Alice Joyce

Acting

Alice Joyce

Born
Died
(aged 65)
Birthplace
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Credits
67 titles

Biography

From Wikipedia

Alice Joyce (October 1, 1890 – October 9, 1955) was an American actress, who appeared in more than 200 films during the 1910s and 1920s. She is known for her roles in the 1923 film The Green Goddess and its 1930 remake also called The Green Goddess.

It was director Sidney Olcott at the Kalem Company in New York City who gave Alice Joyce her first chance, casting her in his 1910 production, The Deacon's Daughter. She was eventually sent to work under director Kenean Buel on the West Coast after Kalem acquired the old Essanay Studios property in East Hollywood in October 1913. Joyce spent time with Kalem (1910–1915) and Vitagraph (1916–1921), later worked as independent for various studios. Her stardom began to wane with the advent of sound motion pictures.

Joyce was known as "The Madonna of the Screen" for her striking features and presence. She made her last movie in 1930, after which she and ex-husband Tom Moore worked a late vaudeville circuit for a time. She declared voluntary bankruptcy in 1933. Joyce was active in San Fernando Valley women's organizations in her later years. She did book reviews and made sketches for friends.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 67

YearTitleRole
2022 Copyright Comedies and More Film Archive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"
1980 Hollywood TV Self (archive footage, uncredited) (1 ep)
1930 He Knew Women Film Mrs. Alice Frayne
1930 Song o' My Heart Film Mary
1930 The Green Goddess Film Lucilla
1929 The Squall Film Maria
1928 The Rising Generation Film Mrs. Kent
1928 The Noose Film Mrs. Bancroft
1928 13 Washington Square Film Mrs. De Peyster
1927 Sorrell and Son Film Fanny Garland
1926 So's Your Old Man Film Princess Lescaboura
1926 The Ace of Cads Film
1926 Beau Geste Film Lady Patricia Brandon
1926 Dancing Mothers Film Ethel Westcourt
1926 Mannequin Film Selene Herrick
1925 The Home Maker Film Eve Knapp
1925 Stella Dallas Film Helen Morrison
1925 Headlines Film Phyllis Dale
1925 Daddy's Gone A-Hunting Film
1925 The Little French Girl Film Madame Vervier
1924 White Man Film Lady Andrea Pellor
1924 The Passionate Adventure Film Drusilla Sinclair
1923 The Green Goddess Film Lucilla Crespin
1921 The Scarab Ring Film Constance Randall
1921 Her Lord and Master Film Indiana Stillwater
1921 Cousin Kate Film Kate Curtis
1920 The Prey Film Helen Reardon
1920 The Sporting Duchess Film Muriel, Duchess of Desborough
1919 The Vengeance of Durand Film Marion Durand / Beatrice Durand
1919 The Spark Divine Film Marcia Van Ardale
1919 The Third Degree Film Annie Sands
1919 The Cambric Mask Film Rose Ember
1919 The Lion and the Mouse Film Shirley Rossmore
1919 The Captain's Captain Film Louise Greyling
1918 Everybody's Girl Film Florence
1918 The Triumph of the Weak Film Edith Merrill
1918 The Business of Life Film Jacqueline Nevers
1918 The Song of the Soul Film Ann Fenton
1918 The Woman Between Friends Film Cecelie White
1917 The Fettered Woman Film Angelina Allende
1917 Richard the Brazen Film Harriet Renwyk
1917 Within the Law Film Mary Turner
1917 Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation Film Mary Ward
1916 Whom the Gods Destroy Film Mary 'Mar' O'Neil
1914 The School for Scandal Film Lady Ann Teazle
1914 The Mystery of the Sleeping Death Film Lola / Lizzie
1914 The Brand Film Mary Halleck - a Girl of the Backwoods
1914 The Vampire's Trail Film Laura Payne - Horace's Wife
1914 The Show Girl's Glove Film Mrs. Mary Hampton
1914 A Celebrated Case Film Madeline Renaud
1914 The Cabaret Dancer Film Linee Hayden - Model / Dancer
1914 The Shadow Film Sarah Dean - the Second Wife
1913 Our New Minister Film Nance Ransom - Lem's daughter
1912 The Strange Story of Elsie Mason Film Elsie Mason / Christine Hastings
1912 The County Fair Film Mary Terry - The Farmer's Daughter
1912 The Organ Grinder Film Pepina
1912 The Colonel's Escape Film Boyd's Sister
1912 An American Invasion Film Donna Ysidora Sepulveda
1911 When Two Hearts Are Won Film Cassandra
1911 The Mexican Joan of Arc Film
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