Suddenly, Frieda is embodying Issa’s subconscious, becoming the voice of her inner thoughts and doubts. Joyce remembers that her audition scene was from the pilot episode, in which Issa and Frieda, who work at We Got Y’All, an education nonprofit that organizes after-school programs, are presenting at a meeting. From the start, she loved the show’s sharp writing and creator and star Issa Rae’s singular vision and point of view. ![]() “I’m just so glad I trusted myself.”Īt the time, Joyce was mostly a theater actor in New York, with a few recurring TV roles under her belt, including on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.” “Insecure,” which premiered in 2016 and is now wrapping up its fifth and final season, was a big turning point for her: the first time she was a series regular on a show. ![]() “I love my reps, but they were like, ‘You sure about this part?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, I think this is gonna be really good,’” Joyce recalled in a recent phone interview. Issa Rae (left) and Lisa Joyce in the pilot episode of HBO'sĪs soon as she read the pilot script for HBO’s “Insecure,” Lisa Joyce sensed she had something special on her hands, even if the part she was auditioning for seemed relatively unassuming: Frieda, the well-intentioned but sometimes oblivious co-worker of protagonist Issa.
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