Joan Davis

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Actress • Comedian

Birth Date: June 29, 1907

Death Date: May 22, 1961

Birth Place: St. Paul, Minnesota

In 1931, Joan Davis formed the vaudeville comedy act "Wills and Davis" with her husband Sy Wills. In 1950, she formed a production company to produce the series "I Married Joan." Davis began her acting career appearing in various films, such as "Sing and Be Happy" (1937) with Tony Martin, "Angel's Holiday" (1937) and the Walter Winchell comedy sequel "Love and Hisses" (1937). She also appeared in the adaptation "Thin Ice" (1937) with Sonja Henie, the Walter Winchell comedy "Wake Up and Live" (1937) and "On the Avenue" (1937). Her passion for acting continued to her roles in projects like the Sonja Henie musical comedy "My Lucky Star" (1938), "Sally, Irene and Mary" (1938) and the drama "Tail Spin" (1939) with Alice Faye.

She also appeared in "Day-Time Wife" (1939). Nearing the end of her career, she tackled roles in "George White's Scandals" (1945), "She Wrote the Book" (1946) and "If You Knew Susie" (1948). She also appeared in the comedy "Love That Brute" (1950) with Paul Douglas and the Ginger Rogers comedy "The Groom Wore Spurs" (1951). Davis was most recently credited in "Wisecracks" (1992) with Phyllis Diller. Davis was married to Sy Wills and had one child. Davis passed away in May 1961 at the age of 54.

Credits

I Married Joan

Actor
Joan Stevens
Show
2023

A Child's Guide to Blowing Up a Motor Car

Self
Show
1965

I Married JoanStream

Actor
Joan Stevens
Series
1952

Harem Girl

Actor
Susie Perkins
Movie
1952

The Groom Wore Spurs

Actor
Alice Dean
Movie
1951

Love That Brute

Actor
Mamie Sage
Movie
1950

Traveling Saleswoman

Actor
Mabel King
Movie
1950

If You Knew Susie

Actor
Susie Parker
Movie
1948

She Wrote the Book

Actor
Jane Featherstone
Movie
1946

George White's Scandals

Actor
Joan Mason
Movie
1945

She Gets Her Man

Actor
Jane "Pilky" Pilkington
Movie
1945

Beautiful but Broke

Actor
Dottie Duncan
Movie
1944

Show Business

Actor
Joan
Movie
1944

Kansas City Kitty

Actor
Polly Jasper
Movie
1944

Two Senoritas From Chicago

Actor
Daisy Baker
Movie
1943

He's My Guy

Actor
Madge Donovan
Movie
1943

Around the World

Actor
Joan Davis
Movie
1943

Yokel Boy

Actor
Molly Malone
Movie
1942

Sun Valley SerenadeStream

Actor
Miss Carstairs
Movie
1941

Hold That Ghost

Actor
Camille Brewster
Movie
1941
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Two Latins From Manhattan

Actor
Joan Daley
Movie
1941

Sailor's Lady

Actor
Myrtle
Movie
1940

Manhattan Heartbeat

Actor
Edna Higgins
Movie
1940

Free, Blonde and Twenty-One

Actor
Nellie
Movie
1940

Day-Time Wife

Actor
Miss Applegate
Movie
1939

Tail Spin

Actor
Babe Dugan
Movie
1939

Too Busy to Work

Actor
Lolly
Movie
1939

Just Around the Corner

Actor
Kitty
Movie
1938

Sally, Irene and Mary

Actor
Irene Keene
Movie
1938

Hold That Co-ed

Actor
Lizzie Olsen
Movie
1938

Love and Hisses

Actor
Joan Dolan
Movie
1937

The Holy Terror

Actor
Lili
Movie
1937

Time Out for Romance

Actor
Midge Dooley
Movie
1937

Angel's Holiday

Actor
Strivers
Movie
1937

The Great Hospital Mystery

Actor
Flossie Duff
Movie
1937

Sing and Be Happy

Actor
Myrtle
Movie
1937

Life Begins in College

Actor
Inez
Movie
1937

Bunker Bean

Actor
Mabel (uncredited)
Movie
1936