Joan Woodbury
Dec 17, 1915 — Feb 22, 1989 (73 years)
Los Angeles, California, USA
64 Movies
A career spanning 92+ years and 64+ titles makes Joan Woodbury one of the trade's long-distance runners. her Korah's Wife in 'The Ten Commandments' ranks among the most remembered of her filmography. Drama has been her most frequent territory.
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Joan Woodbury
64 Movies
A career spanning 92+ years and 64+ titles makes Joan Woodbury one of the trade's long-distance runners. her Korah's Wife in 'The Ten Commandments' ranks among the most remembered of her filmography. Drama has been her most frequent territory.
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The Ten Commandments
1956
Passport Husband
1938
Blue Skies
1946
Blue Skies
1946
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
Call of the Wild
1935
Here Comes Trouble
1948
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
Song of the Gringo
1936
The Desperadoes
1943
Go West
1940
Super-Sleuth
1937
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
Shut My Big Mouth
1942
Night Spot
1938
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935
Flame of the West
1945
Crashing Hollywood
1938
Dr. Broadway
1942
A Yank in Libya
1942
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
1944
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941
Man From Headquarters
1942
Here Comes Kelly
1943
Dangerous Waters
1936
King of the Zombies
1941
The Time Travelers
1964
Gangs Inc.
1941
Anthony Adverse
1936
In Old Cheyenne
1941
Northwest Trail
1945
Sunset Serenade
1942
The Hard Way
1943
Bulldog Courage
1935
Bring on the Girls
1945
Midnight Court
1937
Phantom Killer
1942
The Arnelo Affair
1947
The Whistler
1944
Algiers
1938
Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936
The Rogues' Tavern
1936
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
I Killed That Man
1941
Always in Trouble
1938
The Eagle's Brood
1935
Cipher Bureau
1938
The Living Ghost
1942
You Can't Beat the Law
1943
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937
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Gadra
1964
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The Ten Commandments
Korah's Wife
1956
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Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Red, the Bar-Girl
1949
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Here Comes Trouble
Bubbles LaRue
1948
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Yankee Fakir
Mary Mason
1947
Film
The Arnelo Affair
Claire Lorrison
1947
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Blue Skies
Flo (uncredited)
1946
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Northwest Trail
Katherine Owens
1945
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Flame of the West
Poppy Rand
1945
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Joan Woodbury still alive?
Joan Woodbury passed away on February 22, 1989 at age 73.
What are the most famous roles of Joan Woodbury?
Joan Woodbury is best known for roles in The Ten Commandments, Bride of Frankenstein, Go West.
How many movies has Joan Woodbury been in?
Over a 55-year career (since 1934), Joan Woodbury has appeared in 66 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Joan Woodbury's first movie?
The career of Joan Woodbury began with One Exciting Adventure (1934).
What is Joan Woodbury's most recent movie or series?
Joan Woodbury's most recent release is The Time Travelers, which premiered on October 29, 1964.
Joan Woodbury
1915-12-17 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.Joan Woodbury, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.