Acting
Joan Davis
- Titles
- 49movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1935 to 1952, busiest in 1937 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 28top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Sun Valley Serenade70/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy7.4average 2.7
- Historical6.0average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Physical Comedy5.2average 2.5
- Wholesome6.0average 3.3
- Satire & Parody3.9average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.3average 3.7
- Cringe Humor3.6average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Crime1.0, average 3.7
- Violence1.6, average 4.3
- Psychological3.4, average 5.6
- Politics0.8, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Family-Friendly 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Vintage Hollywood 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Chick ChandlerActorTime Out for Romance, Free, Blonde and 21, Sing and Be Happy, Love and Hisses
Tony MartinActorSally, Irene and Mary, Sing and Be Happy, Life Begins in College, The Holy Terror- JJames TinlingDirectorSing and Be Happy, The Great Hospital Mystery, The Holy Terror, Angel's Holiday
Jack HaleyActorGeorge White's Scandals, Hold That Co-ed, Make Mine Laughs
George BarbierActorHold That Co-ed, Millions in the Air, My Lucky Star
Sonja HenieActorSun Valley Serenade, My Lucky Star, Thin Ice
Nancy KellyActorShow Business, Tail Spin, Sailor's Lady
Marjorie WeaverActorSally, Irene and Mary, For Beauty's Sake, Hold That Co-ed
Douglas FowleyActorIf You Knew Susie, Time Out for Romance, Love and Hisses
Bert LahrActorJust Around the Corner, Josette, Love and Hisses
Lynn BariActorSun Valley Serenade, Free, Blonde and 21, Josette
Arthur TreacherActorMy Lucky Star, Thin Ice, Love That Brute
Movies and TV shows
481960s
1 title
The Sound of Laughter (1963)
as Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
1950s
6 titles · average score 63
68
I Married Joan (1952)
TV show · as Joan Stevens
Harem Girl (1952)
as Susie Perkins
The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
as Alice Dean
The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)
as Mabel King
Let's Join Joanie (1950)
as Joanie Davis
58
Love That Brute (1950)
as Mamie Sage
1940s
19 titles · average score 64
Make Mine Laughs (1949)
as (archive footage)
She Wrote the Book (1946)
as Jane Featherstone
54
George White's Scandals (1945)
as Joan Mason
Beautiful But Broke (1944)
as Dottie Duncan
Kansas City Kitty (1944)
as Polly Jasper
Show Business (1944)
as Joan Mason
Two Señoritas from Chicago (1943)
as Daisy Baker
70
Hold That Ghost (1941)
as Camille Brewster
70
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
as Miss Carstairs
Two Latins from Manhattan (1941)
as Joan Daley
Sailor's Lady (1940)
as Myrtle
Free, Blonde and 21 (1940)
as Nellie
1930s
22 titles · average score 60
63
Day-time Wife (1939)
as Miss Applegate
59
Tail Spin (1939)
as Babe Dugan
60
Just Around the Corner (1938)
as Kitty
56
My Lucky Star (1938)
as Mary Dwight
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)
as Irene Keene
62
Hold That Co-ed (1938)
as Lizzie Olsen
Josette (1938)
as May Morris
Angel's Holiday (1937)
as Strivers
64
Thin Ice (1937)
as Orchestra Leader
Time Out for Romance (1937)
as Midge Dooley
Way Up Thar (1935)
as Jennie Kurtz