Joyce Compton
Acting
Born January 27, 1907 · Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Biography
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 stu…
Known For · 40 titles
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Pete and Gladys
The Best Years of Our Lives
Sorry, Wrong Number
The Awful Truth
Mighty Joe Young
Mildred Pierce
Westward Passage
Beauty Parlor
Thunder Birds
Ziegfeld Girl
Christmas in Connecticut
Three Smart Girls
They Drive by Night
If I Had a Million
Salute
A Southern Yankee
City for Conquest
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Imitation of Life
We Have Our Moments
Jet Pilot
Up Pops the Devil
Exposed
Blues in the Night
Luxury Liner
I Was a Burlesque Queen
Going Places
Three Girls Lost
The Wrestler's Bride
Balalaika
College Scandal
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
Ankles Preferred
Kid Galahad
Pick a Star
A Parisian Romance
Sing, Sinner, Sing