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Joan Davis

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Jun 29, 1907 (119 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
1976Bob Hope's World of ComedySelf - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
1963The Sound of LaughterJennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf
1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Guest
1952Harem GirlSusie Perkins
1952I Married JoanJoan Stevens
1951The Groom Wore SpursAlice Dean
1950Love That BruteMamie Sage
1950Let's Join JoanieJoanie Davis
1950The Traveling SaleswomanMabel King
1949Make Mine Laughs(archive footage)
1948If You Knew SusieSusie Parker
1946She Wrote the BookJane Featherstone
1945George White's ScandalsJoan Mason
1945She Gets Her ManJane 'Pilky' Pilkington
1944Beautiful But BrokeDottie Duncan
1944Show BusinessJoan Mason
1944Kansas City KittyPolly Jasper
1943Around the WorldJoan Davis
1943He's My GuyMadge Donovan
1943Two Señoritas from ChicagoDaisy Baker
1942Yokel BoyMolly Malone
1942Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1941Hold That GhostCamille Brewster
1941Sun Valley SerenadeMiss Carstairs
1941Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1Self
1941Two Latins from ManhattanJoan Daley
1941For Beauty's SakeDottie Nickerson
1940Sailor's LadyMyrtle
1940Free, Blonde and 21Nellie
1940Manhattan HeartbeatEdna Higgins
1939Tail SpinBabe Dugan
1939Day-time WifeMiss Applegate
1939Hollywood HobbiesSelf (uncredited)
1939Too Busy to WorkLolly
1938Just Around the CornerKitty
1938Hold That Co-edLizzie Olsen
1938Sally, Irene and MaryIrene Keene
1938My Lucky StarMary Dwight
1938JosetteMay Morris
1937Thin IceOrchestra Leader
1937Angel's HolidayStrivers
1937On the AvenueMiss Katz
1937Wake Up and LiveComic Spanish Dancer
1937Life Begins in CollegeInez
1937You Can't Have EverythingGirl in YWCA (uncredited)
1937Love and HissesJoan Dolan
1937The Great Hospital MysteryFlossie Duff
1937Time Out for RomanceMidge Dooley
1937Sing and Be HappyMyrtle
1937The Holy TerrorLili
1936Bunker BeanMabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)
1935Way Up TharJennie Kurtz
1935Millions in the AirSinger
Production
1950The Traveling SaleswomanProducer