Joyce Kalu was born on 25 September 1970 in Ohafia, Abia State, Southeastern Nigeria.
She also has a bachelor's degree in Marketing, which she obtained from the Lagos State University (LASU).
[1] In 2018, Joyce Kalu featured alongside Rita Dominic, Enyinna Nwigwe and other Nollywood actors in an award-winning movie Bound,[2] which was produced by Lilian Afegbi.
Bound won the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2018 for Best Indigenous Language (Igbo).
[3] Based on her involvement in the Nigerian Film Industry, community and charity organizations, she was honored with a chieftaincy title of Apunawu I of Ohafia Community, Abia State by His Royal Paramount Ezieogo, Prof. U I.E. Imaga alongside the entire Ohafia monarchy.