Joyce Compton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 27, 1907
- Died
- October 13, 1997
- Birthplace
- Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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.
Filmography
Girl in the Woods 1958
as Aunt Martha
Jet Pilot 1957
as Mary Lou Simpson
The Persuader 1957
as Julie
I Was a Burlesque Queen 1953
as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte
Mighty Joe Young 1949
as Alice (uncredited)
Grand Canyon 1949
as Mabel
Incident 1948
as Joan Manning
Sorry, Wrong Number 1948
as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
A Southern Yankee 1948
as Hortense Dobson
Linda, Be Good 1947
as Mrs. LaVitte
Exposed 1947
as Emmy
Scared to Death 1947
as Jane Cornell
The Best Years of Our Lives 1946
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Rendezvous with Annie 1946
as Louise Grapa (uncredited)
Behind the Mask 1946
as Lulu
Dark Alibi 1946
as Emily Evans
Danger Signal 1945
as Kate
Mildred Pierce 1945
as Waitress (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut 1945
as Nurse Mary Lee
Hitchhike to Happiness 1945
as Joan Randall
Pillow to Post 1945
as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)
Swing Out the Blues 1943
as Kitty Grogan
Silver Spurs 1943
as Millie Love
Let's Face It 1943
as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited), as Wiggin's Girl
Silver Skates 1943
as Lucille
Thunder Birds 1942
as Saleswoman
Too Many Women 1942
as Barbara Cartwright
Bedtime Story 1941
as Beulah
Blues in the Night 1941
as Blonde
Moon Over Her Shoulder 1941
as Cecilia
Scattergood Meets Broadway 1941
as Diana Deane
Manpower 1941
as Scarlett
Ziegfeld Girl 1941
as Miss Sawyer (uncredited)
Let's Make Music 1941
as Betty
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? 1940
as Cynthia Lou
The Villain Still Pursued Her 1940
as Hazel Dalton
Sky Murder 1940
as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister
City for Conquest 1940
as Lilly
They Drive by Night 1940
as Sue Carter (uncredited)
I Take This Oath 1940
as Betty Casey
Turnabout 1940
as Irene Clare
Honeymoon Deferred 1940
as Kitty Kerry
Escape to Paradise 1939
as Penelope Carter
Balalaika 1939
as Masha
Reno 1939
as Bonnie Newcomb
Hotel for Women 1939
as Emeline Thomas
Rose of Washington Square 1939
as Peggy
Hollywood Hobbies 1939
as Tourist
The Flying Irishman 1939
as Sally
Going Places 1938
as Joan
Trade Winds 1938
as Mrs. Johnson
Artists and Models Abroad 1938
as Chickie
The Last Warning 1938
as Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz
Spring Madness 1938
as Sally
How to Watch Football 1938
as Benchley's girlfriend
You and Me 1938
as Curly Blonde
Women Are Like That 1938
as Miss Hall
Love on a Budget 1938
as Millie Brown
The Awful Truth 1937
as Dixie Belle Lee
Small Town Boy 1937
as Molly Summers
Sea Racketeers 1937
as Blondie
The Toast of New York 1937
as Mary Lou (uncredited)
Born Reckless 1937
as Dora
Rhythm in the Clouds 1937
as Receptionist
Kid Galahad 1937
as Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)
Pick a Star 1937
as Newlywed
Wings Over Honolulu 1937
as Caroline
Top of the Town 1937
as Beulah
We Have Our Moments 1937
as Carrie
China Passage 1937
as Elaine Gentry
Three Smart Girls 1936
as Evans' Secretary
Country Gentlemen 1936
as Gertie
Under Your Spell 1936
as Secretary (uncredited)
- Ellis Island
Ellis Island 1936
as Adele
Murder with Pictures 1936
as Hester Boone
Sitting on the Moon 1936
as Blossom
Star for a Night 1936
as Ellen Romaine
Trapped by Television 1936
as Mae Collins
The Harvester 1936
as Thelma Biddle
Love Before Breakfast 1936
as Mary Lee
Valley of the Lawless 1936
as Joan Jenkins
Public Ghost # 1 1935
as Miss Compton
Suicide Squad 1935
as Mary O'Connor
- Life Hesitates at 40
Life Hesitates at 40 1935
as Joyce
Manhattan Monkey Business 1935
as Joyce
College Scandal 1935
as Toby Carpenter
Let 'em Have It 1935
as Barbara
Go Into Your Dance 1935
as Café Showgirl
Rustlers of Red Dog 1935
as Mary Lee
Caravan 1934
as Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited)
Imitation of Life 1934
as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
The White Parade 1934
as Una Mellon
Everything's Ducky 1934
as Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife
King Kelly of the U.S.A. 1934
as Maxine LaTour
Million Dollar Ransom 1934
as Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)
Affairs of a Gentleman 1934
as Foxey Dennison
Only Yesterday 1933
as Margot (Uncredited)
- Sing, Sinner, Sing
Sing, Sinner, Sing 1933
as Gwen
Roadhouse Queen 1933
as Dorothy
- Dream Stuff
Dream Stuff 1933
as Betty
- The Plumber and the Lady
The Plumber and the Lady 1933
as Louise
- Caliente Love
Caliente Love 1933
as Betty
Luxury Liner 1933
as Girl Overboard (uncredited)
The Wrestler's Bride 1933
as Mrs. Scissors Jackson
If I Had a Million 1932
as Marie - Waitress (uncredited)
Afraid to Talk 1932
as Alice - Party Girl
Madison Square Garden 1932
as Joyce
False Faces 1932
as Dottie Nation
- A Parisian Romance
A Parisian Romance 1932
as Marcelle
Fighting for Justice 1932
as Amy Tracy
Lady and Gent 1932
as Betty
Beauty Parlor 1932
as Joan Perry
Unholy Love 1932
as Sheilla Bailey Gregory
Westward Passage 1932
as Lillie, the Model (uncredited)
Lena Rivers 1932
as Caroline Nichols
Under Eighteen 1932
as Sybil
Good Sport 1931
as Fay
The Spider 1931
as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)
Annabelle's Affairs 1931
as Mabel
Women of All Nations 1931
as Kiki
Up Pops the Devil 1931
as Luella May Carroll
Three Girls Lost 1931
as Edna Best
Three Rogues 1931
as Ace's girl
Lightnin' 1930
as Betty - Larry's Wife
Wild Company 1930
as Anita Grayson
The Three Sisters 1930
as Carlotta
High Society Blues 1930
as Pearl Granger
Salute 1929
as Marian Wilson
Dangerous Curves 1929
as Jennie Silver
The Wild Party 1929
as Eva 'Evie' Tutt
The Sky Hawk 1929
as Peggy
Soft Living 1928
as Billie Wilson
The Border Cavalier 1927
as Madge Lawton
Ankles Preferred 1927
as Virginia
Syncopating Sue 1926
as Marge Adams
A Broadway Lady 1925
as Phyllis Westbrook
What Fools Men 1925
as Dorothy
Credits from TMDB.