Joely Fisher life and biography

Joely Fisher is an American actress best known for her work on television as Paige Clark on Ellen as well as Joy Stark in the Fox sitcom 'Til Death, and also on stage and in films.

Fisher was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Connie Stevens. Her younger sister is actress Tricia Leigh Fisher. She has a half sister, actress Carrie Fisher, and a half-brother, Todd Fisher, from her father's previous marriage to actress Debbie Reynolds. Her parents divorced when she was age two, and she was raised by her mother.

Fisher began performing on stage in her mother's Las Vegas act at age seven. She and Tricia toured the world with Stevens, attending many different schools and having tutors. They then attended Beverly Hills High School. Fisher went to the University of Paris for one semester. While on her way there, she stopped off in New York and dropped in unannounced on her father, reestablishing relations with him. She then attended Emerson College, but left before graduating to begin an acting career.

Fisher also made a mark in network telemovies during the late '90s and early 2000s, such as the efforts Seduction in a Small Town (1997) and Kidnapped in Paradise (1998). In 2006, the actress signed on as one of the leads, a wife in an emotionally strained 24-year-old marriage, on the Fox situation comedy 'Til Death.

She was named Miss Golden Globe at the 1992 Golden Globe Awards.

Television series:

Golden Palace (1992)
Ellen (1994-1998)
Superman: The Animated Series (1996-1997)
Normal, Ohio (2000)
Danny (2001)
Baby Bob (2002)
Wild Card (2003-2005)
Desperate Housewives (2005-2006)
'Til Death (2006-2010)

Filmography:

Mixed Nuts (1994)
The Mask (1994)
'll Do Anything (1994)
Inspector Gadget (1999)

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