Joy Tanner is an American-born Canadian actress, who is known for roles such as George Fayne in the 1995 Nancy Drew TV series, Jill Stone in Cold Squad,[1][2] and Nora McDonald Venturi in four seasons of the sitcom Life with Derek[3] and its movie finale Vacation with Derek.
In 2021, she earned a masters degree from the University of Toronto’s Centre For Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies.
[citation needed] After moving to Canada, she began her career in film.
She augmented her acting career with commercials in Canada and was the star in the Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmacy commercials also playing Wonder Woman in a Listerine spot (1998–2000).
[6] She was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2007 for her guest role on ReGenesis[7] in the episode "Let It Burn".