Her parents were acrobats who with a third partner made up the Iris Roy Trio.

She learnt various European languages and she now speaks English, French, Italian and Spanish today.

Roy graduated from high school in Hamburg and then she studied ballet, singing and choreography.

Her television career began with roles in the series Zwei Brüder and Aus heiterem Himmel.

From November 2006 to October 2007 she starred in the telenovela Rote Rosen as Petra Jansen.