Deceased
How Did Joan Davis Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 53Josephine Madonna Davis, known professionally as Joan Davis, was an American comedic actress whose career spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television. Remembered best for the 1950s television comedy I Married Joan, Davis had a successful earlier career as a screen actress, and a leading star of 1940s radio comedy.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of ComedyMovie | Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) | 69 |
| 1963 | The Sound of LaughterMovie | Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer) | 56 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 49 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries | Self | 49 |
| 1951 | The Groom Wore SpursMovie | Alice Dean | 44 |
| 1950 | Love That BruteMovie | Mamie Sage | 43 |
| 1950 | The Traveling SaleswomanMovie | Mabel King | 43 |
| 1949 | Make Mine LaughsMovie | (archive footage) | 42 |
| 1948 | If You Knew SusieMovie | Susie Parker | 41 |
| 1946 | She Wrote the BookMovie | Jane Featherstone | 39 |
| 1945 | She Gets Her ManMovie | Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington | 38 |
| 1945 | George White's ScandalsMovie | Joan Mason | 38 |
| 1944 | Beautiful But BrokeMovie | Dottie Duncan | 37 |
| 1944 | Kansas City KittyMovie | Polly Jasper | 37 |
| 1944 | Show BusinessMovie | Joan Mason | 37 |
| 1943 | He's My GuyMovie | Madge Donovan | 36 |
| 1943 | Around the WorldMovie | Joan Davis | 36 |
| 1943 | Two Señoritas from ChicagoMovie | Daisy Baker | 36 |
| 1942 | Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6Movie | — | 35 |
| 1942 | Yokel BoyMovie | Molly Malone | 35 |
| 1941 | Sun Valley SerenadeMovie | Miss Carstairs | 34 |
| 1941 | Hold That GhostMovie | Camille Brewster | 34 |
| 1941 | Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1Movie | Self | 34 |
| 1941 | For Beauty's SakeMovie | Dottie Nickerson | 34 |
| 1940 | Sailor's LadyMovie | Myrtle | 33 |
| 1940 | Manhattan HeartbeatMovie | Edna Higgins | 33 |
| 1939 | Hollywood HobbiesMovie | Self (uncredited) | 32 |
| 1939 | Tail SpinMovie | Babe Dugan | 32 |
| 1939 | Day-time WifeMovie | Miss Applegate | 32 |
| 1938 | JosetteMovie | May Morris | 31 |
| 1938 | Sally, Irene and MaryMovie | Irene Keene | 31 |
| 1938 | Just Around the CornerMovie | Kitty | 31 |
| 1938 | My Lucky StarMovie | Mary Dwight | 31 |
| 1937 | Life Begins in CollegeMovie | Inez | 30 |
| 1937 | Wake Up and LiveMovie | Comic Spanish Dancer | 30 |
| 1937 | Sing and Be HappyMovie | Myrtle | 30 |
| 1937 | Time Out for RomanceMovie | Midge Dooley | 30 |
| 1937 | On the AvenueMovie | Miss Katz | 30 |
| 1937 | You Can't Have EverythingMovie | Girl in YWCA (uncredited) | 30 |
| 1937 | The Great Hospital MysteryMovie | Flossie Duff | 30 |
| 1937 | The Holy TerrorMovie | Lili | 30 |
| 1936 | Bunker BeanMovie | Mabel - Bunker's Secretary (uncredited) | 29 |
| 1935 | Way Up TharMovie | Jennie Kurtz | 28 |
| 1935 | Millions in the AirMovie | Singer | 28 |