Joyce Compton

    Joyce Compton

    Acting

    January 27, 1907
    Died October 13, 1997 (90 years old)
    Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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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,...

    Known For

    Filmography

    Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

    1960

    6.3
    Girl in the Woods

    Girl in the Woods

    1958

    as Aunt Martha

    10
    The Persuader

    The Persuader

    1957

    as Julie

    7.5
    Jet Pilot

    Jet Pilot

    1957

    as Mary Lou Simpson

    5.5
    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    1957

    as Waitress

    6.8
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    1956

    5.3
    I Was a Burlesque Queen

    I Was a Burlesque Queen

    1953

    as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte

    3
    The Abbott and Costello Show

    The Abbott and Costello Show

    1952

    as Girl at Drivers License Bureau

    7.2
    Mighty Joe Young

    Mighty Joe Young

    1949

    as Alice (uncredited)

    6.4
    Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon

    1949

    as Mabel

    10
    Incident

    Incident

    1948

    as Joan Manning

    5.4
    A Southern Yankee

    A Southern Yankee

    1948

    as Hortense Dobson

    5.7
    Sorry, Wrong Number

    Sorry, Wrong Number

    1948

    as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)

    6.8
    Scared to Death

    Scared to Death

    1947

    as Jane Cornell

    4.3
    Exposed

    Exposed

    1947

    as Emmy

    6.2
    Linda, Be Good

    Linda, Be Good

    1947

    as Mrs. LaVitte

    6.7
    Dark Alibi

    Dark Alibi

    1946

    as Emily Evans

    6.3
    Behind the Mask

    Behind the Mask

    1946

    as Lulu

    5.5
    The Best Years of Our Lives

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946

    as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

    7.7
    Rendezvous with Annie

    Rendezvous with Annie

    1946

    as Louise Grapa (uncredited)

    7
    Hitchhike to Happiness

    Hitchhike to Happiness

    1945

    as Joan Randall

    7
    Christmas in Connecticut

    Christmas in Connecticut

    1945

    as Nurse Mary Lee

    7
    Danger Signal

    Danger Signal

    1945

    as Kate

    6
    Mildred Pierce

    Mildred Pierce

    1945

    as Waitress (uncredited)

    7.6
    Pillow to Post

    Pillow to Post

    1945

    as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)

    5.5
    Silver Spurs

    Silver Spurs

    1943

    as Millie Love

    4.8
    Silver Skates

    Silver Skates

    1943

    as Lucille

    6.3
    Swing Out the Blues

    Swing Out the Blues

    1943

    as Kitty Grogan

    4.8
    Let's Face It

    Let's Face It

    1943

    as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited)

    5.4
    Let's Face It

    Let's Face It

    1943

    as Wiggin's Girl

    5.4
    Too Many Women

    Too Many Women

    1942

    as Barbara Cartwright

    5.8
    Thunder Birds

    Thunder Birds

    1942

    as Saleswoman

    6
    Manpower

    Manpower

    1941

    as Scarlett

    6.5
    Bedtime Story

    Bedtime Story

    1941

    as Beulah

    5.8
    Let's Make Music

    Let's Make Music

    1941

    as Betty

    6
    Moon Over Her Shoulder

    Moon Over Her Shoulder

    1941

    as Cecilia

    7
    Ziegfeld Girl

    Ziegfeld Girl

    1941

    as Miss Sawyer (uncredited)

    6.6
    Scattergood Meets Broadway

    Scattergood Meets Broadway

    1941

    as Diana Deane

    7.5
    Blues in the Night

    Blues in the Night

    1941

    as Blonde

    6.2
    City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

    1940

    as Lilly

    6.9
    Sky Murder

    Sky Murder

    1940

    as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister

    6.8
    The Villain Still Pursued Her

    The Villain Still Pursued Her

    1940

    as Hazel Dalton

    5.2
    Turnabout

    Turnabout

    1940

    as Irene Clare

    6
    Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

    Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

    1940

    as Cynthia Lou

    5.5
    I Take This Oath

    I Take This Oath

    1940

    as Betty Casey

    5.8
    They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night

    1940

    as Sue Carter (uncredited)

    6.9
    Honeymoon Deferred

    Honeymoon Deferred

    1940

    as Kitty Kerry

    8
    Rose of Washington Square

    Rose of Washington Square

    1939

    as Peggy

    6.7
    Balalaika

    Balalaika

    1939

    as Masha

    5.3
    Hotel for Women

    Hotel for Women

    1939

    as Emeline Thomas

    7.5
    Reno

    Reno

    1939

    as Bonnie Newcomb

    6.7
    The Flying Irishman

    The Flying Irishman

    1939

    as Sally

    5
    Hollywood Hobbies

    Hollywood Hobbies

    1939

    as Tourist

    5.6
    Escape to Paradise

    Escape to Paradise

    1939

    as Penelope Carter

    5.4
    You and Me

    You and Me

    1938

    as Curly Blonde

    6.6
    Trade Winds

    Trade Winds

    1938

    as Mrs. Johnson

    6.4
    Love on a Budget

    Love on a Budget

    1938

    as Millie Brown

    8
    Artists and Models Abroad

    Artists and Models Abroad

    1938

    as Chickie

    4.8
    Women Are Like That

    Women Are Like That

    1938

    as Miss Hall

    6.8
    Going Places

    Going Places

    1938

    as Joan

    6.6
    Spring Madness

    Spring Madness

    1938

    as Sally

    4.9
    The Last Warning

    The Last Warning

    1938

    as Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz

    8.5
    How to Watch Football

    How to Watch Football

    1938

    as Benchley's girlfriend

    5.7
    The Awful Truth

    The Awful Truth

    1937

    as Dixie Belle Lee

    7.2
    The Toast of New York

    The Toast of New York

    1937

    as Mary Lou (uncredited)

    6.2
    Pick a Star

    Pick a Star

    1937

    as Newlywed

    4.8
    Kid Galahad

    Kid Galahad

    1937

    as Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)

    7.1
    Rhythm in the Clouds

    Rhythm in the Clouds

    1937

    as Receptionist

    7.5
    Sea Racketeers

    Sea Racketeers

    1937

    as Blondie

    4.7
    Small Town Boy

    Small Town Boy

    1937

    as Molly Summers

    7
    We Have Our Moments

    We Have Our Moments

    1937

    as Carrie

    7.1
    Wings Over Honolulu

    Wings Over Honolulu

    1937

    as Caroline

    6.4
    Top of the Town

    Top of the Town

    1937

    as Beulah

    6
    Born Reckless

    Born Reckless

    1937

    as Dora

    5.4
    China Passage

    China Passage

    1937

    as Elaine Gentry

    6.3
    Under Your Spell

    Under Your Spell

    1936

    as Secretary (uncredited)

    7.3
    Trapped by Television

    Trapped by Television

    1936

    as Mae Collins

    6.9
    Murder with Pictures

    Murder with Pictures

    1936

    as Hester Boone

    5.4

    Ellis Island

    1936

    as Adele

    6.3
    Country Gentlemen

    Country Gentlemen

    1936

    as Gertie

    5.5
    The Harvester

    The Harvester

    1936

    as Thelma Biddle

    9
    Three Smart Girls

    Three Smart Girls

    1936

    as Evans' Secretary

    6.5
    Valley of the Lawless

    Valley of the Lawless

    1936

    as Joan Jenkins

    7.5
    Sitting on the Moon

    Sitting on the Moon

    1936

    as Blossom

    5.3
    Star for a Night

    Star for a Night

    1936

    as Ellen Romaine

    7
    Love Before Breakfast

    Love Before Breakfast

    1936

    as Mary Lee

    6.1
    Suicide Squad

    Suicide Squad

    1935

    as Mary O'Connor

    7.7
    College Scandal

    College Scandal

    1935

    as Toby Carpenter

    6.8
    Let 'em Have It

    Let 'em Have It

    1935

    as Barbara

    7.6
    Rustlers of Red Dog

    Rustlers of Red Dog

    1935

    as Mary Lee

    8.5
    Public Ghost # 1

    Public Ghost # 1

    1935

    as Miss Compton

    5.5
    Go Into Your Dance

    Go Into Your Dance

    1935

    as Café Showgirl

    7.2

    Life Hesitates at 40

    1935

    as Joyce

    7.5
    Manhattan Monkey Business

    Manhattan Monkey Business

    1935

    as Joyce

    10
    King Kelly of the U.S.A.

    King Kelly of the U.S.A.

    1934

    as Maxine LaTour

    5.2
    The White Parade

    The White Parade

    1934

    as Una Mellon

    6.8
    Affairs of a Gentleman

    Affairs of a Gentleman

    1934

    as Foxey Dennison

    4
    Caravan

    Caravan

    1934

    as Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited)

    6.5
    Everything's Ducky

    Everything's Ducky

    1934

    as Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife

    4
    Million Dollar Ransom

    Million Dollar Ransom

    1934

    as Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)

    5
    Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

    1934

    as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)

    7
    The Wrestler's Bride

    The Wrestler's Bride

    1933

    as Mrs. Scissors Jackson

    The Plumber and the Lady

    1933

    as Louise

    Sing, Sinner, Sing

    1933

    as Gwen

    6.5

    Caliente Love

    1933

    as Betty

    8

    Dream Stuff

    1933

    as Betty

    6
    Roadhouse Queen

    Roadhouse Queen

    1933

    as Dorothy

    3.7
    Luxury Liner

    Luxury Liner

    1933

    as Girl Overboard (uncredited)

    7.2
    Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

    1933

    as Margot (Uncredited)

    7.1
    Under Eighteen

    Under Eighteen

    1932

    as Sybil

    6.3
    If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

    1932

    as Marie - Waitress (uncredited)

    6.5
    Lena Rivers

    Lena Rivers

    1932

    as Caroline Nichols

    7

    A Parisian Romance

    1932

    as Marcelle

    4.6
    Unholy Love

    Unholy Love

    1932

    as Sheilla Bailey Gregory

    4
    Beauty Parlor

    Beauty Parlor

    1932

    as Joan Perry

    7.5
    False Faces

    False Faces

    1932

    as Dottie Nation

    4.4
    Madison Square Garden

    Madison Square Garden

    1932

    as Joyce

    6.8
    Westward Passage

    Westward Passage

    1932

    as Lillie, the Model (uncredited)

    6.3
    Lady and Gent

    Lady and Gent

    1932

    as Betty

    5.8
    Afraid to Talk

    Afraid to Talk

    1932

    as Alice - Party Girl

    6.5
    Fighting for Justice

    Fighting for Justice

    1932

    as Amy Tracy

    8
    The Spider

    The Spider

    1931

    as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)

    7
    Good Sport

    Good Sport

    1931

    as Fay

    5.5
    Three Rogues

    Three Rogues

    1931

    as Ace's girl

    10
    Annabelle's Affairs

    Annabelle's Affairs

    1931

    as Mabel

    8
    Up Pops the Devil

    Up Pops the Devil

    1931

    as Luella May Carroll

    5
    Women of All Nations

    Women of All Nations

    1931

    as Kiki

    3.3
    Three Girls Lost

    Three Girls Lost

    1931

    as Edna Best

    8
    The Three Sisters

    The Three Sisters

    1930

    as Carlotta

    10
    High Society Blues

    High Society Blues

    1930

    as Pearl Granger

    8
    Wild Company

    Wild Company

    1930

    as Anita Grayson

    7
    Lightnin'

    Lightnin'

    1930

    as Betty - Larry's Wife

    5.3
    The Wild Party

    The Wild Party

    1929

    as Eva 'Evie' Tutt

    6.8
    Salute

    Salute

    1929

    as Marian Wilson

    5.8
    The Sky Hawk

    The Sky Hawk

    1929

    as Peggy

    7
    Dangerous Curves

    Dangerous Curves

    1929

    as Jennie Silver

    6.6
    Soft Living

    Soft Living

    1928

    as Billie Wilson

    9
    Ankles Preferred

    Ankles Preferred

    1927

    as Virginia

    8
    The Border Cavalier

    The Border Cavalier

    1927

    as Madge Lawton

    9
    Syncopating Sue

    Syncopating Sue

    1926

    as Marge Adams

    9
    A Broadway Lady

    A Broadway Lady

    1925

    as Phyllis Westbrook

    9
    What Fools Men

    What Fools Men

    1925

    as Dorothy

    3.7