Joan Davis

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1907-06-29

Deathday 1961-05-22 (53 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

Actor

1963
The Sound of Laughter

as Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)

1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

1952
Harem Girl

as Susie Perkins

1952
I Married Joan

as Joan Stevens

1951
The Groom Wore Spurs

as Alice Dean

1950
Let's Join Joanie

as Joanie Davis

1950
Love That Brute

as Mamie Sage

1950
1949
Make Mine Laughs

as (archive footage)

1948
If You Knew Susie

as Susie Parker

1946
She Wrote the Book

as Jane Featherstone

1945
1945
She Gets Her Man

as Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington

1944
Kansas City Kitty

as Polly Jasper

1944
Show Business

as Joan Mason

1944
Beautiful But Broke

as Dottie Duncan

1943
Around the World

as Joan Davis

1943
1943
He's My Guy

as Madge Donovan

1942
Yokel Boy

as Molly Malone

1941
1941
Sun Valley Serenade

as Miss Carstairs

1941
Hold That Ghost

as Camille Brewster

1941
For Beauty's Sake

as Dottie Nickerson

1940
Manhattan Heartbeat

as Edna Higgins

1940
Sailor's Lady

as Myrtle

1940
1939
Day-time Wife

as Miss Applegate

1939
1939
Hollywood Hobbies

as Self (uncredited)

1939
Tail Spin

as Babe Dugan

1938
Hold That Co-ed

as Lizzie Olsen

1938
My Lucky Star

as Mary Dwight

1938
Josette

as May Morris

1938
Sally, Irene and Mary

as Irene Keene

1937
Love and Hisses

as Joan Dolan

1937
Thin Ice

as Orchestra Leader

1937
Wake Up and Live

as Comic Spanish Dancer

1937
You Can't Have Everything

as Girl in YWCA (uncredited)

1937
1937
Angel's Holiday

as Strivers

1937
1937
On the Avenue

as Miss Katz

1937
Time Out for Romance

as Midge Dooley

1937
1936
Bunker Bean

as Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)

1935
Way Up Thar

as Jennie Kurtz

Producer

1950