Judy Canova Net Worth

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Judy Canova Net Worth

Judy Canova Net Worth is
$1.1 Million

Judy Canova Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Raucous singing and yodeling and loads of cornpone humor was pretty much the whole shebang when it came to singer/comedienne Judy Canova. Her outlandish image may be considered tacky and/or offensive by today's measure, but back in the 1930s and 1940s it really worked! By the time she left the limelight after five decades, Judy had scored in ...

Date Of BirthNovember 20, 1913, Starke, Florida, United States
DiedAugust 5, 1983, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of BirthStarke, Florida, USA
ProfessionActress, Soundtrack
SpouseFilberto Rivero (m. 1950–1964)
ChildrenDiana Canova, Julietta Canova
ParentsJoseph Francis Canova, Henrietta Perry
Star SignScorpio
#Trademark
1Finished many of her "Judy Canova" radio show broadcasts in the1940s with the signoff "Good night, Tweeny," her daughterJulieta's nickname.
#Quote
1[on her long string of rural-themed films at Republic Pictures] Sure, they were fairy tales that had a little upbeat lesson. I started out as a plain Jane, an ugly duckling, and ended up as a beautiful girl decked out in fancy dresses. I was the heroine, the country bumpkin, honest and straightforward who won out in the end. Republic had the best background crews and production values for their kind of product . . . but I was a top money maker for [Republic chief Herbert J. Yates] and I fought him on contracts . . . My shows were popular.
#Fact
1After the birth of her first daughter she closed her radio show with the song "Go To Sleepy, Little Baby" for several years.
2Canova's career was highlighted in "The Slapstick Queens" by James Robert Parish, published by A. S. Barnes in 1973.
3She was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard and for Radio at 6777 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
4The voice she used to butcher songs on stage and in films was originally trained for classical singing.
5Was one of the more notable descendants of the Spanish Minorcan Island group.
6Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 88. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
7Sister of players Anne Canova (1909-1994), Pete Canova (1904-1947, and Zeke Canova (1898-1980), and non-professional siblings Donald and George Paul Canova.
8Began her career yodeling, singing and playing guitar with her brother and sister in a nightclub act in New York City. Made her Broadway debut in "Ziegfield Follies of 1936." Hostess of "Judy Canova Radio Show" for 12 years.
9Mother of two daughters -- Julieta Canova England and actress Diana Canova.
10A 1938 publicity stunt had Canova break her engagement to ventriloquist Edgar Bergen. The cause of the breakup was supposedly dummy Charlie McCarthy.
11Toured in 1971 with NO, NO NANETTE
12Direct descendent of Italian sculptor Antonio Canova, whose "The Three Graces" are displayed in the Louvre.
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Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Lay That Rifle Down1955Judy Canova
Carolina Cannonball1955Judy Canova
Untamed Heiress1954Judy
The WAC from Walla Walla1952Judy Canova
Oklahoma Annie1952Judy Canova
Honeychile1951Judy Canova
Singin' in the Corn1946Judy McCoy
Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 9: The Judy Canova Radio Show1946Short documentaryJudy Canova
Hit the Hay1945Judy Stevens Helen Rand
Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 2: Radio Shows1945ShortJudy - The Judy Canova Show
Louisiana Hayride1944Judy Crocker
Sleepy Lagoon1943Judy Joyner
Chatterbox1943Judy Boggs
Joan of Ozark1942Judy Hull
True to the Army1942Daisy Hawkins
Sleepytime Gal1942Bessie Cobb
Puddin' Head1941Judy Goober
Sis Hopkins1941Sis Hopkins
Scatterbrain1940Judy Hull
Thrill of a Lifetime1937Judy Canova
Artists & Models1937Toots
Broadway Gondolier1935Hillbilly Specialty (uncredited)
Going Highbrow1935Annie
Husband's Holiday1935Short
In Caliente1935Specialty Singer
The Song of Fame1934ShortJudy Canova
The Love Boat1977TV SeriesP. J. Muldoon
Cannonball!1976Sharma Capri
Police Woman1974TV SeriesThe Arkie Lady
Love, American Style1973TV SeriesMrs. Hankins (segment "Love and the Eat's Cafe")
The Murdocks and the McClays1970TV MovieIra Murdock
Li'l Abner1967TV MovieMammy Yokum
Pistols 'n' Petticoats1967TV SeriesSadie / Daisy Frogg
Vacation Playhouse1965TV SeriesTillie Meeks
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1960Sheriff's Wife
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1960TV SeriesHelen Parch
Make Room for Daddy1958TV SeriesElsie Hooper
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show1957TV SeriesCountry Girl
Possum Pearl1957ShortPossum Pearl (voice, uncredited)
The Red Skelton Hour1956TV SeriesDaisy June
Hill-billing and Cooing1956ShortPossum Pearl (voice, uncredited)
Matinee Theatre1955TV Series

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Make Room for Daddy1958TV Series performer - 1 episode
Lay That Rifle Down1955performer: "The Continental Correspondence Charm School", "Sleepy Serenade", "I'm Glad I Was Born on My Birthday"
Carolina Cannonball1955performer: "Carolina Cannonball", "Wishin' and Waitin'"
Honeychile1951performer: "Rag Mop", "More Than I Care To Remember", "Tutti-Frutti", "Honeychile" reprise
I'm from Arkansas1944writer: "Don't Turn Me Down Little Darlin'"
Louisiana Hayride1944performer: "Rainbow Road", "You Gotta Go Where the Train Goes", "Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey I Never Knew Any Girl Like You" uncredited, "Shortnin' Bread" uncredited, "I'm a Woman of the World"
Sleepy Lagoon1943performer: "Sleepy Lagoon"
True to the Army1942performer: "Love in Bloom" uncredited, "Wacky For Khaki", "Need I Speak", "Jingle, Jangle, Jingle" uncredited
Scatterbrain1940performer: "Scatter-Brain", "Benny the Beaver"
In Caliente1935performer: "The Lady in Red" 1935 - uncredited

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Jeff Foxworthy's Comedy Classics2000Video documentary acknowledgment: footage & photos courtesy of

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
All-Star Salute to Mother's Day1981TV SpecialHerself
The Mike Douglas Show1964-1980TV SeriesHerself - Co-Host / Herself - Comedienne
The Hollywood Squares1978TV SeriesGuest Appearance
The Tonight Show1962TV SeriesHerself - Comedienne
The Linkletter Show1962TV SeriesHerself
Here's Hollywood1962TV SeriesHerself
About Faces1960TV SeriesHerself
The Milton Berle Show1958TV SeriesHerself
The Rosemary Clooney Show1956TV SeriesHerself
The Tony Bennett Show1956TV SeriesHerself
The Ina Ray Hutton Show1956TV SeriesHerself
Hollywood Preview1956TV SeriesHerself
What's My Line?1954TV SeriesHerself - Mystery Guest
The Colgate Comedy Hour1952TV SeriesHerself - Host
Texaco Star Theatre1948TV SeriesHerself - Singer / Comedian
Screen Snapshots: Famous Hollywood Mothers1947Documentary shortHerself
Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 3: Fashions and Rodeo1945Documentary shortHerself
Meet the Stars #8: Stars Past and Present1941Documentary shortHerself
Meet the Stars #7: Meet Roy Rogers1941Documentary shortHerself
Things You Never See on the Screen1935ShortHerself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Jeff Foxworthy's Comedy Classics2000Video documentary
Off to See the Wizard1967TV SeriesSheriff's Wife

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1960Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameMotion PictureOn 8 February 1960. At 6821 Hollywood Blvd.
1960Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameRadioAwarded February 8, 1960 at 6777 Hollywood Blvd.

Known for movies

Sis Hopkins

Sis Hopkins (1941)
as Sis Hopkins

Judy Canova

Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
as Judy Canova

Sharma Capri

Cannonball! (1976)
as Sharma Capri

Judy Canova

Oklahoma Annie (1952)
as Judy Canova

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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