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Joyce Compton
Actor
Born January 27, 1907Died October 13, 1997 (90 years)
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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, art, music and dancing. She won a personality and beauty contest and spent two months in a film studio as an extra.
Compton first made a name for herself when she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926, alongside Mary Brian, Dolores Costello, Joan Crawford, Dolores del Río, Janet Gaynor and Fay Wray. Compton appeared in a long string of mostly B-movies from the 1920s through the 1950s. She was a comedy actress and protested at being stereotyped as a "dumb blonde".
Among her over two hundred films were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Mildred Pierce, and The Best Years of Our Lives.
A devout Christian, on her gravestone, just beneath her dates of birth and death, is written "Christian Actress". She died from natural causes, aged 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.
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, art, music and dancing. She won a personality and beauty contest and spent two months in a film studio as an extra.
Compton first made a name for herself when she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926, alongside Mary Brian, Dolores Costello, Joan Crawford, Dolores del Río, Janet Gaynor and Fay Wray. Compton appeared in a long string of mostly B-movies from the 1920s through the 1950s. She was a comedy actress and protested at being stereotyped as a "dumb blonde".
Among her over two hundred films were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Mildred Pierce, and The Best Years of Our Lives.
A devout Christian, on her gravestone, just beneath her dates of birth and death, is written "Christian Actress". She died from natural causes, aged 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.
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Filmography
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys (TV Series) |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Tina |
| 1957 | Jet Pilot · as Mary Lou Simpson |
| 1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) · as Waitress |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) |
| 1953 | The Life of Riley (1953) (TV Series) · as Louella |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show (TV Series) · as Girl At Drivers License Bureau |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young · as Alice (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1948 | Luxury Liner · as Cast |
| 1948 | Incident · as Joan Manning |
| 1948 | Sorry, Wrong Number · as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| 1948 | A Southern Yankee · as Hortense Dobson |
| 1947 | Exposed · as Emmy |
| 1946 | Scared to Death · as Jane Cornell |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives · as Hat Check Girl (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Night and Day · as Chorine |
| 1946 | Rendezvous with Annie · as Louise Grapa (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Dark Alibi · as Emily Evans |
| 1946 | Behind the Mask · as Lulu |
| 1945 | Danger Signal · as Kate |
| 1945 | Mildred Pierce · as Waitress (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Christmas in Connecticut · as Nurse Mary Lee |
| 1945 | Hitchhike to Happiness · as Joan Randall |
| 1945 | Pillow to Post · as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Roughly Speaking · as Prissy Girl |
| 1943 | Silver Spurs · as Millie Love |
| 1943 | Let's Face It · as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Silver Skates · as Lucille |
| 1942 | Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air · as Saleswoman |
| 1942 | Too Many Women · as Barbara Cartwright |
| 1941 | Bedtime Story · as Beulah |
| 1941 | Blues in the Night · as Blonde |
| 1941 | Manpower · as Scarlett |
| 1941 | Ziegfeld Girl · as Miss Sawyer, Auditioning Showgirl (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Let's Make Music · as Betty |
| 1940 | Who Killed Aunt Maggie? · as Cynthia Lou |
| 1940 | The Villain Still Pursued Her · as Hazel Dalton |
| 1940 | Sky Murder · as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister |
| 1940 | City for Conquest · as Lilly |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night · as Sue Carter (uncredited) |
| 1940 | I Take This Oath · as Betty Casey |
| 1940 | |
| 1940 | Honeymoon Deferred · as Kitty Kerry |
| 1939 | Balalaika · as Masha |
| 1939 | Escape to Paradise · as Penelope Carter |
| 1939 | Reno · as Bonnie Newcomb |
| 1939 | Hotel for Women · as Emeline Thomas |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square · as Peggy |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman · as Sally |
| 1938 | Going Places · as Joan |
| 1938 | Trade Winds · as Mrs. Johnson |
| 1938 | Artists and Models Abroad · as Chickie |
| 1938 | The Last Warning · as Dawn Day Aka Minnie Schultz |
| 1938 | Spring Madness · as Sally |
| 1938 | You and Me · as Curly Blonde |
| 1938 | Women Are Like That · as Miss Hall |
| 1938 | Love on a Budget · as Millie Brown |
| 1938 | Man-Proof · as Guest |
| 1937 | The Awful Truth · as Dixie Belle Lee |
| 1937 | Sea Racketeers · as Blondie |
| 1937 | The Toast of New York · as Mary Lou (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Born Reckless · as Dora |
| 1937 | Rhythm in the Clouds · as Receptionist |
| 1937 | Kid Galahad · as (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Pick a Star · as Newlywed |
| 1937 | Wings Over Honolulu · as Caroline |
| 1937 | Top of the Town · as Beulah |
| 1937 | We Have Our Moments · as Carrie |
| 1937 | China Passage · as Elaine Gentry |
| 1936 | Three Smart Girls · as Evans' Secretary |
| 1936 | Country Gentlemen · as Gertie |
| 1936 | Under Your Spell · as Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Ellis Island · as Adele |
| 1936 | Murder with Pictures · as Hester Boone |
| 1936 | Sitting on the Moon · as Blossom |
| 1936 | Trapped by Television · as Mae Collins |
| 1936 | Love Before Breakfast · as Mary Lee |
| 1936 | Valley of the Lawless · as Joan Jenkins |
| 1935 | Magnificent Obsession · as Nurse |
| 1935 | Suicide Squad · as Mary O'connor |
| 1935 | Let 'em Have It · as Barbara |
| 1935 | Mister Dynamite · as Check Room Girl |
| 1935 | Go Into Your Dance · as Café Showgirl |
| 1935 | Rustlers of Red Dog · as Mary Lee |
| 1934 | Imitation of Life · as Young Woman At Party (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The White Parade · as Una Mellon |
| 1934 | King Kelly of the U.S.A. · as Maxine Latour |
| 1934 | Affairs of a Gentleman · as Foxey Dennison |
| 1934 | The Trumpet Blows · as Blonde On Train |
| 1934 | Caravan · as Party Girl At Beer Garden (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday · as Margot (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Sing Sinner Sing · as Gwen |
| 1933 | Luxury Liner · as Girl Overboard (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Afraid to Talk · as Alice - Party Girl |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million · as Marie - Waitress (uncredited) |
| 1932 | False Faces · as Dottie Nation |
| 1932 | Hat Check Girl · as A Party Guest |
| 1932 | A Parisian Romance · as Marcelle |
| 1932 | Lena Rivers · as Caroline Nichols |
| 1932 | Lady and Gent · as Betty |
| 1932 | Beauty Parlor · as Joan Perry |
| 1932 | Unholy Love · as Sheilla Bailey Gregory |
| 1932 | Westward Passage · as Lillie, The Model (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Good Sport · as Fay |
| 1931 | The Spider · as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Women of All Nations · as Kiki |
| 1931 | Up Pops the Devil · as Luella May Carroll |
| 1931 | Three Girls Lost · as Edna Best |
| 1931 | Under Eighteen · as Sybil |
| 1930 | Lightnin' · as Betty - Larry's Wife |
| 1930 | Wild Company · as Anita Grayson |
| 1930 | Cheer Up and Smile · as College Co-Ed |
| 1929 | Salute · as Marian Wilson |
| 1929 | Dangerous Curves · as Jennie Silver |
| 1929 | The Wild Party · as Eva 'evie' Tutt |
| 1928 | Thunder Riders · as Madge Lawton |
| 1927 | The Border Cavalier · as Madge Lawton |
| 1925 | The Golden Bed · as Minor Role |