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

  • Lightnin'

    Lightnin'

  • Reno

    Reno

  • Unholy Love

    Unholy Love

  • Wild Company

    Wild Company

  • Sky Murder

    Sky Murder

  • Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

  • Sea Racketeers

    Sea Racketeers

  • Rhythm in the Clouds

    Rhythm in the Clouds

  • Pick a Star

    Pick a Star

  • Caravan

    Caravan

  • Caliente Love

    Caliente Love

  • The Abbott and Costello Show

    The Abbott and Costello Show

  • College Scandal

    College Scandal

  • Mighty Joe Young

    Mighty Joe Young

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • High Society Blues

    High Society Blues

  • I Was a Burlesque Queen

    I Was a Burlesque Queen

  • Jet Pilot

    Jet Pilot

  • The Wild Party

    The Wild Party

  • Sorry, Wrong Number

    Sorry, Wrong Number

  • Manpower

    Manpower

  • Girl in the Woods

    Girl in the Woods

  • Top of the Town

    Top of the Town

  • You and Me

    You and Me

  • Under Eighteen

    Under Eighteen

  • Trapped by Television

    Trapped by Television

  • Ankles Preferred

    Ankles Preferred

  • The Villain Still Pursued Her

    The Villain Still Pursued Her

  • They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night

  • Salute

    Salute

  • Country Gentlemen

    Country Gentlemen

  • Too Many Women

    Too Many Women

  • Sing, Sinner, Sing

    Sing, Sinner, Sing

  • We Have Our Moments

    We Have Our Moments

  • Up Pops the Devil

    Up Pops the Devil

  • I Take This Oath

    I Take This Oath

  • Manhattan Monkey Business

    Manhattan Monkey Business

  • Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon

  • Thunder Birds

    Thunder Birds

  • A Parisian Romance

    A Parisian Romance

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • Pillow to Post

    Pillow to Post

  • Incident

    Incident

  • The Persuader

    The Persuader

  • Trade Winds

    Trade Winds

  • Silver Skates

    Silver Skates

  • The Spider

    The Spider

  • Ellis Island

    Ellis Island

  • Hotel for Women

    Hotel for Women

  • Luxury Liner

    Luxury Liner

  • Westward Passage

    Westward Passage

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • Roadhouse Queen

    Roadhouse Queen

  • Three Girls Lost

    Three Girls Lost

  • Three Smart Girls

    Three Smart Girls

  • Mildred Pierce

    Mildred Pierce

  • The Best Years of Our Lives

    The Best Years of Our Lives

  • The Awful Truth

    The Awful Truth

  • Lady and Gent

    Lady and Gent

  • Love Before Breakfast

    Love Before Breakfast

  • Christmas in Connecticut

    Christmas in Connecticut

  • Beauty Parlor

    Beauty Parlor

  • Ziegfeld Girl

    Ziegfeld Girl

  • A Southern Yankee

    A Southern Yankee

  • Dangerous Curves

    Dangerous Curves

  • Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

  • If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

  • Wings Over Honolulu

    Wings Over Honolulu

  • Moon Over Her Shoulder

    Moon Over Her Shoulder

  • The Toast of New York

    The Toast of New York

  • Kid Galahad

    Kid Galahad

  • City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

  • Turnabout

    Turnabout

  • Hollywood Hobbies

    Hollywood Hobbies

  • Rose of Washington Square

    Rose of Washington Square

  • Born Reckless

    Born Reckless

  • Dream Stuff

    Dream Stuff

  • Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

    Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

  • Suicide Squad

    Suicide Squad

  • Balalaika

    Balalaika

  • Rendezvous with Annie

    Rendezvous with Annie

  • Artists and Models Abroad

    Artists and Models Abroad

  • Bedtime Story

    Bedtime Story

  • Silver Spurs

    Silver Spurs

  • King Kelly of the U.S.A.

    King Kelly of the U.S.A.

  • Madison Square Garden

    Madison Square Garden

  • Going Places

    Going Places

  • Blues in the Night

    Blues in the Night

  • Scared to Death

    Scared to Death

  • Afraid to Talk

    Afraid to Talk

  • Million Dollar Ransom

    Million Dollar Ransom

  • Murder with Pictures

    Murder with Pictures

  • Rustlers of Red Dog

    Rustlers of Red Dog

  • Love on a Budget

    Love on a Budget

  • Let 'em Have It

    Let 'em Have It

  • Danger Signal

    Danger Signal

  • Escape to Paradise

    Escape to Paradise

  • The Last Warning

    The Last Warning

  • China Passage

    China Passage

  • Linda, Be Good

    Linda, Be Good

  • Dark Alibi

    Dark Alibi

  • Let's Face It

    Let's Face It

  • Let's Face It

    Let's Face It

  • Life Hesitates at 40

    Life Hesitates at 40

  • Spring Madness

    Spring Madness

  • The Harvester

    The Harvester

  • Let's Make Music

    Let's Make Music

  • Go Into Your Dance

    Go Into Your Dance

  • Star for a Night

    Star for a Night

  • Under Your Spell

    Under Your Spell

  • Lena Rivers

    Lena Rivers

  • False Faces

    False Faces

  • Women Are Like That

    Women Are Like That

  • What Fools Men

    What Fools Men

  • The White Parade

    The White Parade

  • Valley of the Lawless

    Valley of the Lawless

  • Three Rogues

    Three Rogues

  • Behind the Mask

    Behind the Mask

  • The Border Cavalier

    The Border Cavalier

  • Good Sport

    Good Sport

  • Hitchhike to Happiness

    Hitchhike to Happiness

  • Affairs of a Gentleman

    Affairs of a Gentleman

  • Small Town Boy

    Small Town Boy

  • A Broadway Lady

    A Broadway Lady

  • Women of All Nations

    Women of All Nations

  • Sitting on the Moon

    Sitting on the Moon

  • The Wrestler's Bride

    The Wrestler's Bride

  • The Flying Irishman

    The Flying Irishman

  • Scattergood Meets Broadway

    Scattergood Meets Broadway

  • Annabelle's Affairs

    Annabelle's Affairs

  • Soft Living

    Soft Living

  • Swing Out the Blues

    Swing Out the Blues

  • The Sky Hawk

    The Sky Hawk

  • The Three Sisters

    The Three Sisters

  • Everything's Ducky

    Everything's Ducky

  • Fighting for Justice

    Fighting for Justice

  • Syncopating Sue

    Syncopating Sue

  • Honeymoon Deferred

    Honeymoon Deferred

  • The Plumber and the Lady

    The Plumber and the Lady

  • Thunder Riders

    Thunder Riders

  • Public Ghost # 1

    Public Ghost # 1

  • How to Watch Football

    How to Watch Football