Joy
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Cooper
- In Bradley Cooper
…a chef seeking redemption, and Joy, in which he reteamed with Russell and Lawrence.
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De Niro
- In Robert De Niro: Comedies and later work
…an entrepreneur (Jennifer Lawrence) in Joy (2015) and had the title role in Dirty Grandpa (2016). His other credits from 2016 included Hands of Stone, in which he portrayed the trainer of boxer Roberto Durán. The following year he starred in the HBO TV movie The Wizard of Lies, playing…
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discussed in biography
- In David O. Russell
Joy (2015), based on a true story, featured Lawrence as a single mother whose entrepreneurial talents propel her and her family out of poverty and into the ruthless business world. The film featured Robert De Niro as Lawrence’s father and Cooper as a businessman who…
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Lawrence
- In Jennifer Lawrence
…wealth and success in Russell’s Joy; for her performance, Lawrence received her fourth Oscar nomination. She narrated A Beautiful Planet (2016), a documentary featuring footage of Earth taken from the International Space Station. Her other 2016 credit was the sci-fi romance Passengers, in which she played a writer who was…
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