Joyce Compton
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Olivia Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress. Compton was born in Lexington, Kentucky. (Despite frequent reports to the contrary, her name was not originally "Eleanor Hunt"; she had appeared in the film Good Sport (1931) with Hunt and this confusion in an early press article followed Compton throughout her career.) After graduating high school she spent two years studying at the University of Tulsa, studying dramatics, art, music and dancing. She won a personality and beauty contest and spent two months in a film studio as an extra. Compton first made a name for herself when she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926, alongside Mary Brian, Dolores Costello, Joan Crawford, Dolores del Río, Janet Gaynor and Fay Wray. Compton appeared in a long string of mostly B-movies from the 1920s through the 1950s. She was a comedy actress and protested at being stereotyped as a "dumb blonde". Among her over two hundred films were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Mildred Pierce, and The Best Years of Our Lives. A devout Christian, on her gravestone, just beneath her dates of birth and death, is written "Christian Actress". She died from natural causes, aged 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
Age 41 (now 90)
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
Age 41 (now 90)
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Age 39 (now 90)
Ziegfeld Girl
as Miss Sawyer, Auditioning Showgirl (uncredited)
Age 34 (now 90)
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Hazel Dalton
Age 33 (now 90)
Million Dollar Ransom
as Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)
Age 27 (now 90)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Waitress
Age 50 (now 90)
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Girl at Drivers License Bureau
Age 45 (now 90)Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Olivia Joyce Compton
IMDB
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