Joan Carroll

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-01-18 (85 years old)

Deathday

2016-11-16

Place of Birth

Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Joan Carroll

Biography

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 Obl...

Acting

1944

Meet Me in St. Louis

as Agnes Smith

1945

The Bells of St. Mary's

as Patsy Gallagher

1939

Tower of London

as Lady Mowbray (uncredited)

1939

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

as Mary Delacour

1944

1940

Anne of Windy Poplars

as Betty Grayson

1942

Obliging Young Lady

as Bridget Potter

1943

Petticoat Larceny

as Joan Mitchell / Small Change

1939

Barricade

as Winifred Ward

1949

1940

Laddie

as Sister Stanton

1950

1939

A Child Is Born

as Little Girl (uncredited)

1940

Primrose Path

as Honeybell

1938

Gateway

as Child

1938

Walking Down Broadway

as Sunny Martin

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