Joy Carroll Wallis

Joy Carroll Wallis is an English clergywoman who was a vicar in London for ten years, then one of the first women ordained a priest of the Church of England in 1994.

In 1997 Carroll married American theologian and writer Jim Wallis. They have two sons, Luke and Jack.

Wallis was adviser, inspiration and role model for Richard Curtis' television series The Vicar of Dibley. Her book, Beneath the Cassock: the Real-life Vicar of Dibley describes her life as a vicar. She later wrote another autobiography, The Woman Behind the Collar. After moving to the United States, she was licensed as a priest of the Episcopal Church.

Publications

 * "The Importance of The Vicar of Dibley"