Joy Laurey is the pen name of a French writer, Jean-Pierre Imbrohoris (6 August 1943 - 13 December 1993), who wrote a series of erotic novels called Joy.[1] They were adapted into several films with actresses such as Claudia Udy, Brigitte Lahaie and Zara Whites. He died in a car accident in southern France which also killed his wife, his son and novelist Vanessa Duriès.