Joyce Compton
Biography
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
Julie
The Persuader
Scarlett
Manpower
Maxine LaTour
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
Lilly
City for Conquest
Jane Cornell
Scared to Death
Joan Randall
Hitchhike to Happiness
Nurse Mary Lee
Christmas in Connecticut
Kate
Danger Signal
Dixie Belle Lee
The Awful Truth
Peggy
Rose of Washington Square
Emily Evans
Dark Alibi
Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister
Sky Murder
Joan Manning
Incident
Alice (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
Eva 'Evie' Tutt
The Wild Party
Beulah
Bedtime Story
Mrs. Scissors Jackson
The Wrestler's Bride
Hazel Dalton
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Carlotta
The Three Sisters
Louise
The Plumber and the Lady
Una Mellon
The White Parade
Sybil
Under Eighteen
Marie - Waitress (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
Emmy
Exposed
Mary Lou (uncredited)
The Toast of New York
Secretary (uncredited)
Under Your Spell
Newlywed
Pick a Star
Irene Clare
Turnabout
(uncredited)
Kid Galahad
Masha
Balalaika
Mae Collins
Trapped by Television
Marian Wilson
Salute
Lulu
Behind the Mask
Curly Blonde
You and Me
Caroline Nichols
Lena Rivers
Gwen
Sing, Sinner, Sing
Receptionist
Rhythm in the Clouds
Betty
Caliente Love
Billie Wilson
Soft Living
Betty
Let's Make Music
Mary O'Connor
Suicide Squad
Betty
Dream Stuff
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
Mrs. Johnson
Trade Winds
Hester Boone
Murder with Pictures
Emeline Thomas
Hotel for Women
Marcelle
A Parisian Romance
Adele
Ellis Island
Peggy
The Sky Hawk
Gertie
Country Gentlemen
Cynthia Lou
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Betty Casey
I Take This Oath
Thelma Biddle
The Harvester
Sheilla Bailey Gregory
Unholy Love
Dorothy
Roadhouse Queen
Blondie
Sea Racketeers
Molly Summers
Small Town Boy
Millie Brown
Love on a Budget
Chickie
Artists and Models Abroad
Toby Carpenter
College Scandal
Carrie
We Have Our Moments
Bonnie Newcomb
Reno
Miss Hall
Women Are Like That
Sally
The Flying Irishman
Tourist
Hollywood Hobbies
Virginia
Ankles Preferred
Cecilia
Moon Over Her Shoulder
Millie Love
Silver Spurs
Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)
The Spider
Barbara
Let 'em Have It
Joan Perry
Beauty Parlor
Fay
Good Sport
Dottie Nation
False Faces
Joyce
Madison Square Garden
Barbara Cartwright
Too Many Women
Lillie, the Model (uncredited)
Westward Passage
Ace's girl
Three Rogues
Aunt Martha
Girl in the Woods
Lucille
Silver Skates
Joan
Going Places
Pearl Granger
High Society Blues
Miss Sawyer, Auditioning Showgirl (uncredited)
Ziegfeld Girl
Saleswoman
Thunder Birds
Anita Grayson
Wild Company
Mabel
Annabelle's Affairs
Luella May Carroll
Up Pops the Devil
Foxey Dennison
Affairs of a Gentleman
Sally
Spring Madness
Girl Overboard (uncredited)
Luxury Liner
Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited)
Caravan
Penelope Carter
Escape to Paradise
Evans' Secretary
Three Smart Girls
Betty
Lady and Gent
Joan Jenkins
Valley of the Lawless
Caroline
Wings Over Honolulu
Louise Grapa (uncredited)
Rendezvous with Annie
Mrs. LaVitte
Linda, Be Good
Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte
I Was a Burlesque Queen
Waitress (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
Kitty Grogan
Swing Out the Blues
Blossom
Sitting on the Moon
Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz
The Last Warning
Diana Deane
Scattergood Meets Broadway
Betty - Larry's Wife
Lightnin'
Hortense Dobson
A Southern Yankee
Kiki
Women of All Nations
Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife
Everything's Ducky
Sue Carter (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
Wiggin's Girl (uncredited)
Let's Face It
Alice - Party Girl
Afraid to Talk
Mary Lou Simpson
Jet Pilot
Beulah
Top of the Town
Dora
Born Reckless
Mary Lee
Rustlers of Red Dog
Blonde
Blues in the Night
Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)
Pillow to Post
Ellen Romaine
Star for a Night
Benchley's girlfriend
How to Watch Football
Elaine Gentry
China Passage
Mary Lee
Love Before Breakfast
Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
Sorry, Wrong Number
Kitty Kerry
Honeymoon Deferred
Jennie Silver
Dangerous Curves
Marge Adams
Syncopating Sue
Phyllis Westbrook
A Broadway Lady
Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)
Million Dollar Ransom
Miss Compton
Public Ghost # 1
Margot (Uncredited)
Only Yesterday
Madge Lawton
Thunder Riders
Madge Lawton
The Border Cavalier
Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
Dorothy
What Fools Men
Café Showgirl
Go Into Your Dance
Amy Tracy
Fighting for Justice
Edna Best
Three Girls Lost
Mabel
Grand Canyon
Joyce
Life Hesitates at 40
Joyce
Manhattan Monkey Business
Wiggin's Girl
Let's Face It
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
139
Gender
Female
Birthday
1907-01-27
Place of Birth
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Also Known As
Olivia Joyce Compton