Joyce Compton1907 - 1997

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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) 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.

Credits

Girl in the Woods
Girl in the Woods

1958

Drama

as Aunt Martha

0.1
Jet Pilot
Jet Pilot

1957

Action • Adventure • Romance

as Mary Lou Simpson

5.4
0.8
The Persuader
The Persuader

1957

Western

as Julie

6
0.3
I Was a Burlesque Queen
I Was a Burlesque Queen

1953

Drama

as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte

1
0.1
Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young

1949

Action • Adventure • Drama • Fantasy

as Alice (uncredited)

6.4
0.9
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon

1949

Comedy • Romance • Western

as Mabel

0.2
Incident
Incident

1948

Crime • Thriller

as Joan Manning

5.1
0.2
Sorry, Wrong Number
Sorry, Wrong Number

1948

Mystery • Thriller

as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)

6.8
1.2
A Southern Yankee
A Southern Yankee

1948

Comedy • History • War

as Hortense Dobson

5.2
0.2
Linda, Be Good
Linda, Be Good

1947

Comedy • Music

as Mrs. LaVitte

0.2
Exposed
Exposed

1947

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Emmy

5.8
0.5
Scared to Death
Scared to Death

1947

Comedy • Horror • Mystery • Thriller

as Jane Cornell

4.2
2.3
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

Drama • Romance • War

as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

7.8
2
Rendezvous with Annie
Rendezvous with Annie

1946

Comedy • War

as Louise Grapa (uncredited)

6
0.4
Dark Alibi
Dark Alibi

1946

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Emily Evans

6.1
3
Behind the Mask
Behind the Mask

1946

Mystery • Science Fiction

as Lulu

4.6
0.3
Danger Signal
Danger Signal

1945

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Kate

5.8
0.6
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce

1945

Crime • Drama

as Waitress (uncredited)

7.6
1.8
Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas in Connecticut

1945

Comedy • Romance

as Nurse Mary Lee

6.9
0.9
Hitchhike to Happiness
Hitchhike to Happiness

1945

Comedy • Music

as Joan Randall

5
0.4
Pillow to Post
Pillow to Post

1945

Comedy

as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)

5.5
0.3
Swing Out the Blues
Swing Out the Blues

1943

Comedy • Music

as Kitty Grogan

4.5
0.2
Silver Spurs
Silver Spurs

1943

Western

as Millie Love

3.8
0.4
Let's Face It
Let's Face It

1943

Comedy • Music

as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited)

4.5
0.3
Let's Face It
Let's Face It

1943

Comedy • Music

as Wiggin's Girl

4.5
0.3
Silver Skates
Silver Skates

1943

Comedy • Drama • Music

as Lucille

5
0.3
Thunder Birds
Thunder Birds

1942

Drama • Romance • War

as Saleswoman

5.4
0.4
Too Many Women
Too Many Women

1942

Comedy

as Barbara Cartwright

4.8
0.3
Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story

1941

Comedy • Romance

as Beulah

5.9
0.2
Blues in the Night
Blues in the Night

1941

Crime • Drama • Music

as Blonde

6.3
0.3
Moon Over Her Shoulder
Moon Over Her Shoulder

1941

Comedy

as Cecilia

0.2
Scattergood Meets Broadway
Scattergood Meets Broadway

1941

Comedy

as Diana Deane

0.1
Manpower
Manpower

1941

Crime • Drama

as Scarlett

6.7
0.6
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl

1941

Drama • Music • Romance

as Miss Sawyer, Auditioning Showgirl (uncredited)

6.5
1.1
Let's Make Music
Let's Make Music

1941

Music • Romance

as Betty

5.6
0.1
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

1940

Crime • Mystery

as Cynthia Lou

4.3
0.1
The Villain Still Pursued Her
The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

Comedy • Romance

as Hazel Dalton

5.1
0.2
Sky Murder
Sky Murder

1940

Comedy • Mystery • Romance

as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister

6.3
0.5
City for Conquest
City for Conquest

1940

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Lilly

6.8
0.4
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night

1940

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Sue Carter (uncredited)

6.9
1.1
I Take This Oath
I Take This Oath

1940

Crime • Drama

as Betty Casey

4.3
0.4
Turnabout
Turnabout

1940

Comedy • Fantasy

as Irene Clare

6
0.5
Honeymoon Deferred
Honeymoon Deferred

1940

Mystery

as Kitty Kerry

6
0.2
Escape to Paradise
Escape to Paradise

1939

Comedy • Romance

as Penelope Carter

4.2
0.2
Balalaika
Balalaika

1939

Music • Romance

as Masha

4.4
0.8
Reno
Reno

1939

Drama

as Bonnie Newcomb

6
0.5
Hotel for Women
Hotel for Women

1939

Drama

as Emeline Thomas

6
0.3
Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square

1939

Drama • Music

as Peggy

5.8
0.3
Hollywood Hobbies
Hollywood Hobbies

1939

Comedy

as Tourist

5.6
0.4
The Flying Irishman
The Flying Irishman

1939

Drama

as Sally

4.6
0.2
Going Places
Going Places

1938

Comedy • Romance

as Joan

6.3
0.5
Trade Winds
Trade Winds

1938

Comedy • Mystery • Romance

as Mrs. Johnson

6.3
0.4
Artists and Models Abroad
Artists and Models Abroad

1938

Comedy • Music

as Chickie

4.5
0.3
The Last Warning
The Last Warning

1938

Mystery

as Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz

7
0.2
Spring Madness
Spring Madness

1938

Comedy • Romance

as Sally

3.9
0.4
How to Watch Football
How to Watch Football

1938

Comedy

as Benchley's girlfriend

4.8
0.1
You and Me
You and Me

1938

Comedy • Crime • Romance

as Curly Blonde

6.7
2.3
Women Are Like That
Women Are Like That

1938

Drama

as Miss Hall

5.7
0.3
Love on a Budget
Love on a Budget

1938

Comedy

as Millie Brown

0.2
The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth

1937

Comedy • Romance

as Dixie Belle Lee

7.2
1.3
Small Town Boy
Small Town Boy

1937

as Molly Summers

0.1
Sea Racketeers
Sea Racketeers

1937

as Blondie

1
0.2
The Toast of New York
The Toast of New York

1937

Comedy • Drama • History

as Mary Lou (uncredited)

5.8
0.5
Born Reckless
Born Reckless

1937

Adventure • Crime

as Dora

5.5
0.3
Rhythm in the Clouds
Rhythm in the Clouds

1937

Comedy • Music

as Receptionist

5
0.5
Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad

1937

Crime • Drama • Romance

as (uncredited)

7
0.7
Pick a Star
Pick a Star

1937

Comedy • Music

as Newlywed

4.8
0.5
Wings Over Honolulu
Wings Over Honolulu

1937

Drama • Romance

as Caroline

5.5
0.4
Top of the Town
Top of the Town

1937

Comedy • Music

as Beulah

5.2
0.2
We Have Our Moments
We Have Our Moments

1937

Comedy • Mystery • Romance

as Carrie

5.8
0.5
China Passage
China Passage

1937

Adventure • Crime • Mystery

as Elaine Gentry

5.5
0.2
Three Smart Girls
Three Smart Girls

1936

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Evans' Secretary

6.3
0.3
Country Gentlemen
Country Gentlemen

1936

Comedy

as Gertie

4.7
0.4
Under Your Spell
Under Your Spell

1936

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Secretary (uncredited)

7
0.2
Ellis Island
Ellis Island

1936

Drama

as Adele

5
0.2
Murder with Pictures
Murder with Pictures

1936

Crime • Mystery

as Hester Boone

5.1
0.4
Sitting on the Moon
Sitting on the Moon

1936

Comedy • Drama

as Blossom

4.3
0.3
Star for a Night
Star for a Night

1936

Drama

as Ellen Romaine

6
0.2
Trapped by Television
Trapped by Television

1936

Drama • Romance • Science Fiction

as Mae Collins

6.4
0.3
The Harvester
The Harvester

1936

Comedy

as Thelma Biddle

0.3
Love Before Breakfast
Love Before Breakfast

1936

Comedy • Romance

as Mary Lee

5.8
0.4
Valley of the Lawless
Valley of the Lawless

1936

Western

as Joan Jenkins

0.2
Public Ghost # 1
Public Ghost # 1

1935

Comedy

as Miss Compton

4
0.1
Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad

1935

Action • Drama • Romance

as Mary O'Connor

7.9
0.3
Life Hesitates at 40
Life Hesitates at 40

1935

Comedy

as Joyce

0.1
Manhattan Monkey Business
Manhattan Monkey Business

1935

Comedy

as Joyce

0.1
College Scandal
College Scandal

1935

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Toby Carpenter

5.2
0.3
Let 'em Have It
Let 'em Have It

1935

Crime • Drama

as Barbara

7
0.3
Go Into Your Dance
Go Into Your Dance

1935

Drama • Music

as Café Showgirl

6.8
0.2
Rustlers of Red Dog
Rustlers of Red Dog

1935

Action • Western

as Mary Lee

8
0.2
Caravan
Caravan

1934

Music

as Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited)

5
0.4
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life

1934

Drama • Romance

as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)

7
0.9
The White Parade
The White Parade

1934

Drama

as Una Mellon

6
0.3
Everything's Ducky
Everything's Ducky

1934

Comedy

as Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife

1
0.1
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
King Kelly of the U.S.A.

1934

Comedy

as Maxine LaTour

4.3
0.2
Million Dollar Ransom
Million Dollar Ransom

1934

Drama

as Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)

0.5
Affairs of a Gentleman
Affairs of a Gentleman

1934

Drama • Mystery

as Foxey Dennison

3.3
0.3
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday

1933

Drama • Romance

as Margot (Uncredited)

6.8
0.5
Sing, Sinner, Sing
Sing, Sinner, Sing

1933

Music • Thriller

as Gwen

4
0.1
Roadhouse Queen
Roadhouse Queen

1933

Comedy

as Dorothy

0.1
Dream Stuff
Dream Stuff

1933

Comedy

as Betty

5.5
0.2
The Plumber and the Lady
The Plumber and the Lady

1933

Comedy

as Louise

0.1
Caliente Love
Caliente Love

1933

Comedy

as Betty

0.2
Luxury Liner
Luxury Liner

1933

Drama

as Girl Overboard (uncredited)

6.3
0.2
The Wrestler's Bride
The Wrestler's Bride

1933

Comedy

as Mrs. Scissors Jackson

0.1
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million

1932

Comedy • Drama

as Marie - Waitress (uncredited)

6.7
0.5
Afraid to Talk
Afraid to Talk

1932

Crime • Drama

as Alice - Party Girl

6
0.3
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden

1932

Drama

as Joyce

6.2
0.3
False Faces
False Faces

1932

Drama

as Dottie Nation

4.3
0.2
A Parisian Romance
A Parisian Romance

1932

Drama

as Marcelle

4.3
0.4
Fighting for Justice
Fighting for Justice

1932

Western

as Amy Tracy

0.1
Lady and Gent
Lady and Gent

1932

Drama

as Betty

5.6
0.2
Beauty Parlor
Beauty Parlor

1932

Drama • Romance

as Joan Perry

5
0.2
Unholy Love
Unholy Love

1932

Drama

as Sheilla Bailey Gregory

3
0.2
Westward Passage
Westward Passage

1932

Drama • Romance

as Lillie, the Model (uncredited)

5.8
0.2
Lena Rivers
Lena Rivers

1932

Drama • Romance

as Caroline Nichols

5.5
0.2
Under Eighteen
Under Eighteen

1932

Drama • Romance

as Sybil

6.6
0.4
Good Sport
Good Sport

1931

Comedy • Romance

as Fay

4.5
0.2
The Spider
The Spider

1931

Action • Crime • Mystery • Romance

as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)

6
0.1
Annabelle's Affairs
Annabelle's Affairs

1931

Romance

as Mabel

0.2
Women of All Nations
Women of All Nations

1931

Comedy • Drama • War

as Kiki

2.6
0.2
Up Pops the Devil
Up Pops the Devil

1931

Comedy

as Luella May Carroll

4.2
0.3
Three Girls Lost
Three Girls Lost

1931

Drama

as Edna Best

0.3
Three Rogues
Three Rogues

1931

Western

as Ace's girl

0.2
Lightnin'
Lightnin'

1930

Comedy

as Betty - Larry's Wife

3.7
0.4
Wild Company
Wild Company

1930

Drama

as Anita Grayson

5
0.2
The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters

1930

Drama

as Carlotta

0.2
High Society Blues
High Society Blues

1930

Music • Romance

as Pearl Granger

0.2
Salute
Salute

1929

Drama • Romance

as Marian Wilson

4.7
0.4
Dangerous Curves
Dangerous Curves

1929

Drama

as Jennie Silver

6
0.3
The Wild Party
The Wild Party

1929

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Eva 'Evie' Tutt

6.7
0.4
The Sky Hawk
The Sky Hawk

1929

Action • Adventure

as Peggy

6
0.6
Thunder Riders
Thunder Riders

1928

Western

as Madge Lawton

0.1
Soft Living
Soft Living

1928

Comedy • Romance

as Billie Wilson

0.3
The Border Cavalier
The Border Cavalier

1927

Western

as Madge Lawton

0.1
Ankles Preferred
Ankles Preferred

1927

Comedy

as Virginia

0.2
Syncopating Sue
Syncopating Sue

1926

Comedy • Romance

as Marge Adams

0.2
A Broadway Lady
A Broadway Lady

1925

Drama

as Phyllis Westbrook

0.2
What Fools Men
What Fools Men

1925

Drama • Romance

as Dorothy

1
0.2

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