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