Joan Davis
Known for
Acting
Life
1907 – 1961 (aged 53)
Born in
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Credits
View on IMDb49 acting credits
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.
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Known For
Hold That Ghost
07 Aug 1941
Sun Valley Serenade
29 Aug 1941
Day-time Wife
24 Nov 1939
Just Around the Corner
11 Nov 1938
The Groom Wore Spurs
13 Mar 1951
Thin Ice
03 Sep 1937
Bunker Bean
26 Jun 1936
Tail Spin
19 Feb 1939
Photos
Filmography
1963
- The Sound of Laughteras Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
1952
- I Married Joanas Joan Stevens98 episodes
- Harem Girlas Susie Perkins
1951
- The Groom Wore Spursas Alice Dean
1950
- Let's Join Joanieas Joanie Davis
- Love That Bruteas Mamie Sage
- The Traveling Saleswomanas Mabel King
1949
- Make Mine Laughsas (archive footage)
1948
- If You Knew Susieas Susie Parker
1946
- She Wrote the Bookas Jane Featherstone
1945
- George White's Scandalsas Joan Mason
- She Gets Her Manas Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington
1944
- Kansas City Kittyas Polly Jasper
- Show Businessas Joan Mason
- Beautiful But Brokeas Dottie Duncan
1943
- Around the Worldas Joan Davis
- Two Señoritas from Chicagoas Daisy Baker
- He's My Guyas Madge Donovan
1942
- Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
- Yokel Boyas Molly Malone
1941
- Two Latins from Manhattanas Joan Daley
- Sun Valley Serenadeas Miss Carstairs
- Hold That Ghostas Camille Brewster
- For Beauty's Sakeas Dottie Nickerson
1940
- Manhattan Heartbeatas Edna Higgins
- Sailor's Ladyas Myrtle
- Free, Blonde and 21as Nellie
1939
- Day-time Wifeas Miss Applegate
- Too Busy to Workas Lolly
- Tail Spinas Babe Dugan
1938
- Just Around the Corneras Kitty
- Hold That Co-edas Lizzie Olsen
- My Lucky Staras Mary Dwight
- Josetteas May Morris
- Sally, Irene and Maryas Irene Keene
1937
- Love and Hissesas Joan Dolan
- Life Begins in Collegeas Inez
- Thin Iceas Orchestra Leader
- Wake Up and Liveas Comic Spanish Dancer
- You Can't Have Everythingas Girl in YWCA (uncredited)
- Sing and Be Happyas Myrtle
- Angel's Holidayas Strivers
- The Great Hospital Mysteryas Flossie Duff
- On the Avenueas Miss Katz
- Time Out for Romanceas Midge Dooley
- The Holy Terroras Lili
1936
- Bunker Beanas Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)
1935
- Millions in the Airas Singer
- Way Up Tharas Jennie Kurtz