Joan Standing

Born: 1903-06-21

Joan Standing (21 June 1903 – 3 February 1979) was an English actress best known for playing Nurse Briggs in the 1931 horror film Dracula. She appeared in more than 60 films from 1919 to 1940.


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Dracula

as Nurse Briggs
Released: 1931-02-12

British estate agent Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who...

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Hell's Angels

as Roy's Dancing Partner (uncredited)
Released: 1930-11-15

When the Great War breaks out, brothers Roy and Monte Rutledge, each attending Oxford...

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Greed

as Selina
Released: 1924-12-04

A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.

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Broadway Bill

as Brooks' Phone Operator (uncredited)
Released: 1934-11-30

Tycoon J.L. Higgins controls his whole family, but one of his sons-in-law, Dan Brooks, and his...

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American Madness

as uncredited
Released: 1932-08-15

Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of...

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Broken Lullaby

as uncredited
Released: 1932-01-19

A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who,...

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Li'l Abner

as Kitty Hoops
Released: 1940-11-09

Li'l Abner becomes convinced that he is going to die within twenty-four hours, so agrees to...

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Emma

as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
Released: 1932-01-02

When Fred Smith's wife dies in childbirth, Emma Thatcher, who has been nanny to the couple's...

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Oliver Twist

as Charlotte
Released: 1922-10-30

Oliver's mother, a penniless outcast, died giving birth to him. As a young boy Oliver is brought...

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A Lady's Morals

as Louise
Released: 1930-11-08

Romantic biography of Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind and her famous affairs.

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Empty Hearts

as Hilda, the maid
Released: 1924-09-15

Milt Kimberlin is a down-on-his luck horse owner, but Rosalie, a cabaret performer (the lively...

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Private Detective 62

as Client with Free (Uncredited)
Released: 1933-06-10

A former government agent in France, who has failed at an assignment and been disavowed, is...

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Colorado

as Saloon Reader
Released: 1940-09-15

Trouble in Colorado is tying up Union troops needed back east during the Civil War and Lieut....

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Street of Chance

as Miss Abrams
Released: 1930-02-08

'Natural' Davis (William Powell) is a respected gambler who follows a ruthless code of honor...

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Goldie Gets Along

as The Mayor's Secretary
Released: 1933-01-27

A small-town girl schemes to get to Hollywood only to run into the man she left behind.

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Love Affair

as Jim's Secretary (uncredited)
Released: 1932-03-17

Heiress learns to fly from aeronautical engineer. Things get complicated as their affair progresses.

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Jane Eyre

as Daisy
Released: 1934-08-15

Jane Eyre is an orphan who was raised by her aunt until she came to Thornfield Hall as governess...

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The Branding Iron

as Maude Upper
Released: 1920-10-31

Pierre Landis is insanely jealous of his beautiful young wife Joan, and his jealousy makes him...

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The Dancers

as Pringle
Released: 1925-01-04

Young Tony, unable to make a living in crowded and fast-paced London, goes to South America in...

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The College Hero

as Nellie Kelly
Released: 1927-11-27

A college football player is injured by a jealous teammate during practice, but comes back...

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Young as You Feel

as Lemuel's Secretary
Released: 1931-08-06

Lemuel Morehouse, the owner of a profitable meatpacking company in Chicago, bemoans the fact...

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The Outsider

as Pritchard
Released: 1926-01-17

1926 film starring Jacqueline Logan, Lou Tellegen, and Walter Pidgeon.

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My Lady's Past

as uncredited
Released: 1929-04-01

Mamie Reynolds has been engaged to Sam Young for ten years. But when Sam's novel is published...

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The Age for Love

as Eleanor
Released: 1931-10-17

A comedy-drama about marriage and divorce. A wife does not want children, her husband leaves her...

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Home, James

as Iris Elliot
Released: 1928-10-03

An artistic salesgirl falls in love with a chauffeur not realising he is actually the heir to a...

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Faint Perfume

as The Hired Girl
Released: 1925-06-08

After a stormy six year marriage, Barnaby Powers divorces his wife Richmiel. She returns home,...

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Three Weeks

as Isabella
Released: 1924-02-10

A young aristocrat strikes up an affair with a mysterious woman for three weeks.

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Never the Twain Shall Meet

as Julia
Released: 1931-05-16

Dan works for Pritchard and Pritchard out of San Francisco and is in love with Maisie, referred...

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Fashions in Love

as Miss Weller
Released: 1929-07-01

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Extravagance

as Mary
Released: 1930-10-09

Alice Kendall is the darling of her social set, the sons and daughters of millionaires, although...

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The Skyrocket

as Sharon's Secretary
Released: 1926-02-14

In the prologue Sharon Kimm and Mickey Reid are childhood friends in a tenement neighborhood but...

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Happiness

as Jenny
Released: 1924-03-09

The adventures of a young shopgirl who learns that having money is not the key to happiness.

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Beau Sabreur

as Maudie
Released: 1928-01-22

The film is about a desert-bound member of the French Foreign Legion who exposes a betrayer to...

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For the Love o' Lil

as Chambermaid
Released: 1930-08-29

Directed by James Tinling. With Jack Mulhall, Sally Starr, Elliott Nugent, Margaret Livingston.

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Grand Ole Opry

as Woman (uncredited)
Released: 1940-06-25

Aided by musicians at the Grand Ole Opry, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks takes on a group of...

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Pleasure Mad

as Hulda
Released: 1923-11-05

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Riley of the Rainbow Division

as Mabel
Released: 1928-07-15

Two pals enlist in the army during World War I. Just before they complete training camp and are...

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Sandy

as Alice McNeil
Released: 1926-04-10

Sandy McNeil adopts strictly unconventional jazz ethics and against the wishes of her parents...

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Ex-Flame

as Kilmer
Released: 1930-11-19

A woman's uncontrollable jealousy over her husband's former girlfriend results in her losing not...

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The Loves of Letty

as Slavey
Released: 1919-12-07

Letty Shell, a clerk in a London brokerage office, is discouraged by her lack of fine clothes...

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The College Flirt

as Harriet Porter
Released: 1926-09-18

A product of wealth and high society, Patricia Mansfield is sent to Colton College by her...

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