Joan Woodbury

Known For

Forty Naughty Girls Rita Marlowe

(1937)

The Ten Commandments Korah's Wife

(1956)

Brenda Starr, Reporter Brenda Starr

(1945)

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat Leah Manning

(1944)

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Filmography

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Actress (78 credits)

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 You Can't Beat the Law
Amy Duncan

1943 The Hard Way
Maria (uncredited)

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 Sauce for the Gander
Mrs. Tupper

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 aka 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 Night Spot
Marge Dexter

1938 Algiers
Aicha

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 - Facing Wall (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 Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Dancer in Versailles Cafe (uncredited)

1935 Harmony Lane
French Singer - 'Oh Susannah' (uncredited)

1935 Call of the Wild
Show Girl (uncredited)

1935 Bride of Frankenstein
Queen (uncredited)

1935 Without Children
Secretary (uncredited)

1935 Folies Bergère de Paris
Girl in Bar (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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Soundtrack (6 credits)

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 (performer: "You Are Reality" - uncredited) / (writer: "You Are Reality" - uncredited)

1935 The Eagle's Brood (performer: "Free with Love" (1935))

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Music department (1 credit)

1936 Song of the Gringo (songs by)

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Self (2 credits)

1941 Picture People No. 4: Stars Day Off (Documentary short)
Herself

1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists (Short documentary)
Herself

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Archive footage (1 credit)

2003 Inside the Marx Brothers (Video documentary)
Melody (clip from Go West (1940)) (uncredited)

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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Nana Martinez | John Woodbury

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I don't blame the studios [for typecasting me]. I certainly didn't look much like the girl next door. A cameraman once told me I had the longest face in the picture business. See more »

Trivia:

Appeared in her first film at age 6 in The Half Breed (1922) starring Wheeler Oakman. Her first professional lead was in the Hopalong Cassidy western The Eagle's Brood (1935) billed as "Nana Martinez". See more »