Joy stars an actress born on August 16.
Joy is a 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film , written and directed by David O. Russell and starring Jennifer Lawrence as Joy Mangano , about whom the story is loosely based as a self-made millionaire who created her own business empire . Josephine Victoria Behar ( [ ˈbeɪhɑːr ] née Occhiuto ; born October 7 , 1942 ) is an American comedian , writer , and actress .