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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1907-06-29 (117 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

1963

The Sound of Laughter as Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)

1956

The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest

1952

Harem Girl as Susie Perkins
I Married Joan as Joan Stevens

1951

The Groom Wore Spurs as Alice Dean

1950

Love That Brute as Mamie Sage
Let's Join Joanie as Joanie Davis

1949

Make Mine Laughs as (archive footage)

1948

If You Knew Susie as Susie Parker

1946

She Wrote the Book as Jane Featherstone

1945

She Gets Her Man as Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington

1944

Beautiful But Broke as Dottie Duncan
Show Business as Joan Mason
Kansas City Kitty as Polly Jasper

1943

Around the World as Joan Davis
He's My Guy as Madge Donovan

1942

Yokel Boy as Molly Malone

1941

Hold That Ghost as Camille Brewster
Sun Valley Serenade as Miss Carstairs
For Beauty's Sake as Dottie Nickerson

1940

Sailor's Lady as Myrtle
Manhattan Heartbeat as Edna Higgins

1939

Tail Spin as Babe Dugan
Day-time Wife as Miss Applegate
Hollywood Hobbies as Self (uncredited)

1938

Hold That Co-ed as Lizzie Olsen
Sally, Irene and Mary as Irene Keene
My Lucky Star as Mary Dwight
Josette as May Morris

1937

Thin Ice as Orchestra Leader
Angel's Holiday as Strivers
On the Avenue as Miss Katz
Wake Up and Live as Comic Spanish Dancer
You Can't Have Everything as Girl in YWCA (uncredited)
Love and Hisses as Joan Dolan
Time Out for Romance as Midge Dooley

1936

Bunker Bean as Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)

1935

Way Up Thar as Jennie Kurtz

Production

1950