Josephina Victoria "Joy" Behar (née Occhiuto; born October 7, 1943) is an American comedian, writer, actress, and a co-host of the talk show The View. Behar will host her own news program in the fall of 2009, titled The Joy Behar Show on HLN.

Behar, an Italian-American, was born Josephina Victoria Occhiuto in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York on October 7, 1943. Her mother, Rose, was a seamstress, and her father, Gino Occhiuto, was a truck driver. She married Joe Behar in January 1965; they divorced in 1981. They have one daughter, Eve. Joy Behar and her partner, Steve Janowitz, whom she refers to as her "spousal equivalent," have been together since the mid-1980s. On March 17, 2009, Behar announced that she might eventually marry Steve, but that the probability is small.

Behar holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Queens College, and a Master of Arts degree in English Education from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Behar resides in Manhattan.