Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 29, 1907
Place of Birth:
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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Joan Davis
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Joan Davis (June 29, 1907 – May 22, 1961) was an American comedic actress whose career spanned vaudeville, film, radio and television. Remembered best for the 1950s television comedy, I Married Joan, Davis had a successful earlier career as a B-movie actress and a leading star of 1940s radio comedy.
Born as Madonna Josephine Davis in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Davis was a performer since childhood. She appeared with her husband Si Wills in vaudeville.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | The Sound of Laughter | Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer) |
| 1952 | Harem Girl | Susie Perkins |
| 1951 | The Groom Wore Spurs | Alice Dean |
| 1950 | Love That Brute | Mamie Sage |
| 1950 | Let's Join Joanie | Joanie Davis |
| 1950 | The Traveling Saleswoman | Mabel King |
| 1949 | Make Mine Laughs | (archive footage) |
| 1948 | If You Knew Susie | Susie Parker |
| 1946 | She Wrote the Book | Jane Featherstone |
| 1945 | George White's Scandals | Joan Mason |
| 1945 | She Gets Her Man | Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington |
| 1944 | Beautiful But Broke | Dottie Duncan |
| 1944 | Show Business | Joan Mason |
| 1944 | Kansas City Kitty | Polly Jasper |
| 1943 | Around the World | Joan Davis |
| 1943 | He's My Guy | Madge Donovan |
| 1943 | Two Señoritas from Chicago | Daisy Baker |
| 1942 | Yokel Boy | Molly Malone |
| 1942 | Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 | |
| 1941 | Hold That Ghost | Camille Brewster |
| 1941 | Sun Valley Serenade | Miss Carstairs |
| 1941 | Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 | Self |
| 1941 | Two Latins from Manhattan | Joan Daley |
| 1941 | For Beauty's Sake | Dottie Nickerson |
| 1940 | Sailor's Lady | Myrtle |
| 1940 | Free, Blonde and 21 | Nellie |
| 1940 | Manhattan Heartbeat | Edna Higgins |
| 1939 | Tail Spin | Babe Dugan |
| 1939 | Day-time Wife | Miss Applegate |
| 1939 | Hollywood Hobbies | Self (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Too Busy to Work | Lolly |
| 1938 | Just Around the Corner | Kitty |
| 1938 | Hold That Co-ed | Lizzie Olsen |
| 1938 | Sally, Irene and Mary | Irene Keene |
| 1938 | My Lucky Star | Mary Dwight |
| 1938 | Josette | May Morris |
| 1937 | Thin Ice | Orchestra Leader |
| 1937 | Angel's Holiday | Strivers |
| 1937 | On the Avenue | Miss Katz |
| 1937 | Wake Up and Live | Comic Spanish Dancer |
| 1937 | Life Begins in College | Inez |
| 1937 | You Can't Have Everything | Girl in YWCA (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Love and Hisses | Joan Dolan |
| 1937 | The Great Hospital Mystery | Flossie Duff |
| 1937 | Time Out for Romance | Midge Dooley |
| 1937 | Sing and Be Happy | Myrtle |
| 1937 | The Holy Terror | Lili |
| 1936 | Bunker Bean | Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Way Up Thar | Jennie Kurtz |
| 1935 | Millions in the Air | Singer |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Guest |
| 1952 | I Married Joan | Joan Stevens |