Acting
Joyce Compton
EN cinema · 137 credits
Born
27 January 1907
Died
13 October 1997 (aged 90)
Birthplace
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Also known as Olivia 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.
Known for
Filmography
Girl in the Woods
as Aunt Martha
The Persuader
as Julie
Jet Pilot
as Mary Lou Simpson
I Was a Burlesque Queen
as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte
Mighty Joe Young
as Alice (uncredited)
Grand Canyon
as Mabel
Incident
as Joan Manning
A Southern Yankee
as Hortense Dobson
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
Scared to Death
as Jane Cornell
Exposed
as Emmy
Linda, Be Good
as Mrs. LaVitte
Dark Alibi
as Emily Evans
Behind the Mask
as Lulu
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Rendezvous with Annie
as Louise Grapa (uncredited)
Hitchhike to Happiness
as Joan Randall
Christmas in Connecticut
as Nurse Mary Lee
Danger Signal
as Kate
Mildred Pierce
as Waitress (uncredited)
Pillow to Post
as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)
Silver Spurs
as Millie Love
Silver Skates
as Lucille
Swing Out the Blues
as Kitty Grogan
Let's Face It
as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited), as Wiggin's Girl
Too Many Women
as Barbara Cartwright
Thunder Birds
as Saleswoman
Manpower
as Scarlett
Bedtime Story
as Beulah
Let's Make Music
as Betty
Moon Over Her Shoulder
as Cecilia
Ziegfeld Girl
as Miss Sawyer (uncredited)
Scattergood Meets Broadway
as Diana Deane
Blues in the Night
as Blonde
City for Conquest
as Lilly
Sky Murder
as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Hazel Dalton
Turnabout
as Irene Clare
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
as Cynthia Lou
I Take This Oath
as Betty Casey
They Drive by Night
as Sue Carter (uncredited)
Honeymoon Deferred
as Kitty Kerry
Balalaika
as Masha
Hotel for Women
as Emeline Thomas
Reno
as Bonnie Newcomb
The Flying Irishman
as Sally
Hollywood Hobbies
as Tourist
Escape to Paradise
as Penelope Carter
You and Me
as Curly Blonde
Trade Winds
as Mrs. Johnson
Love on a Budget
as Millie Brown
Artists and Models Abroad
as Chickie
Women Are Like That
as Miss Hall
Going Places
as Joan
Spring Madness
as Sally
The Last Warning
as Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz
How to Watch Football
as Benchley's girlfriend
The Awful Truth
as Dixie Belle Lee
The Toast of New York
as Mary Lou (uncredited)
Pick a Star
as Newlywed
Kid Galahad
as Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)
Rhythm in the Clouds
as Receptionist
Sea Racketeers
as Blondie
Small Town Boy
as Molly Summers
We Have Our Moments
as Carrie
Wings Over Honolulu
as Caroline
Top of the Town
as Beulah
Born Reckless
as Dora
China Passage
as Elaine Gentry
Under Your Spell
as Secretary (uncredited)
Trapped by Television
as Mae Collins
Murder with Pictures
as Hester Boone
Country Gentlemen
as Gertie
The Harvester
as Thelma Biddle
Three Smart Girls
as Evans' Secretary
Valley of the Lawless
as Joan Jenkins
Sitting on the Moon
as Blossom
Star for a Night
as Ellen Romaine
Love Before Breakfast
as Mary Lee
Suicide Squad
as Mary O'Connor
College Scandal
as Toby Carpenter
Let 'em Have It
as Barbara
Rustlers of Red Dog
as Mary Lee
Public Ghost # 1
as Miss Compton
Go Into Your Dance
as Café Showgirl
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
as Maxine LaTour
The White Parade
as Una Mellon
Affairs of a Gentleman
as Foxey Dennison
Caravan
as Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited)
Everything's Ducky
as Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife
Million Dollar Ransom
as Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)
Imitation of Life
as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
The Wrestler's Bride
as Mrs. Scissors Jackson
Roadhouse Queen
as Dorothy
Luxury Liner
as Girl Overboard (uncredited)
Only Yesterday
as Margot (Uncredited)
Under Eighteen
as Sybil
If I Had a Million
as Marie - Waitress (uncredited)
Lena Rivers
as Caroline Nichols
Unholy Love
as Sheilla Bailey Gregory
Beauty Parlor
as Joan Perry
False Faces
as Dottie Nation
Westward Passage
as Lillie, the Model (uncredited)
Lady and Gent
as Betty
Afraid to Talk
as Alice - Party Girl
Fighting for Justice
as Amy Tracy
The Spider
as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)
Good Sport
as Fay
Three Rogues
as Ace's girl
Annabelle's Affairs
as Mabel
Up Pops the Devil
as Luella May Carroll
Three Girls Lost
as Edna Best
The Three Sisters
as Carlotta
High Society Blues
as Pearl Granger
Wild Company
as Anita Grayson
Lightnin'
as Betty - Larry's Wife
The Wild Party
as Eva 'Evie' Tutt
Salute
as Marian Wilson
The Sky Hawk
as Peggy
Dangerous Curves
as Jennie Silver
Soft Living
as Billie Wilson
Ankles Preferred
as Virginia
The Border Cavalier
as Madge Lawton
Syncopating Sue
as Marge Adams
A Broadway Lady
as Phyllis Westbrook
What Fools Men
as Dorothy