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Brenda Joyce

Brenda Joyce

Actor · Died July 4, 2009, aged 92 · Excelsior Springs, Missouri, USA

Brenda Joyce (born Betty Graftina Leabo, February 25, 1917 – July 4, 2009) was an American film actress.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 25, 1917
Died
July 4, 2009 (aged 92)
From
Excelsior Springs, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on Motif · 27 credits in all

What are Brenda Joyce's films like?

Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Their Motif 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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual 8 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 5
Hero
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Joyful
5
Tense
4
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
1
Other
2

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet1

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 Brenda Joyce's films?

As of October 24, 2026, none of Brenda Joyce's 8 Motif titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Brenda Joyce's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

27 credits, 8 with a Motif page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tarzan's Magic Fountain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    as Jane

  • 10,000 Kids and a Cop (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    as Narrator

  • Shaggy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    as Laura Calvin

  • Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Stepchild (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

    as Dale Bullock

  • Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Danger Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    as June Spenser

  • The Spider Woman Strikes Back (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    as Jean Kingsley

  • Little Giant (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    as Miss Ruby Burke

  • Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Pillow of Death (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    as Donna Kincaid

  • The Enchanted Forest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    as Anne

  • Strange Confession (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mary Carter

  • I'll Tell the World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    as Lorna Gray

  • Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Thumbs Up (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    as Louise Latimer

  • Little Tokyo, U.S.A. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    as Maris Hanover

  • The Postman Didn't Ring(1942)

    as Julie Martin

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Whispering Ghosts (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    as Betty Woods

  • Right to the Heart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    as Jenny Killian

  • Marry the Boss's Daughter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    as Fredericka Barrett

  • Private Nurse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mary Malloy

  • Public Deb No. 1(1940)

    as Penny Cooper

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Maryland (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    as Linda

  • Little Old New York(1940)

    as Harriet Livingston

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Here I Am a Stranger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    as Simpson Daniels

  • The Rains Came(1939)

    as Fern Simon

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 1939 to 1949.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 27: 27 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1930s2 · acting1940s25 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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 Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Brenda Joyce's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Brenda Joyce work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brenda Joyce's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Edgar Rice Burroughs shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers