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Joyce Compton

Joyce Compton

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 27, 1907
Died Oct 13, 1997 (90)
Birthplace Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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) w ... ith 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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Girl in the Woods

Girl in the Woods

1958

as Aunt Martha

The Persuader

The Persuader

1957

as Julie

Jet Pilot

Jet Pilot

1957

as Mary Lou Simpson

I Was a Burlesque Queen

I Was a Burlesque Queen

1953

as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

1949

as Mabel

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

1949

as Alice (uncredited)

Incident

Incident

1948

as Joan

A Southern Yankee

A Southern Yankee

1948

as Hortense Dobson

Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number

1948

as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)

Scared to Death

Scared to Death

1947

as Jane Cornell

Linda, Be Good

Linda, Be Good

1947

as Mrs. LaVitte

Exposed

Exposed

1947

as Emmy

Dark Alibi

Dark Alibi

1946

as Emily Evans

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

1946

as Lulu

Rendezvous with Annie

Rendezvous with Annie

1946

as Louise Grapa (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Hitchhike to Happiness

Hitchhike to Happiness

1945

as Joan Randall

Christmas in Connecticut

Christmas in Connecticut

1945

as Nurse Mary Lee

Danger Signal

Danger Signal

1945

as Kate

Pillow to Post

Pillow to Post

1945

as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

1945

as Waitress (uncredited)

Swing Out the Blues

Swing Out the Blues

1943

as Kitty Grogan

Silver Spurs

Silver Spurs

1943

as Millie Love

Silver Skates

Silver Skates

1943

as Lucille

Let's Face It

Let's Face It

1943

as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited)

Too Many Women

Too Many Women

1942

as Barbara Cartwright

Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds

1942

as Saleswoman

Let's Make Music

Let's Make Music

1941

as Betty

Scattergood Meets Broadway

Scattergood Meets Broadway

1941

as Diana Deane

Moon Over Her Shoulder

Moon Over Her Shoulder

1941

as Cecilia

Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story

1941

as Beulah

Blues in the Night

Blues in the Night

1941

as Blonde

Manpower

Manpower

1941

as Scarlett

Ziegfeld Girl

Ziegfeld Girl

1941

as Miss Sawyer, Auditioning Showgirl (uncredited)

I Take This Oath

I Take This Oath

1940

as Betty Casey

Honeymoon Deferred

Honeymoon Deferred

1940

as Kitty Kerry

The Villain Still Pursued Her

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

as Hazel Dalton

Sky Murder

Sky Murder

1940

as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

1940

as Cynthia Lou

Turnabout

Turnabout

1940

as Irene Clare

City for Conquest

City for Conquest

1940

as Lilly

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Sue Carter (uncredited)

Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies

1939

as Tourist

Escape to Paradise

Escape to Paradise

1939

as Penelope Carter

Hotel for Women

Hotel for Women

1939

as Emeline Thomas

Balalaika

Balalaika

1939

as Masha

Reno

Reno

1939

as Bonnie Newcomb

The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman

1939

as Sally

How to Watch Football

How to Watch Football

1938

as Benchley's girlfriend

The Last Warning

The Last Warning

1938

as Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz

Spring Madness

Spring Madness

1938

as Sally

Trade Winds

Trade Winds

1938

as Mrs. Johnson

Artists and Models Abroad

Artists and Models Abroad

1938

as Chickie

Going Places

Going Places

1938

as Joan

Women Are Like That

Women Are Like That

1938

as Miss Hall

Love on a Budget

Love on a Budget

1938

as Millie Brown

You and Me

You and Me

1938

as Curly Blonde

Small Town Boy

Small Town Boy

1937

as Molly Summers

Sea Racketeers

Sea Racketeers

1937

as Blondie

Rhythm in the Clouds

Rhythm in the Clouds

1937

as Receptionist

The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth

1937

as Dixie Belle Lee

Born Reckless

Born Reckless

1937

as Dora

We Have Our Moments

We Have Our Moments

1937

as Carrie

China Passage

China Passage

1937

as Elaine Gentry

Wings Over Honolulu

Wings Over Honolulu

1937

as Caroline

Pick a Star

Pick a Star

1937

as Newlywed

The Toast of New York

The Toast of New York

1937

as Mary Lou (uncredited)

Top of the Town

Top of the Town

1937

as Beulah

Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

1937

as (uncredited)

Valley of the Lawless

Valley of the Lawless

1936

as Joan Jenkins

Country Gentlemen

Country Gentlemen

1936

as Gertie

Ellis Island

Ellis Island

1936

as Adele

Trapped by Television

Trapped by Television

1936

as Mae Collins

Sitting on the Moon

Sitting on the Moon

1936

as Blossom

The Harvester

The Harvester

1936

as Thelma Biddle

Murder with Pictures

Murder with Pictures

1936

as Hester Boone

Love Before Breakfast

Love Before Breakfast

1936

as Mary Lee

Star for a Night

Star for a Night

1936

as Ellen Romaine

Three Smart Girls

Three Smart Girls

1936

as Evans' Secretary

Under Your Spell

Under Your Spell

1936

as Secretary (uncredited)

Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad

1935

as Mary O'Connor

Public Ghost # 1

Public Ghost # 1

1935

as Miss Compton

Life Hesitates at 40

Life Hesitates at 40

1935

as Joyce

Rustlers of Red Dog

Rustlers of Red Dog

1935

as Mary Lee

College Scandal

College Scandal

1935

as Toby Carpenter

Let 'em Have It

Let 'em Have It

1935

as Barbara

Go Into Your Dance

Go Into Your Dance

1935

as Café Showgirl

Everything's Ducky

Everything's Ducky

1934

as Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife

King Kelly of the U.S.A.

King Kelly of the U.S.A.

1934

as Maxine LaTour

Affairs of a Gentleman

Affairs of a Gentleman

1934

as Foxey Dennison

The White Parade

The White Parade

1934

as Una Mellon

Million Dollar Ransom

Million Dollar Ransom

1934

as Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1934

as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)

Caravan

Caravan

1934

as Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited)

The Wrestler's Bride

The Wrestler's Bride

1933

as Mrs. Scissors Jackson

Dream Stuff

Dream Stuff

1933

as Betty

Caliente Love

Caliente Love

1933

as Betty

The Plumber and the Lady

The Plumber and the Lady

1933

as Louise

Roadhouse Queen

Roadhouse Queen

1933

as Dorothy

Sing, Sinner, Sing

Sing, Sinner, Sing

1933

as Gwen

Luxury Liner

Luxury Liner

1933

as Girl Overboard (uncredited)

Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

as Margot (Uncredited)

Fighting for Justice

Fighting for Justice

1932

as Amy Tracy

Beauty Parlor

Beauty Parlor

1932

as Joan Perry

A Parisian Romance

A Parisian Romance

1932

as Marcelle

Unholy Love

Unholy Love

1932

as Sheilla Bailey Gregory

Under Eighteen

Under Eighteen

1932

as Sybil

Lena Rivers

Lena Rivers

1932

as Caroline Nichols

Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden

1932

as Joyce

Lady and Gent

Lady and Gent

1932

as Betty

Afraid to Talk

Afraid to Talk

1932

as Alice - Party Girl

False Faces

False Faces

1932

as Dottie Nation

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

as Marie - Waitress (uncredited)

Westward Passage

Westward Passage

1932

as Lillie, the Model (uncredited)

Three Girls Lost

Three Girls Lost

1931

as Edna Best

Annabelle's Affairs

Annabelle's Affairs

1931

as Mabel

Women of All Nations

Women of All Nations

1931

as Kiki

Three Rogues

Three Rogues

1931

as Ace's girl

Up Pops the Devil

Up Pops the Devil

1931

as Luella May Carroll

Good Sport

Good Sport

1931

as Fay

The Spider

The Spider

1931

as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)

Wild Company

Wild Company

1930

as Anita Grayson

The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters

1930

as Carlotta

High Society Blues

High Society Blues

1930

as Pearl Granger

Lightnin'

Lightnin'

1930

as Betty - Larry's Wife

Salute

Salute

1929

as Marian Wilson

Dangerous Curves

Dangerous Curves

1929

as Jennie Silver

The Wild Party

The Wild Party

1929

as Eva 'Evie' Tutt

The Sky Hawk

The Sky Hawk

1929

as Peggy

Soft Living

Soft Living

1928

as Billie Wilson

Thunder Riders

Thunder Riders

1928

as Madge Lawton

The Border Cavalier

The Border Cavalier

1927

as Madge Lawton

Ankles Preferred

Ankles Preferred

1927

as Virginia

Syncopating Sue

Syncopating Sue

1926

as Marge Adams

A Broadway Lady

A Broadway Lady

1925

as Phyllis Westbrook

What Fools Men

What Fools Men

1925

as Dorothy

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Waitress

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 01, 1957

Pete and Gladys

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1960

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1956

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