Joyce Ilg

After graduating from high school, Joyce Ilg began studying Photographic Engineering at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences in 2004, completing her degree in 2010 as a *Diplom-Ingenieurin* (graduate engineer). Concurrently, she took acting lessons and later worked with various acting coaches.

She landed her first television role in 2004 in the series *K11 – Kommissare im Einsatz*. This was followed by appearances in productions such as *Unter uns*, *Alles was zählt*, *Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei*, and *Der Lehrer*. She gained wider recognition for her role as Saskia Brunner in the series *Dahoam is Dahoam*, in which she starred in over 300 episodes between 2007 and 2009.

In addition to her television work, Ilg was also active as a presenter, hosting shows such as *Loop – Wissen Hautnah* and *Zipp – Wissen Unterwegs* on RTL. Starting in 2013, she also achieved success on YouTube. Following regular appearances on the channel *Ponk*, she launched her own channel, "Joyce," which had garnered over one million subscribers by 2026. Together with Luke Mockridge and Julian "Julez" Weißbach, she also co-founded the YouTube channel *Snoozzze*.

Furthermore, Joyce Ilg has appeared in programs such as *Luke! Die Woche und ich*, *TV total Wok-WM 2015*, and *Verstehen Sie Spaß?*. In 2020, she joined the cast of the comedy series *Binge Reloaded* on Prime Video.

In 2019, she co-authored the book *Hätte ich das mal früher gewusst!* with Chris Halb12; the book remained on the *Der Spiegel* bestseller list for several months. She also works as a voice actress; in 2022, she voiced the character Ms. Tarantula in the animated film *Die Gangster Gang* (*The Bad Guys*).