Joyce Compton (I) (1907–1997)

Actress | Soundtrack

Joyce Compton was born on January 27, 1907 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA as Olivia Joyce Compton. She...

Born: January 27, 1907
Died: October 13, 1997 (age 90)

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Filmography

Known For

The Awful Truth Dixie Belle Lee (1937)
Dark Alibi Emily Evans (1946)
Christmas in Connecticut Mary Lee (1945)
Known For

Bedtime Story Beulah (1941)
Actress

Pete and Gladys Mrs. Wilson (1961)
77 Sunset Strip Tina (1958)
Girl in the Woods Aunt Martha (1958)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective Waitress (1958)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Madeleine Renaud (1958)
Jet Pilot Mrs. Simpson (1957)
The Persuader Julie (1957)
Fireside Theatre (1953)
The Abbott and Costello Show Girl at Drivers License Bureau (1953)
The Life of Riley Louella (1953)
Mighty Joe Young Alice (1949)
Grand Canyon Mabel (1949)
Incident Joan Manning (1948)
Luxury Liner (1948)
Sorry, Wrong Number Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (1948)
A Southern Yankee Hortense Dobson (1948)
Linda, Be Good Mrs. LaVitte (1947)
Exposed Emmy (1947)
Scared to Death Jane Cornell (1947)
The Best Years of Our Lives Hat Check Girl (1946)
Rendezvous with Annie Louise Grapa (1946)
Night and Day Chorine (1946)
Dark Alibi Emily Evans (1946)
Behind the Mask Lulu (1946)
Danger Signal Kate (1945)
Mildred Pierce Waitress (1945)
Christmas in Connecticut Mary Lee (1945)
Hitchhike to Happiness Joan Randall (1945)
Pillow to Post Gertrude Wilson (1945)
Roughly Speaking Prissy Girl (1945)
Swing Out the Blues Kitty Grogan (1943)
Silver Spurs Millie Love (1943)
Let's Face It Wiggin's Girl (1943)
A Gentle Gangster Kitty Parker (1943)
Silver Skates Lucille (1943)
Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air Saleswoman (1942)
Too Many Women Barbara Cartwright (1942)
Bedtime Story Beulah (1941)
Blues in the Night Blonde (1941)
Moon Over Her Shoulder Cecilia (1941)
Scattergood Meets Broadway Diana Deane (1941)
Manpower Scarlett (1941)
Ziegfeld Girl Miss Sawyer - Auditioning Showgirl (1941)
Let's Make Music Betty (1941)
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? Cynthia Lou (1940)
The Villain Still Pursued Her Hazel Dalton (1940)
Sky Murder Christine Cross (1940)
City for Conquest Lilly (1940)
They Drive by Night Sue Carter (1940)
I Take This Oath Betty Casey (1940)
Turnabout Irene Clare (1940)
Honeymoon Deferred Kitty Kerry (1940)
Escape to Paradise Penelope Carter (1939)
Balalaika Masha (Lydia's maid) (1939)
Reno Bonnie Newcomb (1939)
Hotel for Women Emeline Thomas (1939)
Rose of Washington Square Peggy (1939)
Hollywood Hobbies Tourist (1939)
The Flying Irishman Sally - a Waitress (1939)
Going Places Joan (1938)
Trade Winds Mrs. Johnson (1938)
Artists and Models Abroad 'Chickie' (1938)
The Last Warning Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz (1938)
Spring Madness Sally Prescott (1938)
How to Watch Football Benchley's Girlfriend (1938)
You and Me Curly Blonde (1938)
Women Are Like That Miss Hall (1938)
Love on a Budget Millie Brown (1938)
Man-Proof Guest (1938)
The Awful Truth Dixie Belle Lee (1937)
Small Town Boy Molly Summers (1937)
She Asked for It Miss Hurley (1937)
Sea Racketeers Blondie (1937)
The Toast of New York Mary Lou (1937)
Born Reckless Dora - at the Race Track (1937)
Rhythm in the Clouds Amy Lou (1937)
Kid Galahad Party Guest on Phone (1937)
Pick a Star Newlywed (1937)
Wings Over Honolulu Caroline (1937)
We Have Our Moments Carrie (1937)
Top of the Town Beulah (1937)
China Passage Elaine Gentry - Customs Agent aka Mrs. Katharine 'Kate' Collins (1937)
Three Smart Girls Judson's Secretary (1936)
Country Gentlemen Gertie (1936)
Under Your Spell Secretary (1936)
Ellis Island Adele (1936)
Murder with Pictures Hester Boone (1936)
Sitting on the Moon Blossom (1936)
Star for a Night Ellen Romaine (1936)
Trapped by Television Mae Collins (1936)
The Harvester Thelma Biddle (1936)
Love Before Breakfast Mary Lee (1936)
Valley of the Lawless Joan Jenkins (1936)
Magnificent Obsession Nurse (1935)
Public Ghost #1 Miss Compton (1935)
Suicide Squad Mary O'Connor (1935)
Life Hesitates at 40 Joyce (1935)
Manhattan Monkey Business Joyce (1935)
College Scandal Toby Carpenter (1935)
Let 'em Have It Barbara (1935)
Mister Dynamite Check Room Girl (1935)
Go Into Your Dance Café Showgirl (1935)
Rustlers of Red Dog Mary Lee (1935)
The White Parade Una Mellon (1934)
Imitation of Life Young Woman at Party (1934)
Everything's Ducky Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife (1934)
King Kelly of the U.S.A. Maxine Latour (1934)
Million Dollar Ransom Millie - Hat Check Girl (1934)
Affairs of a Gentleman Foxey Dennison (1934)
The Trumpet Blows Blonde on Train (1934)
Caravan Party Girl at Beer Garden (1934)
Only Yesterday Margot (1933)
Sing Sinner Sing Gwen (1933)
The Big Fibber Mary Moore (1933)
Knockout Kisses Joyce McNeil (1933)
Daddy Knows Best Peggy Boyce (1933)
Roadhouse Queen Dorothy (1933)
Dream Stuff Betty (1933)
The Plumber and the Lady Louise (1933)
Caliente Love Betty (1933)
Luxury Liner Girl Overboard (1933)
A Wrestler's Bride Mrs. Scissors Jackson (1933)
If I Had a Million Marie - Waitress (1932)
Afraid to Talk Alice - Party Girl (1932)
Madison Square Garden Joyce (1932)
False Faces Dottie Nation (1932)
Hat Check Girl A Party Guest (1932)
A Parisian Romance Marcelle (1932)
Fighting for Justice Amy Tracy (1932)
Lady and Gent Betty (1932)
Beauty Parlor Joan Perry (1932)
Unholy Love Sheilla Bailey Gregory (1932)
Westward Passage Lillie (1932)
Lena Rivers Caroline Nichols (1932)
Under Eighteen Sybil (1931)
Good Sport Fay (1931)
The Spider Butch's Girl Friend (1931)
Annabelle's Affairs Mabel (1931)
Women of All Nations Kiki (1931)
Up Pops the Devil Luella May Carroll (1931)
Three Girls Lost Edna Best (1931)
Not Exactly Gentlemen Ace's Girl (1931)
Lightnin' Betty - Larry's Wife (1930)
Wild Company Anita Grayson (1930)
Cheer Up and Smile College Co-Ed (1930)
The Three Sisters Carlotta (1930)
High Society Blues Pearl Granger (1930)
The Sky Hawk Peggy (1929)
Salute Marian Wilson (1929)
Dangerous Curves Jennie Silver (1929)
The Wild Party Eva Tutt (1929)
Soft Living Billie Wilson (1928)
The Border Cavalier Madge Lawton (1927)
Ankles Preferred Virginia (1927)
Syncopating Sue Marge Adams (1926)
Broadway Lady Phyllis Westbrook (1925)
What Fools Men Dorothy (1925)
Sally Minor Role (1925)
Actress

The Golden Bed Minor Role (1925)
Soundtrack

The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
The Flying Irishman (1939)
Artists and Models Abroad (1938)
Soundtrack

The Awful Truth (1937)
Archive footage

I Was a Burlesque Queen (1953)

Did You Know

Trivia

Was a good, off-the-set friend of actress Clara Bow.

[as to why Fox Films dropped her contract] Here they had tried to change me to a more sophisticated type in appearance and otherwise by cutting and dyeing my hair. I thought they took me away from my natural appearance and comedy flair. Isn't that ...