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Joan Woodbury

Joan Woodbury

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 17, 1915
Died Feb 22, 1989 (73)
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 r ... ole 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.

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The Time Travelers

The Time Travelers

1964

as Gadra

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956

as Korah's Wife

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949

as Red, the Bar-Girl

Here Comes Trouble

Here Comes Trouble

1948

as Bubbles LaRue

Yankee Fakir

Yankee Fakir

1947

as Mary Mason

The Arnelo Affair

The Arnelo Affair

1947

as Claire Lorrison

Blue Skies

Blue Skies

1946

as Flo (uncredited)

Brenda Starr, Reporter

Brenda Starr, Reporter

1945

as Brenda Starr

Northwest Trail

Northwest Trail

1945

as Katherine Owens

Flame of the West

Flame of the West

1945

as Poppy Rand

Ten Cents a Dance

Ten Cents a Dance

1945

as Babe

Bring on the Girls

Bring on the Girls

1945

as Gloria

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

1944

as Leah Manning

The Whistler

The Whistler

1944

as Antoinette 'Toni' Vigran (Uncredited)

Here Comes Kelly

Here Comes Kelly

1943

as Margie Burke

You Can't Beat the Law

You Can't Beat the Law

1943

as Amy Duncan

The Hard Way

The Hard Way

1943

as Maria (Uncredited)

The Desperadoes

The Desperadoes

1943

as Sundown

Phantom Killer

Phantom Killer

1942

as Barbara Mason

Man From Headquarters

Man From Headquarters

1942

as Ann Weston

The Living Ghost

The Living Ghost

1942

as Billie Hilton

A Yank in Libya

A Yank in Libya

1942

as Nancy Brooks-Graham

Sunset Serenade

Sunset Serenade

1942

as Vera Martin

Dr. Broadway

Dr. Broadway

1942

as Margie Dove

Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth

1942

as Maria

Gangs Inc.

Gangs Inc.

1941

as Rita Adams

King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies

1941

as Barbara Winslow

I Killed That Man

I Killed That Man

1941

as Geri Reynolds

Two Latins from Manhattan

Two Latins from Manhattan

1941

as Lois Morgan

In Old Cheyenne

In Old Cheyenne

1941

as Della Casey / Dolores Casino

I'll Sell My Life

I'll Sell My Life

1941

as Valencia Duncan

Sauce for the Gander

Sauce for the Gander

1940

as Mrs. Tupper

Go West

Go West

1940

as Melody (uncredited)

Mystery of the White Room

Mystery of the White Room

1939

as Lila Haines

Chasing Danger

Chasing Danger

1939

as Hazila

Crashing Hollywood

Crashing Hollywood

1938

as Barbara Lang

Night Spot

Night Spot

1938

as Marge Dexter

Cipher Bureau

Cipher Bureau

1938

as Therese Brahm

Passport Husband

Passport Husband

1938

as Conchita Montez

While New York Sleeps

While New York Sleeps

1938

as Nora Parker

Always in Trouble

Always in Trouble

1938

as Pearl Mussendorfer

Algiers

Algiers

1938

as Aicha

Lodge Night

Lodge Night

1937

as Lola

The Luck of Roaring Camp

The Luck of Roaring Camp

1937

as Elsie

Living on Love

Living on Love

1937

as Edith Crumwell

Forty Naughty Girls

Forty Naughty Girls

1937

as Rita Marlowe

Super-Sleuth

Super-Sleuth

1937

as Doris Duane, a film actress

There Goes My Girl

There Goes My Girl

1937

as Margot Whitney

Charlie Chan on Broadway

Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937

as Marie Collins / Mrs. Thomas Mitchell

Midnight Court

Midnight Court

1937

as Chiquita

They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

as Toto - French Girl (uncredited)

Song of the Gringo

Song of the Gringo

1936

as Lolita Valle

The Lion's Den

The Lion's Den

1936

as Ann Mervin

The Rogues' Tavern

The Rogues' Tavern

1936

as Gloria Robloff

Charlie Chan at the Opera

Charlie Chan at the Opera

1936

as Dancer in Opera (uncredited)

Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse

1936

as Half-Caste Dancing Girl

Dangerous Waters

Dangerous Waters

1936

as Valparaiso Bar Girl - Facing Wall (uncredited)

Bulldog Courage

Bulldog Courage

1935

as Helen Brennan

Okay, José

Okay, José

1935

as Dancer

The Eagle's Brood

The Eagle's Brood

1935

as Dolores

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

1935

as Dancer in Versailles Cafe (uncredited)

Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild

1935

as Show Girl (uncredited)

Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935

as Queen Homunculus (uncredited)

One Exciting Adventure

One Exciting Adventure

1934

as Girl

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