Joan Davis
Biography
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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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Acting History
1963
The Sound of Laughter as Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest
1952I Married Joan as Joan Stevens
1952Harem Girl as Susie Perkins
1951The Groom Wore Spurs as Alice Dean
1950Let's Join Joanie as Joanie Davis
1950Love That Brute as Mamie Sage
1950The Traveling Saleswoman as Mabel King
1949Make Mine Laughs as (archive footage)
1948If You Knew Susie as Susie Parker
1946She Wrote the Book as Jane Featherstone
1945George White's Scandals as Joan Mason
1945She Gets Her Man as Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington
1944Kansas City Kitty as Polly Jasper
1944Show Business as Joan Mason
1944Beautiful But Broke as Dottie Duncan
1943Around the World as Joan Davis
1943Two Señoritas from Chicago as Daisy Baker
1943He's My Guy as Madge Donovan
1942Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942Yokel Boy as Molly Malone
1941Two Latins from Manhattan as Joan Daley
1941Sun Valley Serenade as Miss Carstairs
1941Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 as Self
1941Hold That Ghost as Camille Brewster
1941For Beauty's Sake as Dottie Nickerson
1940Manhattan Heartbeat as Edna Higgins
1940Sailor's Lady as Myrtle
1940Free, Blonde and 21 as Nellie
1939Day-time Wife as Miss Applegate
1939Too Busy to Work as Lolly
1939Hollywood Hobbies as Self (uncredited)
1939Tail Spin as Babe Dugan
1938Just Around the Corner as Kitty
1938Hold That Co-ed as Lizzie Olsen
1938My Lucky Star as Mary Dwight
1938Josette as May Morris
1938Sally, Irene and Mary as Irene Keene
1937Love and Hisses as Joan Dolan
1937Life Begins in College as Inez
1937Thin Ice as Orchestra Leader
1937Wake Up and Live as Comic Spanish Dancer
1937You Can't Have Everything as Girl in YWCA (uncredited)
1937Sing and Be Happy as Myrtle
1937Angel's Holiday as Strivers
1937The Great Hospital Mystery as Flossie Duff
1937On the Avenue as Miss Katz
1937Time Out for Romance as Midge Dooley
1937The Holy Terror as Lili
1936Bunker Bean as Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)
1935Millions in the Air as Singer
1935Way Up Thar as Jennie Kurtz