Pete and Gladys
1960 · TV Show
Joyce Compton
1907-01-27
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Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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
1958 · Movie
as Aunt Martha
The Persuader
1957 · Movie
as Julie
Jet Pilot
1957 · Movie
as Mary Lou Simpson
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · TV Show
as Waitress
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956 · TV Show
I Was a Burlesque Queen
1953 · Movie
as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952 · TV Show
as Girl at Drivers License Bureau
Mighty Joe Young
1949 · Movie
as Alice (uncredited)
Grand Canyon
1949 · Movie
as Mabel
Incident
1948 · Movie
as Joan Manning
A Southern Yankee
1948 · Movie
as Hortense Dobson
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948 · Movie
as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
Scared to Death
1947 · Movie
as Jane Cornell
Exposed
1947 · Movie
as Emmy
Linda, Be Good
1947 · Movie
as Mrs. LaVitte
Dark Alibi
1946 · Movie
as Emily Evans
Behind the Mask
1946 · Movie
as Lulu
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 · Movie
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Rendezvous with Annie
1946 · Movie
as Louise Grapa (uncredited)
Hitchhike to Happiness
1945 · Movie
as Joan Randall
Christmas in Connecticut
1945 · Movie
as Nurse Mary Lee
Danger Signal
1945 · Movie
as Kate
Mildred Pierce
1945 · Movie
as Waitress (uncredited)
Pillow to Post
1945 · Movie
as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)
Silver Spurs
1943 · Movie
as Millie Love
Silver Skates
1943 · Movie
as Lucille
Swing Out the Blues
1943 · Movie
as Kitty Grogan
Let's Face It
1943 · Movie
as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited), Wiggin's Girl
Too Many Women
1942 · Movie
as Barbara Cartwright
Thunder Birds
1942 · Movie
as Saleswoman
Manpower
1941 · Movie
as Scarlett
Bedtime Story
1941 · Movie
as Beulah
Let's Make Music
1941 · Movie
as Betty
Moon Over Her Shoulder
1941 · Movie
as Cecilia
Ziegfeld Girl
1941 · Movie
as Miss Sawyer (uncredited)
Scattergood Meets Broadway
1941 · Movie
as Diana Deane
Blues in the Night
1941 · Movie
as Blonde
City for Conquest
1940 · Movie
as Lilly
Sky Murder
1940 · Movie
as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940 · Movie
as Hazel Dalton
Turnabout
1940 · Movie
as Irene Clare
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940 · Movie
as Cynthia Lou
I Take This Oath
1940 · Movie
as Betty Casey
They Drive by Night
1940 · Movie
as Sue Carter (uncredited)
Honeymoon Deferred
1940 · Movie
as Kitty Kerry
Rose of Washington Square
1939 · Movie
as Peggy
Balalaika
1939 · Movie
as Masha
Hotel for Women
1939 · Movie
as Emeline Thomas
Reno
1939 · Movie
as Bonnie Newcomb
The Flying Irishman
1939 · Movie
as Sally
Hollywood Hobbies
1939 · Movie
as Tourist
Escape to Paradise
1939 · Movie
as Penelope Carter
You and Me
1938 · Movie
as Curly Blonde
Trade Winds
1938 · Movie
as Mrs. Johnson
Love on a Budget
1938 · Movie
as Millie Brown
Artists and Models Abroad
1938 · Movie
as Chickie
Women Are Like That
1938 · Movie
as Miss Hall
Going Places
1938 · Movie
as Joan
Spring Madness
1938 · Movie
as Sally
The Last Warning
1938 · Movie
as Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz
How to Watch Football
1938 · Movie
as Benchley's girlfriend
The Awful Truth
1937 · Movie
as Dixie Belle Lee
The Toast of New York
1937 · Movie
as Mary Lou (uncredited)
Pick a Star
1937 · Movie
as Newlywed
Kid Galahad
1937 · Movie
as Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)
Rhythm in the Clouds
1937 · Movie
as Receptionist
Sea Racketeers
1937 · Movie
as Blondie
Small Town Boy
1937 · Movie
as Molly Summers
We Have Our Moments
1937 · Movie
as Carrie
Wings Over Honolulu
1937 · Movie
as Caroline
Top of the Town
1937 · Movie
as Beulah
Born Reckless
1937 · Movie
as Dora
China Passage
1937 · Movie
as Elaine Gentry
Under Your Spell
1936 · Movie
as Secretary (uncredited)
Trapped by Television
1936 · Movie
as Mae Collins
Murder with Pictures
1936 · Movie
as Hester Boone
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Ellis Island
1936 · Movie
as Adele
Country Gentlemen
1936 · Movie
as Gertie
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The Harvester
1936 · Movie
as Thelma Biddle
Three Smart Girls
1936 · Movie
as Evans' Secretary
Valley of the Lawless
1936 · Movie
as Joan Jenkins
Sitting on the Moon
1936 · Movie
as Blossom
Star for a Night
1936 · Movie
as Ellen Romaine
Love Before Breakfast
1936 · Movie
as Mary Lee
Suicide Squad
1935 · Movie
as Mary O'Connor
College Scandal
1935 · Movie
as Toby Carpenter
Let 'em Have It
1935 · Movie
as Barbara
Rustlers of Red Dog
1935 · Movie
as Mary Lee
Public Ghost # 1
1935 · Movie
as Miss Compton
Go Into Your Dance
1935 · Movie
as Café Showgirl
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Life Hesitates at 40
1935 · Movie
as Joyce
Manhattan Monkey Business
1935 · Movie
as Joyce
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
1934 · Movie
as Maxine LaTour
The White Parade
1934 · Movie
as Una Mellon
Affairs of a Gentleman
1934 · Movie
as Foxey Dennison
Caravan
1934 · Movie
as Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited)
Everything's Ducky
1934 · Movie
as Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife
Million Dollar Ransom
1934 · Movie
as Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)
Imitation of Life
1934 · Movie
as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
The Wrestler's Bride
1933 · Movie
as Mrs. Scissors Jackson
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The Plumber and the Lady
1933 · Movie
as Louise
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Sing, Sinner, Sing
1933 · Movie
as Gwen
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Caliente Love
1933 · Movie
as Betty
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Dream Stuff
1933 · Movie
as Betty
Roadhouse Queen
1933 · Movie
as Dorothy
Luxury Liner
1933 · Movie
as Girl Overboard (uncredited)
Only Yesterday
1933 · Movie
as Margot (Uncredited)
Under Eighteen
1932 · Movie
as Sybil
If I Had a Million
1932 · Movie
as Marie - Waitress (uncredited)
Lena Rivers
1932 · Movie
as Caroline Nichols
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A Parisian Romance
1932 · Movie
as Marcelle
Unholy Love
1932 · Movie
as Sheilla Bailey Gregory
Beauty Parlor
1932 · Movie
as Joan Perry
False Faces
1932 · Movie
as Dottie Nation
Madison Square Garden
1932 · Movie
as Joyce
Westward Passage
1932 · Movie
as Lillie, the Model (uncredited)
Lady and Gent
1932 · Movie
as Betty
Afraid to Talk
1932 · Movie
as Alice - Party Girl
Fighting for Justice
1932 · Movie
as Amy Tracy
The Spider
1931 · Movie
as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)
Good Sport
1931 · Movie
as Fay
Three Rogues
1931 · Movie
as Ace's girl
Annabelle's Affairs
1931 · Movie
as Mabel
Up Pops the Devil
1931 · Movie
as Luella May Carroll
Women of All Nations
1931 · Movie
as Kiki
Three Girls Lost
1931 · Movie
as Edna Best
The Three Sisters
1930 · Movie
as Carlotta
High Society Blues
1930 · Movie
as Pearl Granger
Wild Company
1930 · Movie
as Anita Grayson
Lightnin'
1930 · Movie
as Betty - Larry's Wife
The Wild Party
1929 · Movie
as Eva 'Evie' Tutt
Salute
1929 · Movie
as Marian Wilson
The Sky Hawk
1929 · Movie
as Peggy
Dangerous Curves
1929 · Movie
as Jennie Silver
Soft Living
1928 · Movie
as Billie Wilson
Thunder Riders
1928 · Movie
as Madge Lawton
Ankles Preferred
1927 · Movie
as Virginia
The Border Cavalier
1927 · Movie
as Madge Lawton
Syncopating Sue
1926 · Movie
as Marge Adams
A Broadway Lady
1925 · Movie
as Phyllis Westbrook
What Fools Men
1925 · Movie
as Dorothy
