Joan Woodbury

Joan Woodbury

Biography: 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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: December 17, 1915

Deathday: February 22, 1989

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Known For

King of the Zombies
King of the Zombies

1941-05-14

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments

1956-10-05

Go West
Go West

1940-12-06

Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Charlie Chan in Shanghai

1935-10-11

Charlie Chan at the Opera
Charlie Chan at the Opera

1936-12-04

The Living Ghost
The Living Ghost

1942-08-11

The Arnelo Affair
The Arnelo Affair

1947-02-13

Charlie Chan on Broadway
Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937-09-22

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

1944-05-20

Song of the Gringo
Song of the Gringo

1936-11-22

The Time Travelers
The Time Travelers

1964-10-29

The Rogues' Tavern
The Rogues' Tavern

1936-06-04

Gangs Inc.
Gangs Inc.

1941-06-13

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949-03-02

Confessions of Boston Blackie
Confessions of Boston Blackie

1941-12-08

Blue Skies
Blue Skies

1946-10-15

In Old Cheyenne
In Old Cheyenne

1941-04-04

While New York Sleeps
While New York Sleeps

1938-12-16

Mystery of the White Room
Mystery of the White Room

1939-03-17

I Killed That Man
I Killed That Man

1941-11-28

Dr. Broadway
Dr. Broadway

1942-05-09

Forty Naughty Girls
Forty Naughty Girls

1937-09-24

Phantom Killer
Phantom Killer

1942-10-02

Here Comes Kelly
Here Comes Kelly

1943-09-19

Crashing Hollywood
Crashing Hollywood

1938-01-07

Super-Sleuth
Super-Sleuth

1937-07-16

Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble

1948-03-15

Bulldog Courage
Bulldog Courage

1935-12-30

Without Children
Without Children

1935-04-15

Lodge Night
Lodge Night

1937-06-11

Man From Headquarters
Man From Headquarters

1942-01-23

Always in Trouble
Always in Trouble

1938-10-28

Northwest Trail
Northwest Trail

1945-11-30

You Can't Beat the Law
You Can't Beat the Law

1943-01-29

Algiers
Algiers

1938-01-16

Call of the Wild
Call of the Wild

1935-08-09

I'll Sell My Life
I'll Sell My Life

1941-09-12

Night Spot
Night Spot

1938-02-25

There Goes My Girl
There Goes My Girl

1937-05-21

A Yank in Libya
A Yank in Libya

1942-07-24

Passport Husband
Passport Husband

1938-07-15

Living on Love
Living on Love

1937-11-12

The Luck of Roaring Camp
The Luck of Roaring Camp

1937-11-17

They Gave Him a Gun
They Gave Him a Gun

1937-05-07

One Exciting Adventure
One Exciting Adventure

1934-09-01

The Hard Way
The Hard Way

1943-01-13

Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein

1935-04-20

Midnight Court
Midnight Court

1937-03-06

The Desperadoes
The Desperadoes

1943-05-25

The Lion's Den
The Lion's Den

1936-07-07

The Eagle's Brood
The Eagle's Brood

1935-10-25

Yankee Fakir
Yankee Fakir

1947-04-01

Cipher Bureau
Cipher Bureau

1938-10-25

Chasing Danger
Chasing Danger

1939-05-05

Shut My Big Mouth
Shut My Big Mouth

1942-02-19

The Whistler
The Whistler

1944-03-30

Okay, José
Okay, José

1935-12-07

Bring on the Girls
Bring on the Girls

1945-03-30

Sunset Serenade
Sunset Serenade

1942-09-14

Flame of the West
Flame of the West

1945-06-25

Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse

1936-08-26

Two Latins from Manhattan
Two Latins from Manhattan

1941-10-02

Ten Cents a Dance
Ten Cents a Dance

1945-06-07

Sauce for the Gander
Sauce for the Gander

1940-02-10

Brenda Starr, Reporter
Brenda Starr, Reporter

1945-01-26

Dangerous Waters
Dangerous Waters

1936-02-10

Blue Skies
Blue Skies

1946-10-15