Joan Davis
Known for Acting · 54 credits
- Born
- 1907-06-29
- Died
- 1961-05-22
- Place of birth
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Josephine "Joan" Davis · Josephine Davis
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Joan Davis (June 29, 1907 – May 22, 1961) was an American comedic actress whose career spanned vaudeville, film, radio and television. Remembered best for the 1950s television comedy, I Married Joan, Davis had a successful earlier career as a B-movie actress and a leading star of 1940s radio comedy.
Born as Madonna Josephine Davis in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Davis was a performer since childhood. She appeared with her husband Si Wills in vaudeville.
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Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (51)
Love and Hisses
1937
as Joan Dolan
Time Out for Romance
1937
as Midge Dooley
You Can't Have Everything
1937
as Girl in YWCA (uncredited)
Thin Ice
1937
as Orchestra Leader
Tail Spin
1939
as Babe Dugan
The Great Hospital Mystery
1937
as Flossie Duff
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Camille Brewster
Sun Valley Serenade
1941
as Miss Carstairs
Way Up Thar
1935
as Jennie Kurtz
Angel's Holiday
1937
as Strivers
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Yokel Boy
1942
as Molly Malone
My Lucky Star
1938
as Mary Dwight
Josette
1938
as May Morris
Millions in the Air
1935
as Singer
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Myrtle
Show Business
1944
as Joan Mason
Love That Brute
1950
as Mamie Sage
On the Avenue
1937
as Miss Katz
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
as Self
The Sound of Laughter
1963
as Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Self (uncredited)
The Traveling Saleswoman
1950
as Mabel King
George White's Scandals
1945
as Joan Mason
The Groom Wore Spurs
1951
as Alice Dean
Beautiful But Broke
1944
as Dottie Duncan
Day-time Wife
1939
as Miss Applegate
He's My Guy
1943
as Madge Donovan
If You Knew Susie
1948
as Susie Parker
She Gets Her Man
1945
as Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington
For Beauty's Sake
1941
as Dottie Nickerson
Around the World
1943
as Joan Davis
Just Around the Corner
1938
as Kitty
Too Busy to Work
1939
as Lolly
Sally, Irene and Mary
1938
as Irene Keene
Make Mine Laughs
1949
as (archive footage)
Bunker Bean
1936
as Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
Manhattan Heartbeat
1940
as Edna Higgins
Life Begins in College
1937
as Inez
Wake Up and Live
1937
as Comic Spanish Dancer
The Holy Terror
1937
as Lili
Free, Blonde and 21
1940
as Nellie
Kansas City Kitty
1944
as Polly Jasper
Harem Girl
1952
as Susie Perkins
Let's Join Joanie
1950
as Joanie Davis
Hold That Co-ed
1938
as Lizzie Olsen
Two Latins from Manhattan
1941
as Joan Daley
She Wrote the Book
1946
as Jane Featherstone
Two Señoritas from Chicago
1943
as Daisy Baker
Sing and Be Happy
1937
as Myrtle
About Joan Davis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joan Davis (June 29, 1907 – May 22, 1961) was an American comedic actress whose career spanned vaudeville, film, radio and television. Remembered best for the 1950s television comedy, I Married Joan, Davis had a successful earlier career as a B-movie actress and a leading star of 1940s radio comedy. Born as Madonna Josephine Davis in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Davis was a performer since childhood. She appeared with her husband Si Wills in vaudeville. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Davis, l… With 54 credits spanning from 1935 to 1976, Joan Davis has appeared in 51 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joan Davis Movies
- Love and Hisses (1937) — as Joan Dolan
- Time Out for Romance (1937) — as Midge Dooley
- You Can't Have Everything (1937) — as Girl in YWCA (uncredited)
- Thin Ice (1937) — as Orchestra Leader
- Tail Spin (1939) — as Babe Dugan
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