Joyce Compton
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, 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.
Filmography
Girl in the Woods
as Aunt Martha
Girl in the Woods
as Aunt Martha
Jet Pilot
as Mary Lou Simpson
Jet Pilot
as Mary Lou Simpson
The Persuader
as Julie
The Persuader
as Julie
I Was a Burlesque Queen
as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte
I Was a Burlesque Queen
as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte
Mighty Joe Young
as Alice (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
as Alice (uncredited)
Grand Canyon
as Mabel
Grand Canyon
as Mabel
Incident
as Joan Manning
Incident
as Joan Manning
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
Linda, Be Good
as Mrs. LaVitte
Linda, Be Good
as Mrs. LaVitte
Exposed
as Emmy
Exposed
as Emmy
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Rendezvous with Annie
as Louise Grapa (uncredited)
Rendezvous with Annie
as Louise Grapa (uncredited)
Dark Alibi
as Emily Evans
Dark Alibi
as Emily Evans
Behind the Mask
as Lulu
Behind the Mask
as Lulu
Mildred Pierce
as Waitress (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
as Waitress (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
as Nurse Mary Lee
Christmas in Connecticut
as Nurse Mary Lee
Hitchhike to Happiness
as Joan Randall
Hitchhike to Happiness
as Joan Randall
Silver Spurs
as Millie Love
Silver Spurs
as Millie Love
Let's Face It
as Wiggin's Girl
Let's Face It
as Wiggin's Girl
Let's Face It
as Wiggin's Girl
Let's Face It
as Wiggin's Girl
Silver Skates
as Lucille
Silver Skates
as Lucille
Thunder Birds
as Saleswoman
Thunder Birds
as Saleswoman
Too Many Women
as Barbara Cartwright
Too Many Women
as Barbara Cartwright
Bedtime Story
as Beulah
Bedtime Story
as Beulah
Blues in the Night
as Blonde
Blues in the Night
as Blonde
Moon Over Her Shoulder
as Cecilia
Moon Over Her Shoulder
as Cecilia
Manpower
as Scarlett
Manpower
as Scarlett
Ziegfeld Girl
as Miss Sawyer (uncredited)
Ziegfeld Girl
as Miss Sawyer (uncredited)
Let's Make Music
as Betty
Let's Make Music
as Betty
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Hazel Dalton
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Hazel Dalton
Sky Murder
as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister
Sky Murder
as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister
City for Conquest
as Lilly
City for Conquest
as Lilly
I Take This Oath
as Betty Casey
I Take This Oath
as Betty Casey
Turnabout
as Irene Clare
Turnabout
as Irene Clare
Escape to Paradise
as Penelope Carter
Escape to Paradise
as Penelope Carter
Rose of Washington Square
as Peggy
Rose of Washington Square
as Peggy
Hollywood Hobbies
as Tourist
Hollywood Hobbies
as Tourist
You and Me
as Curly Blonde
You and Me
as Curly Blonde
Women Are Like That
as Miss Hall
Women Are Like That
as Miss Hall
The Awful Truth
as Dixie Belle Lee
The Awful Truth
as Dixie Belle Lee
Kid Galahad
as Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
as Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)
Wings Over Honolulu
as Caroline
Wings Over Honolulu
as Caroline
Top of the Town
as Beulah
Top of the Town
as Beulah
We Have Our Moments
as Carrie
We Have Our Moments
as Carrie
Three Smart Girls
as Evans' Secretary
Three Smart Girls
as Evans' Secretary
Under Your Spell
as Secretary (uncredited)
Under Your Spell
as Secretary (uncredited)
Murder with Pictures
as Hester Boone
Murder with Pictures
as Hester Boone
Sitting on the Moon
as Blossom
Sitting on the Moon
as Blossom
Let 'em Have It
as Barbara
Let 'em Have It
as Barbara
Only Yesterday
as Margot (Uncredited)
Only Yesterday
as Margot (Uncredited)