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Joan Davis

Joan Davis

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 • Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
The Sound of Laughter
The Sound of Laughter
1963 • Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
Harem Girl
Harem Girl
1952 • Susie Perkins
The Groom Wore Spurs
The Groom Wore Spurs
1951 • Alice Dean
Let's Join Joanie
Let's Join Joanie
1950 • Joanie Davis
Love That Brute
Love That Brute
1950 • Mamie Sage
The Traveling Saleswoman
The Traveling Saleswoman
1950 • Mabel King
Make Mine Laughs
Make Mine Laughs
1949 • (archive footage)

Full filmography

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 • Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
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The Sound of Laughter
The Sound of Laughter
1963 • Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
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Harem Girl
Harem Girl
1952 • Susie Perkins
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Let's Join Joanie
Let's Join Joanie
1950 • Joanie Davis
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Love That Brute
Love That Brute
1950 • Mamie Sage
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Make Mine Laughs
Make Mine Laughs
1949 • (archive footage)
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If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susie
1948 • Susie Parker
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She Wrote the Book
She Wrote the Book
1946 • Jane Featherstone
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She Gets Her Man
She Gets Her Man
1945 • Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington
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Kansas City Kitty
Kansas City Kitty
1944 • Polly Jasper
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Show Business
Show Business
1944 • Joan Mason
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Beautiful But Broke
Beautiful But Broke
1944 • Dottie Duncan
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Around the World
Around the World
1943 • Joan Davis
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He's My Guy
He's My Guy
1943 • Madge Donovan
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Yokel Boy
Yokel Boy
1942 • Molly Malone
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Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade
1941 • Miss Carstairs
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Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost
1941 • Camille Brewster
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For Beauty's Sake
For Beauty's Sake
1941 • Dottie Nickerson
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Manhattan Heartbeat
Manhattan Heartbeat
1940 • Edna Higgins
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Day-time Wife
Day-time Wife
1939 • Miss Applegate
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Hollywood Hobbies
Hollywood Hobbies
1939 • Self (uncredited)
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Tail Spin
Tail Spin
1939 • Babe Dugan
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Hold That Co-ed
Hold That Co-ed
1938 • Lizzie Olsen
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My Lucky Star
My Lucky Star
1938 • Mary Dwight
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Josette
Josette
1938 • May Morris
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Love and Hisses
Love and Hisses
1937 • Joan Dolan
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Thin Ice
Thin Ice
1937 • Orchestra Leader
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Wake Up and Live
Wake Up and Live
1937 • Comic Spanish Dancer
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You Can't Have Everything
You Can't Have Everything
1937 • Girl in YWCA (uncredited)
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Angel's Holiday
Angel's Holiday
1937 • Strivers
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On the Avenue
On the Avenue
1937 • Miss Katz
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Time Out for Romance
Time Out for Romance
1937 • Midge Dooley
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Bunker Bean
Bunker Bean
1936 • Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)
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Way Up Thar
Way Up Thar
1935 • Jennie Kurtz
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Joan Davis – Biography, Known For & Filmography