Joyce Compton
- Schauspiel
- 27. Januar 1907 · Lexington, Kentucky, USA
- 13. Oktober 1997
Biografie
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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Filmografie
- Pete and Gladys
- Girl in the Woods · Aunt Martha
- Düsenjäger · Mary Lou Simpson
- Richard Diamond, Privatdetektiv · Waitress
- The Persuader · Julie
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie
- I Was a Burlesque Queen · Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte
- The Abbott and Costello Show · Girl at Drivers License Bureau
- Panik um King Kong · Alice (uncredited)
- Grand Canyon · Mabel
- Incident · Joan Manning
- Du lebst noch 105 Minuten · Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
- Der Superspion · Hortense Dobson
- Linda, Be Good · Mrs. LaVitte
- Exposed · Emmy
- Scared to Death · Jane Cornell
- Die besten Jahre unseres Lebens · Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
- Rendezvous with Annie · Louise Grapa (uncredited)
- Charlie Chan: Ein fast perfektes Alibi · Emily Evans
- Behind the Mask · Lulu
- Danger Signal · Kate
- Solange ein Herz schlägt · Waitress (uncredited)
- Weihnachten nach Maß · Nurse Mary Lee
- Hitchhike to Happiness · Joan Randall
- Pillow to Post · Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)
- Swing Out the Blues · Kitty Grogan
- Silver Spurs · Millie Love
- Let's Face It · Wiggin's Girl (uncredited), Wiggin's Girl
- Silver Skates · Lucille
- Thunder Birds · Saleswoman
- Too Many Women · Barbara Cartwright
- Bedtime Story · Beulah
- Blues in the Night · Blonde
- Moon Over Her Shoulder · Cecilia
- Scattergood Meets Broadway · Diana Deane
- Herzen in Flammen · Scarlett
- Mädchen im Rampenlicht · Miss Sawyer (uncredited)
- Let's Make Music · Betty
- Who Killed Aunt Maggie? · Cynthia Lou
- The Villain Still Pursued Her · Hazel Dalton
- Sky Murder · Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister
- Im Taumel der Weltstadt · Lilly
- Nachts unterwegs · Sue Carter (uncredited)
- I Take This Oath · Betty Casey
- Turnabout · Irene Clare
- Honeymoon Deferred · Kitty Kerry
- Escape to Paradise · Penelope Carter
- Balalaika · Masha
- Reno · Bonnie Newcomb
- Hotel for Women · Emeline Thomas
- Rose of Washington Square · Peggy
- Hollywood Hobbies · Tourist
- The Flying Irishman · Sally
- Going Places · Joan
- Trade Winds · Mrs. Johnson
- Artists and Models Abroad · Chickie
- The Last Warning · Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz
- Spring Madness · Sally
- How to Watch Football · Benchley's girlfriend
- Du und ich · Curly Blonde
- Women Are Like That · Miss Hall
- Love on a Budget · Millie Brown
- Die schreckliche Wahrheit · Dixie Belle Lee
- Small Town Boy · Molly Summers
- Sea Racketeers · Blondie
- The Toast of New York · Mary Lou (uncredited)
- Born Reckless · Dora
- Rhythm in the Clouds · Receptionist
- Kid Galahad - Mit harten Fäusten · Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)
- Dick und Doof - Sternschnuppen · Newlywed
- Wings Over Honolulu · Caroline
- Top of the Town · Beulah
- We Have Our Moments · Carrie
- China Passage · Elaine Gentry
- Drei süße Mädels · Evans' Secretary
- Country Gentlemen · Gertie
- Under Your Spell · Secretary (uncredited)
- Ellis Island · Adele
- Murder with Pictures · Hester Boone
- Sitting on the Moon · Blossom