Acting · Lexington, Kentucky, USA · Born January 27, 1907
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.
TVPete and Gladys
1960
MovieGirl in the Woods
1958
as Aunt Martha
MovieJet Pilot
1957
as Mary Lou Simpson
TVRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Waitress
MovieThe Persuader
1957
as Julie
TVThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
MovieI Was a Burlesque Queen
1953
as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte
TVThe Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Girl at Drivers License Bureau
MovieMighty Joe Young
1949
as Alice (uncredited)
MovieGrand Canyon
1949
as Mabel
MovieIncident
1948
as Joan Manning
MovieSorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
MovieA Southern Yankee
1948
as Hortense Dobson
MovieLinda, Be Good
1947
as Mrs. LaVitte
MovieExposed
1947
as Emmy
MovieScared to Death
1947
as Jane Cornell
MovieThe Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
MovieRendezvous with Annie
1946
as Louise Grapa (uncredited)
MovieDark Alibi
1946
as Emily Evans
MovieBehind the Mask
1946
as Lulu
MovieDanger Signal
1945
as Kate
MovieMildred Pierce
1945
as Waitress (uncredited)
MovieChristmas in Connecticut
1945
as Nurse Mary Lee
MovieHitchhike to Happiness
1945
as Joan Randall
MoviePillow to Post
1945
as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)
MovieSwing Out the Blues
1943
as Kitty Grogan
MovieSilver Spurs
1943
as Millie Love
MovieLet's Face It
1943
as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited)
MovieSilver Skates
1943
as Lucille
MovieThunder Birds
1942
as Saleswoman
MovieToo Many Women
1942
as Barbara Cartwright
MovieBedtime Story
1941
as Beulah
MovieBlues in the Night
1941
as Blonde
MovieMoon Over Her Shoulder
1941
as Cecilia
MovieScattergood Meets Broadway
1941
as Diana Deane
MovieManpower
1941
as Scarlett
MovieZiegfeld Girl
1941
as Miss Sawyer (uncredited)
MovieLet's Make Music
1941
as Betty
MovieWho Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
as Cynthia Lou
MovieThe Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Hazel Dalton
MovieSky Murder
1940
as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister
MovieCity for Conquest
1940
as Lilly
MovieThey Drive by Night
1940
as Sue Carter (uncredited)
MovieI Take This Oath
1940
as Betty Casey
MovieTurnabout
1940
as Irene Clare
MovieHoneymoon Deferred
1940
as Kitty Kerry
MovieEscape to Paradise
1939
as Penelope Carter
MovieBalalaika
1939
as Masha
MovieReno
1939
as Bonnie Newcomb
MovieHotel for Women
1939
as Emeline Thomas
MovieRose of Washington Square
1939
as Peggy
MovieHollywood Hobbies
1939
as Tourist
MovieThe Flying Irishman
1939
as Sally
MovieGoing Places
1938
as Joan
MovieTrade Winds
1938
as Mrs. Johnson
MovieArtists and Models Abroad
1938
as Chickie
MovieThe Last Warning
1938
as Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz
MovieSpring Madness
1938
as Sally
MovieHow to Watch Football
1938
as Benchley's girlfriend
MovieYou and Me
1938
as Curly Blonde
MovieWomen Are Like That
1938
as Miss Hall
MovieLove on a Budget
1938
as Millie Brown
MovieThe Awful Truth
1937
as Dixie Belle Lee
MovieSmall Town Boy
1937
as Molly Summers
MovieSea Racketeers
1937
as Blondie
MovieThe Toast of New York
1937
as Mary Lou (uncredited)
MovieBorn Reckless
1937
as Dora
MovieRhythm in the Clouds
1937
as Receptionist
MovieKid Galahad
1937
as Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)
MoviePick a Star
1937
as Newlywed
MovieWings Over Honolulu
1937
as Caroline
MovieTop of the Town
1937
as Beulah
MovieWe Have Our Moments
1937
as Carrie
MovieChina Passage
1937
as Elaine Gentry
MovieThree Smart Girls
1936
as Evans' Secretary
MovieCountry Gentlemen
1936
as Gertie
MovieUnder Your Spell
1936
as Secretary (uncredited)
Ellis Island
1936
as Adele
MovieMurder with Pictures
1936
as Hester Boone
MovieSitting on the Moon
1936
as Blossom
MovieStar for a Night
1936
as Ellen Romaine
MovieTrapped by Television
1936
as Mae Collins
The Harvester
1936
as Thelma Biddle
MovieLove Before Breakfast
1936
as Mary Lee
MovieValley of the Lawless
1936
as Joan Jenkins
MoviePublic Ghost # 1
1935
as Miss Compton
MovieSuicide Squad
1935
as Mary O'Connor
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
as Joyce
MovieManhattan Monkey Business
1935
as Joyce
MovieCollege Scandal
1935
as Toby Carpenter
MovieLet 'em Have It
1935
as Barbara
MovieGo Into Your Dance
1935
as Café Showgirl
MovieRustlers of Red Dog
1935
as Mary Lee
MovieCaravan
1934
as Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited)
MovieImitation of Life
1934
as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
MovieThe White Parade
1934
as Una Mellon
MovieEverything's Ducky
1934
as Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife
MovieKing Kelly of the U.S.A.
1934
as Maxine LaTour
MovieMillion Dollar Ransom
1934
as Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)
MovieAffairs of a Gentleman
1934
as Foxey Dennison
MovieOnly Yesterday
1933
as Margot (Uncredited)
Sing, Sinner, Sing
1933
as Gwen
MovieRoadhouse Queen
1933
as Dorothy
Dream Stuff
1933
as Betty
The Plumber and the Lady
1933
as Louise
Caliente Love
1933
as Betty
MovieLuxury Liner
1933
as Girl Overboard (uncredited)
MovieThe Wrestler's Bride
1933
as Mrs. Scissors Jackson
MovieIf I Had a Million
1932
as Marie - Waitress (uncredited)
MovieAfraid to Talk
1932
as Alice - Party Girl
MovieMadison Square Garden
1932
as Joyce
MovieFalse Faces
1932
as Dottie Nation
A Parisian Romance
1932
as Marcelle
MovieFighting for Justice
1932
as Amy Tracy
MovieLady and Gent
1932
as Betty
MovieBeauty Parlor
1932
as Joan Perry
MovieUnholy Love
1932
as Sheilla Bailey Gregory
MovieWestward Passage
1932
as Lillie, the Model (uncredited)
MovieLena Rivers
1932
as Caroline Nichols
MovieUnder Eighteen
1932
as Sybil
MovieGood Sport
1931
as Fay
MovieThe Spider
1931
as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)
MovieAnnabelle's Affairs
1931
as Mabel
MovieWomen of All Nations
1931
as Kiki
MovieUp Pops the Devil
1931
as Luella May Carroll
MovieThree Girls Lost
1931
as Edna Best
MovieThree Rogues
1931
as Ace's girl
MovieLightnin'
1930
as Betty - Larry's Wife
MovieWild Company
1930
as Anita Grayson
MovieThe Three Sisters
1930
as Carlotta
MovieHigh Society Blues
1930
as Pearl Granger
MovieSalute
1929
as Marian Wilson
MovieDangerous Curves
1929
as Jennie Silver
MovieThe Wild Party
1929
as Eva 'Evie' Tutt
MovieThe Sky Hawk
1929
as Peggy
MovieThunder Riders
1928
as Madge Lawton
MovieSoft Living
1928
as Billie Wilson
MovieThe Border Cavalier
1927
as Madge Lawton
MovieAnkles Preferred
1927
as Virginia
MovieSyncopating Sue
1926
as Marge Adams
MovieA Broadway Lady
1925
as Phyllis Westbrook
MovieWhat Fools Men
1925
as Dorothy
