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Olivia Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress. Compton was born in Lexington, Kentucky. (Despite frequent reports to the contrary, her name was not originally "Eleanor Hunt"; she had appeared in the film Good Sport (1931) with Hunt and this confusion in an early press article followed Compton throughout her career.) After graduating high school she spent two years studying at the University of Tulsa, studying dramatics, art, music and dancing. She won a personality and beauty contest and spent two months in a film studio as an extra.
Compton first made a name for herself when she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby St…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Olivia Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress. Compton was born in Lexington, Kentucky. (Despite frequent reports to the contrary, her name was not originally "Eleanor Hunt"; she had appeared in the film Good Sport (1931) with Hunt and this confusion in an early press article followed Compton throughout her career.) After graduating high school she spent two years studying at the University of Tulsa, studying dramatics, art, music and dancing. She won a personality and beauty contest and spent two months in a film studio as an extra. Compton first made a name for herself when she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926, alongside Mary Brian, Dolores Costello, Joan Crawford, Dolores del Río, Janet Gaynor and Fay Wray. Compton appeared in a long string of mostly B-movies from the 1920s through the 1950s. She was a comedy actress and protested at being stereotyped as a "dumb blonde". Among her over two hundred films were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Mildred Pierce, and The Best Years of Our Lives. A devout Christian, on her gravestone, just beneath her dates of birth and death, is written "Christian Actress". She died from natural causes, aged 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.
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BODY OF WORK
Joyce Compton's Filmography
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Girl in the Woods
as Aunt Martha
Jet Pilot
as Mary Lou Simpson
The Persuader
as Julie
I Was a Burlesque Queen
as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte
Mighty Joe Young
as Alice (uncredited)
Grand Canyon
as Mabel
Incident
as Joan Manning
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
A Southern Yankee
as Hortense Dobson
Linda, Be Good
as Mrs. LaVitte
Exposed
as Emmy
Scared to Death
as Jane Cornell
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Rendezvous with Annie
as Louise Grapa (uncredited)
Dark Alibi
as Emily Evans
Behind the Mask
as Lulu
Danger Signal
as Kate
Mildred Pierce
as Waitress (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
as Nurse Mary Lee
Hitchhike to Happiness
as Joan Randall
Pillow to Post
as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)
Swing Out the Blues
as Kitty Grogan
Silver Spurs
as Millie Love
Let's Face It
as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited)
Let's Face It
as Wiggin's Girl
Silver Skates
as Lucille
Thunder Birds
as Saleswoman
Too Many Women
as Barbara Cartwright
Bedtime Story
as Beulah
Blues in the Night
as Blonde
Moon Over Her Shoulder
as Cecilia
Scattergood Meets Broadway
as Diana Deane
Manpower
as Scarlett
Ziegfeld Girl
as Miss Sawyer (uncredited)
Let's Make Music
as Betty
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
as Cynthia Lou
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Hazel Dalton
Sky Murder
as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister
City for Conquest
as Lilly
They Drive by Night
as Sue Carter (uncredited)
I Take This Oath
as Betty Casey
Turnabout
as Irene Clare
Honeymoon Deferred
as Kitty Kerry
Escape to Paradise
as Penelope Carter
Balalaika
as Masha
Reno
as Bonnie Newcomb
Hotel for Women
as Emeline Thomas
Rose of Washington Square
as Peggy
Hollywood Hobbies
as Tourist
The Flying Irishman
as Sally
Going Places
as Joan
Trade Winds
as Mrs. Johnson
Artists and Models Abroad
as Chickie
The Last Warning
as Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz
Spring Madness
as Sally
How to Watch Football
as Benchley's girlfriend
You and Me
as Curly Blonde
Women Are Like That
as Miss Hall
Love on a Budget
as Millie Brown
The Awful Truth
as Dixie Belle Lee
Small Town Boy
as Molly Summers
Sea Racketeers
as Blondie
The Toast of New York
as Mary Lou (uncredited)
Born Reckless
as Dora
Rhythm in the Clouds
as Receptionist
Kid Galahad
as Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)
Pick a Star
as Newlywed
Wings Over Honolulu
as Caroline
Top of the Town
as Beulah
We Have Our Moments
as Carrie
China Passage
as Elaine Gentry
Three Smart Girls
as Evans' Secretary
Country Gentlemen
as Gertie
Under Your Spell
as Secretary (uncredited)
No Poster
Ellis Island
as Adele
Murder with Pictures
as Hester Boone
Sitting on the Moon
as Blossom
Star for a Night
as Ellen Romaine
Trapped by Television
as Mae Collins
The Harvester
as Thelma Biddle
Love Before Breakfast
as Mary Lee
Valley of the Lawless
as Joan Jenkins
Public Ghost # 1
as Miss Compton
Suicide Squad
as Mary O'Connor
No Poster
Life Hesitates at 40
as Joyce
Manhattan Monkey Business
as Joyce
College Scandal
as Toby Carpenter
Let 'em Have It
as Barbara
Go Into Your Dance
as Café Showgirl
Rustlers of Red Dog
as Mary Lee
Caravan
as Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited)
Imitation of Life
as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
The White Parade
as Una Mellon
Everything's Ducky
as Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
as Maxine LaTour
Million Dollar Ransom
as Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)
Affairs of a Gentleman
as Foxey Dennison
Only Yesterday
as Margot (Uncredited)
No Poster
Sing, Sinner, Sing
as Gwen
Roadhouse Queen
as Dorothy
No Poster
Dream Stuff
as Betty
No Poster
The Plumber and the Lady
as Louise
No Poster
Caliente Love
as Betty
Luxury Liner
as Girl Overboard (uncredited)
The Wrestler's Bride
as Mrs. Scissors Jackson
If I Had a Million
as Marie - Waitress (uncredited)
Afraid to Talk
as Alice - Party Girl
Madison Square Garden
as Joyce
False Faces
as Dottie Nation
No Poster
A Parisian Romance
as Marcelle
Fighting for Justice
as Amy Tracy
Lady and Gent
as Betty
Beauty Parlor
as Joan Perry
Unholy Love
as Sheilla Bailey Gregory
Westward Passage
as Lillie, the Model (uncredited)
Lena Rivers
as Caroline Nichols
Under Eighteen
as Sybil
Good Sport
as Fay
The Spider
as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)
Annabelle's Affairs
as Mabel
Women of All Nations
as Kiki
Up Pops the Devil
as Luella May Carroll
Three Girls Lost
as Edna Best
Three Rogues
as Ace's girl
Lightnin'
as Betty - Larry's Wife
Wild Company
as Anita Grayson
The Three Sisters
as Carlotta
High Society Blues
as Pearl Granger
Salute
as Marian Wilson
Dangerous Curves
as Jennie Silver
The Wild Party
as Eva 'Evie' Tutt
The Sky Hawk
as Peggy
Soft Living
as Billie Wilson
The Border Cavalier
as Madge Lawton
Ankles Preferred
as Virginia
Syncopating Sue
as Marge Adams
A Broadway Lady
as Phyllis Westbrook
What Fools Men
as Dorothy