Joan Davis

Joan Davis

🎂 29th June 1907 (118 yrs) 📍 Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Known For

Hold That Ghost

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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Joan Davis

Movies Featuring Joan Davis

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Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)

as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
The Sound of Laughter

The Sound of Laughter (1963)

as Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
Harem Girl

Harem Girl (1952)

as Susie Perkins
The Groom Wore Spurs

The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)

as Alice Dean
Let's Join Joanie

Let's Join Joanie (1950)

as Joanie Davis
Love That Brute

Love That Brute (1950)

as Mamie Sage
The Traveling Saleswoman

The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)

as Mabel King
Make Mine Laughs

Make Mine Laughs (1949)

as (archive footage)
If You Knew Susie

If You Knew Susie (1948)

as Susie Parker
She Wrote the Book

She Wrote the Book (1946)

as Jane Featherstone
George White's Scandals

George White's Scandals (1945)

as Joan Mason
She Gets Her Man

She Gets Her Man (1945)

as Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington
Kansas City Kitty

Kansas City Kitty (1944)

as Polly Jasper
Show Business

Show Business (1944)

as Joan Mason
Beautiful But Broke

Beautiful But Broke (1944)

as Dottie Duncan
Around the World

Around the World (1943)

as Joan Davis
Two Señoritas from Chicago

Two Señoritas from Chicago (1943)

as Daisy Baker
He's My Guy

He's My Guy (1943)

as Madge Donovan
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 (1942)

Yokel Boy

Yokel Boy (1942)

as Molly Malone
Two Latins from Manhattan

Two Latins from Manhattan (1941)

as Joan Daley
Sun Valley Serenade

Sun Valley Serenade (1941)

as Miss Carstairs
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 (1941)

as Self
Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost (1941)

as Camille Brewster
For Beauty's Sake

For Beauty's Sake (1941)

as Dottie Nickerson
Manhattan Heartbeat

Manhattan Heartbeat (1940)

as Edna Higgins
Sailor's Lady

Sailor's Lady (1940)

as Myrtle
Free, Blonde and 21

Free, Blonde and 21 (1940)

as Nellie
Day-time Wife

Day-time Wife (1939)

as Miss Applegate
Too Busy to Work

Too Busy to Work (1939)

as Lolly
Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies (1939)

as Self (uncredited)
Tail Spin

Tail Spin (1939)

as Babe Dugan
Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner (1938)

as Kitty
Hold That Co-ed

Hold That Co-ed (1938)

as Lizzie Olsen
My Lucky Star

My Lucky Star (1938)

as Mary Dwight
Josette

Josette (1938)

as May Morris
Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)

as Irene Keene
Love and Hisses

Love and Hisses (1937)

as Joan Dolan
Life Begins in College

Life Begins in College (1937)

as Inez
Thin Ice

Thin Ice (1937)

as Orchestra Leader
Wake Up and Live

Wake Up and Live (1937)

as Comic Spanish Dancer
You Can't Have Everything

You Can't Have Everything (1937)

as Girl in YWCA (uncredited)
Sing and Be Happy

Sing and Be Happy (1937)

as Myrtle
Angel's Holiday

Angel's Holiday (1937)

as Strivers
The Great Hospital Mystery

The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)

as Flossie Duff
On the Avenue

On the Avenue (1937)

as Miss Katz
Time Out for Romance

Time Out for Romance (1937)

as Midge Dooley
The Holy Terror

The Holy Terror (1937)

as Lili
Bunker Bean

Bunker Bean (1936)

as Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)
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Millions in the Air (1935)

as Singer
Way Up Thar

Way Up Thar (1935)

as Jennie Kurtz