Member Profile

Joy Fielding was born and in Toronto, Canada and went to the University of Toronto, where she received her B.A. after majoring in English, and appearing in the well-received student movie, "Winter Kept Us Warm." Acting ambitions subsequently took her to Hollywood where she got a part in an episode of "Gunsmoke" and worked in a lot of banks before leaving L.A. and returning to Toronto and her first love--writing. She has been married to her lawyer husband since 1974, and they have 2 daughters, Shannon and Annie, as well as two gorgeous grandchildren, Hayden and Skylar. As of 2022, she has written a total of 22 novels, among them the international bestsellers See Jane Run, Someone Is Watching, She's Not There, Cul-de-Sac, and The Housekeeper, the latter to be published in August of 2022. She is also the author of the award-winning novella for adult learners, Home Invasion.