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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

54

Gender

Female

Birthday

1907-06-29

Day of Death

1961-05-22 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

Josephine "Joan" Davis

Josephine Davis

Joan Davis

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.

Known For

Acting

The Sound of Laughter

1963

The Sound of Laughter

as

Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)

Hold That Ghost

1941

Hold That Ghost

as

Camille Brewster

Around the World

1943

Around the World

as

Joan Davis

Sun Valley Serenade

1941

Sun Valley Serenade

as

Miss Carstairs

Thin Ice

1937

Thin Ice

as

Orchestra Leader

Tail Spin

1939

Tail Spin

as

Babe Dugan

Day-time Wife

1939

Day-time Wife

as

Miss Applegate

Angel's Holiday

1937

Angel's Holiday

as

Strivers

The Groom Wore Spurs

1951

The Groom Wore Spurs

as

Alice Dean

Beautiful But Broke

1944

Beautiful But Broke

as

Dottie Duncan

On the Avenue

1937

On the Avenue

as

Miss Katz

Love That Brute

1950

Love That Brute

as

Mamie Sage

If You Knew Susie

1948

If You Knew Susie

as

Susie Parker

Way Up Thar

1935

Way Up Thar

as

Jennie Kurtz

Show Business

1944

Show Business

as

Joan Mason

Harem Girl

1952

Harem Girl

as

Susie Perkins

George White's Scandals

1945

George White's Scandals

as

Joan Mason

She Gets Her Man

1945

She Gets Her Man

as

Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington

Wake Up and Live

1937

Wake Up and Live

as

Comic Spanish Dancer

Hold That Co-ed

1938

Hold That Co-ed

as

Lizzie Olsen

Let's Join Joanie

1950

Let's Join Joanie

as

Joanie Davis

Hollywood Hobbies

1939

Hollywood Hobbies

as

Self (uncredited)

Sally, Irene and Mary

1938

Sally, Irene and Mary

as

Irene Keene

My Lucky Star

1938

My Lucky Star

as

Mary Dwight

You Can't Have Everything

1937

You Can't Have Everything

as

Girl in YWCA (uncredited)

Josette

1938

Josette

as

May Morris

Too Busy to Work

1939

Too Busy to Work

as

Lolly

Love and Hisses

1937

Love and Hisses

as

Joan Dolan

The Great Hospital Mystery

1937

The Great Hospital Mystery

as

Flossie Duff

Sailor's Lady

1940

Sailor's Lady

as

Myrtle

Kansas City Kitty

1944

Kansas City Kitty

as

Polly Jasper

The Traveling Saleswoman

1950

The Traveling Saleswoman

as

Mabel King

Yokel Boy

1942

Yokel Boy

as

Molly Malone

Time Out for Romance

1937

Time Out for Romance

as

Midge Dooley

Sing and Be Happy

1937

Sing and Be Happy

as

Myrtle

He's My Guy

1943

He's My Guy

as

Madge Donovan

Manhattan Heartbeat

1940

Manhattan Heartbeat

as

Edna Higgins

Make Mine Laughs

1949

Make Mine Laughs

as

(archive footage)

She Wrote the Book

1946

She Wrote the Book

as

Jane Featherstone

Bunker Bean

1936

Bunker Bean

as

Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)

For Beauty's Sake

1941

For Beauty's Sake

as

Dottie Nickerson

The Holy Terror

1937

The Holy Terror

as

Lili

I Married Joan

I Married Joan

as

Joan Stevens

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Guest

Production

Crew

Directing