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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 RÃo, 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.
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jet Pilot (1957) | Mary Lou Simpson | 3 | |
| 2 | Mighty Joe Young (1949) | Alice (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 3 | Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) | Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited) | 4.3 | |
| 4 | Incident (1948) | Joan Manning | 5 | |
| 5 | The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) | Hat Check Girl (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
| 6 | Christmas in Connecticut (1945) | Nurse Mary Lee | 6.8 | |
| 7 | Mildred Pierce (1945) | Waitress (uncredited) | 6.6 | |
| 8 | Danger Signal (1945) | Kate | 6 | |
| 9 | Thunder Birds (1942) | Saleswoman | - | - |
| 10 | Blues in the Night (1941) | Blonde | 5 | |
| 11 | Manpower (1941) | Scarlett | 5 | |
| 12 | City for Conquest (1940) | Lilly | 5 | |
| 13 | Turnabout (1940) | Irene Clare | - | - |
| 14 | They Drive by Night (1940) | Sue Carter (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 15 | You and Me (1938) | Curly Blonde | 4 | |
| 16 | The Awful Truth (1937) | Dixie Belle Lee | 5 | |
| 17 | Three Smart Girls (1936) | Evans' Secretary | 3 | |
| 18 | Suicide Squad (1935) | Mary O'Connor | - | - |
| 19 | Imitation of Life (1934) | Young Woman at Party (uncredited) | 7.5 | |
| 20 | Only Yesterday (1933) | Margot (Uncredited) | 4 | |
| 21 | Westward Passage (1932) | Lillie, the Model (uncredited) | - | - |
| 22 | Salute (1929) | Marian Wilson | - | - |
