Joyce Compton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

143

Gender

Female

Birthday

1907-01-27

Day of death

1997-10-13 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • The Abbott and Costello Show

    The Abbott and Costello Show

  • The Best Years of Our Lives

    The Best Years of Our Lives

  • Mildred Pierce

    Mildred Pierce

  • Wings Over Honolulu

    Wings Over Honolulu

  • Love Before Breakfast

    Love Before Breakfast

  • Scattergood Meets Broadway

    Scattergood Meets Broadway

  • Born Reckless

    Born Reckless

  • High Society Blues

    High Society Blues

  • If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

  • Pillow to Post

    Pillow to Post

  • Affairs of a Gentleman

    Affairs of a Gentleman

  • Trapped by Television

    Trapped by Television

  • Lena Rivers

    Lena Rivers

  • Hotel for Women

    Hotel for Women

  • Silver Spurs

    Silver Spurs

  • Go Into Your Dance

    Go Into Your Dance

  • Incident

    Incident

  • Million Dollar Ransom

    Million Dollar Ransom

  • The Sky Hawk

    The Sky Hawk

  • The Three Sisters

    The Three Sisters

  • Sing, Sinner, Sing

    Sing, Sinner, Sing

  • The Awful Truth

    The Awful Truth

  • Rose of Washington Square

    Rose of Washington Square

  • The Spider

    The Spider

  • China Passage

    China Passage

  • The Villain Still Pursued Her

    The Villain Still Pursued Her

  • Suicide Squad

    Suicide Squad

  • Escape to Paradise

    Escape to Paradise

  • Lightnin'

    Lightnin'

  • The Border Cavalier

    The Border Cavalier

  • Public Ghost # 1

    Public Ghost # 1

  • Christmas in Connecticut

    Christmas in Connecticut

  • Jet Pilot

    Jet Pilot

  • False Faces

    False Faces

  • Scared to Death

    Scared to Death

  • Lady and Gent

    Lady and Gent

  • Everything's Ducky

    Everything's Ducky

  • Dangerous Curves

    Dangerous Curves

  • Sorry, Wrong Number

    Sorry, Wrong Number

  • Thunder Riders

    Thunder Riders

  • Linda, Be Good

    Linda, Be Good

  • Dream Stuff

    Dream Stuff

  • Kid Galahad

    Kid Galahad

  • Mighty Joe Young

    Mighty Joe Young

  • Good Sport

    Good Sport

  • The White Parade

    The White Parade

  • Turnabout

    Turnabout

  • College Scandal

    College Scandal

  • Going Places

    Going Places

  • Three Girls Lost

    Three Girls Lost

  • You and Me

    You and Me

  • A Parisian Romance

    A Parisian Romance

  • Afraid to Talk

    Afraid to Talk

  • Unholy Love

    Unholy Love

  • Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

  • Manpower

    Manpower

  • The Toast of New York

    The Toast of New York

  • Spring Madness

    Spring Madness

  • Let's Face It

    Let's Face It

  • Let's Face It

    Let's Face It

  • Sky Murder

    Sky Murder

  • Syncopating Sue

    Syncopating Sue

  • Too Many Women

    Too Many Women

  • Wild Company

    Wild Company

  • The Wild Party

    The Wild Party

  • Let's Make Music

    Let's Make Music

  • Sitting on the Moon

    Sitting on the Moon

  • Under Your Spell

    Under Your Spell

  • Love on a Budget

    Love on a Budget

  • Blues in the Night

    Blues in the Night

  • Madison Square Garden

    Madison Square Garden

  • I Take This Oath

    I Take This Oath

  • Dark Alibi

    Dark Alibi

  • Rendezvous with Annie

    Rendezvous with Annie

  • Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon

  • The Persuader

    The Persuader

  • Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

  • Star for a Night

    Star for a Night

  • Reno

    Reno

  • Sea Racketeers

    Sea Racketeers

  • Roadhouse Queen

    Roadhouse Queen

  • The Harvester

    The Harvester

  • Rhythm in the Clouds

    Rhythm in the Clouds

  • Up Pops the Devil

    Up Pops the Devil

  • Danger Signal

    Danger Signal

  • Hollywood Hobbies

    Hollywood Hobbies

  • The Last Warning

    The Last Warning

  • Caravan

    Caravan

  • Soft Living

    Soft Living

  • Caliente Love

    Caliente Love

  • They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night

  • Murder with Pictures

    Murder with Pictures

  • Manhattan Monkey Business

    Manhattan Monkey Business

  • Women of All Nations

    Women of All Nations

  • Trade Winds

    Trade Winds

  • Top of the Town

    Top of the Town

  • Ziegfeld Girl

    Ziegfeld Girl

  • Salute

    Salute

  • Fighting for Justice

    Fighting for Justice

  • A Southern Yankee

    A Southern Yankee

  • Under Eighteen

    Under Eighteen

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • Silver Skates

    Silver Skates

  • Westward Passage

    Westward Passage

  • Three Smart Girls

    Three Smart Girls

  • Ankles Preferred

    Ankles Preferred

  • Country Gentlemen

    Country Gentlemen

  • Girl in the Woods

    Girl in the Woods

  • Behind the Mask

    Behind the Mask

  • Luxury Liner

    Luxury Liner

  • We Have Our Moments

    We Have Our Moments

  • Balalaika

    Balalaika

  • Ellis Island

    Ellis Island

  • Thunder Birds

    Thunder Birds

  • City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

  • I Was a Burlesque Queen

    I Was a Burlesque Queen

  • Pick a Star

    Pick a Star

  • Beauty Parlor

    Beauty Parlor

  • King Kelly of the U.S.A.

    King Kelly of the U.S.A.

  • Bedtime Story

    Bedtime Story

  • Let 'em Have It

    Let 'em Have It

  • Women Are Like That

    Women Are Like That

  • Three Rogues

    Three Rogues

  • The Plumber and the Lady

    The Plumber and the Lady

  • Hitchhike to Happiness

    Hitchhike to Happiness

  • Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

    Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

  • Small Town Boy

    Small Town Boy

  • Valley of the Lawless

    Valley of the Lawless

  • The Flying Irishman

    The Flying Irishman

  • Moon Over Her Shoulder

    Moon Over Her Shoulder

  • Rustlers of Red Dog

    Rustlers of Red Dog

  • Swing Out the Blues

    Swing Out the Blues

  • Annabelle's Affairs

    Annabelle's Affairs

  • How to Watch Football

    How to Watch Football

  • A Broadway Lady

    A Broadway Lady

  • Artists and Models Abroad

    Artists and Models Abroad

  • Life Hesitates at 40

    Life Hesitates at 40

  • What Fools Men

    What Fools Men

  • The Wrestler's Bride

    The Wrestler's Bride

  • Honeymoon Deferred

    Honeymoon Deferred