Joyce Compton

Joyce Compton

Known for
Acting
Born
January 27, 1907
Died
October 13, 1997 (aged 90)
Birthplace
Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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.

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Filmography

1960
Pete and Gladys poster

Pete and Gladys

TV · 1 ep

1958
Girl in the Woods poster

Girl in the Woods

Movie · as Aunt Martha

1957
The Persuader poster

The Persuader

Movie · as Julie

1957
Jet Pilot poster

Jet Pilot

Movie · as Mary Lou Simpson

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

TV · as Waitress · 1 ep

1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie poster

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

TV · 1 ep

1953
I Was a Burlesque Queen poster

I Was a Burlesque Queen

Movie · as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte

1952
The Abbott and Costello Show poster

The Abbott and Costello Show

TV · as Girl at Drivers License Bureau · 1 ep

1949
Mighty Joe Young poster

Mighty Joe Young

Movie · as Alice (uncredited)

1949
Grand Canyon poster

Grand Canyon

Movie · as Mabel

1948
Incident poster

Incident

Movie · as Joan Manning

1948
A Southern Yankee poster

A Southern Yankee

Movie · as Hortense Dobson

1948
Sorry, Wrong Number poster

Sorry, Wrong Number

Movie · as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)

1947
Scared to Death poster

Scared to Death

Movie · as Jane Cornell

1947
Exposed poster

Exposed

Movie · as Emmy

1947
Linda, Be Good poster

Linda, Be Good

Movie · as Mrs. LaVitte

1946
Dark Alibi poster

Dark Alibi

Movie · as Emily Evans

1946
Behind the Mask poster

Behind the Mask

Movie · as Lulu

1946
The Best Years of Our Lives poster

The Best Years of Our Lives

Movie · as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

1946
Rendezvous with Annie poster

Rendezvous with Annie

Movie · as Louise Grapa (uncredited)

1945
Hitchhike to Happiness poster

Hitchhike to Happiness

Movie · as Joan Randall

1945
Christmas in Connecticut poster

Christmas in Connecticut

Movie · as Nurse Mary Lee

1945
Danger Signal poster

Danger Signal

Movie · as Kate

1945
Mildred Pierce poster

Mildred Pierce

Movie · as Waitress (uncredited)

1945
Pillow to Post poster

Pillow to Post

Movie · as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)

1943
Silver Spurs poster

Silver Spurs

Movie · as Millie Love

1943
Silver Skates poster

Silver Skates

Movie · as Lucille

1943
Swing Out the Blues poster

Swing Out the Blues

Movie · as Kitty Grogan

1943
Let's Face It poster

Let's Face It

Movie · as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited)

1942
Too Many Women poster

Too Many Women

Movie · as Barbara Cartwright

1942
Thunder Birds poster

Thunder Birds

Movie · as Saleswoman

1941
Manpower poster

Manpower

Movie · as Scarlett

1941
Bedtime Story poster

Bedtime Story

Movie · as Beulah

1941
Let's Make Music poster

Let's Make Music

Movie · as Betty

1941
Moon Over Her Shoulder poster

Moon Over Her Shoulder

Movie · as Cecilia

1941
Ziegfeld Girl poster

Ziegfeld Girl

Movie · as Miss Sawyer (uncredited)

1941
Scattergood Meets Broadway poster

Scattergood Meets Broadway

Movie · as Diana Deane

1941
Blues in the Night poster

Blues in the Night

Movie · as Blonde

1940
City for Conquest poster

City for Conquest

Movie · as Lilly

1940
Sky Murder poster

Sky Murder

Movie · as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister

1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her poster

The Villain Still Pursued Her

Movie · as Hazel Dalton

1940
Turnabout poster

Turnabout

Movie · as Irene Clare

1940
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? poster

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

Movie · as Cynthia Lou

1940
I Take This Oath poster

I Take This Oath

Movie · as Betty Casey

1940
They Drive by Night poster

They Drive by Night

Movie · as Sue Carter (uncredited)

1940
Honeymoon Deferred poster

Honeymoon Deferred

Movie · as Kitty Kerry

1939
Rose of Washington Square poster

Rose of Washington Square

Movie · as Peggy

1939
Balalaika poster

Balalaika

Movie · as Masha

1939
Hotel for Women poster

Hotel for Women

Movie · as Emeline Thomas

1939
Reno poster

Reno

Movie · as Bonnie Newcomb

1939
The Flying Irishman poster

The Flying Irishman

Movie · as Sally

1939
Hollywood Hobbies poster

Hollywood Hobbies

Movie · as Tourist

1939
Escape to Paradise poster

Escape to Paradise

Movie · as Penelope Carter

1938
You and Me poster

You and Me

Movie · as Curly Blonde

1938
Trade Winds poster

Trade Winds

Movie · as Mrs. Johnson

1938
Love on a Budget poster

Love on a Budget

Movie · as Millie Brown

1938
Artists and Models Abroad poster

Artists and Models Abroad

Movie · as Chickie

1938
Women Are Like That poster

Women Are Like That

Movie · as Miss Hall

1938
Going Places poster

Going Places

Movie · as Joan

1938
Spring Madness poster

Spring Madness

Movie · as Sally

1938
The Last Warning poster

The Last Warning

Movie · as Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz

1938
How to Watch Football poster

How to Watch Football

Movie · as Benchley's girlfriend

1937
The Awful Truth poster

The Awful Truth

Movie · as Dixie Belle Lee

1937
The Toast of New York poster

The Toast of New York

Movie · as Mary Lou (uncredited)

1937
Pick a Star poster

Pick a Star

Movie · as Newlywed

1937
Kid Galahad poster

Kid Galahad

Movie · as Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)

1937
Rhythm in the Clouds poster

Rhythm in the Clouds

Movie · as Receptionist

1937
Sea Racketeers poster

Sea Racketeers

Movie · as Blondie

1937
Small Town Boy poster

Small Town Boy

Movie · as Molly Summers

1937
We Have Our Moments poster

We Have Our Moments

Movie · as Carrie

1937
Wings Over Honolulu poster

Wings Over Honolulu

Movie · as Caroline

1937
Top of the Town poster

Top of the Town

Movie · as Beulah

1937
Born Reckless poster

Born Reckless

Movie · as Dora

1937
China Passage poster

China Passage

Movie · as Elaine Gentry

1936
Under Your Spell poster

Under Your Spell

Movie · as Secretary (uncredited)

1936
Trapped by Television poster

Trapped by Television

Movie · as Mae Collins

1936
Murder with Pictures poster

Murder with Pictures

Movie · as Hester Boone

1936
Ellis Island

Ellis Island

Movie · as Adele

1936
Country Gentlemen poster

Country Gentlemen

Movie · as Gertie

1936
The Harvester poster

The Harvester

Movie · as Thelma Biddle

1936
Three Smart Girls poster

Three Smart Girls

Movie · as Evans' Secretary

1936
Valley of the Lawless poster

Valley of the Lawless

Movie · as Joan Jenkins

1936
Sitting on the Moon poster

Sitting on the Moon

Movie · as Blossom

1936
Star for a Night poster

Star for a Night

Movie · as Ellen Romaine

1936
Love Before Breakfast poster

Love Before Breakfast

Movie · as Mary Lee

1935
Suicide Squad poster

Suicide Squad

Movie · as Mary O'Connor

1935
College Scandal poster

College Scandal

Movie · as Toby Carpenter

1935
Let 'em Have It poster

Let 'em Have It

Movie · as Barbara

1935
Rustlers of Red Dog poster

Rustlers of Red Dog

Movie · as Mary Lee

1935
Public Ghost # 1 poster

Public Ghost # 1

Movie · as Miss Compton

1935
Go Into Your Dance poster

Go Into Your Dance

Movie · as Café Showgirl

1935
Life Hesitates at 40

Life Hesitates at 40

Movie · as Joyce

1935
Manhattan Monkey Business poster

Manhattan Monkey Business

Movie · as Joyce

1934
King Kelly of the U.S.A. poster

King Kelly of the U.S.A.

Movie · as Maxine LaTour

1934
The White Parade poster

The White Parade

Movie · as Una Mellon

1934
Affairs of a Gentleman poster

Affairs of a Gentleman

Movie · as Foxey Dennison

1934
Caravan poster

Caravan

Movie · as Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited)

1934
Everything's Ducky poster

Everything's Ducky

Movie · as Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife

1934
Million Dollar Ransom poster

Million Dollar Ransom

Movie · as Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)

1934
Imitation of Life poster

Imitation of Life

Movie · as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)

1933
The Wrestler's Bride poster

The Wrestler's Bride

Movie · as Mrs. Scissors Jackson

1933
The Plumber and the Lady

The Plumber and the Lady

Movie · as Louise

1933
Sing, Sinner, Sing

Sing, Sinner, Sing

Movie · as Gwen

1933
Caliente Love

Caliente Love

Movie · as Betty

1933
Dream Stuff

Dream Stuff

Movie · as Betty

1933
Roadhouse Queen poster

Roadhouse Queen

Movie · as Dorothy

1933
Luxury Liner poster

Luxury Liner

Movie · as Girl Overboard (uncredited)

1933
Only Yesterday poster

Only Yesterday

Movie · as Margot (Uncredited)

1932
Under Eighteen poster

Under Eighteen

Movie · as Sybil

1932
If I Had a Million poster

If I Had a Million

Movie · as Marie - Waitress (uncredited)

1932
Lena Rivers poster

Lena Rivers

Movie · as Caroline Nichols

1932
A Parisian Romance

A Parisian Romance

Movie · as Marcelle

1932
Unholy Love poster

Unholy Love

Movie · as Sheilla Bailey Gregory

1932
Beauty Parlor poster

Beauty Parlor

Movie · as Joan Perry

1932
False Faces poster

False Faces

Movie · as Dottie Nation

1932
Madison Square Garden poster

Madison Square Garden

Movie · as Joyce

1932
Westward Passage poster

Westward Passage

Movie · as Lillie, the Model (uncredited)

1932
Lady and Gent poster

Lady and Gent

Movie · as Betty

1932
Afraid to Talk poster

Afraid to Talk

Movie · as Alice - Party Girl

1932
Fighting for Justice poster

Fighting for Justice

Movie · as Amy Tracy

1931
The Spider poster

The Spider

Movie · as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)

1931
Good Sport poster

Good Sport

Movie · as Fay

1931
Three Rogues poster

Three Rogues

Movie · as Ace's girl

1931
Annabelle's Affairs poster

Annabelle's Affairs

Movie · as Mabel

1931
Up Pops the Devil poster

Up Pops the Devil

Movie · as Luella May Carroll

1931
Women of All Nations poster

Women of All Nations

Movie · as Kiki

1931
Three Girls Lost poster

Three Girls Lost

Movie · as Edna Best

1930
The Three Sisters poster

The Three Sisters

Movie · as Carlotta

1930
High Society Blues poster

High Society Blues

Movie · as Pearl Granger

1930
Wild Company poster

Wild Company

Movie · as Anita Grayson

1930
Lightnin' poster

Lightnin'

Movie · as Betty - Larry's Wife

1929
The Wild Party poster

The Wild Party

Movie · as Eva 'Evie' Tutt

1929
Salute poster

Salute

Movie · as Marian Wilson

1929
The Sky Hawk poster

The Sky Hawk

Movie · as Peggy

1929
Dangerous Curves poster

Dangerous Curves

Movie · as Jennie Silver

1928
Soft Living poster

Soft Living

Movie · as Billie Wilson

1927
Ankles Preferred poster

Ankles Preferred

Movie · as Virginia

1927
The Border Cavalier poster

The Border Cavalier

Movie · as Madge Lawton

1926
Syncopating Sue poster

Syncopating Sue

Movie · as Marge Adams

1925
A Broadway Lady poster

A Broadway Lady

Movie · as Phyllis Westbrook

1925
What Fools Men poster

What Fools Men

Movie · as Dorothy