Biography
Born in Manhattan NYC, Joy Michelle Ferro grew up in Queens, training to become a professional ice skater. Even then she was already trying her hand in filmmaking by producing a student film, "An Episode Of Charlie's Angels", in which she also played the Jaclyn Smith character. In 1984, after three years of acting classes with Samantha Harper-Macy & Bill Macy, and others, she began putting her acting skills to work in over a dozen films and television shows. In 1988 she graduated from University of California-Santa Barbara with a B.A. in Sociology and Nursing. In early 1989 she married her college sweetheart, Michael, and in 1990 had a baby boy. She and her son left Los Angeles in 1994 for Arizona, and began working with the Sedona Cultural Park Board to create the Sedona International Film Festival. In 1996 she single-handed, built a management business representing Hollywood filmmakers, which expanded from one client to 12 in less than three years. She branched out from business management into packaging scripts and producing movies. For years, Joy has been negotiating contracts and film deals with some of the biggest producers and directors in the business, such as Tom Hanks, Jeff Bridges, Jonathan Demme, Robert Downey Jr., to name a few, some of whom she has known since she was in diapers. At the tender age of 8 she attended the Cannes Film Festival for the debut of Clockwork Orange & Oh Lucky Man, the film's director's, Stanley Kubrick & Paul Anderson, and her father, highly respected film director, producer and Title designer Pablo Ferro. Although only eight years old, Joy was a special guest at the premiere and the glitzy after-party, with Kubrick, Anderson and the entire cast catering to her as if she were a modern day Shirley Temple. Joy was even A Fire Commissioner for 2 Terms of Office, where she flexed her Elected Offical skills for 8 years in Sedona. Joy's eclectic background, and diligent acumen, allows her a unique behind-the-scenes perspective into the film business. She has been able to merge the dedication she developed during her younger years, along with her insider's view of the business to create a winning Style. She is working the business on the East Coast, and even though semi-retired, she continues to be a driving force for her clients.
