Joy — Inside Out Character Profile

About Joy

Optimistic leader of Riley's emotions, striving to maintain happiness.

Joy — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Emotional regulation, Memory manipulation, Leadership, Optimism projection

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 9.5/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 9.5/10

Joy appears in 2 titles

• Inside Out (2015)
• Inside Out 2 (2024) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Amy Poehler

Appears in

Inside Out (2015)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Joy — Power Leader — Sadness (Phyllis Smith)

  Joy initially dominates control and restricts Sadness.

• Joy — Narrative Influencer — Riley (Kaitlyn Dias)

  Joy directly shapes Riley's outward behavior.

• Joy — Narrative Guide — Bing Bong (Richard Kind)

  Bing Bong provides navigation and hope to Joy.

• Joy — Conflict Opponent — Anger (Lewis Black)

  Joy's leadership clashes with Anger's impulsive takeover.

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More characters from Inside Out

• Sadness (Phyllis Smith)
• Bing Bong (Richard Kind)
• Fear (Bill Hader)
• Anger (Lewis Black)
• Forgetter Bobby (Bobby Moynihan)
• Mom (Diane Lane)
• Dad (Kyle MacLachlan)
• Disgust (Mindy Kaling)
• Forgetter Paula (Paula Poundstone)
• Riley (Kaitlyn Dias)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Lori Alan)
• Subconscious Guard Dave (Frank Oz)