Joan Davis
- Acting
- June 29, 1907 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- May 22, 1961
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joan Davis (June 29, 1907 – May 22, 1961) was an American comedic actress whose career spanned vaudeville, film, radio and television. Remembered best for the 1950s television comedy, I Married Joan, Davis had a successful earlier career as a B-movie actress and a leading star of 1940s radio comedy. Born as Madonna Josephine Davis in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Davis was a performer since childhood. She appeared with her husband Si Wills in vaudeville. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- The Sound of Laughter · Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show · Self
- The Steve Allen Show · Self
- I Married Joan · Joan Stevens
- Harem Girl · Susie Perkins
- The Groom Wore Spurs · Alice Dean
- Let's Join Joanie · Joanie Davis
- Love That Brute · Mamie Sage
- The Traveling Saleswoman · Mabel King, Producer
- Make Mine Laughs · (archive footage)
- If You Knew Susie · Susie Parker
- She Wrote the Book · Jane Featherstone
- George White's Scandals · Joan Mason
- She Gets Her Man · Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington
- Kansas City Kitty · Polly Jasper
- Show Business · Joan Mason
- Beautiful But Broke · Dottie Duncan
- Around the World · Joan Davis
- Two Señoritas from Chicago · Daisy Baker
- He's My Guy · Madge Donovan
- Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
- Yokel Boy · Molly Malone
- Two Latins from Manhattan · Joan Daley
- Sun Valley Serenade · Miss Carstairs
- Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 · Self
- Hold That Ghost · Camille Brewster
- For Beauty's Sake · Dottie Nickerson
- Manhattan Heartbeat · Edna Higgins
- Sailor's Lady · Myrtle
- Free, Blonde and 21 · Nellie
- Day-time Wife · Miss Applegate
- Too Busy to Work · Lolly
- Hollywood Hobbies · Self
- Tail Spin · Babe Dugan
- Just Around the Corner · Kitty
- Hold That Co-ed · Lizzie Olsen
- My Lucky Star · Mary Dwight
- Josette · May Morris
- Sally, Irene and Mary · Irene Keene
- Love and Hisses · Joan Dolan
- Life Begins in College · Inez
- Thin Ice · Orchestra Leader
- Wake Up and Live · Comic Spanish Dancer
- You Can't Have Everything · Girl in YWCA (uncredited)
- Sing and Be Happy · Myrtle
- Angel's Holiday · Strivers
- The Great Hospital Mystery · Flossie Duff
- On the Avenue · Miss Katz
- Time Out for Romance · Midge Dooley
- The Holy Terror · Lili
- Bunker Bean · Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)
- Millions in the Air · Singer
- Way Up Thar · Jennie Kurtz