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COMEDY

DRAMA

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

name	character
Eliana Adise	Teen Cristy
Kristen Annese	Dancer
Carla Antonino	Parking Lot Woman
Luisa Maria Badaracco	Susan
Marianne Bayard	Angela
Maurice Benard	Ridge
Colleen Camp	Lori
Christy Scott Cashman	Sarina Kimball
Ken Cheeseman	Gerhardt
Alexander Cook	Bartholomew
Bradley Cooper	Neil Walker
Marianne Leone Cooper	Sharon
Isabella Crovetti	Young Joy
Johnny Lee Davenport	Ray Cagney
Steven DeMarco	Angela's Brother
Michael DeMello	Gregory
Stephanie Eaton	Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Tomas Elizondo	Tommy 3 Years Old
Zeke Elizondo	Tommy 3 Years Old
John Enos III	Roderick
Jim Frangione	Charlie
Aundrea Gadsby	Cristy 5 Years Old
Gia Gadsby	Cristy 5 Years Old
Naheem Garcia	Police Officer
Susan Garibotto	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Mateo Gómez	Latin Priest
Paul Herman	Rifle Man
Ken Howard	Mop Executive
Jimmy Jean-Louis	Toussaint
Jeremiah Kissel	Boardroom Rep
Diane Ladd	Mimi
Jennifer Lawrence	Joy Mangano
Fiore Leo	Angela's Brother
Susan Lucci	Danica
Virginia Madsen	Carrie
Allie Marshall	Banquet Guest
Lori McCoy-Bell	Angry Airline Customer
Erica McDermott	Parking Lot Woman
Richard McElvain	Dr. Whitten
Melissa McMeekin	Parking Lot Woman
Johnnie McQuarley	Andre
Patsy Meck	Patsy
Donna Mills	Priscilla
Drena De Niro	Cindy
Robert De Niro	Rudy
Emily Nuñez	Young Jackie
Damien Di Paola	Marv Brickman
Ray De La Paz	Tony's Father
Patrick Pitu	Eerie Fabri-Pac Guy
Dale Place	Boardroom Rep
Dascha Polanco	Jackie
Barry Primus	Rudy's Attorney
Édgar Ramírez	Tony Miranne
Melissa Rivers	Joan Rivers
Calidore Robinson	Teen Tommy
Elisabeth Röhm	Peggy
Isabella Rossellini	Trudy
Lexie Roth	Candace
Pedro Sabino	Tino
Bill Thorpe	Dallas Man
Jamell Washington	Airline Customer Service Clerk
Jasmine Brooke White	Young Memphis Woman
Bates Wilder	Todd
Madison Wolfe	Young Peggy
Laura Wright	Clarinda
Gary Zahakos	Divorce Mediator

name
David Campbell	composer
John Davis	producer
Megan Ellison	producer
Jonathan Gordon	producer
Ken Mok	producer
David O. Russell	director, screenplay, producer
West Dylan Thordson	composer

year	award	category	name
2015	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress	Jennifer Lawrence