Leatrice Joy
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Leatrice Joy.
Born: November 6, 1893
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known For
Hollywood
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. Despite seeing major movie stars around every corner, and knocking on every casting office door in town, at the end of her first day she is still unemployed. To her horror, when she arrives back at their hotel, she finds that Grandpa has been cast in a movie by William DeMille and quickly becomes a star during the ensuing weeks. Her family, worried that Angela and Grandpa are getting into trouble, come to Hollywood to drag them back home. In short order Aunt, Grandma, brother, boyfriend and even the parrot become superstars, but Angela is still unemployed...
Hollywood
A 1980 documentary series exploring the establishment and development of the Hollywood studios and its impact on 1920s culture.
Night of 100 Stars II
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
First Love
In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle after graduating from boarding school. She's hardly received with open arms, especially by her snobby cousin Barbara. When the entire family is invited to a major social ball, Barbara sees to it that Connie is forced to stay home. With the aid of her uncle, who acts as her fairy godfather, Connie makes it to the ball and meets her Prince Charming in Ted Drake, her cousin's boyfriend.
A Trip to Paramountown
Documentary short film depicting the filmmaking activity at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood, featuring dozens of stars captured candidly and at work.
Show People
Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan.
The Pride of the Clan
Donald MacTavish, the last chieftain of his clan on an island off the coast of Scotland, dies at sea. This leaves his only daughter, Marget, to assume the responsibilities of leadership. Marget's burden is partially eased by her blossoming romance with Jamie Campbell. But there is a secret from Jamie's past that neither of them know about.
Eve's Leaves
After forming his own studio in 1925, Cecil B. DeMille produced this exuberant blend of orientalist melodrama and gender-bending comedy featuring his THE TEN COMMANDMENTS leading lady Leatrice Joy. An over-protective sea captain forces his daughter Eve to pass as a boy. But she craves romance and sets her sights on a handsome American tourist (Boyd) who still thinks she's a boy when she shanghais him aboard her father's ship; then a lustful Chinese pirate (Walter Long) takes them prisoner. Joy, an appealing comedienne whose career nosedived when talkies came in, sparkles in both her tomboy and love-hungry phases. -Martin Rubin, Gene Siskel Film Center
The Ten Commandments
The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. The second part shows the efficacy of the commandments in modern life through a story set in San Francisco. Two brothers, rivals for the love of Mary, also come into conflict when John discovers Dan used shoddy materials to construct a cathedral.
The Ace of Hearts
A romantic rivalry among members of a secret society becomes even more tense when one of the men is assigned to carry out an assassination.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as Actress in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Eadie Gaynor
as Celia Hansen
as Martha Simpson
as Rowena
as Mrs. Julie Harper
as Grace Clinton
as Martha Adams
as Laura Sergeant
as Mary McGregor
as Juanita
as Self (uncredited)
as Nan Payson
as Marguerite
as Babe Scott
as Barbara Fiske
as Roxanna Smith
as Mary Martin Williams
as Antoinette B. 'A.B.' Allen
as Joan Ainsworth
as Eve Corbin
as Beatrice Glynn
as Judy Nichols
as Fifi
as Gwynne Evans / Ava Graham
as Ann Land
as Helen Canfield
as Mary Leigh
as Lisa Coburn
as Leatrice Joy
as Edith McBride
as Taou Yuen
as Minnie
as Rita Pring
as Lydia Thorne
as Self
as Sally Lockwood
as Iris Van Suydam
as Georgia Rodman
as Katherine Colby
as Barbara
as Lilith
as Sui Sen
as Bunty
as Nance Pelot
as Hope Martin
as Rosalie Eventurail
as Mary Virginia Lee
as Florence
as Farmer's Daughter
as Jane Hollister
as Maria
as Unknown character
as Joy
as Susie
as Extra (uncredited)
as Susie
as Antonio's Daughter