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Joyce Mathews(1919-1999)

  • Actress
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Ginger Rogers, Mack Gordon, Peaches Jackson, Arthur Jarrett, Mae Madison, Joyce Mathews, Helen Splane, and Thelma Todd in Sitting Pretty (1933)
Joyce Mathews was born on 5 December 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for $1000 a Touchdown (1939), Sudden Money (1939) and Artists and Models Abroad (1938). She was married to Don Beddoe, Ivor Studebaker Schmidt, Billy Rose, Milton Berle and Gonzalo Gómez. She died on 17 January 1999 in Laguna Beach, California, USA.
BornDecember 5, 1919
DiedJanuary 17, 1999(79)
BornDecember 5, 1919
DiedJanuary 17, 1999(79)
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Known for

Joe E. Brown and Martha Raye in $1000 a Touchdown (1939)
$1000 a Touchdown
5.3
  • Lorelei
  • 1939
Marjorie Rambeau and Charles Ruggles in Sudden Money (1939)
Sudden Money
5.8
  • Yolo
  • 1939
Jack Benny, Richard Arlen, Ben Blue, Judy Canova, George Kelly, James V. Kern, Ida Lupino, Billy Mann, Gail Patrick, Martha Raye, The Yacht Club Boys, and Charles Adler in Artist and Models (1937)
Artists and Models Abroad
5.7
  • Jersey
  • 1938
Mister Universe (1951)
Mister Universe
6.7
  • Maroni's Moll(as Joyce Matthews)
  • 1951

Credits

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Actress

  • W. Somerset Maugham in Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1950)
    Somerset Maugham TV Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Hostess
    • 1951
  • Mister Universe (1951)
    Mister Universe
    6.7
    • Maroni's Moll (as Joyce Matthews)
    • 1951
  • Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
    Armstrong Circle Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1950
  • The Silver Theatre (1949)
    The Silver Theatre
    6.0
    TV Series
    • 1950
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
    The Barkleys of Broadway
    7.0
    • Genevieve (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Shelley Winters, Ronald Colman, and Signe Hasso in A Double Life (1947)
    A Double Life
    6.9
    • Janet (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck in Ball of Fire (1941)
    Ball of Fire
    7.7
    • Chorus Girl (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Muriel Angelus, Gladys George, and Akim Tamiroff in The Way of All Flesh (1940)
    The Way of All Flesh
    6.9
    • Telegraph Girl (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • William Holden, Judith Barrett, Bonita Granville, and Ezra Stone in Those Were the Days! (1940)
    Those Were the Days!
    6.4
    • Telephone Operator (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Joseph Allen, Jeanne Cagney, Virginia Dale, and Betty Moran in All Women Have Secrets (1939)
    All Women Have Secrets
    4.8
    • Peggy
    • 1939
  • Joe E. Brown and Martha Raye in $1000 a Touchdown (1939)
    $1000 a Touchdown
    5.3
    • Lorelei
    • 1939
  • Madeleine Carroll and Fred MacMurray in Honeymoon in Bali (1939)
    Honeymoon in Bali
    6.3
    • Girl with Umbrella (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Mary Boland, John Hartley, Billy Lee, Joyce Mathews, Donald O'Connor, and Charles Ruggles in Night Work (1939)
    Night Work
    6.7
    • Patricia Fitch
    • 1939
  • Betty Grable in Million Dollar Legs (1939)
    Million Dollar Legs
    5.7
    • Bunny Maxwell
    • 1939
  • Marjorie Rambeau and Charles Ruggles in Sudden Money (1939)
    Sudden Money
    5.8
    • Yolo
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Joyce Matthews
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • December 5, 1919
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 17, 1999
    • Laguna Beach, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Don BeddoeAugust 10, 1974 - January 19, 1991 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal

Did you know

  • Trivia
    When Milton Berle was asked why he remarried Joyce Mathews after they divorced, he quipped "She reminded me of my first wife"!!

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