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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...
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The Ten CommandmentsMovie • 1956
Bride of FrankensteinMovie • 1935
Go WestMovie • 1940
Call of the WildMovie • 1935
Blue SkiesMovie • 1946
The DesperadoesMovie • 1943
Charlie Chan in ShanghaiMovie • 1935
The Time TravelersMovie • 1964
Charlie Chan on BroadwayMovie • 1937
Charlie Chan at the OperaMovie • 1936
AlgiersMovie • 1938
The WhistlerMovie • 1944
King of the ZombiesMovie • 1941
Anthony AdverseMovie • 1936
The Hard WayMovie • 1943
The Living GhostMovie • 1942