Actor
Joan Davis
June 29, 1907 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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.
Often works with
Jack Haley
4 titles together
Hold That Co-ed, Make Mine Laughs, Wake Up and Live
Paul Hurst
4 titles together
Hold That Co-ed, My Lucky Star, Josette
Russell Hicks
3 titles together
Hold That Ghost, Bunker Bean, She Gets Her Man
William B. Davidson
3 titles together
Hold That Ghost, Sun Valley Serenade, Tail Spin
Sonja Henie
3 titles together
Sun Valley Serenade, Thin Ice, My Lucky Star
Lynn Bari
3 titles together
Sun Valley Serenade, Time Out for Romance, Josette
Full filmography · 49
The Sound of Laughter
as Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
1963
Harem Girl
as Susie Perkins
1952
The Groom Wore Spurs
as Alice Dean
1951
Let's Join Joanie
as Joanie Davis
1950
Love That Brute
as Mamie Sage
1950
The Traveling Saleswoman
as Mabel King
1950
Make Mine Laughs
as (archive footage)
1949
If You Knew Susie
as Susie Parker
1948
She Wrote the Book
as Jane Featherstone
1946
George White's Scandals
as Joan Mason
1945
She Gets Her Man
as Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington
1945
Kansas City Kitty
as Polly Jasper
1944