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Olivia Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress. Compton was born in Lexington, Kentucky. (Despite frequent reports to the contrary, her name was not originally "Eleanor Hunt"; she had appeared in the film Good Sport (1931) with Hunt and this confusion in an early press article followed Compton throughout her career.) After graduating high school she spent two years studying at the University of Tulsa, studying dramatics, art, music and dancing. She won a personality and beauty contest and spent two months in a film studio as an extra.
Compton first made a name for herself when she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926, alongside Mary Brian, Dolores Costello, Joan Crawford, Dolores del Río, Janet Gaynor and Fay Wray. Compton appeared in a long string of mostly B-movies from the 1920s through the 1950s. She was a comedy actress and protested at being stereotyped as a "dumb blonde".
Among her over two hundred films were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Mildred Pierce, and The Best Years of Our Lives.
A devout Christian, on her gravestone, just beneath her dates of birth and death, is written "Christian Actress". She died from natural causes, aged 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.
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Filmography (Movies)
Girl in the Woods
Character:Aunt Martha
Release Date:01/06/1958
Jet Pilot
Character:Mary Lou Simpson
Release Date:11/10/1957
The Persuader
Character:Julie
Release Date:04/05/1957
I Was a Burlesque Queen
Character:Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte
Release Date:13/07/1953
Mighty Joe Young
Character:Alice (uncredited)
Release Date:13/07/1949
Grand Canyon
Character:Mabel
Release Date:19/05/1949
Incident
Character:Joan Manning
Release Date:30/10/1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
Character:Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
Release Date:24/09/1948
A Southern Yankee
Character:Hortense Dobson
Release Date:05/08/1948
Linda, Be Good
Character:Mrs. LaVitte
Release Date:07/11/1947
Exposed
Character:Emmy
Release Date:08/09/1947
Scared to Death
Character:Jane Cornell
Release Date:01/02/1947
The Best Years of Our Lives
Character:Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1946
Rendezvous with Annie
Character:Louise Grapa (uncredited)
Release Date:22/07/1946
Dark Alibi
Character:Emily Evans
Release Date:25/05/1946
Behind the Mask
Character:Lulu
Release Date:25/05/1946
Danger Signal
Character:Kate
Release Date:21/11/1945
Mildred Pierce
Character:Waitress (uncredited)
Release Date:20/10/1945
Christmas in Connecticut
Character:Nurse Mary Lee
Release Date:27/07/1945
Hitchhike to Happiness
Character:Joan Randall
Release Date:16/07/1945
Pillow to Post
Character:Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)
Release Date:09/06/1945
Swing Out the Blues
Character:Kitty Grogan
Release Date:23/12/1943
Silver Spurs
Character:Millie Love
Release Date:12/08/1943
Let's Face It
Character:Wiggin's Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:04/08/1943
Let's Face It
Character:Wiggin's Girl
Release Date:04/08/1943
Silver Skates
Character:Lucille
Release Date:26/02/1943
Thunder Birds
Character:Saleswoman
Release Date:28/10/1942
Too Many Women
Character:Barbara Cartwright
Release Date:27/02/1942
Bedtime Story
Character:Beulah
Release Date:25/12/1941
Blues in the Night
Character:Blonde
Release Date:15/11/1941
Moon Over Her Shoulder
Character:Cecilia
Release Date:23/10/1941
Scattergood Meets Broadway
Character:Diana Deane
Release Date:22/08/1941
Manpower
Character:Scarlett
Release Date:09/08/1941
Ziegfeld Girl
Character:Miss Sawyer, Auditioning Showgirl (uncredited)
Release Date:25/04/1941
Let's Make Music
Character:Betty
Release Date:17/01/1941
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Character:Cynthia Lou
Release Date:01/11/1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Character:Hazel Dalton
Release Date:11/10/1940
Sky Murder
Character:Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister
Release Date:27/09/1940
City for Conquest
Character:Lilly
Release Date:21/09/1940
They Drive by Night
Character:Sue Carter (uncredited)
Release Date:26/07/1940
I Take This Oath
Character:Betty Casey
Release Date:20/05/1940
Turnabout
Character:Irene Clare
Release Date:17/05/1940
Honeymoon Deferred
Character:Kitty Kerry
Release Date:16/02/1940
Escape to Paradise
Character:Penelope Carter
Release Date:22/12/1939
Balalaika
Character:Masha
Release Date:15/12/1939
Reno
Character:Bonnie Newcomb
Release Date:01/12/1939
Hotel for Women
Character:Emeline Thomas
Release Date:03/08/1939
Rose of Washington Square
Character:Peggy
Release Date:05/05/1939
Hollywood Hobbies
Character:Tourist
Release Date:03/05/1939
The Flying Irishman
Character:Sally
Release Date:07/04/1939
Going Places
Character:Joan
Release Date:31/12/1938
Trade Winds
Character:Mrs. Johnson
Release Date:28/12/1938
Artists and Models Abroad
Character:Chickie
Release Date:20/12/1938
The Last Warning
Character:Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz
Release Date:07/12/1938
Spring Madness
Character:Sally
Release Date:11/11/1938
How to Watch Football
Character:Benchley's girlfriend
Release Date:07/10/1938
You and Me
Character:Curly Blonde
Release Date:01/06/1938
Women Are Like That
Character:Miss Hall
Release Date:23/04/1938
Love on a Budget
Character:Millie Brown
Release Date:04/03/1938
The Awful Truth
Character:Dixie Belle Lee
Release Date:21/10/1937
Small Town Boy
Character:Molly Summers
Release Date:24/09/1937
Sea Racketeers
Character:Blondie
Release Date:20/08/1937
The Toast of New York
Character:Mary Lou (uncredited)
Release Date:22/07/1937
Born Reckless
Character:Dora
Release Date:25/06/1937
Rhythm in the Clouds
Character:Receptionist
Release Date:21/06/1937
Kid Galahad
Character:Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)
Release Date:29/05/1937
Pick a Star
Character:Newlywed
Release Date:21/05/1937
Wings Over Honolulu
Character:Caroline
Release Date:16/05/1937
Top of the Town
Character:Beulah
Release Date:17/04/1937
We Have Our Moments
Character:Carrie
Release Date:28/03/1937
China Passage
Character:Elaine Gentry
Release Date:12/03/1937
Three Smart Girls
Character:Evans' Secretary
Release Date:20/12/1936
Country Gentlemen
Character:Gertie
Release Date:08/11/1936
Under Your Spell
Character:Secretary (uncredited)
Release Date:06/11/1936
Ellis Island
Character:Adele
Release Date:04/11/1936
Murder with Pictures
Character:Hester Boone
Release Date:24/09/1936
Sitting on the Moon
Character:Blossom
Release Date:11/09/1936
Star for a Night
Character:Ellen Romaine
Release Date:28/08/1936
Trapped by Television
Character:Mae Collins
Release Date:15/06/1936
The Harvester
Character:Thelma Biddle
Release Date:18/04/1936
Love Before Breakfast
Character:Mary Lee
Release Date:09/03/1936
Valley of the Lawless
Character:Joan Jenkins
Release Date:25/01/1936
Public Ghost # 1
Character:Miss Compton
Release Date:14/12/1935
Suicide Squad
Character:Mary O'Connor
Release Date:02/12/1935
Life Hesitates at 40
Character:Joyce
Release Date:18/11/1935
Manhattan Monkey Business
Character:Joyce
Release Date:09/11/1935
College Scandal
Character:Toby Carpenter
Release Date:21/06/1935
Let 'em Have It
Character:Barbara
Release Date:15/05/1935
Go Into Your Dance
Character:Café Showgirl
Release Date:20/04/1935
Rustlers of Red Dog
Character:Mary Lee
Release Date:01/01/1935
Caravan
Character:Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited)
Release Date:30/12/1934
Imitation of Life
Character:Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
Release Date:23/11/1934
The White Parade
Character:Una Mellon
Release Date:16/11/1934
Everything's Ducky
Character:Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife
Release Date:18/10/1934
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
Character:Maxine LaTour
Release Date:15/09/1934
Million Dollar Ransom
Character:Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1934
Affairs of a Gentleman
Character:Foxey Dennison
Release Date:01/05/1934
Only Yesterday
Character:Margot (Uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1933
Sing, Sinner, Sing
Character:Gwen
Release Date:16/08/1933
Roadhouse Queen
Character:Dorothy
Release Date:29/06/1933
Dream Stuff
Character:Betty
Release Date:11/05/1933
The Plumber and the Lady
Character:Louise
Release Date:31/03/1933
Caliente Love
Character:Betty
Release Date:09/03/1933
Luxury Liner
Character:Girl Overboard (uncredited)
Release Date:03/02/1933
The Wrestler's Bride
Character:Mrs. Scissors Jackson
Release Date:20/01/1933
If I Had a Million
Character:Marie - Waitress (uncredited)
Release Date:18/11/1932
Afraid to Talk
Character:Alice - Party Girl
Release Date:17/11/1932
Madison Square Garden
Character:Joyce
Release Date:04/11/1932
False Faces
Character:Dottie Nation
Release Date:12/10/1932
A Parisian Romance
Character:Marcelle
Release Date:01/10/1932
Fighting for Justice
Character:Amy Tracy
Release Date:28/08/1932
Lady and Gent
Character:Betty
Release Date:10/07/1932
Beauty Parlor
Character:Joan Perry
Release Date:15/06/1932
Unholy Love
Character:Sheilla Bailey Gregory
Release Date:08/06/1932
Westward Passage
Character:Lillie, the Model (uncredited)
Release Date:27/05/1932
Lena Rivers
Character:Caroline Nichols
Release Date:27/03/1932
Under Eighteen
Character:Sybil
Release Date:02/01/1932
Good Sport
Character:Fay
Release Date:12/12/1931
The Spider
Character:Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)
Release Date:23/09/1931
Annabelle's Affairs
Character:Mabel
Release Date:14/06/1931
Women of All Nations
Character:Kiki
Release Date:31/05/1931
Up Pops the Devil
Character:Luella May Carroll
Release Date:19/05/1931
Three Girls Lost
Character:Edna Best
Release Date:19/04/1931
Three Rogues
Character:Ace's girl
Release Date:08/03/1931
Lightnin'
Character:Betty - Larry's Wife
Release Date:28/11/1930
Wild Company
Character:Anita Grayson
Release Date:05/07/1930
The Three Sisters
Character:Carlotta
Release Date:20/04/1930
High Society Blues
Character:Pearl Granger
Release Date:23/03/1930
Salute
Character:Marian Wilson
Release Date:01/09/1929
Dangerous Curves
Character:Jennie Silver
Release Date:12/07/1929
The Wild Party
Character:Eva 'Evie' Tutt
Release Date:06/04/1929
The Sky Hawk
Character:Peggy
Release Date:29/01/1929
Thunder Riders
Character:Madge Lawton
Release Date:07/04/1928
Soft Living
Character:Billie Wilson
Release Date:05/02/1928
The Border Cavalier
Character:Madge Lawton
Release Date:18/09/1927
Ankles Preferred
Character:Virginia
Release Date:27/02/1927
Syncopating Sue
Character:Marge Adams
Release Date:31/10/1926
A Broadway Lady
Character:Phyllis Westbrook
Release Date:15/11/1925
What Fools Men
Character:Dorothy
Release Date:13/09/1925
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