Judy Canova

Acting

Judy Canova

Born November 20, 1913 · Starke, Florida, USA

Died August 5, 1983 · aged 69

From Wikipedia Judy Canova (November 20, 1913 – August 5, 1983), born Juliette Canova, (some sources indicate Julietta Canova), was an American comedienne, actress, singer, and radio personality. She appeared on Broadway and in films. She hosted her own self-titled network radio program, a popular series broadcast from 1943 to 1955. When bandleader Rudy Vallée offered the still-teenaged Canova a…

Known For

Sis HopkinsSis Hopkins · 1941
Sis Hopkins
6.31941
MovieComedy
An unsophisticated farm girl enrolls in college and stars in the campus musical.
CannonballCannonball · 1976
Cannonball
5.61976
MovieActionComedy
Coy "Cannonball" Buckman and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which there are no rules, no speed limits and no heed for the law. En route, Buckman jockeys with an international ensemble of racers for a $100,000 purse. But there are none more important than Cade Redman, his direct competition for a guaranteed spot on the elite Modern Motors racing team.
In CalienteIn Caliente · 1935
In Caliente
6.71935
MovieComedyMusic
At a Mexican resort, a fast-talking magazine editor woos the dancer he's trashed in print.
ScatterbrainScatterbrain · 1940
Scatterbrain
7.51940
MovieComedyMusic
A Hollywood studio goofs and signs the wrong girl--a hillbilly from the Ozarks--to a movie contract. Comedy.
Singin' in the CornSingin' in the Corn · 1946
Singin' in the Corn
7.01946
MovieComedyMusic
Judy McCoy, a fortune teller with a circus, learns she has inherited some property and heads west to collect. When she arrives in the desert ghost town, she learns that a stipulation in the will is that she has to return the property to the rightful owners, an Indian tribe, before she gets the remaining inheritance
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · 1960
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
5.91960
MovieAdventureComedy
From chicken thief to cabin boy, riverboat pilot to circus performer, Huck Finn outsmarts everyone on his way down the muddy Mississippi.
Broadway GondolierBroadway Gondolier · 1935
Broadway Gondolier
6.01935
MovieRomanceComedy
A taxi driver travels to Venice and poses as a gondolier to land a radio singing job.
Artists & ModelsArtists & Models · 1937
Artists & Models
6.31937
MovieComedyMusic
An ad man gets his model girlfriend to pose as a debutante for a new campaign.

Movies

Sis HopkinsSis Hopkins · 1941
Sis Hopkins
6.31941
MovieComedy
An unsophisticated farm girl enrolls in college and stars in the campus musical.
CannonballCannonball · 1976
Cannonball
5.61976
MovieActionComedy
Coy "Cannonball" Buckman and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which there are no rules, no speed limits and no heed for the law. En route, Buckman jockeys with an international ensemble of racers for a $100,000 purse. But there are none more important than Cade Redman, his direct competition for a guaranteed spot on the elite Modern Motors racing team.
In CalienteIn Caliente · 1935
In Caliente
6.71935
MovieComedyMusic
At a Mexican resort, a fast-talking magazine editor woos the dancer he's trashed in print.
ScatterbrainScatterbrain · 1940
Scatterbrain
7.51940
MovieComedyMusic
A Hollywood studio goofs and signs the wrong girl--a hillbilly from the Ozarks--to a movie contract. Comedy.
Singin' in the CornSingin' in the Corn · 1946
Singin' in the Corn
7.01946
MovieComedyMusic
Judy McCoy, a fortune teller with a circus, learns she has inherited some property and heads west to collect. When she arrives in the desert ghost town, she learns that a stipulation in the will is that she has to return the property to the rightful owners, an Indian tribe, before she gets the remaining inheritance
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · 1960
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
5.91960
MovieAdventureComedy
From chicken thief to cabin boy, riverboat pilot to circus performer, Huck Finn outsmarts everyone on his way down the muddy Mississippi.
Broadway GondolierBroadway Gondolier · 1935
Broadway Gondolier
6.01935
MovieRomanceComedy
A taxi driver travels to Venice and poses as a gondolier to land a radio singing job.
Artists & ModelsArtists & Models · 1937
Artists & Models
6.31937
MovieComedyMusic
An ad man gets his model girlfriend to pose as a debutante for a new campaign.
Untamed HeiressUntamed Heiress · 1954
Untamed Heiress
6.51954
MovieComedyWestern
Judy is the daughter of a famous opera singer who once bankrolled prospector Andrew "Cactus" Clayton. Now Clayton hopes to repay the favor, but first he must reclaim his stash of gold from the crooked Williams. Judy helps the old coot by taking on not only Williams, but duplicitous private detectives Walter Martin and Eddie Taylor, not to mention gangsters Spider Mike and Louie.
Oklahoma AnnieOklahoma Annie · 1952
Oklahoma Annie
8.71952
MovieComedyWestern
A spunky storekeeper is determined to clean up corruption in her small town, as well as win the heart of the new sheriff. Comedy.
Louisiana HayrideLouisiana Hayride · 1944
Louisiana Hayride
7.51944
MovieComedyMusic
A naïve farm girl is duped by con men who promise her movie stardom in exchange for her savings.
Lay That Rifle DownLay That Rifle Down · 1955
Lay That Rifle Down
6.01955
MovieComedyMusic
A story about a girl from the sticks doing drudge work at a hotel and dreaming of a better life.
Going HighbrowGoing Highbrow · 1935
Going Highbrow
6.51935
MovieComedyRomance
A ditzy wife yearns to join "high society" when she and her husband become suddenly wealthy.
Thrill of a LifetimeThrill of a Lifetime · 1937
Thrill of a Lifetime
7.01937
MovieComedyMusic
"Howdy" Nelson believes there is no such think as real love and that romance can be cooked up between any eligible persons (of the opposite sex.) He is so imbued with the idea that he has established a summer camp for that reason,and has written a play on the subject. The Yacht Club Boys visit the camp, misrepresenting themselves as Broadway producers, and the talented guest of the camp put on Nelson's play...which all ends up with a lot of marriage mating; Judy and Skipper, Betty Jane and Stanley and...Gwen and "Howdy,' the guy who was positive there was no such thing as true love.
Hill-billing and CooingHill-billing and Cooing · 1956
Hill-billing and Cooing
7.31956
MovieAnimationComedy
Popeye and Olive are driving through hillbilly country; a very large woman hillbilly is in search of a man, and grabs Popeye. And when Popeye's spinach falls, it's up to Olive to save the day.
Puddin' HeadPuddin' Head · 1941
Puddin' Head
6.51941
MovieComedyMusic
On the day that United Broadcasting System's new building is dedicated, bumbling vice-president Harold L. Montgomery, Sr. discovers that he gave the wrong survey to the builders...
ChatterboxChatterbox · 1943
Chatterbox
10.01943
Movie
While shooting a western on location, a Hollywood "cowboy" star--whose offscreen image is exactly the opposite of his onscreen one--is saved from disaster by a gregarious local girl. She winds up becoming not only his leading lady in the movie but, because of a set of nutty offscreen circumstances, his fiancé in real life.
Things You Never See on the ScreenThings You Never See on the Screen · 1935
Things You Never See on the Screen
5.31935
MovieDocumentaryComedy
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1935.
Carolina CannonballCarolina Cannonball · 1955
Carolina Cannonball
6.01955
MovieMusicComedy
Judy and her grandpa run a trolley between a train depot and a ghost town in Nevada, near the California border. Three spies intent of tracking down an atomic missile gone astray arrive. When the trolley breaks down, Judy and Grandpa unwittingly install the engine from the nearby crashed missile.
Sleepytime GalSleepytime Gal · 1942
Sleepytime Gal
9.01942
MovieComedyCrime
Bessie Cobb, cake decorator in the kitchen of one of Miami's swankier hotels, is the central figure in an elaborate scheme by Chick Patterson, bell captain, who believes he can not only enrich Bessie, but himself, his fiancée, and the kitchen's three screwball chefs, Chef Popodopolis, Chef Petrovich and Chef Barzumium. He plans to enter Bessie in the singing contest sponsored by band-leader Danny Marlowe for a large recording company looking for new talent.. Chick has a recording made of Bessie's voice and substitutes it for that of "Sugar" Caston, who is being sponsored by a big-time gangster and is set up to win. But members of a rival gang, out to get "Sugar", mistake Besiie for her.
True to the ArmyTrue to the Army · 1942
True to the Army
8.01942
MovieComedyMusic
A wire-walker, on the run from gangsters, masquerades as a soldier at her boyfriend's Army base.
The WAC from Walla WallaThe WAC from Walla Walla · 1952
The WAC from Walla Walla
10.01952
MovieComedy
An unsophisticated country girl accidentally joins the army.
HoneychileHoneychile · 1951
Honeychile
7.51951
MovieComedyWestern
A music publishing company tries to swindle a song from a country girl that they inadvertently recorded without her permission.
Sleepy LagoonSleepy Lagoon · 1943
Sleepy Lagoon
5.01943
MovieComedyCrime
Young radio personality Judy Joyner becomes mayor of the moribund town, Sleepy Lagoon, after running on an all women ticket and promptly sets out to turn the town around.

TV Shows

The Love BoatThe Love Boat · 1977
The Love Boat
6.31977
SeriesDramaComedy
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.
Matinee TheaterMatinee Theater · 1955
Matinee Theater
5.31955
SeriesDrama
Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity.
Love, American StyleLove, American Style · 1969
Love, American Style
6.21969
SeriesComedy
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.
What's My Line?What's My Line? · 1950
What's My Line?
7.01950
SeriesFamilyComedy
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
The Colgate Comedy HourThe Colgate Comedy Hour · 1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.91950
SeriesComedy
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.
Police WomanPolice Woman · 1974
Police Woman
6.41974
SeriesCrime
Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.
The Steve Allen ShowThe Steve Allen Show · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
6.21956
SeriesComedy
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsAlfred Hitchcock Presents · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.81955
SeriesMysteryDrama
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Pistols 'n' PetticoatsPistols 'n' Petticoats · 1966
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
7.61966
SeriesComedyWestern
Pistols 'n' Petticoats is an American Western sitcom