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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.
Series | Pete and Gladys | Unknown | 1960-09-19 |
Movie | The Persuader | Julie | 1957-05-04 |
Series | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Unknown | 1957-07-01 |
Movie | Jet Pilot | Mary Lou Simpson | 1957-10-11 |
Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
Movie | I Was a Burlesque Queen | Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte | 1953-07-13 |
Movie | Grand Canyon | Mabel | 1949-05-19 |
Movie | Mighty Joe Young | Alice (uncredited) | 1949-07-27 |
Movie | A Southern Yankee | Hortense Dobson | 1948-08-05 |
Movie | Sorry, Wrong Number | Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited) | 1948-09-24 |
Movie | Incident | Joan | 1948-10-30 |
Movie | Scared to Death | Jane Cornell | 1947-02-01 |
Movie | Linda, Be Good | Mrs. LaVitte | 1947-11-07 |
Movie | Exposed | Emmy | 1947-09-08 |
Movie | Behind the Mask | Lulu | 1946-05-25 |
Movie | Dark Alibi | Emily Evans | 1946-05-25 |
Movie | Rendezvous with Annie | Louise Grapa (uncredited) | 1946-07-22 |
Movie | The Best Years of Our Lives | Hat Check Girl (uncredited) | 1946-12-25 |
Movie | Pillow to Post | Gertrude Wilson (uncredited) | 1945-06-09 |
Movie | Hitchhike to Happiness | Joan Randall | 1945-07-16 |
Movie | Christmas in Connecticut | Nurse Mary Lee | 1945-07-27 |
Movie | Danger Signal | Kate | 1945-11-21 |
Movie | Mildred Pierce | Waitress (uncredited) | 1945-10-20 |
Movie | Let's Face It | Wiggin's Girl (uncredited) | 1943-08-04 |
Movie | Silver Skates | Lucille | 1943-02-26 |
Movie | Silver Spurs | Millie Love | 1943-08-12 |
Movie | Swing Out the Blues | Kitty Grogan | 1943-12-23 |
Movie | Too Many Women | Barbara Cartwright | 1942-02-27 |
Movie | Thunder Birds | Saleswoman | 1942-10-28 |
Movie | Manpower | Scarlett | 1941-08-09 |
Movie | Let's Make Music | Betty | 1941-01-17 |
Movie | Ziegfeld Girl | Miss Sawyer, Auditioning Showgirl (Uncredited) | 1941-04-25 |
Movie | Scattergood Meets Broadway | Diana Deane | 1941-08-22 |
Movie | Bedtime Story | Beulah | 1941-12-25 |
Movie | Moon Over Her Shoulder | Cecilia | 1941-10-23 |
Movie | Blues in the Night | Blonde | 1941-11-15 |
Movie | I Take This Oath | Betty Casey | 1940-05-20 |
Movie | Turnabout | Irene Clare | 1940-05-17 |
Movie | Honeymoon Deferred | Kitty Kerry | 1940-02-16 |
Movie | They Drive by Night | Sue Carter (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
Movie | City for Conquest | Lilly | 1940-09-21 |
Movie | Who Killed Aunt Maggie? | Cynthia Lou | 1940-11-01 |
Movie | The Villain Still Pursued Her | Hazel Dalton | 1940-10-11 |
Movie | Sky Murder | Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister | 1940-09-27 |
Movie | Hollywood Hobbies | Tourist | 1939-05-03 |
Movie | The Flying Irishman | Sally | 1939-04-07 |
Movie | Hotel for Women | Emeline Thomas | 1939-08-03 |
Movie | Rose of Washington Square | Peggy | 1939-05-05 |
Movie | Reno | Bonnie Newcomb | 1939-12-01 |
Movie | Escape to Paradise | Penelope Carter | 1939-12-22 |
Movie | Balalaika | Masha | 1939-12-15 |
Movie | You and Me | Curly Blonde | 1938-06-01 |
Movie | Love on a Budget | Millie Brown | 1938-03-04 |
Movie | Spring Madness | Sally | 1938-11-11 |
Movie | Women Are Like That | Miss Hall | 1938-04-23 |
Movie | How to Watch Football | Benchley's girlfriend | 1938-10-07 |
Movie | The Last Warning | Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz | 1938-12-07 |
Movie | Going Places | Joan | 1938-12-31 |
Movie | Trade Winds | Mrs. Johnson | 1938-12-28 |
Movie | Artists and Models Abroad | Chickie | 1938-12-20 |
Movie | Pick a Star | Newlywed | 1937-05-21 |
Movie | Wings Over Honolulu | Caroline | 1937-05-16 |
Movie | China Passage | Elaine Gentry | 1937-03-12 |
Movie | We Have Our Moments | Carrie | 1937-03-28 |
Movie | Top of the Town | Beulah | 1937-04-17 |
Movie | Kid Galahad | (uncredited) | 1937-05-29 |
Movie | Small Town Boy | Molly Summers | 1937-09-24 |
Movie | Rhythm in the Clouds | Receptionist | 1937-06-21 |
Movie | Sea Racketeers | Blondie | 1937-08-20 |
Movie | The Awful Truth | Dixie Belle Lee | 1937-10-20 |
Movie | The Toast of New York | Mary Lou (uncredited) | 1937-07-22 |
Movie | Born Reckless | Dora | 1937-06-25 |
Movie | Star for a Night | Ellen Romaine | 1936-08-28 |
Movie | Trapped by Television | Mae Collins | 1936-06-15 |
Movie | Love Before Breakfast | Mary Lee | 1936-03-09 |
Movie | Sitting on the Moon | Blossom | 1936-09-11 |
Movie | The Harvester | Thelma Biddle | 1936-04-18 |
Movie | Valley of the Lawless | Joan Jenkins | 1936-01-25 |
Movie | Murder with Pictures | Hester Boone | 1936-09-24 |
Movie | Three Smart Girls | Evans' Secretary | 1936-12-20 |
Movie | Country Gentlemen | Gertie | 1936-11-08 |
Movie | Ellis Island | Adele | 1936-11-04 |
Movie | Under Your Spell | Secretary (uncredited) | 1936-11-06 |
Movie | Let 'em Have It | Barbara | 1935-05-15 |
Movie | Rustlers of Red Dog | Mary Lee | 1935-01-01 |
Movie | College Scandal | Toby Carpenter | 1935-06-21 |
Movie | Go Into Your Dance | Café Showgirl | 1935-04-20 |
Movie | Manhattan Monkey Business | Joyce | 1935-11-09 |
Movie | Public Ghost # 1 | Miss Compton | 1935-12-14 |
Movie | Suicide Squad | Mary O'Connor | 1935-12-02 |
Movie | Million Dollar Ransom | Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited) | 1934-09-01 |
Movie | Affairs of a Gentleman | Foxey Dennison | 1934-05-01 |
Movie | King Kelly of the U.S.A. | Maxine LaTour | 1934-09-15 |
Movie | The White Parade | Una Mellon | 1934-11-16 |
Movie | Everything's Ducky | Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife | 1934-10-18 |
Movie | Caravan | Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited) | 1934-12-30 |
Movie | Imitation of Life | Young Woman at Party (uncredited) | 1934-11-23 |
Movie | Caliente Love | Betty | 1933-03-09 |
Movie | Luxury Liner | Girl Overboard (uncredited) | 1933-02-03 |
Movie | Dream Stuff | Betty | 1933-05-11 |
Movie | Sing, Sinner, Sing | Gwen | 1933-08-16 |
Movie | Only Yesterday | Margot (Uncredited) | 1933-11-01 |
Movie | Unholy Love | Sheilla Bailey Gregory | 1932-06-08 |
Movie | Beauty Parlor | Joan Perry | 1932-06-15 |
Movie | Lena Rivers | Caroline Nichols | 1932-03-27 |
Movie | Under Eighteen | Sybil | 1932-01-02 |
Movie | Westward Passage | Lillie, the Model (uncredited) | 1932-05-27 |
Movie | Lady and Gent | Betty | 1932-07-10 |
Movie | If I Had a Million | Marie - Waitress (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
Movie | A Parisian Romance | Marcelle | 1932-10-01 |
Movie | Afraid to Talk | Alice - Party Girl | 1932-11-17 |
Movie | Madison Square Garden | Joyce | 1932-11-04 |
Movie | False Faces | Dottie Nation | 1932-10-12 |
Movie | Up Pops the Devil | Luella May Carroll | 1931-05-19 |
Movie | Three Rogues | Ace's girl | 1931-03-08 |
Movie | Three Girls Lost | Edna Best | 1931-04-19 |
Movie | Women of All Nations | Kiki | 1931-05-31 |
Movie | Annabelle's Affairs | Mabel | 1931-06-14 |
Movie | Good Sport | Fay | 1931-12-12 |
Movie | The Spider | Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited) | 1931-09-23 |
Movie | High Society Blues | Pearl Granger | 1930-03-23 |
Movie | The Three Sisters | Carlotta | 1930-04-20 |
Movie | Lightnin' | Betty - Larry's Wife | 1930-11-28 |
Movie | Wild Company | Anita Grayson | 1930-07-05 |
Movie | The Wild Party | Eva 'Evie' Tutt | 1929-04-06 |
Movie | Dangerous Curves | Jennie Silver | 1929-07-12 |
Movie | Salute | Marian Wilson | 1929-09-01 |
Movie | Soft Living | Billie Wilson | 1928-02-05 |
Movie | Thunder Riders | Madge Lawton | 1928-04-07 |
Movie | Ankles Preferred | Virginia | 1927-02-27 |
Movie | The Border Cavalier | Madge Lawton | 1927-09-18 |
Movie | Syncopating Sue | Marge Adams | 1926-10-31 |
Movie | What Fools Men | Dorothy | 1925-09-13 |
Movie | A Broadway Lady | Phyllis Westbrook | 1925-11-15 |