Biography
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.
Acted in 64
1960s
- 1964
1950s
- 1956
1940s
- 1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Red, the Bar-Girl
- 1948
Here Comes Trouble
Bubbles LaRue
- 1947
Yankee Fakir
Mary Mason
The Arnelo Affair
Claire Lorrison
- 1946
Blue Skies
Flo (uncredited), Flo
- 1945
Northwest Trail
Katherine Owens
Flame of the West
Poppy Rand
Ten Cents a Dance
Babe
Bring on the Girls
Gloria
Brenda Starr, Reporter
Brenda Starr
- 1944
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
Leah Manning
The Whistler
Antoinette 'Toni' Vigran (Uncredited)
- 1943
Here Comes Kelly
Margie Burke
You Can't Beat the Law
Amy Duncan
The Hard Way
Maria (Uncredited)
- 1942
Phantom Killer
Barbara Mason
Sunset Serenade
Vera Martin
The Living Ghost
Billie Hilton
A Yank in Libya
Nancy Brooks-Graham
Dr. Broadway
Margie Dove
Shut My Big Mouth
Maria
Man From Headquarters
Ann Weston
- 1941
Confessions of Boston Blackie
Mona
I Killed That Man
Geri Reynolds
Two Latins from Manhattan
Lois Morgan
I'll Sell My Life
Valencia Duncan
Gangs Inc.
Rita Adams
In Old Cheyenne
Della Casey / Dolores Casino
- 1940
Sauce for the Gander
Mrs. Tupper
1930s
- 1939
Chasing Danger
Hazila
Mystery of the White Room
Lila Haines
- 1938
While New York Sleeps
Nora Parker
Always in Trouble
Pearl Mussendorfer
Night Spot
Marge Dexter
Crashing Hollywood
Barbara Lang
- 1937
The Luck of Roaring Camp
Elsie
Living on Love
Edith Crumwell
Forty Naughty Girls
Rita Marlowe
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Marie Collins / Mrs. Thomas Mitchell
Super-Sleuth
Doris Duane, a film actress
There Goes My Girl
Margot Whitney
They Gave Him a Gun
Toto - French Girl (uncredited)
Midnight Court
Chiquita
- 1936
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Dancer in Opera (uncredited)
The Lion's Den
Ann Mervin
The Rogues' Tavern
Gloria Robloff
Dangerous Waters
Valparaiso Bar Girl - Facing Wall (uncredited)
- 1935
Bulldog Courage
Helen Brennan
The Eagle's Brood
Dolores
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Dancer in Versailles Cafe (uncredited)
Call of the Wild
Show Girl (uncredited)
Without Children
Secretary (uncredited)
- 1934
One Exciting Adventure
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