Acting

Joan Carroll

Born January 18, 1931 · Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Died November 16, 2016 · aged 85

Joan Carroll (January 18, 1931 - November 16, 2016) was an American child actress who appeared in films until retiring in 1945. Six-year-old Joan made her film debut in Walking Down Broadway (1938). She played the role of Sunny, and changed her name from Felt to Carroll. A role in Two Sisters (1938) followed, and the next year she had supporting roles in Barricade (1939) and Tower of London (1939)…

Known For

Obliging Young Lady

Obliging Young Lady · 1942

Obliging Young Lady

MovieComedyRomance

A woman attempts to shelter a young girl from the publicity surrounding her socialite parents' divorce.

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis · 1944

Meet Me in St. Louis

MovieComedyDrama

A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Bells of St. Mary's · 1945

The Bells of St. Mary's

MovieDramaComedy

Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.

Tower of London

Tower of London · 1939

Tower of London

MovieDramaHistory

In the 15th century, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother, King Edward IV of England.

Petticoat Larceny

Petticoat Larceny · 1943

Petticoat Larceny

An 11-year-old radio star decides to throw in her scripts and go undercover to get a better feel for her roles, but when she is kidnapped, trouble soon follows in this comedy.

Primrose Path

Primrose Path · 1940

MovieDramaRomance

Ellie Mae lives on Primrose Hill with her good-hearted and fancy free mother, her drunken father, her younger sister and a mean-spirited grandmother. The Hill is not a good part of town, however. When she meets and falls for a hard-working man, they marry and she hides her past from him. When he discovers the truth it jeopardizes their marriage.

Tomorrow, the World!

Tomorrow, the World! · 1944

Tomorrow, the World!

German boy Emil comes to live with his American uncle who tries to teach the former Hitler Youth to reject Nazism.

A Child is Born

A Child is Born · 1939

A Child is Born

A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.

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Obliging Young Lady

Obliging Young Lady · 1942

Obliging Young Lady

MovieComedyRomance

A woman attempts to shelter a young girl from the publicity surrounding her socialite parents' divorce.

Bridget Potter

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis · 1944

Meet Me in St. Louis

MovieComedyDrama

A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Agnes Smith

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Bells of St. Mary's · 1945

The Bells of St. Mary's

MovieDramaComedy

Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.

Patsy Gallagher

Tower of London

Tower of London · 1939

Tower of London

MovieDramaHistory

In the 15th century, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother, King Edward IV of England.

Lady Mowbray (uncredited)

Petticoat Larceny

Petticoat Larceny · 1943

Petticoat Larceny

An 11-year-old radio star decides to throw in her scripts and go undercover to get a better feel for her roles, but when she is kidnapped, trouble soon follows in this comedy.

Joan Mitchell / Small Change

Primrose Path

Primrose Path · 1940

MovieDramaRomance

Ellie Mae lives on Primrose Hill with her good-hearted and fancy free mother, her drunken father, her younger sister and a mean-spirited grandmother. The Hill is not a good part of town, however. When she meets and falls for a hard-working man, they marry and she hides her past from him. When he discovers the truth it jeopardizes their marriage.

Honeybell

Tomorrow, the World!

Tomorrow, the World! · 1944

Tomorrow, the World!

German boy Emil comes to live with his American uncle who tries to teach the former Hitler Youth to reject Nazism.

Pat Frame

A Child is Born

A Child is Born · 1939

A Child is Born

A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.

Little Girl (uncredited)

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

Mr. Moto's Last Warning · 1939

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

MovieMysteryCrime

A Japanese man claiming to be Mr. Moto, of the International Police, is abducted and murdered soon after disembarking from a ship at Port Said in Egypt. The real Mr. Moto is already in Port Said, investigating a conspiracy against the British and French governments.

Mary Delacour

Walking Down Broadway

Walking Down Broadway · 1938

Walking Down Broadway

Five closely knit showgirls sign a pact to reunite one year after the closing of their Broadway production, but the lives of all five take many different turns, often for the worse.

Sunny Martin

Gateway

Gateway · 1938

Irish immigrant meets returning war correspondent on a liner bound for New York. When she resists the amours of another passenger, charges result in her being detained at Ellis Island.

Child

Anne of Windy Poplars

Anne of Windy Poplars · 1940

Anne of Windy Poplars

Sentimental drama about an ambitious young teacher who arrives in a small town to take the job of vice-principal. Based on one of L M Montgomery's 'Anne of Green Gables' sequels.

Betty Grayson

Laddie

Handsome Laddie Stanton courts neighbor Pamela Pryor, meeting opposition from her stern military father, recently immigrated from England.

Sister Stanton

One Mile from Heaven

One Mile from Heaven · 1937

One Mile from Heaven

A female journalist travels to a new neighborhood after getting a (false) lead and is surprised by what she finds.

Sunny

Barricade

Barricade · 1939

MovieAdventureDrama

In China, a singer and a journalist meet while traveling on a train attacked by bandits.

Winifred Ward

Second Chance

Second Chance · 1950

A bank president and his wife, facing a crisis in their life and both nearing the age of fifty, look back on what has happened to them over the years of their marriage.

Nurse

The Jack of Diamonds

The Jack of Diamonds · 1949

The Jack of Diamonds

MovieDramaAdventure

Down on their luck, a couple rent out their ship to a mysterious man looking for treasure he'd hidden during the war. Complications ensue when it turns out he's not the only one looking for it.

Joan Keen