Joy Esther

Joy Esther (born 14 June 1984) is a French-Spanish actress and singer. She is mostly known for having played in the musical comedies Belles belles belles and Roméo et Juliette, as well as here roles of Chloé Varenko in the comedy series Nos Chers Voisins and Victoria Vargas in the series Tout pour la lumière.

Early life and education Joy Esther was born in Lyon. As a child, she took classes of singing and theatre, in addition to football, athletics and judo. She then took classes at the Cours Florent for three years. She also took lessons of modern dance and learnt to play the guitar and the piano as an autodidact.

Career Esther started her career at the age of eight in modelling and appearing in some advertisements like Les voleurs de couleur of Kodak by photographers Jean-Baptiste Mondino and Jean-Paul Goude.

From age 11 to 18, she played in a number of films and television films, taking at the same time classes of theater, singing, guitar and piano during her studies. She began her acting career in the theater play Poussez pas y aura d'la place by Jean-Yves Brignon.

At age 19, she had one of the three main roles in the musical comedy Belles belles belles played at the Olympia in Paris for two months. From October 2012 to January 2013, the show played in Japan in Tokyo and Osaka, and later in China in Shanghai.

Esther continued playing in various series and television films. From spring 2012 to June 2017, she portrayed Chloé Varenko in the comedy series Nos Chers Voisins broadcast on TF1.

She was a contestant at the eighth season of Danse avec les stars broadcast on TF1 in October 2017. She was eliminated just before the semi-final against Tatiana Silva.

Personal life Esther married French singer Damien Sargue, who co-starred with her in Roméo et Juliette, in Las Vegas in September 2009. The couple divorced in 2011.

In October 2022, Esther announced expecting her first child. She gave birth to a girl named Nina on 27 November 2022.

Esther's mother is from the Spanish region of Andalusia. Esther speaks fluently French, English, Spanish and Italian.

Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 1997 Mission protection rapprochée Anne Janson TV film (credited as Joy Cavé) 1999 Une femme d'honneur Alice Season 3, episode "Coupable idéal" (credited as Joy Cavé) 2008 Pas de secrets entre nous Aurélie Several episodes 2008 Sur le fil Caroline Season 2, episode "Revanche" 2008 Mademoiselle Joubert Joss Season 3, episode "En toute amitié" 2009 Paris 16e Isabelle Season 1, episode 18 2009 Comprendre et pardonner Victoire Episode "Monsieur Bovary" 2009 R.I.S, police scientifique Zoé Girard Season 5, episode "Parade mortelle" 2011 Chante ! Noémie Season 4, several episodes 2012 Paradis criminel Virginie Mini-series 2012–17 Nos Chers Voisins Chloé Varenko

Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2003–04 Belles belles belles Émilie 70 shows at the Olympia 2007–13 Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour Juliette Capulet 200 shows in South Korea and Taiwan42 shows at the Palais des Congrès de Paris