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