Joan Standing (21 June 1903 – 3 February 1979) was an English actress, best known for playing Nurse Briggs in the 1931 horror film ''

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''. She appeared in more than 60 films from 1919 to 1940, with the majority under contract with Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios.

Biography

Standing was born into the acting Standing family on 21 June 1903 in

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands (county), West ...

, England. She was the niece of the actors Guy Standing (1873–1937),

Wyndham Standing Charles Wyndham Standing''Silent Film Necrology'', 2nd Edition by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c. 2001 page 497 (23 August 1880 – 1 February 1963) was an English film actor. Early years Standing was born in London, England and died in Los Angele ...

(1880–1963) and Percy Standing (1882–1950). She was also the granddaughter of actor Herbert Standing (1846–1923) and cousin to actress Kay Hammond (1909–1980). As an actress, her first film was '' The Loves of Letty'' (1919). Her last film appearance was in ''

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'' (1940). Standing married film camera operator Otto Pierce on 26 October 1927 and they had two children. She was widowed on 22 October 1957. Standing died from cancer on 3 February 1979 in

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, Harris County,

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, aged 75. She was cremated at the South Memorial Park Crematory in Pearland,

Partial filmography

* '' The Loves of Letty'' (1919) - Slavey * '' The Branding Iron'' (1920) - Maude Upper * '' Silk Hosiery'' (1920) - Sophia Black * ''

Lorna Doone ''Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor'' is a novel by R. D. Blackmore, first published in three volumes in London in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particu ...

'' (1922) - Gwenny Carfax (uncredited) * ''

Oliver Twist ''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'', is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial from 1837 to 1839 and as a three-volume book in 1838. The story follows the titular orphan, who, ...

'' (1922) - Charlotte * '' Hearts Aflame'' (1923) - Ginger * ''

The Cricket on the Hearth ''The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home'' is a novella by Charles Dickens, published by Bradbury and Evans, and released 20 December 1845 with illustrations by Daniel Maclise, John Leech, Richard Doyle, Clarkson Stanfield and Edwin ...

'' (1923) - Tillie Slowboy * '' Pleasure Mad'' (1923) - Hulda * '' A Noise in Newboro'' (1923) - Dorothy Mason * '' Three Weeks'' (1924) - Isabella * ''Women Who Give'' (1924) - Sophia Higginboottom * ''

Happiness Happiness is a complex and multifaceted emotion that encompasses a range of positive feelings, from contentment to intense joy. It is often associated with positive life experiences, such as achieving goals, spending time with loved ones, ...

'' (1924) - Jenny * '' What Shall I Do?'' (1924) - Lizzie * '' The Beauty Prize'' (1924) - Lydia Du Bois * '' Empty Hearts'' (1924) - Hilda, the maid * ''

Greed Greed (or avarice, ) is an insatiable desire for material gain (be it food, money, land, or animate/inanimate possessions) or social value, such as status or power. Nature of greed The initial motivation for (or purpose of) greed and a ...

'' (1924) - Selina * '' The Dancers'' (1925) - Pringle * '' Faint Perfume'' (1925) - The Hired Girl * ''Love on the Rio Grande'' (1925) * '' Ranger of the Big Pines'' (1925) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' With This Ring'' (1925) - Cecilie's maid * '' Counsel for the Defense'' (1925) - Printer's Devil * '' The Outsider'' (1926) - Pritchard * ''

The Skyrocket ''The Skyrocket'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Peggy Hopkins Joyce. The film was based on the 1925 novel of the same name by Adela Rogers St. Johns and scripted by Benjamin Glazer. ...

'' (1926) - Sharon's Secretary * '' Memory Lane'' (1926) - Maid * ''

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'' (1926) - Alice McNeil * '' The Little Firebrand'' (1926) - Miss Smyth * '' Lost at Sea'' (1926) - Olga * '' The Campus Flirt'' (1926) - Harriet Porter * ''

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'' (1927) - Mrs. Miller * '' Ritzy'' (1927) - Mary * '' The College Hero'' (1927) - Nellie Kelly * '' Beau Sabreur'' (1928) - Maudie * '' Riley of the Rainbow Division'' (1928) - Mabel * '' Home, James'' (1928) - Iris Elliot * ''

The Kid's Clever ''The Kid's Clever'' is a 1929 American silent comedy film directed by William James Craft and written by Jack Foley, Ernest Pagano, and Albert DeMond. The film stars Glenn Tryon, Kathryn Crawford, Russell Simpson, Lloyd Whitlock, George ...

'' (1929) - A Girl * '' The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City'' (1929) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' My Lady's Past'' (1929) - Maid * '' Fashions in Love'' (1929) - Miss Weller * ''

The Marriage Playground ''The Marriage Playground'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Lothar Mendes, and written by Doris Anderson, J. Walter Ruben, and Edith Wharton. The film stars Mary Brian, Fredric March, Lilyan Tashman, Huntley Gordon, K ...

'' (1929) - Miss Scopey * '' Street of Chance'' (1930) - Miss Abrams * '' Hell's Angels'' (1930) - Roy's Dancing Partner (uncredited) * '' For the Love o' Lil'' (1930) - Chambermaid * '' Extravagance'' (1930) - Mary - Maid (uncredited) * '' A Lady's Morals'' (1930) - Louise * '' Ex-Flame'' (1930) - Kilmer * ''

'' (1931) - Nurse Briggs * '' Never the Twain Shall Meet'' (1931) - Julia * '' Young as You Feel'' (1931) - Lemuel's Secretary * ''

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'' (1931) - Eleanor * ''

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'' (1931) - Whitney's Secretary (uncredited) * '' Emma'' (1932) - Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited) * '' Broken Lullaby'' (1932) - Flower Shop Girl (uncredited) * '' Love Affair'' (1932) - Jim's Secretary (uncredited) * ''

American Madness ''American Madness'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Walter Huston as a New York banker embroiled in scandal. Plot At the Union National Bank, the directors are concerned because they think that ba ...

'' (1932) - Panicked Depositor (uncredited) * '' Goldie Gets Along'' (1933) - The Mayor's Secretary (uncredited) * '' Private Detective 62'' (1933) - Client with Free (uncredited) * ''

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The firs ...

'' (1934) - Daisy * ''

Broadway Bill ''Broadway Bill'' is a 1934 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy. Screenplay by Robert Riskin and based on the short story "Strictly Confidential" by Mark Hellinger, the film is about a ...

'' (1934) - Brooks' Phone Operator (uncredited) * '' Behold My Wife!'' (1934) - Ms. Smith (uncredited) * '' Straight from the Heart'' (1935) - Mother of Crippled Boy (uncredited) * '' The Headline Woman'' (1935) - Sadie, Chase's Secretary (uncredited) * ''

Little Lord Fauntleroy ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was published as a serial in ''St. Nicholas Magazine'' from November 1885 to October 1886, then as a book by Charles Scribner's Sons, Scribner's (the publisher of ...

'' (1936) - Dawson (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) - Woman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) - Saloon Reader (uncredited) * ''

'' (1940) - Kitty Hoops

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Standing, Joan 1903 births 1979 deaths English film actresses English silent film actresses English expatriate actresses in the United States Actresses from Worcestershire 20th-century English actresses Standing family