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   Is Joy based on a true story?

   • Jennifer Lawrence (pictured) portrays Joy in the David O. Russell movie. How much of Joy is based on a true story? During his initial phone conversations with the real Joy Mangano, Director David O. Russell was up front and told her that the film was "not going to be a biopic."

   Joy Movie vs. the True Story of the Real Joy Mangano

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   Is Joy Mangano based on a true story?

   • Regular viewers of HSN have likely seen Joy Mangano on their television screens at some point over the past two-plus decades. The plotline of "Joy," written and directed by David O. Russell, the writer and director of "Silver Linings Playbook," is largely based on the popular inventor's life.

   Is Joy Based On A Real Person And How Accurate Is The Film?

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   Is Joy Mangano a real person?

   • Investors.com The real Joy Mangano created the first prototype for her Miracle Mop in 1990. Jennifer Lawrence (pictured) portrays Joy in the David O. Russell movie. How much of Joy is based on a true story?

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   What does Mangano say about the new movie Joy?

   • Mangano tells TIME, reflecting on the new movie Joy (watch here), which hit theaters Christmas Day. But she shakes her head. “Not a doubt in my mind that he would just do everything right, and he did.” But “everything,” in the case of this movie, extends beyond the life of Mangano herself.

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   Dec 23, 2015 · In exploring the Joy true story, we discovered that at the time she invented the Miracle Mop, the real Joy Mangano was actually divorced and raising three children (not two), Robert, Jacqueline, and Christie Miranne.

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   Dec 27, 2015 · According to Russell, Elisabeth Röhm’s Peggy, a jealous half-sister to Lawrence’s Joy, is completely fictional. Joy’s mother, played by Virginia Madsen and living in a world of little more ...

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   Mar 31, 2016 · 'Joy' was "inspired by the true stories of daring women," but might not be wholly inspired by Joy herself.

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   May 16, 2023 · The 2015 film starring Jennifer Lawrence tells the story of Joy Mangano, who created the Miracle Mop and became a successful entrepreneur. The film is a blend of reality and the imagination of director David O. Russell, with some changes and additions for dramatic effect.

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   Apr 7, 2024 · While Joy is not a classic biopic movie, some of its most fantastic story developments are true. Mangano’s first invention was a luminescence collar that helped dog and cat caretakers...

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   Joy is a 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell and starring Jennifer Lawrence as Joy Mangano, a self-made millionaire who created her own business empire.

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    Dec 17, 2015 · The magic trick of Joy lies in the fact that—even as the namesake inspiration of the film’s central character—Mangano’s actual true story remains hidden, possibly in plain sight.