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Joan Standing

Actor

Joan Standing

Born June 21, 1903 in Worcestershire, England, UKDied February 3, 197954 films

Joan Standing (21 June 1903 – 3 February 1979) was an English actress best known for playing Nurse Briggs in the 1931 horror film Dracula. She appeared in more than 60 films from 1919 to 1940.

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Greed posterFirst watchGreed19247.3as SelinaWhen housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of…View film

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Filmography

54 films as actor
  1. 1940Li'l AbnerKitty Hoops
  2. 1940ColoradoSaloon Reader
  3. 1940Grand Ole OpryWoman (uncredited)
  4. 1935Straight from the HeartMother of Crippled Boy
  5. 1934Broadway BillBrooks' Phone Operator (uncredited)
  6. 1934Jane EyreDaisy
  7. 1933Private Detective 62Client with Free (Uncredited)
  8. 1933Goldie Gets AlongThe Mayor's Secretary
  9. 1932American Madness
  10. 1932Love AffairJim's Secretary (uncredited)
  11. 1932Broken Lullaby
  12. 1932EmmaEmployment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
  13. 1931PossessedWhitney's Secretary (uncredited)
  14. 1931The Age for LoveEleanor
  15. 1931Young as You FeelLemuel's Secretary
  16. 1931Never the Twain Shall MeetJulia
  17. 1931DraculaMaid
  18. 1930Ex-FlameKilmer
  19. 1930Hell's AngelsRoy's Dancing Partner (uncredited)
  20. 1930A Lady's MoralsLouise
  21. 1930ExtravaganceMary the Maid (uncredited)
  22. 1930For the Love o' LilChambermaid
  23. 1930Street of ChanceMiss Abrams
  24. 1929Fashions in LoveMiss Weller
  25. 1929My Lady's Past
  26. 1929The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic CityMinor Role
  27. 1928Home, JamesIris Elliot
  28. 1928Riley of the Rainbow DivisionMabel
  29. 1928Beau SabreurMaudie
  30. 1927The College HeroNellie Kelly
  31. 1927RitzyMary
  32. 1926The Campus FlirtHarriet Porter
  33. 1926Lost at SeaOlga
  34. 1926SandyAlice McNeil
  35. 1926The SkyrocketSharon's Secretary
  36. 1926The OutsiderPritchard
  37. 1925Counsel for the DefensePrinter's Devil
  38. 1925The Other Woman's StoryTillie Crotty
  39. 1925With This RingCecilie's maid
  40. 1925Faint PerfumeThe Hired Girl
  41. 1925The DancersPringle
  42. 1924GreedSelina
  43. 1924Empty HeartsHilda, the maid
  44. 1924The Beauty PrizeLydia Du Bois
  45. 1924What Shall I Do?Lizzie
  46. 1924HappinessJenny
  47. 1924Three WeeksIsabella
  48. 1923Pleasure MadHulda
  49. 1923Cricket on the HearthTillie Slowboy
  50. 1923Hearts AflameGinger
  51. 1922Oliver TwistCharlotte
  52. 1920Silk HosierySophia Black
  53. 1920The Branding IronMaude Upper
  54. 1919The Loves of LettySlavey