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Joyce Compton (I) (1907–1997)

Good-looking, blond-haired actress, typically in roles conveying severe brainpower deprivation, in US films from 1925 through the early 50's. See full bio »

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Filmography

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1961 Pete and Gladys (TV series)
Mrs. Wilson
Gladys' Political Campaign (1961) … Mrs. Wilson
 
1958 Girl in the Woods
Aunt Martha
 
1958 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Waitress
The Percentage Takers (1958) … Waitress
 
1958 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Madeline Renaud
Pirate on Horseback (1958) … Madeline Renaud
 
1957 Jet Pilot
Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
 
1957 The Persuader
Julie
 
1953 The Abbott and Costello Show (TV series)
Girl at Drivers License Bureau
Las Vegas (1953) … Girl at Drivers License Bureau
 
1949 Mighty Joe Young
Alice (uncredited)
 
1949 Grand Canyon
Mabel
 
1948 Incident
Joan
 
1948 Luxury Liner ( - uncredited / unconfirmed)
 
1948 Sorry, Wrong Number
Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
 
1948 A Southern Yankee
Hortense Dobson
 
1947 Linda Be Good
Mrs. LaVitte
 
1947 Exposed
Emmy
 
1947 Scared to Death
Jane Cornell
 
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
 
1946 Rendezvous with Annie
Louise Grapa
 
1946 Night and Day
Chorine (uncredited)
 
1946 Dark Alibi
Emily Evans
 
1946 Behind the Mask
Lulu
 
1945 Danger Signal
Kate
 
1945 Mildred Pierce
Waitress (uncredited)
 
1945 Christmas in Connecticut
Mary Lee
 
1945 Hitchhike to Happiness
Joan Randall
 
1945 Pillow to Post
Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)
 
1945 Roughly Speaking
Prissy Girl (uncredited)
 
1943 Swing Out the Blues
Kitty Grogan
 
1943 Silver Spurs
Millie Love
 
1943 Let's Face It
Wiggin's Girl (uncredited)
 
1943 A Gentle Gangster
Kitty Parker
 
1943 Silver Skates
Lucille
 
1942 Too Many Women
Barbara Cartwright
 
1941 Blues in the Night
Blonde dancing with drunk
 
1941 Moon Over Her Shoulder
Cecilia
 
1941 Scattergood Meets Broadway
Diana Deane
 
1941 Manpower
Scarlett
 
1941 Ziegfeld Girl
Miss Sawyer, Auditioning Showgirl (uncredited)
 
1941 Let's Make Music
Betty
 
1940 Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Cynthia Lou
 
1940 The Villain Still Pursued Her
Hazel Dalton
 
1940 Sky Murder
Christine Cross/Her Twin Sister
 
1940 City for Conquest
Lilly
 
1940 They Drive by Night
Sue Carter (uncredited)
 
1940 I Take This Oath
Betty Casey
 
1940 Turnabout
Irene Clare
 
1940 Honeymoon Deferred
Kitty Kerry
 
1939 Escape to Paradise
Penelope Carter
 
1939 Balalaika
Masha (Lydia's maid)
 
1939 Reno
Bonnie
 
1939 Hotel for Women
Emeline Thomas
 
1939 Hollywood Hobbies (documentary short)
Tourist
 
1939 The Flying Irishman
Sally - a Waitress (uncredited)
 
1938 Going Places
Joan - the Colonel's Mistress
 
1938 Trade Winds
Mrs. Johnson
 
1938 Artists and Models Abroad
'Chickie'
 
1938 The Last Warning
Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz
 
1938 Spring Madness
Sally
 
1938 How to Watch Football (short)
Benchley's Girlfriend (uncredited)
 
1938 You and Me
Curly Blonde Shopper
 
1938 Women Are Like That
Miss Hall
 
1938 Love on a Budget
Millie Brown
 
1938 Man-Proof
Guest (uncredited)
 
1937 Small Town Boy
Molly Summers
 
1937 She Asked for It
Miss Hurley (uncredited)
 
1937 Sea Racketeers
Blondie
 
1937 The Toast of New York
Mary Lou (uncredited)
 
1937 Born Reckless
Dora - at the Race Track (uncredited)
 
1937 Rhythm in the Clouds
Amy Lou
 
1937 Kid Galahad
Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)
 
1937 Pick a Star
Newlywed
 
1937 Wings Over Honolulu
Caroline
 
1937 We Have Our Moments
Carrie
 
1937 Top of the Town
Beulah (uncredited)
 
1937 China Passage
Elaine Gentry, Customs Agent aka Mrs. Katharine 'Kate' Collins
 
1936 Three Smart Girls
Judson's Secretary (uncredited)
 
1936 Country Gentlemen
Gertie
 
1936 Under Your Spell
Secretary (uncredited)
 
1936 Ellis Island
Adele
 
1936 Murder with Pictures
Hester Boone
 
1936 Sitting on the Moon
Blossom
 
1936 Star for a Night
Ellen Romaine
 
1936 The Harvester
Thelma Biddle
 
1936 Love Before Breakfast
Mary Lee
 
1936 Valley of the Lawless
Joan Jenkins
 
1935 Magnificent Obsession
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1935 Public Ghost #1 (short)
Miss Compton
 
1935 Suicide Squad
Mary O'Connor
 
1935 Life Hesitates at 40 (short)
Joyce
 
1935 Manhattan Monkey Business (short)
Joyce
 
1935 College Scandal
Toby Carpenter
 
1935 Let 'em Have It
Barbara
 
1935 Mister Dynamite
Check Room Girl (uncredited)
 
1935 Go Into Your Dance
Café Showgirl
 
1935 The Rustlers of Red Dog
Mary Lee
 
1934 Imitation of Life
Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
 
1934 The White Parade
Una Mellon
 
1934 Everything's Ducky (short)
Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife
 
1934 Caravan
Party Girl at Beer Garden (uncredited)
 
1934 King Kelly of the U.S.A.
Maxine Latour
 
1934 Million Dollar Ransom
Millie - Hat Check Girl
 
1934 Affairs of a Gentleman
Foxey Dennison
 
1934 The Trumpet Blows
Blonde on Train (uncredited)
 
1933 Only Yesterday
Margot (uncredited)
 
1933 Sing, Sinner, Sing
Gwen
 
1933 The Big Fibber (short)
Mary Moore
 
1933 Knockout Kisses (short)
Joyce McNeil
 
1933 Daddy Knows Best (short)
Peggy Boyce
 
1933 Roadhouse Queen (short)
Dorothy
 
1933 Dream Stuff (short)
Betty
 
1933 The Plumber and the Lady (short)
Louise
 
1933 Caliente Love (short)
Betty
 
1933 Luxury Liner
Girl Overboard (uncredited)
 
1933 A Wrestler's Bride (short)
Mrs. Scissors Jackson
 
1932 Merry-Go-Round
Alice - Party Girl
 
1932 If I Had a Million
Marie - Waitress
 
1932 Madison Sq. Garden
Joyce
 
1932 False Faces
Dottie Nation
 
1932 Hat Check Girl
A party guest
 
1932 A Parisian Romance
Marcelle
 
1932 Fighting for Justice
Amy Tracy
 
1932 Lady and Gent
Betty
 
1932 Beauty Parlor
Joan
 
1932 Unholy Love
Sheilla Bailey Gregory
 
1932 Westward Passage
Lillie, the Model (uncredited)
 
1932 Lena Rivers
Caroline Nichols
 
1931 Under 18
Sybil
 
1931 Good Sport
Fay
 
1931 The Spider
Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)
 
1931 Annabelle's Affairs
Mabel
 
1931 Women of All Nations
Kiki (uncredited)
 
1931 Up Pops the Devil
Luella May Carroll
 
1931 Three Girls Lost
Edna Best
 
1931 Three Rogues
Ace's girl
 
1930 Lightnin'
Betty - Larry's Wife
 
1930 Wild Company
Anita Grayson
 
1930 The Three Sisters
Carlotta
 
1930 High Society Blues
Pearl Granger
 
1929 The Sky Hawk
Peggy
 
1929 Salute
Marian Wilson
 
1929 Dangerous Curves
Jennie Silver
 
1929 The Wild Party
Eva Tutt
 
1928 Soft Living
Billie Wilson
 
1927 The Border Cavalier
Madge Lawton
 
1927 Ankles Preferred
Virginia
 
1926 Syncopating Sue
Marge Adams
 
1925 Broadway Lady
Phyllis Westbrook
 
1925 What Fools Men
Dorothy
 
1925 Sally
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1925 The Golden Bed
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
1939 The Flying Irishman (performer: "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain When She Comes" - uncredited)
 
1938 Artists and Models Abroad (performer: "What Have You Got That Gets Me")
 
1937 The Awful Truth (performer: "My Dreams Are Gone With the Wind" 1937 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1926 WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1926 (short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1953 I Was a Burlesque Queen
Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte
 

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Personal Details


Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | See more »

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[as to why Fox Films dropped her contract] Here they had tried to change me to a more sophisticated type in appearance and otherwise by cutting and dyeing my hair. I thought they took me away from my natural appearance and comedy flair. Isn't that the way it goes? Sign you for what you have to offer, mess around and ruin it all, then give up and toss you out. See more »

Trivia:

Her parents saw her movie star potential and moved the family from Oklahoma to Hollywood. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius