American actress and singer best known for her work on television as Paige Clark on the ABC sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998, as well as Joy Stark in the Fox sitcom ‘Til Death from 2006 until 2010. She is also known for singing on Broadway in the 1990s.
Fisher is the elder daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Connie Stevens. Her younger sister is actress Tricia Leigh Fisher. She is the half-sister of actress Carrie Fisher and producer 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. She is of Jewish descent. Joely Fisher and her sister toured the world with Stevens, attending different schools and having tutors.
Fisher married cinematographer Christopher Duddy in 1996. They have three daughters, born in 2001 and February 2006, and the third adopted in September 2008. She is also stepmother to Duddy’s two sons, Cameron (born 6 December 1985, Los Angeles) and Collin (born 17 February 1988, Los Angeles). As of at least 2004, the family lives in Los Angeles next to Fisher’s sister Tricia, with whom she is close.
In late 2008, she became an artist ambassador for Save the Children. She traveled to Xai-Xai, Mozambique, to visit with children that are part of the child sponsorship programs.
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