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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

19

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-01-18

Day of Death

2016-11-16 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Joan Felt

Joan Marie Felt

Joan Carol

Joan Carroll

Biography

Joan Carroll (January 18, 1931 - November 16, 2016) was an American child actress who appeared in films until retiring in 1945. Six-year-old Joan made her film debut in Walking Down Broadway (1938). She played the role of Sunny, and changed her name from Felt to Carroll. A role in Two Sisters (1938) followed, and the next year she had supporting roles in Barricade (1939) and Tower of London (1939). It wasn't until 1940 when Joan had her breakthrough. She had important parts in Anne of Windy Poplars (1940) and especially Primrose Path (1940), where she stole the show as Ginger Rogers' younger sister. In 1941 Joan won her first lead role in Obliging Young Lady (1942). She played Bridget Potter, who was stuck in the middle of a custody case but still found time to be the life of the party at a resort. The film costarred Ruth Warrick. In 1942 Joan was the first child star from Hollywood to appear in a Broadway play. This play, "Panama Hattie", gave Joan national fame, and she was featured in many magazine articles and newspapers. In 1943 she won her second lead role in Petticoat Larceny (1943), in which she played Joan Mitchell, a radio star who goes undercover to get a better feel of her roles. The film reunited Joan with Ruth Warrick. In 1944 Joan played perhaps her most famous role, that of Agnes, younger sister to Judy Garland and older sister to Margaret O'Brien in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944). In 1945 Joan had an important supporting role in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), starring with Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. That same year she appeared in Tomorrow, the World! (1944). After these films, Joan retired.

Known For

Acting

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

Meet Me in St. Louis

as

Agnes Smith

The Bells of St. Mary's

1945

The Bells of St. Mary's

as

Patsy Gallagher

Tower of London

1939

Tower of London

as

Lady Mowbray (uncredited)

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

1939

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

as

Mary Delacour

Tomorrow, the World!

1944

Tomorrow, the World!

as

Pat Frame

Anne of Windy Poplars

1940

Anne of Windy Poplars

as

Betty Grayson

Obliging Young Lady

1942

Obliging Young Lady

as

Bridget Potter

Petticoat Larceny

1943

Petticoat Larceny

as

Joan Mitchell / Small Change

Barricade

1939

Barricade

as

Winifred Ward

The Jack of Diamonds

1949

The Jack of Diamonds

as

Joan Keen

Laddie

1940

Laddie

as

Sister Stanton

Second Chance

1950

Second Chance

as

Nurse

A Child Is Born

1939

A Child Is Born

as

Little Girl (uncredited)

Primrose Path

1940

Primrose Path

as

Honeybell

Gateway

1938

Gateway

as

Child

Walking Down Broadway

1938

Walking Down Broadway

as

Sunny Martin

Production

Crew

Directing