Joyce Compton
Acting
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
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movieGirl in the Woods
1958
Aunt Martha
movieJet Pilot
1957
Mary Lou Simpson
movieI Was a Burlesque Queen
1953
Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte
tvThe Abbott and Costello Show
1952
Girl at Drivers License Bureau
movieMighty Joe Young
1949
Alice (uncredited)
movieIncident
1948
Joan Manning
movieSorry, Wrong Number
1948
Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
movieA Southern Yankee
1948
Hortense Dobson
movieLinda, Be Good
1947
Mrs. LaVitte
movieExposed
1947
Emmy
movieScared to Death
1947
Jane Cornell
movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
1946
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
movieRendezvous with Annie
1946
Louise Grapa (uncredited)
movieDark Alibi
1946
Emily Evans
movieMildred Pierce
1945
Waitress (uncredited)
movieChristmas in Connecticut
1945
Nurse Mary Lee
movieHitchhike to Happiness
1945
Joan Randall
moviePillow to Post
1945
Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)
movieSwing Out the Blues
1943
Kitty Grogan
movieSilver Spurs
1943
Millie Love
movieLet's Face It
1943
Wiggin's Girl (uncredited) / Wiggin's Girl
movieSilver Skates
1943
Lucille
movieThunder Birds
1942
Saleswoman
movieToo Many Women
1942
Barbara Cartwright
movieBedtime Story
1941
Beulah
movieScattergood Meets Broadway
1941
Diana Deane
movieManpower
1941
Scarlett
movieZiegfeld Girl
1941
Miss Sawyer (uncredited)
movieWho Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
Cynthia Lou
movieThe Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
Hazel Dalton
movieSky Murder
1940
Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister
movieThey Drive by Night
1940
Sue Carter (uncredited)
movieI Take This Oath
1940
Betty Casey
movieTurnabout
1940
Irene Clare
movieHoneymoon Deferred
1940
Kitty Kerry
movieEscape to Paradise
1939
Penelope Carter
movieBalalaika
1939
Masha
movieReno
1939
Bonnie Newcomb
movieHotel for Women
1939
Emeline Thomas
movieHollywood Hobbies
1939
Tourist
movieTrade Winds
1938
Mrs. Johnson
movieThe Last Warning
1938
Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz
movieHow to Watch Football
1938
Benchley's girlfriend
movieYou and Me
1938
Curly Blonde
movieWomen Are Like That
1938
Miss Hall
movieLove on a Budget
1938
Millie Brown
movieThe Awful Truth
1937
Dixie Belle Lee
movieSmall Town Boy
1937
Molly Summers
movieSea Racketeers
1937
Blondie
movieThe Toast of New York
1937
Mary Lou (uncredited)
movieRhythm in the Clouds
1937
Receptionist
movieKid Galahad
1937
Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)
moviePick a Star
1937
Newlywed
movieWings Over Honolulu
1937
Caroline
movieTop of the Town
1937
Beulah
movieChina Passage
1937
Elaine Gentry
movieThree Smart Girls
1936
Evans' Secretary
movieUnder Your Spell
1936
Secretary (uncredited)
movieMurder with Pictures
1936
Hester Boone
movieSitting on the Moon
1936
Blossom
movieStar for a Night
1936
Ellen Romaine
movieTrapped by Television
1936
Mae Collins
The Harvester
1936
Thelma Biddle
movieLove Before Breakfast
1936
Mary Lee
movieValley of the Lawless
1936
Joan Jenkins
moviePublic Ghost # 1
1935
Miss Compton
movieSuicide Squad
1935
Mary O'Connor
movieCollege Scandal
1935
Toby Carpenter
movieLet 'em Have It
1935
Barbara
movieGo Into Your Dance
1935
Café Showgirl
movieRustlers of Red Dog
1935
Mary Lee
movieCaravan
1934
Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited)
movieImitation of Life
1934
Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
movieThe White Parade
1934
Una Mellon
movieEverything's Ducky
1934
Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife
movieKing Kelly of the U.S.A.
1934
Maxine LaTour
movieMillion Dollar Ransom
1934
Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)
movieAffairs of a Gentleman
1934
Foxey Dennison
movieOnly Yesterday
1933
Margot (Uncredited)
movieRoadhouse Queen
1933
Dorothy
movieLuxury Liner
1933
Girl Overboard (uncredited)
movieThe Wrestler's Bride
1933
Mrs. Scissors Jackson
movieIf I Had a Million
1932
Marie - Waitress (uncredited)
movieAfraid to Talk
1932
Alice - Party Girl
movieFalse Faces
1932
Dottie Nation
movieFighting for Justice
1932
Amy Tracy
movieBeauty Parlor
1932
Joan Perry
movieUnholy Love
1932
Sheilla Bailey Gregory
movieWestward Passage
1932
Lillie, the Model (uncredited)
movieLena Rivers
1932
Caroline Nichols
movieThe Spider
1931
Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)
movieUp Pops the Devil
1931
Luella May Carroll
movieThree Girls Lost
1931
Edna Best
movieThree Rogues
1931
Ace's girl
movieLightnin'
1930
Betty - Larry's Wife
movieWild Company
1930
Anita Grayson
movieThe Three Sisters
1930
Carlotta
movieHigh Society Blues
1930
Pearl Granger
movieSalute
1929
Marian Wilson
movieDangerous Curves
1929
Jennie Silver
movieThe Wild Party
1929
Eva 'Evie' Tutt
movieThunder Riders
1928
Madge Lawton
movieSoft Living
1928
Billie Wilson
movieThe Border Cavalier
1927
Madge Lawton
movieAnkles Preferred
1927
Virginia
movieSyncopating Sue
1926
Marge Adams
movieA Broadway Lady
1925
Phyllis Westbrook
movieWhat Fools Men
1925
Dorothy