Joy Eileen Nichols (17 February 1925 – 23 June 1992) was an Australian-British comedian, actress and singer who also worked in the United States.

Radio producer Charles Maxwell gave her a major role in the last series of Navy Mixture, broadcast for the BBC General Forces Programme in 1947, in which she starred with Jimmy Edwards.

[2] In 1949, Nichols married Wally Peterson, an American musical comedy performer who was then touring in the London production of Oklahoma!.

The following spring, she represented Australia in the BBC Television show Dominion's Salute, as part of their Coronation tribute.

[1] In 1953, Nichols recorded the novelty song "Little Red Monkey" by Stephen Gale and Jack Jordan with Jimmy Edwards and Dick Bentley.

[2] Nichols was back in London in 1955 to appear in the West End production of The Pajama Game, alongside Edmund Hockridge, Max Wall and Arthur Lowe at the Coliseum theatre.