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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Olivia Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress. Compton was born in Lexington, Kentucky. (Despite frequent reports to the contrary, her name was not originally "Eleanor Hunt"; she had appeared in the film Good Sport (1931) with Hunt and this confusion in an early press article followed Compton throughout her career.) After graduating high school she spent two years studying at the University of Tulsa, studying dramatics, art, music and dancing. She won a personality and beauty contest and spent two months in a film studio as an extra. Compton first made a name for herself when she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926, alongside Mary Brian, Dolores Costello, Joan Crawford, Dolores del Río, Janet Gaynor and Fay Wray. Compton appeared in a long string of mostly B-movies from the 1920s through the 1950s. She was a comedy actress and protested at being stereotyped as a "dumb blonde". Among her over two hundred films were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Mildred Pierce, and The Best Years of Our Lives. A devout Christian, on her gravestone, just beneath her dates of birth and death, is written "Christian Actress". She died from natural causes, aged 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.

Pete and Gladys

Girl in the Woods
as Aunt Martha

Jet Pilot
as Mary Lou Simpson

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Waitress

The Persuader
as Julie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

I Was a Burlesque Queen
as Mrs. Nunnally LaVitte

The Abbott and Costello Show
as Girl at Drivers License Bureau

Mighty Joe Young
as Alice (uncredited)

Grand Canyon
as Mabel

Incident
as Joan Manning

Sorry, Wrong Number
as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)

A Southern Yankee
as Hortense Dobson

Linda, Be Good
as Mrs. LaVitte

Exposed
as Emmy

Scared to Death
as Jane Cornell

The Best Years of Our Lives
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Rendezvous with Annie
as Louise Grapa (uncredited)

Dark Alibi
as Emily Evans

Behind the Mask
as Lulu

Danger Signal
as Kate

Mildred Pierce
as Waitress (uncredited)

Christmas in Connecticut
as Nurse Mary Lee

Hitchhike to Happiness
as Joan Randall

Pillow to Post
as Gertrude Wilson (uncredited)

Swing Out the Blues
as Kitty Grogan

Silver Spurs
as Millie Love

Let's Face It
as Wiggin's Girl (uncredited)

Silver Skates
as Lucille

Thunder Birds
as Saleswoman

Too Many Women
as Barbara Cartwright

Bedtime Story
as Beulah

Blues in the Night
as Blonde

Moon Over Her Shoulder
as Cecilia

Scattergood Meets Broadway
as Diana Deane

Manpower
as Scarlett

Ziegfeld Girl
as Miss Sawyer, Auditioning Showgirl (uncredited)

Let's Make Music
as Betty

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
as Cynthia Lou

The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Hazel Dalton

Sky Murder
as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister

City for Conquest
as Lilly

They Drive by Night
as Sue Carter (uncredited)

I Take This Oath
as Betty Casey

Turnabout
as Irene Clare

Honeymoon Deferred
as Kitty Kerry

Escape to Paradise
as Penelope Carter

Balalaika
as Masha

Reno
as Bonnie Newcomb

Hotel for Women
as Emeline Thomas

Rose of Washington Square
as Peggy

Hollywood Hobbies
as Tourist

The Flying Irishman
as Sally

Going Places
as Joan

Trade Winds
as Mrs. Johnson

Artists and Models Abroad
as Chickie

The Last Warning
as Dawn Day aka Minnie Schultz

Spring Madness
as Sally

How to Watch Football
as Benchley's girlfriend

You and Me
as Curly Blonde