Joan Carroll

Personal Info

Birthday

January 18, 1931

Day of Death

2016-11-16

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Joan Felt

Joan Marie Felt

Joan Carol

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.

Known For

Meet Me in St. Louis

The Bells of St. Mary's

Tower of London

Primrose Path

A Child Is Born

Petticoat Larceny

One Mile from Heaven

Gateway

Filmography

1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1950
Second Chance
as Nurse
1949
The Jack of Diamonds
as Joan Keen
1945
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Patsy Gallagher
1944
Tomorrow, the World!
as Pat Frame
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Agnes Smith
1943
Petticoat Larceny
as Joan Mitchell / Small Change
1942
Obliging Young Lady
as Bridget Potter
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
as Self
1940
Anne of Windy Poplars
as Betty Grayson
Primrose Path
as Honeybell
Laddie
as Sister Stanton
1939
Barricade
as Winifred Ward
A Child Is Born
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Tower of London
as Lady Mowbray (uncredited)
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
as Mary Delacour
1938
Gateway
as Child
Walking Down Broadway
as Sunny Martin
1937
One Mile from Heaven
as Sunny