![Joan Carroll](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9JuE8FAjUCFrHFAHFdddJyMNeSa.jpg)
Joan Carroll
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, who was stuck in the middle of a custody case but still found time to be the life of the party at a resort. The film costarred Ruth Warrick.
In 1942 Joan was the first child star from Hollywood to appear in a Broadway play. This play, "Panama Hattie", gave Joan national fame, and she was featured in many magazine articles and newspapers.
In 1943 she won her second lead role in Petticoat Larceny (1943), in which she played Joan Mitchell, a radio star who goes undercover to get a better feel of her roles. The film reunited Joan with Ruth Warrick. In 1944 Joan played perhaps her most famous role, that of Agnes, younger sister to Judy Garland and older sister to Margaret O'Brien in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944). In 1945 Joan had an important supporting role in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), starring with Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. That same year she appeared in Tomorrow, the World! (1944). After these films, Joan retired.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 6.744 |
Birthday | 1931-01-18 |
Place of Birth | Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA |
Also Known As | Joan Felt, Joan Marie Felt, Joan Carol, |
![Meet Me in St. Louis](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ekVeUvG81pidsv2LMtWf5yYcNbq.jpg)
1944
![Meet Me in St. Louis](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ekVeUvG81pidsv2LMtWf5yYcNbq.jpg)
Meet Me in St. Louis
7.015/358
The life of a St. Louis family in the year before the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
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Meet Me in St. Louis
![The Bells of St. Mary's](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e2REwGOzsD21acHSRcXcXzkQmUi.jpg)
1945
![The Bells of St. Mary's](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e2REwGOzsD21acHSRcXcXzkQmUi.jpg)
The Bells of St. Mary's
6.8/128
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...
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The Bells of St. Mary's
![Tower of London](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/glEWt92HOIq7uUoyMyO3JWyzH6K.jpg)
1939
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Tower of London
5.9/38
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Tower of London
![Mr. Moto's Last Warning](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/AboXVQh5iNEbxqbHxtWoAFRrvva.jpg)
1939
![Mr. Moto's Last Warning](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/AboXVQh5iNEbxqbHxtWoAFRrvva.jpg)
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
5.8/25
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![Tomorrow, the World!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pwYCN4fOkzzo7Cpx8KxYrdAyTbx.jpg)
1944
![Tomorrow, the World!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pwYCN4fOkzzo7Cpx8KxYrdAyTbx.jpg)
Tomorrow, the World!
7.9/6
German boy Emil comes to live with his American uncle who tries to teach the former Hitler Youth to reject Nazism.
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![Anne of Windy Poplars](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2hDGCMiqV1kPDD9TGtYVgVOVFzw.jpg)
1940
![Anne of Windy Poplars](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2hDGCMiqV1kPDD9TGtYVgVOVFzw.jpg)
Anne of Windy Poplars
5.8/6
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 'An...
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![Petticoat Larceny](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/u1GmRMAvfiIqZchdFHPjvrMtN4z.jpg)
1943
![Petticoat Larceny](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/u1GmRMAvfiIqZchdFHPjvrMtN4z.jpg)
Petticoat Larceny
6.7/3
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 soo...
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![Barricade](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sUYjfDff19aOTWXUcIfGMlaFh0l.jpg)
1939
![Barricade](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sUYjfDff19aOTWXUcIfGMlaFh0l.jpg)
Barricade
5/2
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![The Jack of Diamonds](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fJFBAi6rWdVbjQwV8LnwkT4QHCw.jpg)
1949
![The Jack of Diamonds](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fJFBAi6rWdVbjQwV8LnwkT4QHCw.jpg)
The Jack of Diamonds
8.2/2
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![Obliging Young Lady](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/j8ZwlErRtgFB6HGOXik3LkJxkd0.jpg)
1942
![Obliging Young Lady](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/j8ZwlErRtgFB6HGOXik3LkJxkd0.jpg)
Obliging Young Lady
5/2
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![Laddie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8r23HTCiQOaurW7Z4lr8Y6oCnmB.jpg)
1940
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Laddie
6/4
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![A Child Is Born](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/q3gYyB0wm0l40BX842UbsDXw1zF.jpg)
1939
![A Child Is Born](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/q3gYyB0wm0l40BX842UbsDXw1zF.jpg)
A Child Is Born
6.5/3
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![Primrose Path](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2yrimUM6qpPlRTByQLB5YQLdSGH.jpg)
1940
![Primrose Path](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2yrimUM6qpPlRTByQLB5YQLdSGH.jpg)
Primrose Path
6.5/23
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![One Mile from Heaven](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4zOeRUZqvqLSYdATrqg97qT5o0l.jpg)
1937
![One Mile from Heaven](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4zOeRUZqvqLSYdATrqg97qT5o0l.jpg)
One Mile from Heaven
6.7/4
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![Gateway](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4agT5Os4mQDj9SgWY6LedgcdR6l.jpg)
1938
![Gateway](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4agT5Os4mQDj9SgWY6LedgcdR6l.jpg)
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6.5/3
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![Walking Down Broadway](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5AuMw4jw4XmYDuE4JksaGBoaZj6.jpg)
1938
![Walking Down Broadway](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5AuMw4jw4XmYDuE4JksaGBoaZj6.jpg)
Walking Down Broadway
5.7/3
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![Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/o46Ve3Gm60DucvRCMFlCc0Lg6qj.jpg)
1942
![Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/o46Ve3Gm60DucvRCMFlCc0Lg6qj.jpg)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
0/0
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![Second Chance](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3dcv8H3iLYEn290JZyedXD8nwY5.jpg)
1950
![Second Chance](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3dcv8H3iLYEn290JZyedXD8nwY5.jpg)
Second Chance
0/0
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![The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pxhpiy6KUtAsQMHztlsdHv750zL.jpg)
1973
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
0/0
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