Joan Davis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

53

Gender

Female

Birthday

1907-06-29

Deathday

1961-05-22 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

  • Josephine "Joan" Davis
  • Josephine Davis

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

Hold That Ghost
6.7%

Hold That Ghost

Aug 8, 1941

Sun Valley Serenade
6.9%

Sun Valley Serenade

Aug 29, 1941

Day-time Wife
6.2%

Day-time Wife

Nov 24, 1939

Just Around the Corner
5.5%

Just Around the Corner

Nov 11, 1938

The Groom Wore Spurs
4.8%

The Groom Wore Spurs

Mar 13, 1951

Bunker Bean
4.6%

Bunker Bean

Jun 26, 1936

Thin Ice
6.7%

Thin Ice

Sep 3, 1937

Hold That Co-ed
6.3%

Hold That Co-ed

Sep 16, 1938

My Lucky Star
5.3%

My Lucky Star

Sep 9, 1938

Tail Spin
5.8%

Tail Spin

Feb 19, 1939

Hollywood Hobbies
5.6%

Hollywood Hobbies

May 3, 1939

Time Out for Romance
5.6%

Time Out for Romance

Feb 10, 1937

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Acting

1963
The Sound of Laughter as Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956
The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest
1952
I Married Joan as Joan Stevens
1952
Harem Girl as Susie Perkins
1951
The Groom Wore Spurs as Alice Dean
1950
Let's Join Joanie as Joanie Davis
1950
Love That Brute as Mamie Sage
1950
The Traveling Saleswoman as Mabel King
1949
Make Mine Laughs as (archive footage)
1948
If You Knew Susie as Susie Parker
1946
She Wrote the Book as Jane Featherstone
1945
George White's Scandals as Joan Mason
1945
She Gets Her Man as Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington
1944
Kansas City Kitty as Polly Jasper
1944
Show Business as Joan Mason
1944
Beautiful But Broke as Dottie Duncan
1943
Around the World as Joan Davis
1943
Two Señoritas from Chicago as Daisy Baker
1943
He's My Guy as Madge Donovan
1942
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
Yokel Boy as Molly Malone
1941
Two Latins from Manhattan as Joan Daley
1941
Sun Valley Serenade as Miss Carstairs
1941
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 as Self
1941
Hold That Ghost as Camille Brewster
1941
For Beauty's Sake as Dottie Nickerson
1940
Manhattan Heartbeat as Edna Higgins
1940
Sailor's Lady as Myrtle
1940
Free, Blonde and 21 as Nellie
1939
Day-time Wife as Miss Applegate
1939
Too Busy to Work as Lolly
1939
Hollywood Hobbies as Self (uncredited)
1939
Tail Spin as Babe Dugan
1938
Just Around the Corner as Kitty
1938
Hold That Co-ed as Lizzie Olsen
1938
My Lucky Star as Mary Dwight
1938
Josette as May Morris
1938
Sally, Irene and Mary as Irene Keene
1937
Love and Hisses as Joan Dolan
1937
Life Begins in College as Inez
1937
Thin Ice as Orchestra Leader
1937
Wake Up and Live as Comic Spanish Dancer
1937
You Can't Have Everything as Girl in YWCA (uncredited)
1937
Sing and Be Happy as Myrtle
1937
Angel's Holiday as Strivers
1937
The Great Hospital Mystery as Flossie Duff
1937
On the Avenue as Miss Katz
1937
Time Out for Romance as Midge Dooley
1937
The Holy Terror as Lili
1936
Bunker Bean as Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)
1935
Millions in the Air as Singer
1935
Way Up Thar as Jennie Kurtz

Production

1950
The Traveling Saleswoman as Producer
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