Joan Woodbury

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    Joanne Woodbury, Nana Martinez, John Woodbury, Joan Elmer Woodbury

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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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  • wc Gender: Female
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1915-12-17
  • event Death Date 1989-02-22
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 5.3
  • info Birth Place Los Angeles, California, USA
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5.2

King of the Zombies

1941-05-14

7.8

The Ten Commandments

1956-10-05

6.5

Go West

1940-12-06

6.6

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

1935-10-11

6.7

Charlie Chan at the Opera

1936-12-04

4.3

The Living Ghost

1942-08-11

5.3

The Arnelo Affair

1947-02-13

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Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937-09-22

6.4

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

1944-05-20

4.7

Song of the Gringo

1936-11-22

5

The Time Travelers

1964-10-29

5.2

Gangs Inc.

1941-06-13

5.8

The Rogues' Tavern

1936-06-04

5.6

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949-03-02

6.1

Confessions of Boston Blackie

1941-12-08

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Blue Skies

1946-10-15

4.1

In Old Cheyenne

1941-04-04

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While New York Sleeps

1938-12-16

5.7

I Killed That Man

1941-11-28

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Mystery of the White Room

1939-03-17

5

Dr. Broadway

1942-05-09

5.2

Forty Naughty Girls

1937-09-24

4.3

Phantom Killer

1942-10-02

1

Here Comes Kelly

1943-09-19

5.8

Crashing Hollywood

1938-01-07

5

Super-Sleuth

1937-07-16

4.6

Here Comes Trouble

1948-03-15

4.7

Bulldog Courage

1935-12-30

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Without Children

1935-04-15

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Lodge Night

1937-06-11

6

Man From Headquarters

1942-01-23

6

Always in Trouble

1938-10-28

5

Northwest Trail

1945-11-30

5.2

You Can't Beat the Law

1943-01-29

6.3

Algiers

1938-01-16

6.3

Call of the Wild

1935-08-09

6

I'll Sell My Life

1941-09-12

4.7

Night Spot

1938-02-25

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There Goes My Girl

1937-05-21

4.3

A Yank in Libya

1942-07-24

6

Passport Husband

1938-07-15

5.8

Living on Love

1937-11-12

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The Luck of Roaring Camp

1937-11-17

6.2

They Gave Him a Gun

1937-05-07

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One Exciting Adventure

1934-09-01

6.6

The Hard Way

1943-01-13

7.5

Bride of Frankenstein

1935-04-20

4.8

Midnight Court

1937-03-06

5.7

The Desperadoes

1943-05-25

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The Lion's Den

1936-07-07

5

The Eagle's Brood

1935-10-25

5

Yankee Fakir

1947-04-01

5.3

Cipher Bureau

1938-10-25

6

Chasing Danger

1939-05-05

10

Shut My Big Mouth

1942-02-19

5.9

The Whistler

1944-03-30

5

Okay, José

1935-12-07

6.1

Bring on the Girls

1945-03-30

5.5

Sunset Serenade

1942-09-14

6

Flame of the West

1945-06-25

5.7

Anthony Adverse

1936-08-26

5

Two Latins from Manhattan

1941-10-02

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Ten Cents a Dance

1945-06-07

5

Sauce for the Gander

1940-02-10

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Brenda Starr, Reporter

1945-01-26

3

Dangerous Waters

1936-02-10

6

Blue Skies

1946-10-15