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

  • China Passage

    China Passage

  • False Faces

    False Faces

  • If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Mildred Pierce

    Mildred Pierce

  • The Harvester

    The Harvester

  • Lena Rivers

    Lena Rivers

  • Suicide Squad

    Suicide Squad

  • The Abbott and Costello Show

    The Abbott and Costello Show

  • Danger Signal

    Danger Signal

  • Dream Stuff

    Dream Stuff

  • Silver Skates

    Silver Skates

  • Unholy Love

    Unholy Love

  • Born Reckless

    Born Reckless

  • Good Sport

    Good Sport

  • The Persuader

    The Persuader

  • The Best Years of Our Lives

    The Best Years of Our Lives

  • Jet Pilot

    Jet Pilot

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • The Spider

    The Spider

  • Spring Madness

    Spring Madness

  • Lightnin'

    Lightnin'

  • Under Eighteen

    Under Eighteen

  • Dangerous Curves

    Dangerous Curves

  • Incident

    Incident

  • Christmas in Connecticut

    Christmas in Connecticut

  • Soft Living

    Soft Living

  • Dark Alibi

    Dark Alibi

  • Sea Racketeers

    Sea Racketeers

  • Sky Murder

    Sky Murder

  • Reno

    Reno

  • Silver Spurs

    Silver Spurs

  • Thunder Riders

    Thunder Riders

  • Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

  • Thunder Birds

    Thunder Birds

  • The Awful Truth

    The Awful Truth

  • Roadhouse Queen

    Roadhouse Queen

  • Manpower

    Manpower

  • Salute

    Salute

  • Caravan

    Caravan

  • Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon

  • Westward Passage

    Westward Passage

  • Mighty Joe Young

    Mighty Joe Young

  • Caliente Love

    Caliente Love

  • Wings Over Honolulu

    Wings Over Honolulu

  • Sorry, Wrong Number

    Sorry, Wrong Number

  • Sitting on the Moon

    Sitting on the Moon

  • Trade Winds

    Trade Winds

  • Country Gentlemen

    Country Gentlemen

  • Luxury Liner

    Luxury Liner

  • Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

  • Scared to Death

    Scared to Death

  • Love Before Breakfast

    Love Before Breakfast

  • Escape to Paradise

    Escape to Paradise

  • Star for a Night

    Star for a Night

  • Ellis Island

    Ellis Island

  • Moon Over Her Shoulder

    Moon Over Her Shoulder

  • Too Many Women

    Too Many Women

  • Scattergood Meets Broadway

    Scattergood Meets Broadway

  • Women of All Nations

    Women of All Nations

  • A Southern Yankee

    A Southern Yankee

  • Pillow to Post

    Pillow to Post

  • Ankles Preferred

    Ankles Preferred

  • High Society Blues

    High Society Blues

  • Ziegfeld Girl

    Ziegfeld Girl

  • Million Dollar Ransom

    Million Dollar Ransom

  • Wild Company

    Wild Company

  • The Toast of New York

    The Toast of New York

  • Under Your Spell

    Under Your Spell

  • Madison Square Garden

    Madison Square Garden

  • Pick a Star

    Pick a Star

  • Trapped by Television

    Trapped by Television

  • The Wild Party

    The Wild Party

  • Rose of Washington Square

    Rose of Washington Square

  • Girl in the Woods

    Girl in the Woods

  • You and Me

    You and Me

  • The Villain Still Pursued Her

    The Villain Still Pursued Her

  • Let's Face It

    Let's Face It

  • Let's Face It

    Let's Face It

  • Up Pops the Devil

    Up Pops the Devil

  • The Last Warning

    The Last Warning

  • Go Into Your Dance

    Go Into Your Dance

  • Rendezvous with Annie

    Rendezvous with Annie

  • The Sky Hawk

    The Sky Hawk

  • Hotel for Women

    Hotel for Women

  • Women Are Like That

    Women Are Like That

  • Public Ghost # 1

    Public Ghost # 1

  • The White Parade

    The White Parade

  • They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night

  • Beauty Parlor

    Beauty Parlor

  • Rhythm in the Clouds

    Rhythm in the Clouds

  • The Three Sisters

    The Three Sisters

  • Affairs of a Gentleman

    Affairs of a Gentleman

  • Linda, Be Good

    Linda, Be Good

  • We Have Our Moments

    We Have Our Moments

  • College Scandal

    College Scandal

  • Love on a Budget

    Love on a Budget

  • Sing, Sinner, Sing

    Sing, Sinner, Sing

  • The Border Cavalier

    The Border Cavalier

  • Let's Make Music

    Let's Make Music

  • I Was a Burlesque Queen

    I Was a Burlesque Queen

  • Fighting for Justice

    Fighting for Justice

  • Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

    Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

  • Three Smart Girls

    Three Smart Girls

  • King Kelly of the U.S.A.

    King Kelly of the U.S.A.

  • Lady and Gent

    Lady and Gent

  • Top of the Town

    Top of the Town

  • City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • Afraid to Talk

    Afraid to Talk

  • Kid Galahad

    Kid Galahad

  • I Take This Oath

    I Take This Oath

  • Valley of the Lawless

    Valley of the Lawless

  • The Flying Irishman

    The Flying Irishman

  • Balalaika

    Balalaika

  • Behind the Mask

    Behind the Mask

  • Going Places

    Going Places

  • How to Watch Football

    How to Watch Football

  • Blues in the Night

    Blues in the Night

  • The Plumber and the Lady

    The Plumber and the Lady

  • A Parisian Romance

    A Parisian Romance

  • Artists and Models Abroad

    Artists and Models Abroad

  • Hitchhike to Happiness

    Hitchhike to Happiness

  • Let 'em Have It

    Let 'em Have It

  • Turnabout

    Turnabout

  • Swing Out the Blues

    Swing Out the Blues

  • Three Girls Lost

    Three Girls Lost

  • Murder with Pictures

    Murder with Pictures

  • What Fools Men

    What Fools Men

  • Bedtime Story

    Bedtime Story

  • Annabelle's Affairs

    Annabelle's Affairs

  • Syncopating Sue

    Syncopating Sue

  • Three Rogues

    Three Rogues

  • Rustlers of Red Dog

    Rustlers of Red Dog

  • Honeymoon Deferred

    Honeymoon Deferred

  • Manhattan Monkey Business

    Manhattan Monkey Business

  • Small Town Boy

    Small Town Boy

  • The Wrestler's Bride

    The Wrestler's Bride

  • Hollywood Hobbies

    Hollywood Hobbies

  • Everything's Ducky

    Everything's Ducky

  • A Broadway Lady

    A Broadway Lady

  • Life Hesitates at 40

    Life Hesitates at 40