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Joyce Compton

Joyce Compton

Actor · Died October 13, 1997, aged 90 · Lexington, Kentucky, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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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Born
January 27, 1907
Died
October 13, 1997 (aged 90)
From
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 142 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 35% in 30 days

What are Joyce Compton's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Morality
36%
Self
11%
Power
7%
Survival
5%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 11 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 15 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 17 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Romantic
9
Warm
6
Joyful
5
Melancholic
8
Other
20

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joyce Compton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joyce Compton's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

142 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page.

  • Pete and Gladys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Girl in the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Aunt Martha

  • Jet Pilot(1957)

    as Mary Lou Simpson

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Waitress

  • The Persuader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Julie

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • I Was a Burlesque Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte

  • The Abbott and Costello Show(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Girl at Drivers License Bureau

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Mighty Joe Young(1949)

    as Alice (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Grand Canyon(1949)

    as Mabel

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Joan Manning

  • Sorry, Wrong Number(1948)

    as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Southern Yankee(1948)

    as Hortense Dobson

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Linda, Be Good (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Mrs. LaVitte

  • Exposed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Emmy

  • Scared to Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Jane Cornell

  • The Best Years of Our Lives(1946)

    as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Rendezvous with Annie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Louise Grapa (uncredited)

  • Behind the Mask(1946)

    as Lulu

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Dark Alibi(1946)

    as Emily Evans

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Danger Signal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Kate

  • Mildred Pierce(1945)

    as Waitress (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Christmas in Connecticut(1945)

    as Nurse Mary Lee

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Hitchhike to Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Joan Randall

  • Pillow to Post (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)

  • Swing Out the Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Kitty Grogan

  • Silver Spurs(1943)

    as Millie Love

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Let's Face It(1943)

    as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited) · as Wiggin's Girl

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Silver Skates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Lucille

  • Thunder Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Saleswoman

  • Too Many Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Barbara Cartwright

  • Bedtime Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Beulah

  • Blues in the Night(1941)

    as Blonde

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Moon Over Her Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Cecilia

  • Scattergood Meets Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Diana Deane

  • Manpower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Scarlett

  • Ziegfeld Girl(1941)

    as Miss Sawyer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Let's Make Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Betty

  • Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Cynthia Lou

  • The Villain Still Pursued Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Hazel Dalton

  • Sky Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister

  • City for Conquest(1940)

    as Lilly

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • They Drive by Night(1940)

    as Sue Carter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • I Take This Oath(1940)

    as Betty Casey

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Turnabout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Irene Clare

  • Honeymoon Deferred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Kitty Kerry

  • Escape to Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Penelope Carter

  • Balalaika(1939)

    as Masha

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Bonnie Newcomb

  • Hotel for Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Emeline Thomas

  • Rose of Washington Square(1939)

    as Peggy

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Hobbies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Tourist

  • The Flying Irishman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Sally

  • Going Places (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Joan

  • Trade Winds(1938)

    as Mrs. Johnson

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Artists and Models Abroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Chickie

  • The Last Warning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz

  • Spring Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Sally

  • How to Watch Football (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Benchley's girlfriend

  • You and Me(1938)

    as Curly Blonde

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Women Are Like That (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Miss Hall

  • Love on a Budget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Millie Brown

  • The Awful Truth(1937)

    as Dixie Belle Lee

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Small Town Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Molly Summers

  • Sea Racketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Blondie

  • The Toast of New York(1937)

    as Mary Lou (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Born Reckless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dora

  • Rhythm in the Clouds(1937)

    as Receptionist

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Kid Galahad(1937)

    as Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Pick a Star(1937)

    as Newlywed

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Wings Over Honolulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Caroline

  • Top of the Town(1937)

    as Beulah

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • We Have Our Moments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Carrie

  • China Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Elaine Gentry

  • Three Smart Girls(1936)

    as Evans' Secretary

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Country Gentlemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Gertie

  • Under Your Spell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Secretary (uncredited)

  • Ellis Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Adele

  • Murder with Pictures(1936)

    as Hester Boone

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Sitting on the Moon(1936)

    as Blossom

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Star for a Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Ellen Romaine

  • Trapped by Television (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mae Collins

  • The Harvester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Thelma Biddle

  • Love Before Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mary Lee

  • Valley of the Lawless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Joan Jenkins

  • Public Ghost # 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Miss Compton

  • Suicide Squad(1935)

    as Mary O'Connor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Life Hesitates at 40 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Joyce

  • Manhattan Monkey Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Joyce

  • College Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Toby Carpenter

  • Let 'em Have It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Barbara

  • Go Into Your Dance(1935)

    as Café Showgirl

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Rustlers of Red Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mary Lee

  • Caravan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited)

  • Imitation of Life(1934)

    as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The White Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Una Mellon

  • Everything's Ducky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife

  • King Kelly of the U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Maxine LaTour

  • Million Dollar Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)

  • Affairs of a Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Foxey Dennison

  • Only Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Margot (Uncredited)

  • Sing Sinner Sing(1933)

    as Gwen

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Roadhouse Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Dorothy

  • Dream Stuff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Betty

  • The Plumber and the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Louise

  • Caliente Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Betty

  • Luxury Liner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Girl Overboard (uncredited)

  • The Wrestler's Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mrs. Scissors Jackson

  • If I Had a Million(1932)

    as Marie - Waitress (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Afraid to Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Alice - Party Girl

  • Madison Square Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Joyce

  • False Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Dottie Nation

  • A Parisian Romance(1932)

    as Marcelle

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fighting for Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Amy Tracy

  • Lady and Gent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Betty

  • Beauty Parlor(1932)

    as Joan Perry

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Unholy Love(1932)

    as Sheilla Bailey Gregory

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Westward Passage(1932)

    as Lillie, the Model (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Lena Rivers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Caroline Nichols

  • Under Eighteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Sybil

  • Good Sport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Fay

  • The Spider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)

  • Annabelle's Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mabel

  • Women of All Nations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Kiki

  • Up Pops the Devil(1931)

    as Luella May Carroll

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Three Girls Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Edna Best

  • Three Rogues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Ace's girl

  • Lightnin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Betty - Larry's Wife

  • Wild Company(1930)

    as Anita Grayson

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Three Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Carlotta

  • High Society Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Pearl Granger

  • Salute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Marian Wilson

  • Dangerous Curves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Jennie Silver

  • The Wild Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Eva 'Evie' Tutt

  • The Sky Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Peggy

  • Thunder Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Madge Lawton

  • Soft Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Billie Wilson

  • The Border Cavalier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Madge Lawton

  • Ankles Preferred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Virginia

  • Syncopating Sue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Marge Adams

  • A Broadway Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Phyllis Westbrook

  • What Fools Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Dorothy

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 142 titles from 1925 to 1960.

Highest rated

The Awful Truth (1937)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

  • 1932Screen debut· If I Had a Million

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting142 of 142: 142 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44th

By decade

1920s11 · acting1930s85 · acting1940s38 · acting1950s7 · acting1960s1 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
3242

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Joyce Compton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Suicide Squad (1935)

83rd percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Joyce Compton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joyce Compton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ernest Miller shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers