Performed with the American Light Opera Company in Washington, D.C., and later the Burn Brae Dinner Theatre in nearby Burtonsville, Maryland in the 1960s.
Graduated from Northwestern University in 1963 as a theatre major.
Daughter of Burton S. Hawkins, former sportswriter for the Washington Star and longtime public relations director for the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers baseball club.
Born in 1941.
Formerly credited as Joy Hawkins Brenner in theatrical productions (1960s-1970s).
Artistic director at the Red Barn Theatre in Key West, Florida.