Joyce Compton

Career timeline

1. 1907 · Born

   Born in Lexington, Kentucky, USA

2. 1927 · Screen debut

   Ankles Preferred (Movie)

3. 1945 · Breakthrough

   Mildred Pierce (Movie)

4. 1960 · Latest release

   Pete and Gladys (TV)

5. 1997 · Died

   October 13, 1997

Career in numbers

3 1920s

43 1930s

26 1940s

6 1950s

1 1960s

• Drama38
• Comedy32
• Romance29
• Crime17
• Music12
• Mystery10

Highest-rated title The Best Years of Our Lives 1946 7.7 Most popular title The Best Years of Our Lives 1946 7.7

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Joyce Compton in our catalogue.

Billy Gilbert

3 titles together

Cecil Cunningham

3 titles together

George Tobias

3 titles together

Lee Patrick

2 titles together

Tim Ryan

2 titles together

Jack Carson

2 titles together

E. E. Clive

2 titles together

Stuart Erwin

2 titles together

Robert Kent

2 titles together

1. 1960 Pete and Gladys TV
2. 1958 Girl in the Woods as Aunt Martha Movie
3. 1957 Jet Pilot as Mary Lou Simpson 5.5 Movie
4. 1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Waitress TV
5. 1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie TV
6. 1953 I Was a Burlesque Queen as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte Movie
7. 1952 The Abbott and Costello Show as Girl at Drivers License Bureau 7.2 TV
8. 1949 Mighty Joe Young as Alice (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
9. 1948 Sorry, Wrong Number as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
10. 1947 Exposed as Emmy Movie
11. 1947 Scared to Death as Jane Cornell 4.3 Movie
12. 1946 The Best Years of Our Lives as Hat Check Girl (uncredited) 7.7 Movie
13. 1946 Dark Alibi as Emily Evans 6.3 Movie
14. 1946 Behind the Mask as Lulu Movie
15. 1945 Danger Signal as Kate Movie
16. 1945 Mildred Pierce as Waitress (uncredited) 7.6 Movie
17. 1945 Christmas in Connecticut as Nurse Mary Lee 7.0 Movie
18. 1945 Hitchhike to Happiness as Joan Randall Movie
19. 1945 Pillow to Post as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited) Movie
20. 1943 Silver Spurs as Millie Love Movie
21. 1943 Let's Face It as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited) Movie
22. 1942 Thunder Birds as Saleswoman Movie
23. 1941 Bedtime Story as Beulah Movie
24. 1941 Blues in the Night as Blonde 6.2 Movie
25. 1941 Manpower as Scarlett Movie
26. 1941 Ziegfeld Girl as Miss Sawyer (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
27. 1940 Who Killed Aunt Maggie? as Cynthia Lou Movie
28. 1940 The Villain Still Pursued Her as Hazel Dalton Movie
29. 1940 Sky Murder as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister Movie
30. 1940 City for Conquest as Lilly 6.9 Movie
31. 1940 They Drive by Night as Sue Carter (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
32. 1940 I Take This Oath as Betty Casey Movie
33. 1940 Turnabout as Irene Clare Movie
34. 1939 Escape to Paradise as Penelope Carter Movie
35. 1939 Balalaika as Masha Movie
36. 1939 Rose of Washington Square as Peggy Movie
37. 1939 Hollywood Hobbies as Tourist Movie
38. 1939 The Flying Irishman as Sally Movie
39. 1938 Going Places as Joan Movie
40. 1938 Artists and Models Abroad as Chickie Movie
41. 1938 Spring Madness as Sally Movie
42. 1938 You and Me as Curly Blonde 6.6 Movie
43. 1938 Women Are Like That as Miss Hall Movie
44. 1938 Love on a Budget as Millie Brown Movie
45. 1937 The Awful Truth as Dixie Belle Lee 7.2 Movie
46. 1937 The Toast of New York as Mary Lou (uncredited) Movie
47. 1937 Born Reckless as Dora Movie
48. 1937 Rhythm in the Clouds as Receptionist Movie
49. 1937 Kid Galahad as Party Guest on Phone (uncredited) 7.1 Movie
50. 1937 Pick a Star as Newlywed Movie
51. 1937 Wings Over Honolulu as Caroline Movie
52. 1937 Top of the Town as Beulah Movie
53. 1937 We Have Our Moments as Carrie Movie
54. 1937 China Passage as Elaine Gentry Movie
55. 1936 Three Smart Girls as Evans' Secretary 6.5 Movie
56. 1936 Ellis Island as Adele Movie
57. 1936 Star for a Night as Ellen Romaine Movie
58. 1936 Love Before Breakfast as Mary Lee Movie
59. 1936 Valley of the Lawless as Joan Jenkins Movie
60. 1935 Suicide Squad as Mary O'Connor Movie
61. 1935 College Scandal as Toby Carpenter Movie
62. 1935 Let 'em Have It as Barbara Movie
63. 1935 Rustlers of Red Dog as Mary Lee Movie
64. 1934 Caravan as Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited) Movie
65. 1934 Imitation of Life as Young Woman at Party (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
66. 1934 King Kelly of the U.S.A. as Maxine LaTour Movie
67. 1934 Affairs of a Gentleman as Foxey Dennison Movie
68. 1933 Only Yesterday as Margot (Uncredited) Movie
69. 1933 Luxury Liner as Girl Overboard (uncredited) Movie
70. 1932 If I Had a Million as Marie - Waitress (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
71. 1932 Beauty Parlor as Joan Perry Movie
72. 1932 Westward Passage as Lillie, the Model (uncredited) Movie
73. 1932 Under Eighteen as Sybil Movie
74. 1931 Women of All Nations as Kiki Movie
75. 1931 Up Pops the Devil as Luella May Carroll Movie
76. 1931 Three Girls Lost as Edna Best Movie
77. 1929 Salute as Marian Wilson Movie
78. 1929 The Wild Party as Eva 'Evie' Tutt Movie
79. 1927 Ankles Preferred as Virginia Movie

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