Joan Davis
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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- Born:
- Jun 29, 1907 In Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 48
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Way Up Thar 1935-11-07
- Latest Project:
- Movie Hollywood Without Make-Up 1963-07-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Hollywood Without Make-Up | Self (archive footage) | 1963-07-01 |
| Series | The Steve Allen Show | Unknown | 1956-06-24 |
| Movie | Harem Girl | Susie Perkins | 1952-01-22 |
| Series | I Married Joan | Joan Stevens | 1952-10-15 |
| Movie | The Groom Wore Spurs | Alice Dean | 1951-03-13 |
| Movie | The Traveling Saleswoman | Mabel King | 1950-02-15 |
| Movie | Love That Brute | Mamie Sage | 1950-06-06 |
| Movie | Make Mine Laughs | (archive footage) | 1949-08-03 |
| Movie | If You Knew Susie | Susie Parker | 1948-02-07 |
| Movie | She Wrote the Book | Jane Featherstone | 1946-05-31 |
| Movie | She Gets Her Man | Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington | 1945-01-12 |
| Movie | George White's Scandals | Joan Mason | 1945-10-09 |
| Movie | Beautiful But Broke | Dottie Duncan | 1944-01-28 |
| Movie | Show Business | Joan Mason | 1944-05-10 |
| Movie | Kansas City Kitty | Polly Jasper | 1944-08-24 |
| Movie | Two Señoritas from Chicago | Daisy Baker | 1943-06-10 |
| Movie | He's My Guy | Madge Donovan | 1943-03-26 |
| Movie | Around the World | Joan Davis | 1943-11-27 |
| Movie | Yokel Boy | Molly Malone | 1942-03-13 |
| Movie | Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 | 1942-10-05 | |
| Movie | Hold That Ghost | Camille Brewster | 1941-08-08 |
| Movie | Two Latins from Manhattan | Joan Daley | 1941-10-02 |
| Movie | Sun Valley Serenade | Miss Carstairs | 1941-08-29 |
| Movie | Free, Blonde and 21 | Nellie | 1940-03-28 |
| Movie | Manhattan Heartbeat | Edna Higgins | 1940-07-11 |
| Movie | Sailor's Lady | Myrtle | 1940-07-05 |
| Movie | Tail Spin | Babe Dugan | 1939-02-19 |
| Movie | Hollywood Hobbies | Self (uncredited) | 1939-05-03 |
| Movie | Day-time Wife | Miss Applegate | 1939-11-24 |
| Movie | Too Busy to Work | Lolly | 1939-11-17 |
| Movie | Sally, Irene and Mary | Irene Keene | 1938-03-04 |
| Movie | Josette | May Morris | 1938-06-03 |
| Movie | My Lucky Star | Mary Dwight | 1938-09-09 |
| Movie | Hold That Co-ed | Lizzie Olsen | 1938-09-16 |
| Movie | Just Around the Corner | Kitty | 1938-11-11 |
| Movie | The Great Hospital Mystery | Flossie Duff | 1937-05-14 |
| Movie | On the Avenue | Miss Katz | 1937-02-12 |
| Movie | Time Out for Romance | Midge Dooley | 1937-02-10 |
| Movie | Angel's Holiday | Strivers | 1937-06-07 |
| Movie | The Holy Terror | Lili | 1937-02-05 |
| Movie | Life Begins in College | Inez | 1937-10-01 |
| Movie | Love and Hisses | Joan Dolan | 1937-12-21 |
| Movie | Sing and Be Happy | Myrtle | 1937-06-25 |
| Movie | Thin Ice | Orchestra Leader | 1937-09-03 |
| Movie | Wake Up and Live | Comic Spanish Dancer | 1937-08-23 |
| Movie | You Can't Have Everything | Girl in YWCA (uncredited) | 1937-08-02 |
| Movie | Bunker Bean | Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited) | 1936-06-26 |
| Movie | Way Up Thar | Jennie Kurtz | 1935-11-07 |