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Aliases: Joanne Woodbury , Nana Martinez , John Woodbury , Joan Elmer Woodbury

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 43

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joan Woodbury (December 17, 1915 – February 22, 1989) was an American actress beginning in the 1930s and continuing well into the 1960s. Woodbury received her first acting role in the 1934 film Eight Girls in a Boat, which was uncredited. Another uncredited role followed, with her first credited role being in the 1934 film One Exciting Adventure, which starred Binnie Barnes. Her first major role, billed as Nana Martinez, was in a Hopalong Cassidy movie The Eagle's Brood. Woodbury appeared in 15 films from 1934 through 1935, of which 10 were uncredited. In 1936, her career began to become more successful, with appearances in eight films that year, of which five were uncredited. However, of the three roles that were credited, Woodbury made an impact, and caught the attention of studios. Her mixture of Danish, British, and Native American heritage gave her an exotic appearance, and allowed her to be cast in many different ethnicities, from Hispanic to French and Asian. By 1937, her career had taken off, mostly in B-movies such as Living on Love and Bulldog Courage, but also with her receiving many credited roles. In 1937, Woodbury starred in her first of several credited Charlie Chan films, titled Charlie Chan on Broadway. She also began appearing in numerous Westerns, portraying the heroine opposite some of the 1930s' biggest cowboy actors, to include William Boyd of Hopalong Cassidy fame, Roy Rogers, and Johnny Mack Brown. Woodbury appeared in 50 films from 1937 to 1945, almost all of which were credited. Her most memorable of that period was her lead role in the serial Brenda Starr, Reporter, in 1945. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Woodbury, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

The Ten Commandments
Average
8

The Ten Commandments

(1956) Korah's Wife
The Bride of Frankenstein
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8

The Bride of Frankenstein

(1935) Queen Homunculus (uncredited)
Call of the Wild
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6

Call of the Wild

(1935) Show Girl (uncredited)
Mystery of the White Room
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0

Mystery of the White Room

(1939) Lila Haines
The Time Travelers
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5

The Time Travelers

(1964) Gadra
Anthony Adverse
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6

Anthony Adverse

(1936) Half-Caste Dancing Girl
Phantom Killer
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4

Phantom Killer

(1942) Barbara Mason
The Luck of Roaring Camp
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3

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1964 Gadra
1956 Korah's Wife
1949 Red, the Bar-Girl
1948 Bubbles LaRue
1947 Mary Mason
Claire Lorrison
1946 Flo (uncredited)
1945 Katherine Owens
Poppy Rand
Babe
Gloria
Brenda Starr
1944 Leah Manning
Antoinette 'Toni' Vigran (Uncredited)
1943 Margie Burke
Sundown
Amy Duncan
Maria (Uncredited)
1942 Barbara Mason
Vera Martin
Billie Hilton
Nancy Brooks-Graham
Margie Dove
Maria
Ann Weston
1941 Mona
Geri Reynolds
Lois Morgan
Valencia Duncan
Rita Adams
Barbara Winslow
Della Casey / Dolores Casino
1940 Melody (uncredited)
Mrs. Tupper
1939 Hazila
Lila Haines
1938 Nora Parker
Pearl Mussendorfer
Therese Brahm
Conchita Montez
Marge Dexter
Aicha
Barbara Lang
1937 Elsie
Edith Crumwell
Rita Marlowe
Marie Collins / Mrs. Thomas Mitchell
Doris Duane, a film actress
Lola
Margot Whitney
Toto - French Girl (uncredited)
Chiquita
1936 Dancer in Opera (uncredited)
Lolita Valle
Half-Caste Dancing Girl
Ann Mervin
Gloria Robloff
Valparaiso Bar Girl - Facing Wall (uncredited)
1935 Helen Brennan
Dancer
Dolores
Dancer in Versailles Cafe (uncredited)
Show Girl (uncredited)
Queen Homunculus (uncredited)
Secretary (uncredited)
1934 Girl
Year Character Movie/Tv

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