Joan Davis

Joan Davis

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.

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1963

The Sound of Laughter
The Sound of Laughter
as Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
Movie - Released: 12/17/1963

1956

The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/24/1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/5/1956

1952

Harem Girl
Harem Girl
as Susie Perkins
Movie - Released: 1/22/1952
I Married Joan
I Married Joan
as Joan Stevens
TV - Released: 10/15/1952

1951

The Groom Wore Spurs
The Groom Wore Spurs
as Alice Dean
Movie - Released: 3/13/1951

1950

Love That Brute
Love That Brute
as Mamie Sage
Movie - Released: 6/6/1950
Movie
Let's Join Joanie
as Joanie Davis
Movie - Released: 6/14/1950
The Traveling Saleswoman
The Traveling Saleswoman
as Mabel King
Movie - Released: 2/15/1950

1949

Make Mine Laughs
Make Mine Laughs
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/3/1949

1948

If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susie
as Susie Parker
Movie - Released: 2/7/1948

1946

She Wrote the Book
She Wrote the Book
as Jane Featherstone
Movie - Released: 5/31/1946

1945

George White's Scandals
George White's Scandals
as Joan Mason
Movie - Released: 10/9/1945
She Gets Her Man
She Gets Her Man
as Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington
Movie - Released: 1/12/1945

1944

Beautiful But Broke
Beautiful But Broke
as Dottie Duncan
Movie - Released: 1/28/1944
Show Business
Show Business
as Joan Mason
Movie - Released: 5/10/1944
Kansas City Kitty
Kansas City Kitty
as Polly Jasper
Movie - Released: 8/24/1944

1943

Around the World
Around the World
as Joan Davis
Movie - Released: 11/27/1943
He's My Guy
He's My Guy
as Madge Donovan
Movie - Released: 3/26/1943
Two Señoritas from Chicago
Two Señoritas from Chicago
as Daisy Baker
Movie - Released: 6/10/1943

1942

Yokel Boy
Yokel Boy
as Molly Malone
Movie - Released: 3/13/1942
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Movie - Released: 10/5/1942

1941

Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost
as Camille Brewster
Movie - Released: 8/8/1941
Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade
as Miss Carstairs
Movie - Released: 8/29/1941
Movie
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/15/1941
Two Latins from Manhattan
Two Latins from Manhattan
as Joan Daley
Movie - Released: 10/2/1941
For Beauty's Sake
For Beauty's Sake
as Dottie Nickerson
Movie - Released: 6/6/1941

1940

Sailor's Lady
Sailor's Lady
as Myrtle
Movie - Released: 7/5/1940
Free, Blonde and 21
Free, Blonde and 21
as Nellie
Movie - Released: 3/28/1940
Manhattan Heartbeat
Manhattan Heartbeat
as Edna Higgins
Movie - Released: 7/11/1940

1939

Tail Spin
Tail Spin
as Babe Dugan
Movie - Released: 2/19/1939
Day-time Wife
Day-time Wife
as Miss Applegate
Movie - Released: 11/24/1939
Hollywood Hobbies
Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/3/1939
Too Busy to Work
Too Busy to Work
as Lolly
Movie - Released: 11/17/1939

1938

Just Around the Corner
Just Around the Corner
as Kitty
Movie - Released: 11/11/1938
Hold That Co-ed
Hold That Co-ed
as Lizzie Olsen
Movie - Released: 9/16/1938
Sally, Irene and Mary
Sally, Irene and Mary
as Irene Keene
Movie - Released: 3/4/1938
My Lucky Star
My Lucky Star
as Mary Dwight
Movie - Released: 9/9/1938
Josette
Josette
as May Morris
Movie - Released: 6/3/1938

1937

Thin Ice
Thin Ice
as Orchestra Leader
Movie - Released: 9/3/1937
Angel's Holiday
Angel's Holiday
as Strivers
Movie - Released: 6/7/1937
On the Avenue
On the Avenue
as Miss Katz
Movie - Released: 2/12/1937
Wake Up and Live
Wake Up and Live
as Comic Spanish Dancer
Movie - Released: 8/23/1937
Life Begins in College
Life Begins in College
as Inez
Movie - Released: 10/1/1937
You Can't Have Everything
You Can't Have Everything
as Girl in YWCA (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/2/1937
Love and Hisses
Love and Hisses
as Joan Dolan
Movie - Released: 12/21/1937
The Great Hospital Mystery
The Great Hospital Mystery
as Flossie Duff
Movie - Released: 5/14/1937
Time Out for Romance
Time Out for Romance
as Midge Dooley
Movie - Released: 2/10/1937
Sing and Be Happy
Sing and Be Happy
as Myrtle
Movie - Released: 6/25/1937
The Holy Terror
The Holy Terror
as Lili
Movie - Released: 2/5/1937

1936

Bunker Bean
Bunker Bean
as Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/26/1936

1935

Way Up Thar
Way Up Thar
as Jennie Kurtz
Movie - Released: 11/7/1935
Movie
Millions in the Air
as Singer
Movie - Released: 12/12/1935