Joan Woodbury
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1915-12-17
- Died
- 1989-02-22
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Joanne Woodbury · Nana Martinez · John Woodbury · Joan Elmer Woodbury
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Joan Woodbury (December 17, 1915 – February 22, 1989) was an American actress beginning in the 1930s and continuing well into the 1960s.
Woodbury received her first acting role in the 1934 film Eight Girls in a Boat, which was uncredited. Another uncredited role followed, with her first credited role being in the 1934 film One Exciting Adventure, which starred Binnie Barnes. Her first major role, billed as Nana Martinez, was in a Hopalong Cassidy movie The Eagle's Brood. Woodbury appeared in 15 films from 1934 through 1935, of which 10 were uncredited.
In 1936, her career began to become more successful, with appearances in eight films that year, of which five were uncredited. However, of the three roles that were credited, Woodbury made an impact, and caught the attention of studios. Her mixture of Danish, British, and Native American heritage gave her an exotic appearance, and allowed her to be cast in many different ethnicities, from Hispanic to French and Asian. By 1937, her career had taken off, mostly in B-movies such as Living on Love and Bulldog Courage, but also with her receiving many credited roles.
In 1937, Woodbury starred in her first of several credited Charlie Chan films, titled Charlie Chan on Broadway. She also began appearing in numerous Westerns, portraying the heroine opposite some of the 1930s' biggest cowboy actors, to include William Boyd of Hopalong Cassidy fame, Roy Rogers, and Johnny Mack Brown. Woodbury appeared in 50 films from 1937 to 1945, almost all of which were credited. Her most memorable of that period was her lead role in the serial Brenda Starr, Reporter, in 1945. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Woodbury, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Movies (66)
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Korah's Wife
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
as Queen Homunculus (uncredited)
The Desperadoes
1943
as Sundown
Lodge Night
1937
as Lola
Anthony Adverse
1936
as Half-Caste Dancing Girl
Midnight Court
1937
as Chiquita
Passport Husband
1938
as Conchita Montez
Dangerous Waters
1936
as Valparaiso Bar Girl - Facing Wall (uncredited)
Call of the Wild
1935
as Show Girl (uncredited)
Cipher Bureau
1938
as Therese Brahm
Algiers
1938
as Aicha
Go West
1940
as Melody (uncredited)
Phantom Killer
1942
as Barbara Mason
Blue Skies
1946
as Flo (uncredited)
The Hard Way
1943
as Maria (Uncredited)
The Whistler
1944
as Antoinette 'Toni' Vigran (Uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935
as Dancer in Versailles Cafe (uncredited)
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937
as Marie Collins / Mrs. Thomas Mitchell
Sunset Serenade
1942
as Vera Martin
The Living Ghost
1942
as Billie Hilton
King of the Zombies
1941
as Barbara Winslow
Song of the Gringo
1936
as Lolita Valle
Super-Sleuth
1937
as Doris Duane, a film actress
The Time Travelers
1964
as Gadra
Shut My Big Mouth
1942
as Maria
Here Comes Trouble
1948
as Bubbles LaRue
Gangs Inc.
1941
as Rita Adams
Mystery of the White Room
1939
as Lila Haines
Night Spot
1938
as Marge Dexter
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941
as Mona
The Rogues' Tavern
1936
as Gloria Robloff
Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936
as Dancer in Opera (uncredited)
One Exciting Adventure
1934
as Girl
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
as Red, the Bar-Girl
The Eagle's Brood
1935
as Dolores
I Killed That Man
1941
as Geri Reynolds
While New York Sleeps
1938
as Nora Parker
Here Comes Kelly
1943
as Margie Burke
Bring on the Girls
1945
as Gloria
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Toto - French Girl (uncredited)
Chasing Danger
1939
as Hazila
Crashing Hollywood
1938
as Barbara Lang
You Can't Beat the Law
1943
as Amy Duncan
The Luck of Roaring Camp
1937
as Elsie
Northwest Trail
1945
as Katherine Owens
Dr. Broadway
1942
as Margie Dove
Living on Love
1937
as Edith Crumwell
The Arnelo Affair
1947
as Claire Lorrison
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
as Rita Marlowe
Yankee Fakir
1947
as Mary Mason
Bulldog Courage
1935
as Helen Brennan
Okay, José
1935
as Dancer
Man From Headquarters
1942
as Ann Weston
There Goes My Girl
1937
as Margot Whitney
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
1944
as Leah Manning
Without Children
1935
as Secretary (uncredited)
Flame of the West
1945
as Poppy Rand
Brenda Starr, Reporter
1945
as Brenda Starr
Two Latins from Manhattan
1941
as Lois Morgan
In Old Cheyenne
1941
as Della Casey / Dolores Casino
Sauce for the Gander
1940
as Mrs. Tupper
The Lion's Den
1936
as Ann Mervin
Ten Cents a Dance
1945
as Babe
I'll Sell My Life
1941
as Valencia Duncan
Always in Trouble
1938
as Pearl Mussendorfer
A Yank in Libya
1942
as Nancy Brooks-Graham
About Joan Woodbury
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joan Woodbury (December 17, 1915 – February 22, 1989) was an American actress beginning in the 1930s and continuing well into the 1960s. Woodbury received her first acting role in the 1934 film Eight Girls in a Boat, which was uncredited. Another uncredited role followed, with her first credited role being in the 1934 film One Exciting Adventure, which starred Binnie Barnes. Her first major role, billed as Nana Martinez, was in a Hopalong Cassidy movie The Eagle's Brood. Woodbury appeared in 15 films from… With 66 credits spanning from 1934 to 1964, Joan Woodbury has appeared in 66 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Ten Commandments (1956) — as Korah's Wife
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935) — as Queen Homunculus (uncredited)
- The Desperadoes (1943) — as Sundown
- Lodge Night (1937) — as Lola
- Anthony Adverse (1936) — as Half-Caste Dancing Girl
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