Joan Davis
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1907-06-29
Day of Death
1961-05-22 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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
Acting
(1963)
The Sound of Laughter
as Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
(1952)
Harem Girl
as Susie Perkins
(1951)
The Groom Wore Spurs
as Alice Dean
(1950)
The Traveling Saleswoman
as Mabel King
(1950)
Love That Brute
as Mamie Sage
(1950)
Let's Join Joanie
as Joanie Davis
(1949)
Make Mine Laughs
as (archive footage)
(1948)
If You Knew Susie
as Susie Parker
(1946)
She Wrote the Book
as Jane Featherstone
(1945)
She Gets Her Man
as Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington
(1945)
George White's Scandals
as Joan Mason
(1944)
Kansas City Kitty
as Polly Jasper
(1944)
Beautiful But Broke
as Dottie Duncan
(1944)
Show Business
as Joan Mason
(1943)
Around the World
as Joan Davis
(1943)
Two Señoritas from Chicago
as Daisy Baker
(1943)
He's My Guy
as Madge Donovan
(1942)
(1942)
Yokel Boy
as Molly Malone
(1941)
Hold That Ghost
as Camille Brewster
(1941)
Sun Valley Serenade
as Miss Carstairs
(1941)
(1941)
Two Latins from Manhattan
as Joan Daley
(1941)
For Beauty's Sake
as Dottie Nickerson
(1940)
Sailor's Lady
as Myrtle
(1940)
Manhattan Heartbeat
as Edna Higgins
(1940)
Free, Blonde and 21
as Nellie
(1939)
Tail Spin
as Babe Dugan
(1939)
Too Busy to Work
as Lolly
(1939)
Day-time Wife
as Miss Applegate
(1939)
Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
(1938)
Just Around the Corner
as Kitty
(1938)
Josette
as May Morris
(1938)
Hold That Co-ed
as Lizzie Olsen
(1938)
Sally, Irene and Mary
as Irene Keene
(1938)
My Lucky Star
as Mary Dwight
(1937)
Angel's Holiday
as Strivers
(1937)
Thin Ice
as Orchestra Leader
(1937)
On the Avenue
as Miss Katz
(1937)
The Holy Terror
as Lili
(1937)
You Can't Have Everything
as Girl in YWCA (uncredited)
(1937)
Love and Hisses
as Joan Dolan
(1937)
Wake Up and Live
as Comic Spanish Dancer
(1937)
Life Begins in College
as Inez
(1937)
Sing and Be Happy
as Myrtle
(1937)
The Great Hospital Mystery
as Flossie Duff
(1937)
Time Out for Romance
as Midge Dooley
(1936)
Bunker Bean
as Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)
(1935)
Millions in the Air
as Singer
(1935)
Way Up Thar
as Jennie Kurtz
Crew
(1950)
The Traveling Saleswoman
Producer