Joan Davis
Age: 53 | From: Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Person Details
Birthday: 1907-06-29 15:05:36
Death: 1961-05-22 15:05:36
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 7
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joan Davis (June 29, 1907 – May 22, 1961) was an American comedic actress whose career spanned vaudeville, film, radio and television. Remembered best for the 1950s television comedy, I Married Joan, Davis had a successful earlier career as a B-movie actress and a leading star of 1940s radio comedy. Born as Madonna Josephine Davis in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Davis was a performer since childhood. She appeared with her husband Si Wills in vaudeville. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
(1956) Self
Wake Up and Live
(1937) Comic Spanish Dancer
Tail Spin
(1939) Babe Dugan
The Great Hospital Mystery
(1937) Flossie Duff
Manhattan Heartbeat
(1940) Edna Higgins
Free, Blonde and 21
(1940) Nellie
Way Up Thar
(1935) Jennie KurtzActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer) | |
| 1956 | Self | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| 1952 | Joan Stevens | |
| Susie Perkins | ||
| 1951 | Alice Dean | |
| 1950 | Joanie Davis | |
| Mamie Sage | ||
| Mabel King | ||
| 1949 | (archive footage) | |
| 1948 | Susie Parker | |
| 1946 | Jane Featherstone | |
| 1945 | Joan Mason | |
| Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington | ||
| 1944 | Polly Jasper | |
| Joan Mason | ||
| Dottie Duncan | ||
| 1943 | Joan Davis | |
| Daisy Baker | ||
| Madge Donovan | ||
| 1942 | N/A | |
| Molly Malone | ||
| 1941 | Joan Daley | |
| Miss Carstairs | ||
| Self | ||
| Camille Brewster | ||
| Dottie Nickerson | ||
| 1940 | Edna Higgins | |
| Myrtle | ||
| Nellie | ||
| 1939 | Miss Applegate | |
| Lolly | ||
| Herself (uncredited) | ||
| Babe Dugan | ||
| 1938 | Kitty | |
| Lizzie Olsen | ||
| Mary Dwight | ||
| May Morris | ||
| Irene Keene | ||
| 1937 | Joan Dolan | |
| Inez | ||
| Orchestra Leader | ||
| Comic Spanish Dancer | ||
| Girl in YWCA (uncredited) | ||
| Myrtle | ||
| Strivers | ||
| Flossie Duff | ||
| Miss Katz | ||
| Midge Dooley | ||
| Lili | ||
| 1936 | Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Jennie Kurtz | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |