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Joan Davis

Actress / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress / Television Producer | * 06/29/1907 († 53, 05/22/1961) | Saint Paul, Minnesota (United States of America (USA))
Josephine "Joan" Davis (June 29, 1912 – May 23, 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 screen actress (notably in the Abbott and Costello comedy Hold That Ghost), and a leading star of 1940s radio comedy. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, she was the only child of LeRoy Davis and Nina Mae (née Sinks) Davis, who were married in St. Paul on November 23, 1910. Davis had been a performer since childhood. She appeared with her husband Si Wills in vaudeville. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Joan Davis

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Joan Davis as Actress(48)

as Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)1963 The Sound of Laughter
as Susie Perkins1952 Harem Girl
as Alice Dean1951 The Groom Wore Spurs
as Mabel King1950 The Traveling Saleswoman
as Mamie Sage1950 Love That Brute
as Joanie Davis1950 Let's Join Joanie
as (archive footage)1949 Make Mine Laughs
as Susie Parker1948 If You Knew Susie
as Jane Featherstone1946 She Wrote the Book
as Joan Mason1945 George White's Scandals
as Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington1945 She Gets Her Man
as Joan Mason1944 Show Business
as Dottie Duncan1944 Beautiful But Broke
as Polly Jasper1944 Kansas City Kitty
as herself1943 Around the World
as Madge Donovan1943 He's My Guy
as Daisy Baker1943 Two Señoritas from Chicago
as Molly Malone1942 Yokel Boy
as Camille Brewster1941 Hold That Ghost
as Miss Carstairs1941 Sun Valley Serenade
as Joan Daley1941 Two Latins from Manhattan
as Dottie Nickerson1941 For Beauty's Sake
as Edna Higgins1940 Manhattan Heartbeat
as Nellie1940 Free, Blonde and 21
as Myrtle1940 Sailor's Lady
as Babe Dugan1939 Tail Spin
as Herself (uncredited)1939 Hollywood Hobbies
as Miss Applegate1939 Day-time Wife
as Lolly1939 Too Busy to Work
as Lizzie Olsen1938 Hold That Co-ed
as Irene Keene1938 Sally, Irene and Mary
as Mary Dwight1938 My Lucky Star
as May Morris1938 Josette
as Lili1937 The Holy Terror
as Flossie Duff1937 The Great Hospital Mystery
as Midge Dooley1937 Time Out for Romance
as Girl in Y.W.C.A. (uncredited)1937 You Can't Have Everything
as Miss Katz1937 On the Avenue
as Orchestra Leader1937 Thin Ice
as Joan Dolan1937 Love and Hisses
as Myrtle1937 Sing and Be Happy
as Strivers1937 Angel's Holiday
as Comic Spanish Dancer1937 Wake Up and Live
as Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)1936 Bunker Bean
as Jennie Kurtz1935 Way Up Thar

TV Shows/Series with Joan Davis as Actress(3)

as Self - Guest1956 The Steve Allen Show
as Joan Stevens1952 I Married Joan

Movies with Joan Davis as Crew(1)

Production/Producer1950 The Traveling Saleswoman

Born: Saturday, 06/29 1907 (June) in Saint Paul, Minnesota (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 05/22 1961 (May) in Palm Springs (aged: 53)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Hollywood Professional School
Children: Beverly Wills
Other names for Joan Davis (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Madonna Josephine Davis"
Joan Davis frequently works together with these people:
Darryl F. Zanuck (12x, Crew)
Thomas Little (12x, Crew)
Lynn Bari (7x, Actress)
Paul Hurst (6x, Actor)
Bernard Herzbrun (6x, Crew)
Jack Yellen (6x, Crew)
Robert Lowery (6x, Actor)
Karl Tunberg (6x, Crew)
Douglas Fowley (5x, Actor)
Peter Lawford (5x, Actor)
Alice Faye (5x, Actress)
Chick Chandler (5x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1356724, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 04/22/2024