Joy Williams
Birthday:
14 November 1982, Mt. Hermon, California, USA
Birth Name:
Joy Elizabeth Williams
Joy Williams is a four-time Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and actress from Santa Cruz, CA who resides in Nashville, TN with husband, Nate Yetton and son, Miles Yetton. She is best-known as one half of the popular duo The Civil Wars. Joy made her acting debut in July of 2016 as Janine Beckwith on the Showtime series Roadies, created by Came...
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Joy Williams is a four-time Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and actress from Santa Cruz, CA who resides in Nashville, TN with husband, Nate Yetton and son, Miles Yetton. She is best-known as one half of the popular duo The Civil Wars. Joy made her acting debut in July of 2016 as Janine Beckwith on the Showtime series Roadies, created by Cameron Crowe, JJ Abrams and Winnie Holzman. She continues to write and record music in addition to exploring new creative experiences as an actress. (July 2016). Show less «
About her husband: "Nate leads by serving, which is a rare quality in men these days. He still opens every single door, pulls out every sing...Show more »
About her husband: "Nate leads by serving, which is a rare quality in men these days. He still opens every single door, pulls out every single chair. He's just a wonderfully old-fashioned, yet very culturally relevant, intelligent, winsome man." Show less «
It's not what you do, it's who you are. God gives each of us certain gifts to use for His glory, and I'm just thankful that I get to be a ve...Show more »
It's not what you do, it's who you are. God gives each of us certain gifts to use for His glory, and I'm just thankful that I get to be a vessel for his love at this season in my life. At the end of the day, though, what matters most is that I'm a child of God. Show less «
It wasn't just that I loved singing. It was that I loved people. I loved how God allowed me to be used in people's lives, to be a vessel of ...Show more »
It wasn't just that I loved singing. It was that I loved people. I loved how God allowed me to be used in people's lives, to be a vessel of His delight in them, in us. That part doesn't have anything to do with me. I knew I could sing, but a lot of people can sing. Show less «
It's a funny thing how God intrinsically weaves different desires in your heart, how they grow or wither over time. In trying to follow what...Show more »
It's a funny thing how God intrinsically weaves different desires in your heart, how they grow or wither over time. In trying to follow what God had for me, those desires [for music] began to grow. Show less «
I feel lucky to have been able to make music, and am thankful to have just been released from my record deal after asking out because of nee...Show more »
I feel lucky to have been able to make music, and am thankful to have just been released from my record deal after asking out because of needing a change for awhile. Fighting for what I believe, not being on the road constantly, and being at home in the freedom to dream has given me back my sense of self. I remain passionate about connecting with people, about making art that is creative, relevant, vulnerable, inclusive and hopeful...no matter what my profession may be. Show less «
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