1915-12-17 Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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The Time Travelers | Gadra | 1964-10-29 |
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The Ten Commandments | Korah's Wife | 1956-10-05 |
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Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Red, the Bar-Girl | 1949-03-02 |
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Here Comes Trouble | Bubbles LaRue | 1948-03-15 |
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Yankee Fakir | Mary Mason | 1947-04-01 |
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The Arnelo Affair | Claire Lorrison | 1947-02-13 |
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Blue Skies | Flo | 1946-10-15 |
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Blue Skies | Flo (uncredited) | 1946-10-15 |
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Brenda Starr, Reporter | Brenda Starr | 1945-01-26 |
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Northwest Trail | Katherine Owens | 1945-11-30 |
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Bring on the Girls | Gloria | 1945-03-30 |
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Ten Cents a Dance | Babe | 1945-06-07 |
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Flame of the West | Poppy Rand | 1945-06-25 |
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Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat | Leah Manning | 1944-05-20 |
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The Whistler | Antoinette 'Toni' Vigran (Uncredited) | 1944-03-30 |
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Here Comes Kelly | Margie Burke | 1943-09-19 |
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The Desperadoes | Sundown | 1943-05-25 |
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The Hard Way | Maria (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
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You Can't Beat the Law | Amy Duncan | 1943-01-29 |
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The Living Ghost | Billie Hilton | 1942-08-11 |
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A Yank in Libya | Nancy Brooks-Graham | 1942-07-24 |
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Shut My Big Mouth | Maria | 1942-02-19 |
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Sunset Serenade | Vera Martin | 1942-09-14 |
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Phantom Killer | Barbara Mason | 1942-10-02 |
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Dr. Broadway | Margie Dove | 1942-05-09 |
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Man From Headquarters | Ann Weston | 1942-01-23 |
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I'll Sell My Life | Valencia Duncan | 1941-09-12 |
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I Killed That Man | Geri Reynolds | 1941-11-28 |
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Confessions of Boston Blackie | Mona | 1941-12-08 |
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Paper Bullets | Rita Adams | 1941-06-13 |
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King of the Zombies | Barbara Winslow | 1941-05-14 |
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In Old Cheyenne | Della Casey / Dolores Casino | 1941-04-04 |
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Two Latins from Manhattan | Lois Morgan | 1941-10-02 |
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Go West | Melody (uncredited) | 1940-12-06 |
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Sauce for the Gander | Mrs. Tupper | 1940-02-10 |
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Mystery of the White Room | Lila Haines | 1939-03-17 |
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Chasing Danger | Hazila | 1939-05-05 |
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Cipher Bureau | Therese Brahm | 1938-10-25 |
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Passport Husband | Conchita Montez | 1938-07-15 |
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Crashing Hollywood | Barbara Lang | 1938-01-07 |
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While New York Sleeps | Nora Parker | 1938-12-16 |
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Always in Trouble | Pearl Mussendorfer | 1938-10-28 |
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Night Spot | Marge Dexter | 1938-02-25 |
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Algiers | Aicha | 1938-01-16 |
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Charlie Chan on Broadway | Marie Collins / Mrs. Thomas Mitchell | 1937-09-22 |
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Midnight Court | Chiquita | 1937-03-06 |
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The Luck of Roaring Camp | Elsie | 1937-11-17 |
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There Goes My Girl | Margot Whitney | 1937-05-21 |
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Super-Sleuth | Doris Duane, a film actress | 1937-07-16 |
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Lodge Night | Lola | 1937-06-11 |
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They Gave Him a Gun | Toto - French Girl (uncredited) | 1937-05-07 |
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Living on Love | Edith Crumwell | 1937-11-12 |
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Forty Naughty Girls | Rita Marlowe | 1937-09-24 |
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The Lion's Den | Ann Mervin | 1936-07-07 |
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The Rogues' Tavern | Gloria Robloff | 1936-06-04 |
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Song of the Gringo | Lolita Valle | 1936-11-22 |
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Anthony Adverse | Half-Caste Dancing Girl | 1936-08-26 |
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Dangerous Waters | Valparaiso Bar Girl - Facing Wall (uncredited) | 1936-02-10 |
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Charlie Chan at the Opera | Dancer in Opera (uncredited) | 1936-12-04 |
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Charlie Chan in Shanghai | Dancer in Versailles Cafe (uncredited) | 1935-10-11 |
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Bulldog Courage | Helen Brennan | 1935-12-30 |
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Okay, José | Dancer | 1935-12-07 |
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The Eagle's Brood | Dolores | 1935-10-25 |
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Without Children | Secretary (uncredited) | 1935-04-15 |
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Bride of Frankenstein | Queen Homunculus (uncredited) | 1935-04-20 |
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Call of the Wild | Show Girl (uncredited) | 1935-08-09 |
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One Exciting Adventure | Girl | 1934-09-01 |
