Joan Davis

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

June 29, 1907

died

May 22, 1961

place of birth

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

also known as

Josephine "Joan" Davis · Josephine Davis

total credits

49 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Hold That Ghost
6.8

Hold That Ghost

1941as Camille Brewster
Around the World
6.3

Around the World

1943as Joan Davis
On the Avenue
7.2

On the Avenue

1937as Miss Katz
Love That Brute
6.8

Love That Brute

1950as Mamie Sage
You Can't Have Everything
6.5

You Can't Have Everything

1937as Girl in YWCA (uncredited)
My Lucky Star
5.9

My Lucky Star

1938as Mary Dwight
If You Knew Susie
7.3

If You Knew Susie

1948as Susie Parker
Sun Valley Serenade
7.1

Sun Valley Serenade

1941as Miss Carstairs
Tail Spin
6.3

Tail Spin

1939as Babe Dugan
Love and Hisses
10.0

Love and Hisses

1937as Joan Dolan
Thin Ice
6.8

Thin Ice

1937as Orchestra Leader
Angel's Holiday
6.0

Angel's Holiday

1937as Strivers
George White's Scandals
6.5

George White's Scandals

1945as Joan Mason
Sally, Irene and Mary
6.8

Sally, Irene and Mary

1938as Irene Keene
Just Around the Corner
5.8

Just Around the Corner

1938as Kitty
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

1941as Self
For Beauty's Sake
10.0

For Beauty's Sake

1941as Dottie Nickerson
The Great Hospital Mystery
5.5

The Great Hospital Mystery

1937as Flossie Duff
Life Begins in College
8.0

Life Begins in College

1937as Inez
Josette
7.2

Josette

1938as May Morris
Too Busy to Work
10.0

Too Busy to Work

1939as Lolly
The Sound of Laughter
5.0

The Sound of Laughter

1963as Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
Wake Up and Live
6.2

Wake Up and Live

1937as Comic Spanish Dancer
Hollywood Hobbies
5.6

Hollywood Hobbies

1939as Self (uncredited)
She Gets Her Man
5.3

She Gets Her Man

1945as Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington
The Groom Wore Spurs
5.0

The Groom Wore Spurs

1951as Alice Dean
Sing and Be Happy
10.0

Sing and Be Happy

1937as Myrtle
Bunker Bean
5.3

Bunker Bean

1936as Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)
Beautiful But Broke
6.0

Beautiful But Broke

1944as Dottie Duncan
He's My Guy
6.5

He's My Guy

1943as Madge Donovan
Harem Girl
6.5

Harem Girl

1952as Susie Perkins
The Holy Terror
5.0

The Holy Terror

1937as Lili
Day-time Wife
6.0

Day-time Wife

1939as Miss Applegate
Time Out for Romance
6.0

Time Out for Romance

1937as Midge Dooley
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
6.0

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942
Way Up Thar
10.0

Way Up Thar

1935as Jennie Kurtz
Kansas City Kitty
6.3

Kansas City Kitty

1944as Polly Jasper
Free, Blonde and 21
8.5

Free, Blonde and 21

1940as Nellie
Two Latins from Manhattan
6.0

Two Latins from Manhattan

1941as Joan Daley
The Traveling Saleswoman
5.2

The Traveling Saleswoman

1950as Mabel King
Sailor's Lady
6.5

Sailor's Lady

1940as Myrtle
Yokel Boy
5.8

Yokel Boy

1942as Molly Malone
Manhattan Heartbeat
8.0

Manhattan Heartbeat

1940as Edna Higgins
Show Business
5.6

Show Business

1944as Joan Mason
Make Mine Laughs
5.5

Make Mine Laughs

1949as (archive footage)
She Wrote the Book
6.5

She Wrote the Book

1946as Jane Featherstone
Hold That Co-ed
6.7

Hold That Co-ed

1938as Lizzie Olsen
Let's Join Joanie

Let's Join Joanie

1950as Joanie Davis
Two Señoritas from Chicago
6.7

Two Señoritas from Chicago

1943as Daisy Baker