Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born December 17, 1915
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.
MovieThe Time Travelers
1964
as Gadra
MovieThe Ten Commandments
1956
as Korah's Wife
MovieBoston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
as Red, the Bar-Girl
MovieHere Comes Trouble
1948
as Bubbles LaRue
MovieYankee Fakir
1947
as Mary Mason
MovieThe Arnelo Affair
1947
as Claire Lorrison
MovieBlue Skies
1946
as Flo (uncredited)
MovieNorthwest Trail
1945
as Katherine Owens
MovieFlame of the West
1945
as Poppy Rand
MovieTen Cents a Dance
1945
as Babe
MovieBring on the Girls
1945
as Gloria
MovieBrenda Starr, Reporter
1945
as Brenda Starr
MovieCharlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
1944
as Leah Manning
MovieThe Whistler
1944
as Antoinette 'Toni' Vigran (Uncredited)
MovieHere Comes Kelly
1943
as Margie Burke
MovieThe Desperadoes
1943
as Sundown
MovieYou Can't Beat the Law
1943
as Amy Duncan
MovieThe Hard Way
1943
as Maria (Uncredited)
MoviePhantom Killer
1942
as Barbara Mason
MovieSunset Serenade
1942
as Vera Martin
MovieThe Living Ghost
1942
as Billie Hilton
MovieA Yank in Libya
1942
as Nancy Brooks-Graham
MovieDr. Broadway
1942
as Margie Dove
MovieShut My Big Mouth
1942
as Maria
MovieMan From Headquarters
1942
as Ann Weston
MovieConfessions of Boston Blackie
1941
as Mona
MovieI Killed That Man
1941
as Geri Reynolds
MovieTwo Latins from Manhattan
1941
as Lois Morgan
MovieI'll Sell My Life
1941
as Valencia Duncan
MovieGangs Inc.
1941
as Rita Adams
MovieKing of the Zombies
1941
as Barbara Winslow
MovieIn Old Cheyenne
1941
as Della Casey / Dolores Casino
MovieGo West
1940
as Melody (uncredited)
MovieSauce for the Gander
1940
as Mrs. Tupper
MovieChasing Danger
1939
as Hazila
MovieMystery of the White Room
1939
as Lila Haines
MovieWhile New York Sleeps
1938
as Nora Parker
MovieAlways in Trouble
1938
as Pearl Mussendorfer
MovieCipher Bureau
1938
as Therese Brahm
MoviePassport Husband
1938
as Conchita Montez
MovieNight Spot
1938
as Marge Dexter
MovieAlgiers
1938
as Aicha
MovieCrashing Hollywood
1938
as Barbara Lang
MovieThe Luck of Roaring Camp
1937
as Elsie
MovieLiving on Love
1937
as Edith Crumwell
MovieForty Naughty Girls
1937
as Rita Marlowe
MovieCharlie Chan on Broadway
1937
as Marie Collins / Mrs. Thomas Mitchell
MovieSuper-Sleuth
1937
as Doris Duane, a film actress
Lodge Night
1937
as Lola
MovieThere Goes My Girl
1937
as Margot Whitney
MovieThey Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Toto - French Girl (uncredited)
MovieMidnight Court
1937
as Chiquita
MovieCharlie Chan at the Opera
1936
as Dancer in Opera (uncredited)
MovieSong of the Gringo
1936
as Lolita Valle
MovieAnthony Adverse
1936
as Half-Caste Dancing Girl
MovieThe Lion's Den
1936
as Ann Mervin
MovieThe Rogues' Tavern
1936
as Gloria Robloff
MovieDangerous Waters
1936
as Valparaiso Bar Girl - Facing Wall (uncredited)
MovieBulldog Courage
1935
as Helen Brennan
Okay, José
1935
as Dancer
MovieThe Eagle's Brood
1935
as Dolores
MovieCharlie Chan in Shanghai
1935
as Dancer in Versailles Cafe (uncredited)
MovieCall of the Wild
1935
as Show Girl (uncredited)
MovieBride of Frankenstein
1935
as Queen Homunculus (uncredited)
MovieWithout Children
1935
as Secretary (uncredited)
MovieOne Exciting Adventure
1934
as Girl
