Joan Woodbury
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1915-12-17
- Died
- 1989-02-22
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Joanne Woodbury · Nana Martinez · John Woodbury · Joan Elmer Woodbury
Biography
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
Movies (66)
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Korah's Wife
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
as Queen Homunculus (uncredited)
The Desperadoes
1943
as Sundown
Anthony Adverse
1936
as Half-Caste Dancing Girl
Lodge Night
1937
as Lola
Algiers
1938
as Aicha
Call of the Wild
1935
as Show Girl (uncredited)
Midnight Court
1937
as Chiquita
Passport Husband
1938
as Conchita Montez
Cipher Bureau
1938
as Therese Brahm
Go West
1940
as Melody (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters
1936
as Valparaiso Bar Girl - Facing Wall (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Toto - French Girl (uncredited)
Blue Skies
1946
as Flo (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935
as Dancer in Versailles Cafe (uncredited)
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937
as Marie Collins / Mrs. Thomas Mitchell
Phantom Killer
1942
as Barbara Mason
The Hard Way
1943
as Maria (Uncredited)
King of the Zombies
1941
as Barbara Winslow
Super-Sleuth
1937
as Doris Duane, a film actress
Gangs Inc.
1941
as Rita Adams
The Whistler
1944
as Antoinette 'Toni' Vigran (Uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936
as Dancer in Opera (uncredited)
Sunset Serenade
1942
as Vera Martin
The Living Ghost
1942
as Billie Hilton
One Exciting Adventure
1934
as Girl
The Time Travelers
1964
as Gadra
Mystery of the White Room
1939
as Lila Haines
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941
as Mona
Shut My Big Mouth
1942
as Maria
Song of the Gringo
1936
as Lolita Valle
Here Comes Trouble
1948
as Bubbles LaRue
While New York Sleeps
1938
as Nora Parker
Without Children
1935
as Secretary (uncredited)
The Rogues' Tavern
1936
as Gloria Robloff
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
as Rita Marlowe
You Can't Beat the Law
1943
as Amy Duncan
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
as Red, the Bar-Girl
I Killed That Man
1941
as Geri Reynolds
Crashing Hollywood
1938
as Barbara Lang
Dr. Broadway
1942
as Margie Dove
Here Comes Kelly
1943
as Margie Burke
Yankee Fakir
1947
as Mary Mason
The Eagle's Brood
1935
as Dolores
Night Spot
1938
as Marge Dexter
Living on Love
1937
as Edith Crumwell
The Arnelo Affair
1947
as Claire Lorrison
Chasing Danger
1939
as Hazila
Bring on the Girls
1945
as Gloria
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
1944
as Leah Manning
Northwest Trail
1945
as Katherine Owens
Two Latins from Manhattan
1941
as Lois Morgan
Always in Trouble
1938
as Pearl Mussendorfer
Bulldog Courage
1935
as Helen Brennan
The Luck of Roaring Camp
1937
as Elsie
Man From Headquarters
1942
as Ann Weston
Okay, José
1935
as Dancer
Ten Cents a Dance
1945
as Babe
The Lion's Den
1936
as Ann Mervin
In Old Cheyenne
1941
as Della Casey / Dolores Casino
Brenda Starr, Reporter
1945
as Brenda Starr
Flame of the West
1945
as Poppy Rand
A Yank in Libya
1942
as Nancy Brooks-Graham
Sauce for the Gander
1940
as Mrs. Tupper
There Goes My Girl
1937
as Margot Whitney
I'll Sell My Life
1941
as Valencia Duncan
About 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… With 66 credits spanning from 1934 to 1964, Joan Woodbury has appeared in 66 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Ten Commandments (1956) — as Korah's Wife
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935) — as Queen Homunculus (uncredited)
- The Desperadoes (1943) — as Sundown
- Anthony Adverse (1936) — as Half-Caste Dancing Girl
- Lodge Night (1937) — as Lola
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