Acting
Joan Davis
- Titles
- 50movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1935 to 1952, busiest in 1937 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 28top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Hold That Ghost88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.9average 2.6
- Situational Comedy6.5average 2.7
- Wholesome6.8average 3.3
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.6
- Showbiz4.4average 1.2
- Physical Comedy4.9average 2.5
- Pop Culture3.8average 2.2
- Wit & Wordplay5.1average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Violence1.1, average 4.3
- Psychological2.4, average 5.6
- Tension2.9, average 6.1
- Crime0.8, average 3.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Family-Friendly 3
- Sentimental 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Vintage Hollywood 2
- Nostalgic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Chick ChandlerActorTime Out for Romance, Sing and Be Happy, Free, Blonde and 21, Love and Hisses
Tony MartinActorSally, Irene and Mary, Life Begins in College, Sing and Be Happy, The Holy Terror- JJames TinlingDirectorSing and Be Happy, The Great Hospital Mystery, Angel's Holiday, The Holy Terror
George BarbierActorHold That Co-ed, Millions in the Air, My Lucky Star
Lynn BariActorSun Valley Serenade, Free, Blonde and 21, Josette
Leah RayActorSing and Be Happy, Thin Ice, The Holy Terror
Marjorie WeaverActorSally, Irene and Mary, Hold That Co-ed, For Beauty's Sake
Mischa AuerActorHold That Ghost, She Wrote the Book, Around the World
Jack HaleyActorGeorge White's Scandals, Hold That Co-ed, Make Mine Laughs
Arthur TreacherActorMy Lucky Star, Thin Ice, Love That Brute
Sonja HenieActorSun Valley Serenade, My Lucky Star, Thin Ice
Nancy KellyActorSailor's Lady, Tail Spin, Show Business
Movies and TV shows
481960s
1 title
The Sound of Laughter (1963)
as Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)
1950s
6 titles · average score 62
76
I Married Joan (1952)
TV show · as Joan Stevens
Harem Girl (1952)
as Susie Perkins
52
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 71
66
If You Knew Susie (1948)
as Susie Parker
She Wrote the Book (1946)
as Jane Featherstone
60
George White's Scandals (1945)
as Joan Mason
She Gets Her Man (1945)
as Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington
79
Show Business (1944)
as Joan Mason
61
Around the World (1943)
as Joan Davis
Two Señoritas from Chicago (1943)
as Daisy Baker
Yokel Boy (1942)
as Molly Malone
88
Hold That Ghost (1941)
as Camille Brewster
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 58
63
Day-time Wife (1939)
as Miss Applegate
59
Tail Spin (1939)
as Babe Dugan
61
Just Around the Corner (1938)
as Kitty
47
My Lucky Star (1938)
as Mary Dwight
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)
as Irene Keene
64
Hold That Co-ed (1938)
as Lizzie Olsen
Time Out for Romance (1937)
as Midge Dooley
The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)
as Flossie Duff
Sing and Be Happy (1937)
as Myrtle
Angel's Holiday (1937)
as Strivers
51
Thin Ice (1937)
as Orchestra Leader
Way Up Thar (1935)
as Jennie Kurtz