2016–2017
Lethal Weapon
7.8
TV Series
- writer: "Dust to Dust " (uncredited)
- 2017
Bad Santa 2
5.6
- performer: "(There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays"
- 2016
The Vampire Diaries
7.7
TV Series
- performer: "Until the Levee" (uncredited)
- 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
6.4
TV Series
- performer: "Woman (Oh Mama)"
- writer: "Woman (Oh Mama)"
- 2015

Personal details

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Alternative name
- Joy
Born
- November 14, 1982
- Mt. Hermon, California, USA
Spouse
- Nate YettonJune 12, 2004 - 2019 (divorced, 2 children)
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Trivia
Graduated from high school in June 2001 as valedictorian (4.0 GPA) and student body president. She also recorded her debut album during her senior year along with being a varsity athlete.

Quotes
About her husband: "Nate leads by serving, which is a rare quality in men these days. He still opens every single door, pulls out every single chair. He's just a wonderfully old-fashioned, yet very culturally relevant, intelligent, winsome man."