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Joan Woodbury (1915–1989)

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Tall, provocative actress Joan Woodbury was born Joanne Woodbury in Los Angeles on December 17, 1915. Of Danish, English and Indian heritage, she was educated for seven years in a convent. Trained in dance, she was already performing in her mid-teens by the time she graduated from Hollywood High School... See full bio »

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Joanne Woodbury
in Los Angeles, California, USA

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(age 73) in Desert Hot Springs, California, USA
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1964 The Time Travelers
Gadra
 
1956 The Ten Commandments
Korah's Wife
 
1956 Come Next Spring
Melinda Little (uncredited)
 
1949 Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Red, the Bar-Girl
 
1948 Here Comes Trouble
Bubbles LaRue
 
1947 Yankee Fakir
Mary Mason
 
1947 The Arnelo Affair
Claire Lorrison
 
1946 Blue Skies
Flo (uncredited)
 
1945 Northwest Trail
Katherine Owens
 
1945 Flame of the West
Poppy Rand
 
1945 Ten Cents a Dance
Babe
 
1945 Bring on the Girls
Gloria
 
1945 Brenda Starr, Reporter
Brenda Starr
 
1944 Bonnie Lassie (short)
Lillith
 
1944 Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
Leah Manning
 
1944 The Whistler
Antoinette 'Toni' Vigran (uncredited)
 
1943 Here Comes Kelly
Margie Burke
 
1943 The Desperadoes
Sundown (uncredited)
 
1943 The Hard Way
Maria (uncredited)
 
1943 You Can't Beat the Law
Amy Duncan
 
1942 The Living Ghost
Billie Hilton
 
1942 Phantom Killer
Barbara Mason
 
1942 Sunset Serenade
Vera Martin
 
1942 A Yank in Libya
Nancy Brooks-Graham
 
1942 Sweetheart of the Fleet
Kitty Leslie
 
1942 Dr. Broadway
Margie Dove
 
1942 Shut My Big Mouth
Maria
 
1942 Man from Headquarters
Ann Weston
 
1941 Confessions of Boston Blackie
Mona
 
1941 I Killed That Man
Geri Reynolds
 
1941 Two Latins from Manhattan
Lois Morgan
 
1941 I'll Sell My Life
Valencia Duncan
 
1941 Paper Bullets
Rita Adams
 
1941 King of the Zombies
Barbara Winslow
 
1941 Ride on Vaquero
Dolores
 
1941 In Old Cheyenne
Della Casey/Dolores Casino
 
1940 Go West
Melody (uncredited)
 
1940 Barnyard Follies
Dolly
 
1939 Chasing Danger
Hazila
 
1939 Mystery of the White Room
Lila Haines
 
1938 While New York Sleeps
Nora Parker
 
1938 Always in Trouble
Pearl Mussendorfer
 
1938 Cipher Bureau
Therese Brahm
 
1938 Passport Husband
Conchita Montez
 
1938 Algiers
Aicha
 
1938 Night Spot
Marge Dexter
 
1938 Crashing Hollywood
Barbara Lang
 
1937 The Luck of Roaring Camp
Elsie
 
1937 Living on Love
Edith Crumwell
 
1937 Charlie Chan on Broadway
Marie Collins
 
1937 Forty Naughty Girls
Rita Marlowe
 
1937 Super-Sleuth
Doris Duane
 
1937 Lodge Night (short)
Lola
 
1937 There Goes My Girl
Margot Whitney
 
1937 They Gave Him a Gun
Toto - French Girl (uncredited)
 
1937 Nobody's Baby
Replacement Dancer (uncredited)
 
1937 Midnight Court
Chiquita (as John Woodbury)
 
1937 God's Country and the Woman
French Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
 
1936 Charlie Chan at the Opera
Dancer in Opera (uncredited)
 
1936 Song of the Gringo
Lolita Valle
 
1936 Anthony Adverse
Half-Caste Dancing Girl (uncredited)
 
1936 The Lion's Den
Ann Mervin
 
1936 The Rogues' Tavern
Gloria Robloff
 
1936 Dangerous Waters
Valparaiso Bar Girl (uncredited)
 
1935 Bulldog Courage
Helen Brennan
 
1935 The Fighting Coward
Marie Russell
 
1935 Okay, José (short)
Dancer (uncredited)
 
1935 The Eagle's Brood
Dolores (as Nana Martinez)
 
1935 Harmony Lane
French Singer - 'Oh Susannah' (uncredited)
 
1935 Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Dancer in Versailles Cafe (uncredited)
 
1935 The Call of the Wild
Show Girl (uncredited)
 
1935 The Bride of Frankenstein
Queen (uncredited)
 
1935 Without Children
Secretary (uncredited)
 
1935 Folies Bergère de Paris
Girl in Bar (uncredited)
 
1934 Lost in the Stratosphere (uncredited)
 
1934 One Exciting Adventure
Girl
 
1934 The Count of Monte Cristo
Dancing Girl (uncredited)
 
1934 Eight Girls in a Boat
School Girl (uncredited)
 
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1947 Yankee Fakir (performer: "Like a Poor Little Mouse in a Trap")
 
1945 Flame of the West (performer: "Gonna Have a Good Time Tonight", "You'll See the Day")
 
1942 Sweetheart of the Fleet (performer: "We Did It Before and We Can Do It Again")
 
1938 Night Spot (performer: "There's Only One Way to Say 'I Love You'" 1938)
 
1936 Song of the Gringo (writer: "You Are Reality" - uncredited / performer: "You Are Reality" - uncredited)
 
1935 The Eagle's Brood (performer: "Free with Love" 1935)
 
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1936 Song of the Gringo (songs by)
 
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1941 Picture People No. 4: Stars Day Off (documentary short)
Herself
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists (documentary short)
Herself
 

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Alternate Names:

Nana Martinez | John Woodbury
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Occasionally wrote magazine and newspaper articles for her local Palm Springs area. See more »

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Sagittarius