Joan Carroll

Acting

Joan Carroll

Born — Died

1931-01-18 — 2016-11-16

Place of birth

Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

19 titles

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). It wasn't until 1940 when Joan had her breakthrough. She had important parts in Anne of Windy Poplars (1940) and especially Primrose Path (1940), where she stole the show as Ginger Rogers' younger sister. In 1941 Joan won her first lead role in Obliging Young Lady (1942). She played Bridget Potter…

Known for

Film credits

1940s · 10 titles

Meet Me in St. Louis poster
7.0

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.

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

The Bells of St. Mary's poster
6.9

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.

The Bells of St. Mary's

1945

Primrose Path poster
6.7

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.

Primrose Path

1940

Obliging Young Lady poster
6.0

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

Obliging Young Lady

1942

Anne of Windy Poplars poster
6.0

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.

Anne of Windy Poplars

1940

Petticoat Larceny poster
7.0

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.

Petticoat Larceny

1943

The Jack of Diamonds poster
8.2

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.

The Jack of Diamonds

1949

Tomorrow, the World! poster
8.1

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

Tomorrow, the World!

1944

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4 poster
10.0

Fourth film in the Hedda Hopper series.

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4

1942

Laddie poster
6.6

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

Laddie

1940

1930s · 7 titles