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Joyce Compton
Biography:
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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.
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Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Girl in the Woods as Aunt Martha | 1958-06-01 |
Jet Pilot as Mary Lou Simpson | 1957-10-11 |
The Persuader as Julie | 1957-05-04 |
I Was a Burlesque Queen as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte | 1953-07-13 |
Mighty Joe Young as Alice (uncredited) | 1949-07-27 |
Grand Canyon as Mabel | 1949-05-19 |
Incident as Joan | 1948-10-30 |
Sorry, Wrong Number as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited) | 1948-09-24 |
A Southern Yankee as Hortense Dobson | 1948-08-05 |
Linda, Be Good as Mrs. LaVitte | 1947-11-07 |
Exposed as Emmy | 1947-09-08 |
Scared to Death as Jane Cornell | 1947-02-01 |
The Best Years of Our Lives as Hat Check Girl (uncredited) | 1946-12-25 |
Rendezvous with Annie as Louise Grapa (uncredited) | 1946-07-22 |
Dark Alibi as Emily Evans | 1946-05-25 |
Behind the Mask as Lulu | 1946-05-25 |
Danger Signal as Kate | 1945-11-21 |
Mildred Pierce as Waitress (uncredited) | 1945-10-20 |
Christmas in Connecticut as Nurse Mary Lee | 1945-07-27 |
Hitchhike to Happiness as Joan Randall | 1945-07-16 |
Pillow to Post as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited) | 1945-06-09 |
Swing Out the Blues as Kitty Grogan | 1943-12-23 |
Silver Spurs as Millie Love | 1943-08-12 |
Let's Face It as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited) | 1943-08-04 |
Silver Skates as Lucille | 1943-02-26 |
Thunder Birds as Saleswoman | 1942-10-28 |
Too Many Women as Barbara Cartwright | 1942-02-27 |
Bedtime Story as Beulah | 1941-12-25 |
Blues in the Night as Blonde | 1941-11-15 |
Moon Over Her Shoulder as Cecilia | 1941-10-23 |
Scattergood Meets Broadway as Diana Deane | 1941-08-22 |
Manpower as Scarlett | 1941-08-09 |
Ziegfeld Girl as Miss Sawyer, Auditioning Showgirl (uncredited) | 1941-04-25 |
Let's Make Music as Betty | 1941-01-17 |
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? as Cynthia Lou | 1940-11-01 |
The Villain Still Pursued Her as Hazel Dalton | 1940-10-11 |
Sky Murder as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister | 1940-09-27 |
City for Conquest as Lilly | 1940-09-21 |
They Drive by Night as Sue Carter (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
I Take This Oath as Betty Casey | 1940-05-20 |
Turnabout as Irene Clare | 1940-05-17 |
Honeymoon Deferred as Kitty Kerry | 1940-02-16 |
Escape to Paradise as Penelope Carter | 1939-12-22 |
Balalaika as Masha | 1939-12-15 |
Reno as Bonnie Newcomb | 1939-12-01 |
Hotel for Women as Emeline Thomas | 1939-08-03 |
Rose of Washington Square as Peggy | 1939-05-05 |
Hollywood Hobbies as Tourist | 1939-05-03 |
The Flying Irishman as Sally | 1939-04-07 |
Going Places as Joan | 1938-12-31 |
Trade Winds as Mrs. Johnson | 1938-12-28 |
Artists and Models Abroad as Chickie | 1938-12-20 |
The Last Warning as Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz | 1938-12-07 |
Spring Madness as Sally | 1938-11-11 |
How to Watch Football as Benchley's girlfriend | 1938-10-07 |
You and Me as Curly Blonde | 1938-06-01 |
Women Are Like That as Miss Hall | 1938-04-23 |
Love on a Budget as Millie Brown | 1938-03-04 |
The Awful Truth as Dixie Belle Lee | 1937-10-21 |
Small Town Boy as Molly Summers | 1937-09-24 |
Sea Racketeers as Blondie | 1937-08-20 |
The Toast of New York as Mary Lou (uncredited) | 1937-07-22 |
Born Reckless as Dora | 1937-06-25 |
Rhythm in the Clouds as Receptionist | 1937-06-21 |
Kid Galahad as (uncredited) | 1937-05-29 |
Pick a Star as Newlywed | 1937-05-21 |
Wings Over Honolulu as Caroline | 1937-05-16 |
Top of the Town as Beulah | 1937-04-17 |
We Have Our Moments as Carrie | 1937-03-28 |
China Passage as Elaine Gentry | 1937-03-12 |
Three Smart Girls as Evans' Secretary | 1936-12-20 |
Country Gentlemen as Gertie | 1936-11-08 |
Under Your Spell as Secretary (uncredited) | 1936-11-06 |
Ellis Island as Adele | 1936-11-04 |
Murder with Pictures as Hester Boone | 1936-09-24 |
Sitting on the Moon as Blossom | 1936-09-11 |
Star for a Night as Ellen Romaine | 1936-08-28 |
Trapped by Television as Mae Collins | 1936-06-15 |
The Harvester as Thelma Biddle | 1936-04-18 |
Love Before Breakfast as Mary Lee | 1936-03-09 |
Valley of the Lawless as Joan Jenkins | 1936-01-25 |
Public Ghost # 1 as Miss Compton | 1935-12-14 |
Suicide Squad as Mary O'Connor | 1935-12-02 |
Life Hesitates at 40 as Joyce | 1935-11-18 |
Manhattan Monkey Business as Joyce | 1935-11-09 |
College Scandal as Toby Carpenter | 1935-06-21 |
Let 'em Have It as Barbara | 1935-05-15 |
Go Into Your Dance as Café Showgirl | 1935-04-20 |
Rustlers of Red Dog as Mary Lee | 1935-01-01 |
Caravan as Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited) | 1934-12-30 |
Imitation of Life as Young Woman at Party (uncredited) | 1934-11-23 |
The White Parade as Una Mellon | 1934-11-16 |
Everything's Ducky as Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife | 1934-10-18 |
King Kelly of the U.S.A. as Maxine LaTour | 1934-09-15 |
Million Dollar Ransom as Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited) | 1934-09-01 |
Affairs of a Gentleman as Foxey Dennison | 1934-05-01 |
Only Yesterday as Margot (Uncredited) | 1933-11-01 |
Sing, Sinner, Sing as Gwen | 1933-08-16 |
Roadhouse Queen as Dorothy | 1933-06-29 |
Dream Stuff as Betty | 1933-05-11 |
The Plumber and the Lady as Louise | 1933-03-31 |
Caliente Love as Betty | 1933-03-09 |
Luxury Liner as Girl Overboard (uncredited) | 1933-02-03 |
The Wrestler's Bride as Mrs. Scissors Jackson | 1933-01-20 |
If I Had a Million as Marie - Waitress (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
Afraid to Talk as Alice - Party Girl | 1932-11-17 |
Madison Square Garden as Joyce | 1932-11-04 |
False Faces as Dottie Nation | 1932-10-12 |
A Parisian Romance as Marcelle | 1932-10-01 |
Fighting for Justice as Amy Tracy | 1932-08-28 |
Lady and Gent as Betty | 1932-07-10 |
Beauty Parlor as Joan Perry | 1932-06-15 |
Unholy Love as Sheilla Bailey Gregory | 1932-06-08 |
Westward Passage as Lillie, the Model (uncredited) | 1932-05-27 |
Lena Rivers as Caroline Nichols | 1932-03-27 |
Under Eighteen as Sybil | 1932-01-02 |
Good Sport as Fay | 1931-12-12 |
The Spider as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited) | 1931-09-23 |
Annabelle's Affairs as Mabel | 1931-06-14 |
Women of All Nations as Kiki | 1931-05-31 |
Up Pops the Devil as Luella May Carroll | 1931-05-19 |
Three Girls Lost as Edna Best | 1931-04-19 |
Three Rogues as Ace's girl | 1931-03-08 |
Lightnin' as Betty - Larry's Wife | 1930-11-28 |
Wild Company as Anita Grayson | 1930-07-05 |
The Three Sisters as Carlotta | 1930-04-20 |
High Society Blues as Pearl Granger | 1930-03-23 |
Salute as Marian Wilson | 1929-09-01 |
Dangerous Curves as Jennie Silver | 1929-07-12 |
The Wild Party as Eva 'Evie' Tutt | 1929-04-06 |
The Sky Hawk as Peggy | 1929-01-29 |
Thunder Riders as Madge Lawton | 1928-04-07 |
Soft Living as Billie Wilson | 1928-02-05 |
The Border Cavalier as Madge Lawton | 1927-09-18 |
Ankles Preferred as Virginia | 1927-02-27 |
Syncopating Sue as Marge Adams | 1926-10-31 |
A Broadway Lady as Phyllis Westbrook | 1925-11-15 |
What Fools Men as Dorothy | 1925-09-13 |