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Judy Canova

Judy Canova

Actor · 1913 – 1983 · Starke, Florida, USA

From Wikipedia Judy Canova (November 20, 1913 – August 5, 1983), born Juliette Canova, (some sources indicate Julietta Canova), was an American comedienne, actress, singer, and radio personality. She appeared on Broadway and in films. She hosted her own self-titled network radio program, a popular series broadcast from 1943 to 1955. When bandleader Rudy Vallée offered the still-teenaged Canova a guest spot on his radio show in 1931, The Fleischmann Hour, the door opened to a career that spanned more than five decades. The popularity of the Canova family led to numerous performances on radio in the 1930s, and they made their Broadway theater debut in the revue Calling All Stars. An offer from Warner Bros. led to several bit parts before she signed with Republic Pictures. She recorded for the RCA Victor label and appeared in more than two dozen Hollywood films, playing leading roles as well as supporting parts, including Scatterbrain (1940), Joan of Ozark (1942), and Lay That Rifle Down (1955). In 1943, she began her own radio program, The Judy Canova Show, that ran for twelve years—first on CBS and then on NBC. Playing herself as a love-starved Ozark bumpkin dividing her time between home and Southern California. By the time her radio program ended in 1955, Canova made a smooth transition to television with appearances on The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Steve Allen Show, Matinee Theatre, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Make Room For Daddy,and other shows. In 1967, she portrayed Mammy Yokum in an unsold TV pilot adapted from Al Capp's Li'l Abner. She also worked on Broadway and in Vegas nightclubs through the early 1970s, touring with No, No Nanette in 1971. She appeared as a mystery guest on the TV show What's My Line on July 18, 1954. Canova is honored with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to the film & television Industry.

Movies24

  • Movie5.6

    Cannonball

    1976 · 131 votes

  • Movie5.9
  • Movie6.7

    In Caliente

    1935 · 7 votes

  • Movie6.3

    Sis Hopkins

    1941 · 3 votes

  • Movie6.0

    Lay That Rifle Down

    1955 · 3 votes

  • Movie5.0

    Sleepy Lagoon

    1943 · 4 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Thrill of a Lifetime

    1937 · 2 votes

  • Movie6.3

    Artists & Models

    1937 · 6 votes

  • Movie7.5

    Scatterbrain

    1940 · 2 votes

  • Movie9.0

    Sleepytime Gal

    1942 · 1 votes

  • Movie6.0

    Broadway Gondolier

    1935 · 6 votes

  • Movie10.0
  • Movie8.0

    True to the Army

    1942 · 1 votes

  • Movie7.5

    Louisiana Hayride

    1944 · 2 votes

  • Movie5.3
  • Movie7.0

    Singin' in the Corn

    1946 · 1 votes

  • Movie8.7

    Oklahoma Annie

    1952 · 3 votes

  • Movie7.5

    Honeychile

    1951 · 2 votes

  • Movie6.0

    Carolina Cannonball

    1955 · 2 votes

  • Movie10.0

    Chatterbox

    1943 · 1 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Going Highbrow

    1935 · 2 votes

  • Movie7.3
  • Movie6.5

    Untamed Heiress

    1954 · 2 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Puddin' Head

    1941 · 2 votes

Series11

  • TV7.0

    What's My Line?

    1950 · 29 votes

  • TV6.3

    The Love Boat

    1977 · 199 votes

  • TV6.2

    Love, American Style

    1969 · 21 votes

  • TV5.3

    Matinee Theater

    1955 · 7 votes

  • TV7.8

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    1955 · 265 votes

  • TV6.4

    Police Woman

    1974 · 33 votes

  • TV6.9

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    1950 · 13 votes

  • TV6.2

    The Steve Allen Show

    1956 · 6 votes

  • TV8.0

    Vacation Playhouse

    1963 · 2 votes

  • TV8.0
  • TV7.6

    Pistols 'n' Petticoats

    1966 · 5 votes