1907-01-27 Lexington, Kentucky, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Olivia Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress. Compton was born in Lexington, Kentucky. (Despite frequent reports to the contrary, her name was not originally "Eleanor Hunt"; she had appeared in the film Good Sport (1931) with Hunt and this confusion in an early press article followed Compton throughout her career.) After graduating high school she spent two years studying at the University of Tulsa, studying dramatics, art, music and dancing. She won a personality and beauty contest and spent two months in a film studio as an extra. Compton first made a name for herself when she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926, alongside Mary Brian, Dolores Costello, Joan Crawford, Dolores del Río, Janet Gaynor and Fay Wray. Compton appeared in a long string of mostly B-movies from the 1920s through the 1950s. She was a comedy actress and protested at being stereotyped as a "dumb blonde". Among her over two hundred films were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Mildred Pierce, and The Best Years of Our Lives. A devout Christian, on her gravestone, just beneath her dates of birth and death, is written "Christian Actress". She died from natural causes, aged 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.
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Girl in the Woods | Aunt Martha | 1958-06-01 |
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Jet Pilot | Mary Lou Simpson | 1957-10-11 |
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The Persuader | Julie | 1957-05-04 |
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I Was a Burlesque Queen | Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte | 1953-07-13 |
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Mighty Joe Young | Alice (uncredited) | 1949-07-27 |
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Grand Canyon | Mabel | 1949-05-19 |
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Incident | Joan Manning | 1948-10-30 |
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Sorry, Wrong Number | Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited) | 1948-09-24 |
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A Southern Yankee | Hortense Dobson | 1948-08-05 |
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Scared to Death | Jane Cornell | 1947-02-01 |
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Exposed | Emmy | 1947-09-08 |
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Linda, Be Good | Mrs. LaVitte | 1947-11-07 |
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Behind the Mask | Lulu | 1946-05-25 |
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Rendezvous with Annie | Louise Grapa (uncredited) | 1946-07-22 |
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The Best Years of Our Lives | Hat Check Girl (uncredited) | 1946-12-25 |
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Dark Alibi | Emily Evans | 1946-05-25 |
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Christmas in Connecticut | Nurse Mary Lee | 1945-07-27 |
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Hitchhike to Happiness | Joan Randall | 1945-07-16 |
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Mildred Pierce | Waitress (uncredited) | 1945-10-20 |
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Danger Signal | Kate | 1945-11-21 |
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Pillow to Post | Gertrude Wilson (uncredited) | 1945-06-09 |
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Silver Spurs | Millie Love | 1943-08-12 |
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Swing Out the Blues | Kitty Grogan | 1943-12-23 |
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Let's Face It | Wiggin's Girl (uncredited) | 1943-08-04 |
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Let's Face It | Wiggin's Girl | 1943-08-04 |
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Silver Skates | Lucille | 1943-02-26 |
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Too Many Women | Barbara Cartwright | 1942-02-27 |
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Thunder Birds | Saleswoman | 1942-10-28 |
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Scattergood Meets Broadway | Diana Deane | 1941-08-22 |
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Let's Make Music | Betty | 1941-01-17 |
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Blues in the Night | Blonde | 1941-11-15 |
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Bedtime Story | Beulah | 1941-12-25 |
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Moon Over Her Shoulder | Cecilia | 1941-10-23 |
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Ziegfeld Girl | Miss Sawyer, Auditioning Showgirl (uncredited) | 1941-04-25 |
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Manpower | Scarlett | 1941-08-09 |
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Who Killed Aunt Maggie? | Cynthia Lou | 1940-11-01 |
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I Take This Oath | Betty Casey | 1940-05-20 |
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They Drive by Night | Sue Carter (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
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Turnabout | Irene Clare | 1940-05-17 |
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The Villain Still Pursued Her | Hazel Dalton | 1940-10-11 |
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Sky Murder | Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister | 1940-09-27 |
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Honeymoon Deferred | Kitty Kerry | 1940-02-16 |
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City for Conquest | Lilly | 1940-09-21 |
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Escape to Paradise | Penelope Carter | 1939-12-22 |
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Rose of Washington Square | Peggy | 1939-05-05 |
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Reno | Bonnie Newcomb | 1939-12-01 |
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The Flying Irishman | Sally | 1939-04-07 |
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Balalaika | Masha | 1939-12-15 |
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Hotel for Women | Emeline Thomas | 1939-08-03 |
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Hollywood Hobbies | Tourist | 1939-05-03 |
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The Last Warning | Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz | 1938-12-07 |
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Love on a Budget | Millie Brown | 1938-03-04 |
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Artists and Models Abroad | Chickie | 1938-12-20 |
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Going Places | Joan | 1938-12-31 |
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Women Are Like That | Miss Hall | 1938-04-23 |
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Trade Winds | Mrs. Johnson | 1938-12-28 |
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Spring Madness | Sally | 1938-11-11 |
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How to Watch Football | Benchley's girlfriend | 1938-10-07 |
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You and Me | Curly Blonde | 1938-06-01 |
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Rhythm in the Clouds | Receptionist | 1937-06-21 |
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The Toast of New York | Mary Lou (uncredited) | 1937-07-22 |
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Small Town Boy | Molly Summers | 1937-09-24 |
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Pick a Star | Newlywed | 1937-05-21 |
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China Passage | Elaine Gentry | 1937-03-12 |
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Wings Over Honolulu | Caroline | 1937-05-16 |
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We Have Our Moments | Carrie | 1937-03-28 |
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The Awful Truth | Dixie Belle Lee | 1937-10-21 |
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Sea Racketeers | Blondie | 1937-08-20 |
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Kid Galahad | (uncredited) | 1937-05-29 |
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Top of the Town | Beulah | 1937-04-17 |
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Born Reckless | Dora | 1937-06-25 |
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Under Your Spell | Secretary (uncredited) | 1936-11-06 |
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Three Smart Girls | Evans' Secretary | 1936-12-20 |
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Valley of the Lawless | Joan Jenkins | 1936-01-25 |
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Sitting on the Moon | Blossom | 1936-09-11 |
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Trapped by Television | Mae Collins | 1936-06-15 |
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Ellis Island | Adele | 1936-11-04 |
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Country Gentlemen | Gertie | 1936-11-08 |
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The Harvester | Thelma Biddle | 1936-04-18 |
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Love Before Breakfast | Mary Lee | 1936-03-09 |
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Star for a Night | Ellen Romaine | 1936-08-28 |
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Murder with Pictures | Hester Boone | 1936-09-24 |
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Go Into Your Dance | Café Showgirl | 1935-04-20 |
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Rustlers of Red Dog | Mary Lee | 1935-01-01 |
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Public Ghost # 1 | Miss Compton | 1935-12-14 |
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Life Hesitates at 40 | Joyce | 1935-11-18 |
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Manhattan Monkey Business | Joyce | 1935-11-09 |
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Let 'em Have It | Barbara | 1935-05-15 |
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Suicide Squad | Mary O'Connor | 1935-12-02 |
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College Scandal | Toby Carpenter | 1935-06-21 |
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Everything's Ducky | Jennie Taylor, Eddie's Wife | 1934-10-18 |
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The White Parade | Una Mellon | 1934-11-16 |
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Million Dollar Ransom | Millie, Hat Check Girl (Uncredited) | 1934-09-01 |
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Imitation of Life | Young Woman at Party (uncredited) | 1934-11-23 |
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Caravan | Party Girl at Beer Garden (Uncredited) | 1934-12-30 |
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Affairs of a Gentleman | Foxey Dennison | 1934-05-01 |
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King Kelly of the U.S.A. | Maxine LaTour | 1934-09-15 |
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Luxury Liner | Girl Overboard (uncredited) | 1933-02-03 |
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Roadhouse Queen | Dorothy | 1933-06-29 |
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Only Yesterday | Margot (Uncredited) | 1933-11-01 |
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The Wrestler's Bride | Mrs. Scissors Jackson | 1933-01-20 |
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The Plumber and the Lady | Louise | 1933-03-31 |
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Sing, Sinner, Sing | Gwen | 1933-08-16 |
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Caliente Love | Betty | 1933-03-09 |
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Dream Stuff | Betty | 1933-05-11 |
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Lena Rivers | Caroline Nichols | 1932-03-27 |
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Madison Square Garden | Joyce | 1932-11-04 |
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False Faces | Dottie Nation | 1932-10-12 |
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If I Had a Million | Marie - Waitress (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
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Westward Passage | Lillie, the Model (uncredited) | 1932-05-27 |
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Lady and Gent | Betty | 1932-07-10 |
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Fighting for Justice | Amy Tracy | 1932-08-28 |
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Beauty Parlor | Joan Perry | 1932-06-15 |
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Under Eighteen | Sybil | 1932-01-02 |
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Unholy Love | Sheilla Bailey Gregory | 1932-06-08 |
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Afraid to Talk | Alice - Party Girl | 1932-11-17 |
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A Parisian Romance | Marcelle | 1932-10-01 |
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Good Sport | Fay | 1931-12-12 |
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Annabelle's Affairs | Mabel | 1931-06-14 |
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Three Girls Lost | Edna Best | 1931-04-19 |
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Up Pops the Devil | Luella May Carroll | 1931-05-19 |
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The Spider | Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited) | 1931-09-23 |
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Three Rogues | Ace's girl | 1931-03-08 |
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Women of All Nations | Kiki | 1931-05-31 |
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Lightnin' | Betty - Larry's Wife | 1930-11-28 |
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The Three Sisters | Carlotta | 1930-04-20 |
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High Society Blues | Pearl Granger | 1930-03-23 |
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Wild Company | Anita Grayson | 1930-07-05 |
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The Sky Hawk | Peggy | 1929-01-29 |
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The Wild Party | Eva 'Evie' Tutt | 1929-04-06 |
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Salute | Marian Wilson | 1929-09-01 |
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Dangerous Curves | Jennie Silver | 1929-07-12 |
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Soft Living | Billie Wilson | 1928-02-05 |
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Thunder Riders | Madge Lawton | 1928-04-07 |
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Ankles Preferred | Virginia | 1927-02-27 |
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The Border Cavalier | Madge Lawton | 1927-09-18 |
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Syncopating Sue | Marge Adams | 1926-10-31 |
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A Broadway Lady | Phyllis Westbrook | 1925-11-15 |
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What Fools Men | Dorothy | 1925-09-13 |
