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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies & TV Shows
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Hold That Ghost (1941) — Camille Brewster
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Sun Valley Serenade (1941) — Miss Carstairs
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Day-time Wife (1939) — Miss Applegate
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Just Around the Corner (1938) — Kitty
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The Groom Wore Spurs (1951) — Alice Dean
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Thin Ice (1937) — Orchestra Leader
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Hollywood Hobbies (1939) — Self (uncredited)
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Bunker Bean (1936) — Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited)
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Tail Spin (1939) — Babe Dugan
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Hold That Co-ed (1938) — Lizzie Olsen
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My Lucky Star (1938) — Mary Dwight
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Love That Brute (1950) — Mamie Sage
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Time Out for Romance (1937) — Midge Dooley
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Make Mine Laughs (1949) — (archive footage)
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The Steve Allen Show (1956) — Self - Guest
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On the Avenue (1937) — Miss Katz
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Show Business (1944) — Joan Mason
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Wake Up and Live (1937) — Comic Spanish Dancer
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Josette (1938) — May Morris
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The Traveling Saleswoman (1950) — Mabel King
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) — Self
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George White's Scandals (1945) — Joan Mason
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She Gets Her Man (1945) — Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington
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Sally, Irene and Mary (1938) — Irene Keene
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You Can't Have Everything (1937) — Girl in YWCA (uncredited)
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The Great Hospital Mystery (1937) — Flossie Duff
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Yokel Boy (1942) — Molly Malone
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Around the World (1943) — Joan Davis
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Angel's Holiday (1937) — Strivers
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Beautiful But Broke (1944) — Dottie Duncan
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If You Knew Susie (1948) — Susie Parker
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Kansas City Kitty (1944) — Polly Jasper
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Free, Blonde and 21 (1940) — Nellie
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Two Señoritas from Chicago (1943) — Daisy Baker
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The Sound of Laughter (1963) — Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
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Harem Girl (1952) — Susie Perkins
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Sailor's Lady (1940) — Myrtle
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He's My Guy (1943) — Madge Donovan
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She Wrote the Book (1946) — Jane Featherstone
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Two Latins from Manhattan (1941) — Joan Daley