Joy Carroll Wallis

Joy Carroll Wallis is an English priest who was one of the first women to be ordained as a priest in the Church of England in 1994. She worked in London as a vicar for 10 years. She was adviser, inspiration, and role model for Richard Curtis for his comedy television series The Vicar of Dibley. Her book, Beneath the Cassock: the Real-life Vicar of Dibley describes her life as a vicar. Since moving to the United States, she has become licensed as a priest in the Episcopal Church.