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Home/People/Joan Davis
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Born
Jun 29, 1907Died: May 22, 1961
Lived 53 years
Place of Birth
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

50
Movies
3
TV Shows
Also Known As
Josephine "Joan" Davis
Josephine Davis
IMDb Profile

Joan Davis

Acting

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.
The Sound of Laughter poster

The Sound of Laughter

as Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
1963
Harem Girl poster

Harem Girl

as Susie Perkins
1952
The Groom Wore Spurs poster

The Groom Wore Spurs

as Alice Dean
1951
Let's Join Joanie poster

Let's Join Joanie

as Joanie Davis
1950
Love That Brute poster

Love That Brute

as Mamie Sage
1950
The Traveling Saleswoman poster

The Traveling Saleswoman

as Mabel King
1950
Make Mine Laughs poster

Make Mine Laughs

as (archive footage)
1949
If You Knew Susie poster

If You Knew Susie

as Susie Parker
1948
She Wrote the Book poster

She Wrote the Book

as Jane Featherstone
1946
George White's Scandals poster

George White's Scandals

as Joan Mason
1945
She Gets Her Man poster

She Gets Her Man

as Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington
1945
Kansas City Kitty poster

Kansas City Kitty

as Polly Jasper
1944
Show Business poster

Show Business

as Joan Mason
1944
Beautiful But Broke poster

Beautiful But Broke

as Dottie Duncan
1944
Around the World poster

Around the World

as Joan Davis
1943
Two Señoritas from Chicago poster

Two Señoritas from Chicago

as Daisy Baker
1943
He's My Guy poster

He's My Guy

as Madge Donovan
1943
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 poster

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Cast
1942
Yokel Boy poster

Yokel Boy

as Molly Malone
1942
Two Latins from Manhattan poster

Two Latins from Manhattan

as Joan Daley
1941