Joan Davis


Actor
Joan Davis

About

Also Known As
Madonna Josephine Davis
Birth Place
St Paul, Minnesota, USA
Born
June 29, 1907
Died
May 22, 1961
Cause of Death
Heart Attack

Biography

Joan Davis was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. In 1931, she 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...

Family & Companions

Sy Wills
Husband
Married in 1931.

Biography

Joan Davis was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. In 1931, she 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.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Wisecracks (1991)
Herself
Harem Girl (1952)
Susie Skubblegrave
Strip Tease Girl (1952)
The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
Alice Dean
The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)
Mabel King
Love That Brute (1950)
Mamie Sage
Make Mine Laughs (1949)
If You Knew Susie (1948)
Susie Parker
She Wrote the Book (1946)
Jane Featherstone, also known as Lulu Winters
George White's Scandals (1945)
Joan Mason
She Gets Her Man (1945)
[June] Pilky [Pilkington]
Kansas City Kitty (1944)
Polly Jasper
Beautiful But Broke (1944)
Dottie Duncan
Around the World (1944)
Joan Davis
Show Business (1944)
Joan Mason
Two Senoritas from Chicago (1943)
Daisy Baker
He's My Guy (1943)
Madge Donovan
Yokel Boy (1942)
Molly Malone
Sweetheart of the Fleet (1942)
Phoebe Weyms
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
Miss Carstairs
Two Latins from Manhattan (1941)
Joan Daley
Hold That Ghost (1941)
Camille Brewster
For Beauty's Sake (1941)
Dottie Nickerson
Sailor's Lady (1940)
Myrtle
Free, Blonde and 21 (1940)
Nellie
Manhattan Heartbeat (1940)
Edna [Higgins]
Too Busy to Work (1939)
Lolly
Day-Time Wife (1939)
Miss Applegate
Tail Spin (1939)
Babe Dugan
Keep Smiling (1938)
Herself
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)
Irene Keene
Just Around the Corner (1938)
Kitty
My Lucky Star (1938)
Mary Dwight
Josette (1938)
May Morris
Hold That Co-Ed (1938)
Lizzie Olsen
On the Avenue (1937)
Miss Katz
The Holy Terror (1937)
Lil
Wake Up and Live (1937)
Spanish dancer
Thin Ice (1937)
Orchestra leader
Love and Hisses (1937)
Joan
The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)
Flossie Duffy
Angel's Holiday (1937)
Stivers
Life Begins in College (1937)
Inez
Time Out for Romance (1937)
Midge Dooley
Sing and Be Happy (1937)
Myrtle
Millions in the Air (1935)
Miss Stutter

Costume-Wardrobe (Feature Film)

A Cry in the Dark (1988)
Costume Maker

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

You Can't Win 'Em All (1970)
Cont
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Cont
Duffy (1968)
Cont
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1968)
Cont
Triple Cross (1967)
Script Supervisor
The Third Secret (1964)
Cont
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Cont
The 7th Dawn (1964)
Cont
Maid for Murder (1963)
Cont
The Victors (1963)
Cont
Tiara Tahiti (1963)
Cont
Carry On Constable (1961)
Cont
Man in the Moon (1961)
Cont
The Iron Petticoat (1956)
Cont
Treasure Island (1950)
Cont

Production Companies (Feature Film)

The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)
Company

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Wisecracks (1991)
Other
Baffled (1973)
Continuity

Cast (Short)

Hollywood Hobbies (1939)
Herself

Life Events

1931

Formed the vaudeville comedy act "Wills and Davis" with her husband Sy Wills

1934

Short film acting debut

1935

First feature film as actress

1950

Formed a production company to produce the series "I Married Joan"

Videos

Movie Clip

Trailer

Family

Beverly Wills
Daughter
Actor. Born 1934, died 1963.

Companions

Sy Wills
Husband
Married in 1931.

Bibliography