Joyce Compton
Known for Acting · 142 credits
- Born
- 1907-01-27
- Died
- 1997-10-13
- Place of birth
- Lexington, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as
- Olivia Joyce Compton
Biography
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
TV Shows (4)
Movies (138)
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Waitress (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Alice (uncredited)
Salute
1929
as Marian Wilson
A Southern Yankee
1948
as Hortense Dobson
Silver Spurs
1943
as Millie Love
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
Going Places
1938
as Joan
Caravan
1934
as Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited)
Turnabout
1940
as Irene Clare
Lightnin'
1930
as Betty - Larry's Wife
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Miss Sawyer, Auditioning Showgirl (uncredited)
Luxury Liner
1933
as Girl Overboard (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
as Nurse Mary Lee
The Harvester
1936
as Thelma Biddle
Sea Racketeers
1937
as Blondie
Imitation of Life
1934
as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
Suicide Squad
1935
as Mary O'Connor
Bedtime Story
1941
as Beulah
You and Me
1938
as Curly Blonde
Jet Pilot
1957
as Mary Lou Simpson
Kid Galahad
1937
as Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
1940
as Sue Carter (uncredited)
Only Yesterday
1933
as Margot (Uncredited)
The Awful Truth
1937
as Dixie Belle Lee
If I Had a Million
1932
as Marie - Waitress (uncredited)
Manpower
1941
as Scarlett
The Toast of New York
1937
as Mary Lou (uncredited)
Hitchhike to Happiness
1945
as Joan Randall
City for Conquest
1940
as Lilly
Trade Winds
1938
as Mrs. Johnson
We Have Our Moments
1937
as Carrie
Wings Over Honolulu
1937
as Caroline
Spring Madness
1938
as Sally
Grand Canyon
1949
as Mabel
Hotel for Women
1939
as Emeline Thomas
College Scandal
1935
as Toby Carpenter
Murder with Pictures
1936
as Hester Boone
Escape to Paradise
1939
as Penelope Carter
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Peggy
Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Café Showgirl
Balalaika
1939
as Masha
The Persuader
1957
as Julie
The Spider
1931
as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)
Thunder Birds
1942
as Saleswoman
Danger Signal
1945
as Kate
Under Eighteen
1932
as Sybil
Love on a Budget
1938
as Millie Brown
Scattergood Meets Broadway
1941
as Diana Deane
Lena Rivers
1932
as Caroline Nichols
Moon Over Her Shoulder
1941
as Cecilia
Exposed
1947
as Emmy
Million Dollar Ransom
1934
as Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
1934
as Maxine LaTour
Reno
1939
as Bonnie Newcomb
Women Are Like That
1938
as Miss Hall
Incident
1948
as Joan Manning
Soft Living
1928
as Billie Wilson
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Tourist
Scared to Death
1947
as Jane Cornell
Three Smart Girls
1936
as Evans' Secretary
Pick a Star
1937
as Newlywed
A Parisian Romance
1932
as Marcelle
Pillow to Post
1945
as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)
Afraid to Talk
1932
as Alice - Party Girl
Love Before Breakfast
1936
as Mary Lee
Dark Alibi
1946
as Emily Evans
The Sky Hawk
1929
as Peggy
Dangerous Curves
1929
as Jennie Silver
False Faces
1932
as Dottie Nation
The Wild Party
1929
as Eva 'Evie' Tutt
Linda, Be Good
1947
as Mrs. LaVitte
Born Reckless
1937
as Dora
Artists and Models Abroad
1938
as Chickie
Blues in the Night
1941
as Blonde
Under Your Spell
1936
as Secretary (uncredited)
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
as Joyce
Three Girls Lost
1931
as Edna Best
Annabelle's Affairs
1931
as Mabel
Beauty Parlor
1932
as Joan Perry
Too Many Women
1942
as Barbara Cartwright
Sky Murder
1940
as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister
Behind the Mask
1946
as Lulu
Rhythm in the Clouds
1937
as Receptionist
Girl in the Woods
1958
as Aunt Martha
The Last Warning
1938
as Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz
Rendezvous with Annie
1946
as Louise Grapa (uncredited)
I Was a Burlesque Queen
1953
as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte
Westward Passage
1932
as Lillie, the Model (uncredited)
Syncopating Sue
1926
as Marge Adams
Swing Out the Blues
1943
as Kitty Grogan
Top of the Town
1937
as Beulah
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Hazel Dalton
Women of All Nations
1931
as Kiki
Affairs of a Gentleman
1934
as Foxey Dennison
Thunder Riders
1928
as Madge Lawton
High Society Blues
1930
as Pearl Granger
Lady and Gent
1932
as Betty
China Passage
1937
as Elaine Gentry
Let 'em Have It
1935
as Barbara
Star for a Night
1936
as Ellen Romaine
Good Sport
1931
as Fay
What Fools Men
1925
as Dorothy
Madison Square Garden
1932
as Joyce
Let's Face It
1943
as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited)
I Take This Oath
1940
as Betty Casey
Three Rogues
1931
as Ace's girl
Country Gentlemen
1936
as Gertie
Trapped by Television
1936
as Mae Collins
Rustlers of Red Dog
1935
as Mary Lee
Silver Skates
1943
as Lucille
Ellis Island
1936
as Adele
The Flying Irishman
1939
as Sally
Let's Make Music
1941
as Betty
Everything's Ducky
1934
as Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife
The Wrestler's Bride
1933
as Mrs. Scissors Jackson
Caliente Love
1933
as Betty
Wild Company
1930
as Anita Grayson
A Broadway Lady
1925
as Phyllis Westbrook
Unholy Love
1932
as Sheilla Bailey Gregory
About Joyce Compton
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… With 142 credits spanning from 1925 to 1960, Joyce Compton has appeared in 138 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joyce Compton Movies
- Mildred Pierce (1945) — as Waitress (uncredited)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
- Mighty Joe Young (1949) — as Alice (uncredited)
- Salute (1929) — as Marian Wilson
- A Southern Yankee (1948) — as Hortense Dobson
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