Joyce Compton
female
Born on January 27, 1907 (118 years old)
Passed Away on October 13, 1997
From Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Known for Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Olivia Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress. Compton was born in Lexington, Kentucky. (Despite frequent reports to the contrary, her name was not originally "Eleanor Hunt"; she had appeared in the film Good Sport (1931) with Hunt and this confusion in an early press article followed Compton throughout her career.) After graduating high school she spent two years studying at the University of Tulsa, studying dramatics, art, music and dancing. She won a personality and beauty contest and spent two months in a film studio as an extra. Compton first made a name for herself when she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926, alongside Mary Brian, Dolores Costello, Joan Crawford, Dolores del Río, Janet Gaynor and Fay Wray. Compton appeared in a long string of mostly B-movies from the 1920s through the 1950s. She was a comedy actress and protested at being stereotyped as a "dumb blonde". Among her over two hundred films were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Mildred Pierce, and The Best Years of Our Lives. A devout Christian, on her gravestone, just beneath her dates of birth and death, is written "Christian Actress". She died from natural causes, aged 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.
Cast Credits
- 1960
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1953
- 1952
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1945
- 1943
- 1942
- 1941
- 1940
City for Conquest
as
Lilly
1940
Sky Murder
as
Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister
1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as
Hazel Dalton
1940
Turnabout
as
Irene Clare
1940
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
as
Cynthia Lou
1940
I Take This Oath
as
Betty Casey
1940
They Drive by Night
as
Sue Carter (uncredited)
1940
Honeymoon Deferred
as
Kitty Kerry
1940
- 1939
- 1938
You and Me
as
Curly Blonde
1938
Trade Winds
as
Mrs. Johnson
1938
Love on a Budget
as
Millie Brown
1938
Artists and Models Abroad
as
Chickie
1938
Women Are Like That
as
Miss Hall
1938
Going Places
as
Joan
1938
Spring Madness
as
Sally
1938
The Last Warning
as
Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz
1938
How to Watch Football
as
Benchley's girlfriend
1938
- 1937
The Awful Truth
as
Dixie Belle Lee
1937
The Toast of New York
as
Mary Lou (uncredited)
1937
Pick a Star
as
Newlywed
1937
Kid Galahad
as
(uncredited)
1937
Rhythm in the Clouds
as
Receptionist
1937
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Sea Racketeers
as
Blondie
1937
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Small Town Boy
as
Molly Summers
1937
We Have Our Moments
as
Carrie
1937
Wings Over Honolulu
as
Caroline
1937
Top of the Town
as
Beulah
1937
Born Reckless
as
Dora
1937
China Passage
as
Elaine Gentry
1937
- 1936
Under Your Spell
as
Secretary (uncredited)
1936
Trapped by Television
as
Mae Collins
1936
Murder with Pictures
as
Hester Boone
1936
- no image
Ellis Island
as
Adele
1936
Country Gentlemen
as
Gertie
1936
- no image
The Harvester
as
Thelma Biddle
1936
Three Smart Girls
as
Evans' Secretary
1936
Valley of the Lawless
as
Joan Jenkins
1936
Sitting on the Moon
as
Blossom
1936
Star for a Night
as
Ellen Romaine
1936
Love Before Breakfast
as
Mary Lee
1936
- 1935
- 1934
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
as
Maxine LaTour
1934
The White Parade
as
Una Mellon
1934
Affairs of a Gentleman
as
Foxey Dennison
1934
Caravan
as
Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited)
1934
Everything's Ducky
as
Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife
1934
Million Dollar Ransom
as
Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)
1934
Imitation of Life
as
Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
1934
- 1933
The Wrestler's Bride
as
Mrs. Scissors Jackson
1933
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The Plumber and the Lady
as
Louise
1933
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Sing, Sinner, Sing
as
Gwen
1933
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Caliente Love
as
Betty
1933
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Dream Stuff
as
Betty
1933
Roadhouse Queen
as
Dorothy
1933
Luxury Liner
as
Girl Overboard (uncredited)
1933
Only Yesterday
as
Margot (Uncredited)
1933
- 1932
Under Eighteen
as
Sybil
1932
If I Had a Million
as
Marie - Waitress (uncredited)
1932
Lena Rivers
as
Caroline Nichols
1932
- no image
A Parisian Romance
as
Marcelle
1932
Unholy Love
as
Sheilla Bailey Gregory
1932
Beauty Parlor
as
Joan Perry
1932
False Faces
as
Dottie Nation
1932
Madison Square Garden
as
Joyce
1932
Westward Passage
as
Lillie, the Model (uncredited)
1932
Lady and Gent
as
Betty
1932
Afraid to Talk
as
Alice - Party Girl
1932
Fighting for Justice
as
Amy Tracy
1932
- 1931
- 1930
- 1929
- 1928
- 1927
- 1926
- 1925
