Joan Woodbury

Acting

Born Dec 17, 1915

From Los Angeles, California, USA

Died Feb 22, 1989

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.

Joan Woodbury

Known For

The Ten Commandments

Bride of Frankenstein

The Hard Way

The Desperadoes

Go West

Call of the Wild

Anthony Adverse

Charlie Chan on Broadway

Gangs Inc.

Algiers

Filmography — Acting

The Ten Commandments

Bride of Frankenstein

The Hard Way

The Desperadoes

Go West

Call of the Wild

Anthony Adverse

Charlie Chan on Broadway

Gangs Inc.

Algiers

Blue Skies

One Exciting Adventure

The Whistler

Cipher Bureau

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

Sunset Serenade

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

Dangerous Waters

The Living Ghost

Night Spot

Charlie Chan at the Opera

Song of the Gringo

Dr. Broadway

Confessions of Boston Blackie

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

The Time Travelers

Here Comes Trouble

Phantom Killer

Bring on the Girls

King of the Zombies

I Killed That Man

Two Latins from Manhattan

Without Children

Shut My Big Mouth

Living on Love

The Arnelo Affair

Forty Naughty Girls

They Gave Him a Gun

The Luck of Roaring Camp

Super-Sleuth

I'll Sell My Life

The Lion's Den

The Rogues' Tavern

You Can't Beat the Law

Crashing Hollywood

In Old Cheyenne

Passport Husband

Brenda Starr, Reporter

Always in Trouble

Man From Headquarters

Mystery of the White Room

Northwest Trail

Midnight Court

The Eagle's Brood

A Yank in Libya

Sauce for the Gander

While New York Sleeps

Bulldog Courage

Yankee Fakir

There Goes My Girl

Okay, José

Flame of the West

Here Comes Kelly

Lodge Night

Chasing Danger

Ten Cents a Dance