Joan Woodbury
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joan Woodbury (December 17, 1915 – February 22, 1989) was an American actress beginning in the 1930s and continuing well into the 1960s. Woodbury received her first acting role in the 1934 film Eight Girls in a Boat, which was uncredited. Another uncredited role followed, with her first credited role being in the 1934 film One Exciting Adventure, which starred Binnie Barnes. Her first major role, billed as Nana Martinez, was in a Hopalong Cassidy movie The Eagle's Brood. Woodbury appeared in 15 films from 1934 through 1935, of which 10 were uncredited. In 1936, her career began to become more successful, with appearances in eight films that year, of which five were uncredited. However, of the three roles that were credited, Woodbury made an impact, and caught the attention of studios. Her mixture of Danish, British, and Native American heritage gave her an exotic appearance, and allowed her to be cast in many different ethnicities, from Hispanic to French and Asian. By 1937, her career had taken off, mostly in B-movies such as Living on Love and Bulldog Courage, but also with her receiving many credited roles. In 1937, Woodbury starred in her first of several credited Charlie Chan films, titled Charlie Chan on Broadway. She also began appearing in numerous Westerns, portraying the heroine opposite some of the 1930s' biggest cowboy actors, to include William Boyd of Hopalong Cassidy fame, Roy Rogers, and Johnny Mack Brown. Woodbury appeared in 50 films from 1937 to 1945, almost all of which were credited. Her most memorable of that period was her lead role in the serial Brenda Starr, Reporter, in 1945. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Woodbury, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 1964 · The Time Travelers as Gadra
- 1956 · The Ten Commandments as Korah's Wife
- 1949 · Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture as Red, the Bar-Girl
- 1948 · Here Comes Trouble as Bubbles LaRue
- 1947 · Yankee Fakir as Mary Mason
- 1947 · The Arnelo Affair as Claire Lorrison
- 1946 · Blue Skies as Flo (uncredited)
- 1945 · Northwest Trail as Katherine Owens
- 1945 · Flame of the West as Poppy Rand
- 1945 · Ten Cents a Dance as Babe
- 1945 · Bring on the Girls as Gloria
- 1945 · Brenda Starr, Reporter as Brenda Starr
- 1944 · Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat as Leah Manning
- 1944 · The Whistler as Antoinette 'Toni' Vigran (Uncredited)
- 1943 · Here Comes Kelly as Margie Burke
- 1943 · The Desperadoes as Sundown
- 1943 · You Can't Beat the Law as Amy Duncan
- 1943 · The Hard Way as Maria (Uncredited)
- 1942 · Phantom Killer as Barbara Mason
- 1942 · Sunset Serenade as Vera Martin
- 1942 · The Living Ghost as Billie Hilton
- 1942 · A Yank in Libya as Nancy Brooks-Graham
- 1942 · Dr. Broadway as Margie Dove
- 1942 · Shut My Big Mouth as Maria
- 1942 · Man From Headquarters as Ann Weston
- 1941 · Confessions of Boston Blackie as Mona
- 1941 · I Killed That Man as Geri Reynolds
- 1941 · Two Latins from Manhattan as Lois Morgan
- 1941 · I'll Sell My Life as Valencia Duncan
- 1941 · Gangs Inc. as Rita Adams
- 1941 · King of the Zombies as Barbara Winslow
- 1941 · In Old Cheyenne as Della Casey / Dolores Casino
- 1940 · Go West as Melody (uncredited)
- 1940 · Sauce for the Gander as Mrs. Tupper
- 1939 · Chasing Danger as Hazila
- 1939 · Mystery of the White Room as Lila Haines
- 1938 · While New York Sleeps as Nora Parker
- 1938 · Always in Trouble as Pearl Mussendorfer
- 1938 · Cipher Bureau as Therese Brahm
- 1938 · Passport Husband as Conchita Montez
- 1938 · Night Spot as Marge Dexter
- 1938 · Algiers as Aicha
- 1938 · Crashing Hollywood as Barbara Lang
- 1937 · The Luck of Roaring Camp as Elsie
- 1937 · Living on Love as Edith Crumwell
- 1937 · Forty Naughty Girls as Rita Marlowe
- 1937 · Charlie Chan on Broadway as Marie Collins / Mrs. Thomas Mitchell
- 1937 · Super-Sleuth as Doris Duane, a film actress
- 1937 · Lodge Night as Lola
- 1937 · There Goes My Girl as Margot Whitney
- 1937 · They Gave Him a Gun as Toto - French Girl (uncredited)
- 1937 · Midnight Court as Chiquita
- 1936 · Charlie Chan at the Opera as Dancer in Opera (uncredited)
- 1936 · Song of the Gringo as Lolita Valle
- 1936 · Anthony Adverse as Half-Caste Dancing Girl
- 1936 · The Lion's Den as Ann Mervin
- 1936 · The Rogues' Tavern as Gloria Robloff
- 1936 · Dangerous Waters as Valparaiso Bar Girl - Facing Wall (uncredited)
- 1935 · Bulldog Courage as Helen Brennan
- 1935 · Okay, José as Dancer
- 1935 · The Eagle's Brood as Dolores
- 1935 · Charlie Chan in Shanghai as Dancer in Versailles Cafe (uncredited)
- 1935 · Call of the Wild as Show Girl (uncredited)
- 1935 · Bride of Frankenstein as Queen Homunculus (uncredited)
- 1935 · Without Children as Secretary (uncredited)
- 1934 · One Exciting Adventure as Girl