The actress, Leatrice Joy, was born as Leatrice Joy Zeidler on November 7, 1893 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was a minor stage actor who first appeared in movies for the obscure "Nola Film Company". By 1917 she would appear in Hollywood under contract to Samuel Goldwyn. She was also a favorite of Cecil B. DeMille. With a rich Southern accent, Leatrice Joy retired as an actress because of her difficulty making the transition to sound.

Leatrice Joy was married to actor John Gilbert for a short 2 years in the early 1920's. She later remarried William S. Hook. Leatrice Joy passed away on May 13, 1985 of acute anemia.

A popular actress during the silent era, Leatrice Joy was featured in many movies. The following is just a short list of her many films:

• A Most Immoral Lady (1929)
• The Ten Commandments (1923)
• One Dollar Bid (1918)
• The Water Lily (1919)
• Wedlock (1918)
• The Orderly (1918)
• The Handy Man (1918)
• Speed (1917)
• The Magic Vest (1917)