Joyful Drake- Bio, Husband, Career, Net Worth, 5 Fast Facts

Joyful Drake is an American actress and author who has featured in films like Get Him 2 The Greek, Phat Girls and widely acclaimed for her role in BET Lets Stay Together. She danced for the Milwaukee Bucks when she was in school. Her zest for life makes her think of ways to give back

Joyful Drake is an American actress and author who has featured in films like Get Him 2 The Greek, Phat Girls and widely acclaimed for her role in BET Let’s Stay Together. She danced for the Milwaukee Bucks when she was in school. Her zest for life makes her think of ways to give back to her community.

The beautiful actress has produced some of her works and is talented in scriptwriting.

Personal Profile

  • Full name: Joyful M’Chelle Drake
  • Date of birth: 24 September 1976
  • Age: 47 years old
  • Siblings: 3
  • Citizenship: American
  • Ethnicity: African-American
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Spouse:  David Beaubien
  • Children: 1 daughter

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Biography of Joyful Drake

Joyful Drake was born on 28th September 1976 in Milwaukee and spent most of her life there. she is one of four children. In her earlier years, she moved to New York to pursue better career prospects and later moved to Los Angeles.

Madison went to school on an academic scholarship at the University of Madison, Wisconsin where she earned a B.A. in Drama and Writing. While in school she was a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

Joyful Drake Career

At a young age, the talented actress became interested in performing, she participated in school events. She was able to re-enact Dr. Martin Luther King Jn’s ‘I Have A Dream’ and ‘The Gettysburg Address by President Abraham Lincoln. Both performances earned her two State Speech Performance Titles.

Her first role was a  recurring one in the Showtime series Soul Food which acted as Tamara in two episodes. After appearing in several Broadway productions, she moved to Los Angeles.

One of the influential contacts she made was studying under acting coach, Ivana Chubbuck.

She starred in comedies such as the Look From 2003, Hair Show, and Beauty Shop among other earlier works. In 2012, she got the role of Amber Lamp.

Who Is Her Husband?

Joyful Drake has often led a life away from the cameras. She shared pictures of her love life with her then-boyfriend later turned husband, David Beaubien in 2015. The couple tries to live a quiet life away from media attention.

Joyful Drake tied the nuptial knots with David Beaubien on the 4th of June, 2016. Glimpses of her family life are mostly seen on her social media handles and that stops at it as no news of scandals or controversies has been heard about her.

In her Instagram posts, it seems the couple spent their honeymoon in Italy as she posted nice pictures of her on the streets of Venice.

Here Are Facts You Didn’t Know About Her

1. Why The Nickname ‘Hurricane

Her love for life is often translated into the so much energy she puts into doing any activity she finds herself doing. Her family nicknamed her ‘Hurricane’ to capture how strong a hurricane can be.

2. She Is From The Mid West

Joyful Drake is from Wisconsin and spent most of her life there, the beautiful actress has the exotic looks of one born in sophisticated places like new yok or California but the truth is she was born in Milwaukee and grew up there.

3. The Perfect Destination For Her Love Story

Joyful Drake and hubby flew to Montego Bay in Saint James Parish on Jamaica’s north coast for the culmination of one of the most important days of their lives. The nuptials were in an atmosphere of serenity, Joyful Drake wore a white gown finished with a lovely flower crown.

The couple presently resides in Los Angeles.

4. Joyful Drake Takes Motherhood In Stride

Beautiful moments of herself and her child dots her social media timeline, it may be an indication of her love for her child and the joy associated with motherhood.

On her Twitter handle, she lists herself as a mother alongside other activities in her life.

5. Setting Up The Dream Big Foundation 

Joyful Drake invests her positive energy into the community that has made her, her pursuance of a good community is in translating some of her success stories into the young ones of tomorrow. She has a mentorship program that is aimed at young people and their becoming better people.

In her words “Once you stop dreaming, You stop living” as the mindset for her supporting young girls achieve their dreams. The Dream Big Foundation is a mentorship program to encourage young girls.

Joyful Drake threw a challenge for five students of South Atlanta High School To write an essay about their dreams and how to achieve it, the winner was Lauren Poe who was rewarded with a prom make-over from Joyful and the BET Dream Team. Her efforts towards women achieving their dreams is a laudable one.

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What Is Joyful Drake Networth?

With a career that has been going on for some years now, it is hoped that she has kept something aside. She is worth about $2 million and it is hoped that the talented actress, writer, and producer will record more success stories in her career.

Other Details

  • Education: University of Madison
  • Net worth: $2 million
  • Source of Wealth: Acting, Writing and Production
  • Sexuality: Straight
  • Social Media: Twitter, Instagram
 

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