Joan Davis
Acting
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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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Joan Davis
Thin Ice
1937
Bunker Bean
1936
Filmography
Acting (51)
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedyas Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
1963
The Sound of Laughteras Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
5.0
1952
Harem Girlas Susie Perkins
6.5
1951
The Groom Wore Spursas Alice Dean
5.0
1950
Let's Join Joanieas Joanie Davis
1950
Love That Bruteas Mamie Sage
6.8
1950
The Traveling Saleswomanas Mabel King
5.2
1949
Make Mine Laughsas (archive footage)
5.5
1948
If You Knew Susieas Susie Parker
7.3
1946
She Wrote the Bookas Jane Featherstone
6.5
1945
George White's Scandalsas Joan Mason
6.5
1945
She Gets Her Manas Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington
5.3
1944
Kansas City Kittyas Polly Jasper
6.3
1944
Show Businessas Joan Mason
5.6
1944
Beautiful But Brokeas Dottie Duncan
6.0
1943
Around the Worldas Joan Davis
6.8
1943
Two Señoritas from Chicagoas Daisy Baker
6.7
1943
He's My Guyas Madge Donovan
6.5
1942
Yokel Boyas Molly Malone
5.8
1941
Two Latins from Manhattanas Joan Daley
6.0
1941
Sun Valley Serenadeas Miss Carstairs
7.1
1941
1941
Hold That Ghostas Camille Brewster
6.8
1941
For Beauty's Sakeas Dottie Nickerson
10.0
1940
Manhattan Heartbeatas Edna Higgins
8.0
1940
Sailor's Ladyas Myrtle
6.5
1940
Free, Blonde and 21as Nellie
7.3
1939
Day-time Wifeas Miss Applegate
6.0
1939
Too Busy to Workas Lolly
10.0
1939
Hollywood Hobbiesas Self (uncredited)
5.6
1939
Tail Spinas Babe Dugan
6.3
1938
Just Around the Corneras Kitty
5.8
1938
Hold That Co-edas Lizzie Olsen
6.7
1938
My Lucky Staras Mary Dwight
5.9
1938
Josetteas May Morris
7.2
1938
Sally, Irene and Maryas Irene Keene
6.8
1937
Love and Hissesas Joan Dolan
10.0
1937
Life Begins in Collegeas Inez
8.0
1937
Thin Iceas Orchestra Leader
6.8
1937
Wake Up and Liveas Comic Spanish Dancer
6.2
1937
You Can't Have Everythingas Girl in YWCA (uncredited)
6.5
1937
Sing and Be Happyas Myrtle
10.0
1937
Angel's Holidayas Strivers
6.0
1937
The Great Hospital Mysteryas Flossie Duff
5.5
1937
On the Avenueas Miss Katz
7.2
1937
Time Out for Romanceas Midge Dooley
6.0
1937
The Holy Terroras Lili
5.0
1936
Bunker Beanas Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)
5.3
1935
Millions in the Airas Singer
10.0
1935
Way Up Tharas Jennie Kurtz
10.0
Production & Directing (1)
1950
The Traveling SaleswomanProducer
5.2