Joan Carroll

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

19

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-01-18

Day of death

2016-11-16 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Joan Carroll

Biography

Joan Carroll (January 18, 1931 - November 16, 2016) was an American child actress who appeared in films until retiring in 1945. Six-year-old Joan made her film debut in Walking Down Broadway (1938). She played the role of Sunny, and changed her name from Felt to Carroll. A role in Two Sisters (1938) followed, and the next year she had supporting roles in Barricade (1939) and Tower of London (1939). It wasn't until 1940 when Joan had her breakthrough. She had important parts in Anne of Windy Poplars (1940) and especially Primrose Path (1940), where she stole the show as Ginger Rogers' younger sister. In 1941 Joan won her first lead role in Obliging Young Lady (1942). She played Bridget Potter, who was stuck in the middle of a custody case but still found time to be the life of the party at a resort. The film costarred Ruth Warrick. In 1942 Joan was the first child star from Hollywood to appear in a Broadway play. This play, "Panama Hattie", gave Joan national fame, and she was featured in many magazine articles and newspapers. In 1943 she won her second lead role in Petticoat Larceny (1943), in which she played Joan Mitchell, a radio star who goes undercover to get a better feel of her roles. The film reunited Joan with Ruth Warrick. In 1944 Joan played perhaps her most famous role, that of Agnes, younger sister to Judy Garland and older sister to Margaret O'Brien in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944). In 1945 Joan had an important supporting role in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), starring with Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. That same year she appeared in Tomorrow, the World! (1944). After these films, Joan retired.

Known For

  • The Jack of Diamonds

    The Jack of Diamonds

  • Tower of London

    Tower of London

  • Tomorrow, the World!

    Tomorrow, the World!

  • Primrose Path

    Primrose Path

  • The Bells of St. Mary's

    The Bells of St. Mary's

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

  • Barricade

    Barricade

  • Meet Me in St. Louis

    Meet Me in St. Louis

  • Gateway

    Gateway

  • Laddie

    Laddie

  • One Mile from Heaven

    One Mile from Heaven

  • Walking Down Broadway

    Walking Down Broadway

  • Second Chance

    Second Chance

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4

  • Mr. Moto's Last Warning

    Mr. Moto's Last Warning

  • Anne of Windy Poplars

    Anne of Windy Poplars

  • A Child Is Born

    A Child Is Born

  • Petticoat Larceny

    Petticoat Larceny

  • Obliging Young Lady

    Obliging Young Lady