About

Known credits:
138
Birthday:
1907-01-27
Place of birth:
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Joyce Compton

Overview

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

Acting
1958 Girl in the Woods Actor Aunt Martha N/A
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1957 Jet Pilot Actor Mary Lou Simpson 58
Average
1957 The Persuader Actor Julie 59
Average
1953 I Was a Burlesque Queen Actor Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte 58
Average
1949 Mighty Joe Young Actor Alice (uncredited) 59
Average
1949 Grand Canyon Actor Mabel N/A
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1948 Incident Actor Joan 58
Average
1948 Sorry, Wrong Number Actor Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited) 61
Fair
1948 A Southern Yankee Actor Hortense Dobson 58
Average
1947 Linda, Be Good Actor Mrs. LaVitte N/A
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1947 Exposed Actor Emmy 59
Average
1947 Scared to Death Actor Jane Cornell 57
Average
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives Actor Hat Check Girl (uncredited) 69
Fair
1946 Rendezvous with Annie Actor Louise Grapa (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 Behind the Mask Actor Lulu 58
Average
1946 Dark Alibi Actor Emily Evans 59
Average
1945 Danger Signal Actor Kate 59
Average
1945 Mildred Pierce Actor Waitress (uncredited) 66
Fair
1945 Christmas in Connecticut Actor Nurse Mary Lee 61
Fair
1945 Hitchhike to Happiness Actor Joan Randall 59
Average
1945 Pillow to Post Actor Gertrude Wilson (uncredited) 58
Average
1943 Swing Out the Blues Actor Kitty Grogan 58
Average
1943 Silver Spurs Actor Millie Love 58
Average
1943 Let's Face It Actor Wiggin's Girl (uncredited) 58
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1943 Silver Skates Actor Lucille 59
Average
1942 Thunder Birds Actor Saleswoman 59
Average
1942 Too Many Women Actor Barbara Cartwright 58
Average
1941 Bedtime Story Actor Beulah 58
Average
1941 Blues in the Night Actor Blonde 59
Average
1941 Moon Over Her Shoulder Actor Cecilia N/A
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1941 Scattergood Meets Broadway Actor Diana Deane N/A
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1941 Manpower Actor Scarlett 59
Average
1941 Ziegfeld Girl Actor Miss Sawyer, Auditioning Showgirl (uncredited) 59
Average
1941 Let's Make Music Actor Betty 59
Average
1940 Who Killed Aunt Maggie? Actor Cynthia Lou 58
Average
1940 The Villain Still Pursued Her Actor Hazel Dalton 58
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1940 Sky Murder Actor Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister 59
Average
1940 City for Conquest Actor Lilly 59
Average
1940 They Drive by Night Actor Sue Carter (uncredited) 60
Fair
1940 I Take This Oath Actor Betty Casey 58
Average
1940 Turnabout Actor Irene Clare 59
Average
1940 Honeymoon Deferred Actor Kitty Kerry 59
Average
1939 Escape to Paradise Actor Penelope Carter 58
Average
1939 Balalaika Actor Masha 58
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1939 Reno Actor Bonnie Newcomb 59
Average
1939 Hotel for Women Actor Emeline Thomas 59
Average
1939 Rose of Washington Square Actor Peggy 59
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1939 Hollywood Hobbies Actor Tourist 58
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1939 The Flying Irishman Actor Sally 58
Average
1938 Going Places Actor Joan 59
Average
1938 Trade Winds Actor Mrs. Johnson 59
Average
1938 Artists and Models Abroad Actor Chickie 58
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1938 The Last Warning Actor Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz N/A
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1938 Spring Madness Actor Sally 58
Average
1938 How to Watch Football Actor Benchley's girlfriend 59
Average
1938 You and Me Actor Curly Blonde 59
Average
1938 Women Are Like That Actor Miss Hall 59
Average
1938 Love on a Budget Actor Millie Brown N/A
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1937 The Awful Truth Actor Dixie Belle Lee 63
Fair
1937 Small Town Boy Actor Molly Summers N/A
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1937 Sea Racketeers Actor Blondie N/A
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1937 The Toast of New York Actor Mary Lou (uncredited) 59
Average
1937 Born Reckless Actor Dora 59
Average
1937 Rhythm in the Clouds Actor Receptionist 59
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1937 Kid Galahad Actor (uncredited) 59
Average
1937 Pick a Star Actor Newlywed 58
Average
1937 Wings Over Honolulu Actor Caroline N/A
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1937 Top of the Town Actor Beulah 58
Average
1937 We Have Our Moments Actor Carrie 59
Average
1937 China Passage Actor Elaine Gentry 59
Average
1936 Three Smart Girls Actor Evans' Secretary 59
Average
1936 Country Gentlemen Actor Gertie 59
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1936 Under Your Spell Actor Secretary (uncredited) 59
Average
1936 Ellis Island Actor Adele 59
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1936 Murder with Pictures Actor Hester Boone 58
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1936 Sitting on the Moon Actor Blossom 59
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1936 Star for a Night Actor Ellen Romaine 59
Average
1936 Trapped by Television Actor Mae Collins 59
Average
1936 The Harvester Actor Thelma Biddle N/A
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1936 Love Before Breakfast Actor Mary Lee 59
Average
1936 Valley of the Lawless Actor Joan Jenkins N/A
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1935 Public Ghost # 1 Actor Miss Compton 59
Average
1935 Suicide Squad Actor Mary O'Connor 59
Average
1935 Life Hesitates at 40 Actor Joyce N/A
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1935 Manhattan Monkey Business Actor Joyce N/A
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1935 College Scandal Actor Toby Carpenter 59
Average
1935 Let 'em Have It Actor Barbara 59
Average
1935 Go Into Your Dance Actor Café Showgirl 58
Average
1935 Rustlers of Red Dog Actor Mary Lee 58
Average
1934 Caravan Actor Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited) N/A
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1934 Imitation of Life Actor Young Woman at Party (uncredited) 60
Fair
1934 The White Parade Actor Una Mellon 59
Average
1934 Everything's Ducky Actor Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife 59
Average
1934 King Kelly of the U.S.A. Actor Maxine LaTour 58
Average
1934 Million Dollar Ransom Actor Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited) N/A
N/A
1934 Affairs of a Gentleman Actor Foxey Dennison 58
Average
1933 Only Yesterday Actor Margot (Uncredited) 59
Average
1933 Sing, Sinner, Sing Actor Gwen 59
Average
1933 Roadhouse Queen Actor Dorothy 58
Average
1933 Dream Stuff Actor Betty 59
Average
1933 The Plumber and the Lady Actor Louise N/A
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1933 Caliente Love Actor Betty N/A
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1933 Luxury Liner Actor Girl Overboard (uncredited) 59
Average
1933 The Wrestler's Bride Actor Mrs. Scissors Jackson N/A
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1932 If I Had a Million Actor Marie - Waitress (uncredited) 59
Average
1932 Afraid to Talk Actor Alice - Party Girl 59
Average
1932 Madison Square Garden Actor Joyce 59
Average
1932 False Faces Actor Dottie Nation 58
Average
1932 A Parisian Romance Actor Marcelle 58
Average
1932 Fighting for Justice Actor Amy Tracy N/A
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1932 Lady and Gent Actor Betty 59
Average
1932 Beauty Parlor Actor Joan Perry 59
Average
1932 Unholy Love Actor Sheilla Bailey Gregory 58
Average
1932 Westward Passage Actor Lillie, the Model (uncredited) 59
Average
1932 Lena Rivers Actor Caroline Nichols 59
Average
1932 Under Eighteen Actor Sybil 59
Average
1931 Good Sport Actor Fay 58
Average
1931 The Spider Actor Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited) 59
Average
1931 Annabelle's Affairs Actor Mabel N/A
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1931 Women of All Nations Actor Kiki 58
Average
1931 Up Pops the Devil Actor Luella May Carroll 58
Average
1931 Three Girls Lost Actor Edna Best N/A
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1931 Three Rogues Actor Ace's girl N/A
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1930 Lightnin' Actor Betty - Larry's Wife 58
Average
1930 Wild Company Actor Anita Grayson 59
Average
1930 The Three Sisters Actor Carlotta N/A
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1930 High Society Blues Actor Pearl Granger N/A
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1929 Salute Actor Marian Wilson 59
Average
1929 Dangerous Curves Actor Jennie Silver 58
Average
1929 The Wild Party Actor Eva 'Evie' Tutt 59
Average
1929 The Sky Hawk Actor Peggy 59
Average
1928 Thunder Riders Actor Madge Lawton N/A
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1928 Soft Living Actor Billie Wilson N/A
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1927 The Border Cavalier Actor Madge Lawton N/A
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1927 Ankles Preferred Actor Virginia N/A
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1926 Syncopating Sue Actor Marge Adams N/A
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1925 A Broadway Lady Actor Phyllis Westbrook N/A
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1925 What Fools Men Actor Dorothy 58
Average