Joyce Compton
Known for Acting · 142 credits
- Born
- 1907-01-27
- Died
- 1997-10-13
- Place of birth
- Lexington, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as
- Olivia Joyce Compton
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.
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (138)
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
Beauty Parlor
1932
as Joan Perry
Thunder Birds
1942
as Saleswoman
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Westward Passage
1932
as Lillie, the Model (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Waitress (uncredited)
Three Smart Girls
1936
as Evans' Secretary
The Awful Truth
1937
as Dixie Belle Lee
Three Girls Lost
1931
as Edna Best
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Alice (uncredited)
Exposed
1947
as Emmy
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Hazel Dalton
Jet Pilot
1957
as Mary Lou Simpson
They Drive by Night
1940
as Sue Carter (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
1937
as Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)
Ankles Preferred
1927
as Virginia
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
as Nurse Mary Lee
Only Yesterday
1933
as Margot (Uncredited)
Sing, Sinner, Sing
1933
as Gwen
Pick a Star
1937
as Newlywed
Salute
1929
as Marian Wilson
If I Had a Million
1932
as Marie - Waitress (uncredited)
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
1934
as Maxine LaTour
The Toast of New York
1937
as Mary Lou (uncredited)
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Miss Sawyer (uncredited)
We Have Our Moments
1937
as Carrie
The Wrestler's Bride
1933
as Mrs. Scissors Jackson
Luxury Liner
1933
as Girl Overboard (uncredited)
A Southern Yankee
1948
as Hortense Dobson
Ellis Island
1936
as Adele
Under Eighteen
1932
as Sybil
City for Conquest
1940
as Lilly
Blues in the Night
1941
as Blonde
Up Pops the Devil
1931
as Luella May Carroll
Imitation of Life
1934
as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
You and Me
1938
as Curly Blonde
Balalaika
1939
as Masha
I Was a Burlesque Queen
1953
as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte
I Take This Oath
1940
as Betty Casey
Manpower
1941
as Scarlett
Valley of the Lawless
1936
as Joan Jenkins
Girl in the Woods
1958
as Aunt Martha
The Wild Party
1929
as Eva 'Evie' Tutt
Manhattan Monkey Business
1935
as Joyce
Afraid to Talk
1932
as Alice - Party Girl
The Flying Irishman
1939
as Sally
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Peggy
Going Places
1938
as Joan
Bedtime Story
1941
as Beulah
Love Before Breakfast
1936
as Mary Lee
Trapped by Television
1936
as Mae Collins
Hitchhike to Happiness
1945
as Joan Randall
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
as Joyce
Rendezvous with Annie
1946
as Louise Grapa (uncredited)
The White Parade
1934
as Una Mellon
Too Many Women
1942
as Barbara Cartwright
Pillow to Post
1945
as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)
Danger Signal
1945
as Kate
A Parisian Romance
1932
as Marcelle
Sky Murder
1940
as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister
Silver Spurs
1943
as Millie Love
Incident
1948
as Joan Manning
Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Café Showgirl
Let 'em Have It
1935
as Barbara
Madison Square Garden
1932
as Joyce
Murder with Pictures
1936
as Hester Boone
The Spider
1931
as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)
Rustlers of Red Dog
1935
as Mary Lee
Scared to Death
1947
as Jane Cornell
Reno
1939
as Bonnie Newcomb
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Tourist
Lady and Gent
1932
as Betty
Wings Over Honolulu
1937
as Caroline
The Last Warning
1938
as Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz
Grand Canyon
1949
as Mabel
Under Your Spell
1936
as Secretary (uncredited)
Dangerous Curves
1929
as Jennie Silver
Million Dollar Ransom
1934
as Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)
Turnabout
1940
as Irene Clare
College Scandal
1935
as Toby Carpenter
Star for a Night
1936
as Ellen Romaine
Caravan
1934
as Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited)
Trade Winds
1938
as Mrs. Johnson
The Border Cavalier
1927
as Madge Lawton
Dark Alibi
1946
as Emily Evans
Women Are Like That
1938
as Miss Hall
Behind the Mask
1946
as Lulu
Hotel for Women
1939
as Emeline Thomas
Spring Madness
1938
as Sally
Affairs of a Gentleman
1934
as Foxey Dennison
Love on a Budget
1938
as Millie Brown
Women of All Nations
1931
as Kiki
The Sky Hawk
1929
as Peggy
Unholy Love
1932
as Sheilla Bailey Gregory
Annabelle's Affairs
1931
as Mabel
Wild Company
1930
as Anita Grayson
Syncopating Sue
1926
as Marge Adams
Artists and Models Abroad
1938
as Chickie
Let's Face It
1943
as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited)
Roadhouse Queen
1933
as Dorothy
Lena Rivers
1932
as Caroline Nichols
Scattergood Meets Broadway
1941
as Diana Deane
Three Rogues
1931
as Ace's girl
Top of the Town
1937
as Beulah
China Passage
1937
as Elaine Gentry
Swing Out the Blues
1943
as Kitty Grogan
Moon Over Her Shoulder
1941
as Cecilia
Escape to Paradise
1939
as Penelope Carter
Good Sport
1931
as Fay
The Persuader
1957
as Julie
Small Town Boy
1937
as Molly Summers
Country Gentlemen
1936
as Gertie
Silver Skates
1943
as Lucille
Born Reckless
1937
as Dora
Rhythm in the Clouds
1937
as Receptionist
What Fools Men
1925
as Dorothy
False Faces
1932
as Dottie Nation
Suicide Squad
1935
as Mary O'Connor
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
as Cynthia Lou
Dream Stuff
1933
as Betty
About Joyce Compton
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… With 142 credits spanning from 1925 to 1960, Joyce Compton has appeared in 138 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joyce Compton Movies
- Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) — as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
- Beauty Parlor (1932) — as Joan Perry
- Thunder Birds (1942) — as Saleswoman
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
- Westward Passage (1932) — as Lillie, the Model (uncredited)
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