"In America, the ordinary needs the extraordinary every single day."

2015

2h 4m

6.6(4167 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.

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Cast & Crew

85 members

Acting

Jennifer Lawrence

Joy

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Robert De Niro

Rudy

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Bradley Cooper

Neil Walker

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Edgar Ramírez

Tony

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Diane Ladd

Mimi

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Virginia Madsen

Terry

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Isabella Rossellini

Trudy

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Dascha Polanco

Jackie

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Elisabeth Röhm

Peggy

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Susan Lucci

Danica

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Laura Wright

Clarinda

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Maurice Benard

Ridge

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Donna Mills

Priscilla

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Jimmy Jean-Louis

Toussaint

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Ken Howard

Mop Executive

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Ray De La Paz

Tony's Father

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John Enos III

Roderick

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Marianne Leone Cooper

Sharon

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Melissa Rivers

Joan Rivers

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Drena De Niro

Cindy

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Isabella Crovetti

Young Joy

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Emily Nuñez

Young Jackie

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Madison Wolfe

Young Peggy

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Aundrea Gadsby

Cristy 5 Years Old

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Gia Gadsby

Cristy 5 Years Old

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Tomas Elizondo

Tommy 3 Years Old

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Zeke Elizondo

Tommy 3 Years Old

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Alexander Cook

Bartholomew

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Costume & Make-Up

Lori McCoy-Bell

Angry Airline Customer

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Suzanne Frazier Wilkins

Airline Customer

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Luisa Maria Badaracco

Susan

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Jamell Washington

Airline Customer Service Clerk

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Gary Tolchin

Airline Supervisor

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Will LeBow

Monsignor

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Johnnie McQuarley

Andre

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Pedro Martinez Campos

College Party Band

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Carlos Sala Valencia

College Party Band

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Alvaro Benavides

College Party Band

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Edgar Pantoja Aleman

College Party Band

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Shonda Schilling

College Party Goer

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Grant Schilling

College Party Goer

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Gary Zahakos

Divorce Mediator

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Crew

Josef Boreland

Boat Captain

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Robert Sabino

Tino

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Mateo Gómez

Latin Priest

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Marcela Jaramillo

Eucaria

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Jim Frangione

Charlie

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Melissa McMeekin

Parking Lot Woman

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Erica McDermott

Parking Lot Woman

Costume & Make-Up

Carla Antonino

Parking Lot Woman

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Michele Egerton

Parking Lot Woman

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Marianne Bayard

Angela

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Fiore Leo

Angela's Brother

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Steven DeMarco

Angela's Brother

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Collin Knight

Parking Lot Officer

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Barbara Feeney

Receptionist

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Damien Di Paola

Marv Brickman

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Patsy Meck

Patsy

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Jeremiah Kissel

Boardroom Rep

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Dale Place

Boardroom Rep

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Mitchell Rosenwald

Boardroom Rep

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Thomas Matthews

Thomas

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Matthew Russell

Roger from Wardrobe

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Bates Wilder

Todd

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Paul Herman

Rifle Man

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Christy Scott Cashman

Sarina Kimball

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Colleen Camp

Lori

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Richard McElvain

Dr. Whitten

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Mark Nemeskal

Funeral Priest

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Patrick Pitu

Eerie Fabri-Pac Guy

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Michael DeMello

Gregory

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Ken Cheeseman

Gerhardt

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Daniel Bowen

Fabri-Pac Man

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Naheem Garcia

Police Officer

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Raymond Alongi

Police Officer

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Johnny Lee Davenport

Ray Cagney

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Sonny Mirabella

Front Desk Clerk

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Bill Thorpe

Dallas Man

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Sam Weisman

Lead Diller Attorney

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Jeff Avigian

Diller Attorney

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Barry Primus

Rudy's Attorney

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Eliana Adise

Teen Cristy

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Calidore Robinson

Teen Tommy

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Jasmine Brooke White

Young Memphis Woman

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Susan Garfield

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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