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| occupation        = Actress
| occupation        = Actress
| father            = [[Don Alvarado]]
| father            = [[Don Alvarado]]
| relatives          = [[Jack L. Warner]]<br>(stepfather)
| relatives          = [[Jack L. Warner]] (stepfather)<br>[[Jack M. Warner]] (stepbrother)
| children          = 2, including [[Gregory Orr (filmmaker)|Gregory Orr]]
| children          = 2, including [[Gregory Orr (filmmaker)|Gregory Orr]]
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'''Joy Page''' (born '''Joy Cerrette Paige''';<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511200629/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3834693.ece Joy Page obituary], ''[[The Times]]''. April 29, 2008.</ref> November 9, 1924 – April 18, 2008) was an American actress. She is best known for her role as the Bulgarian refugee Annina Brandel in ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'' (1942).<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/top-bit-parts-films/?fbclid=IwAR2xSxi0hk84VAZNtRuo1esU_tluui_sLvWoPFSlN9AZdswE1uaH_d0ryjo|title=My Top Ten Bit Parts in Films|first=Stephen|last= Vagg|date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> She was sometimes credited as '''Joanne Page'''.
'''Joy Page''' (born '''Joy Cerrette Paige''';<ref>{{cite news| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511200629/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3834693.ece| archive-date=May 11, 2008| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3834693.ece| title=Obituaries: Joy Page| newspaper=[[The Times]]| location=[[London]]| date=April 29, 2008| access-date=September 8, 2025}}</ref> November 9, 1924 – April 18, 2008) was an American actress. She is best known for her role as the Bulgarian refugee Annina Brandel in ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'' (1942).<ref>{{cite magazine| magazine=Filmlink| url=https://www.filmink.com.au/top-bit-parts-films/?fbclid=IwAR2xSxi0hk84VAZNtRuo1esU_tluui_sLvWoPFSlN9AZdswE1uaH_d0ryjo| title=My Top Ten Bit Parts in Films| first=Stephen| last=Vagg| date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> She was sometimes credited as '''Joanne Page'''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Career==
==Career==
Page, who initially thought the script to ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'' was "old fashioned" and "clichéd", landed the role of Annina Brandel on her own and Warner reluctantly approved. She was only seventeen and fresh out of high school. Page, along with [[Dooley Wilson]] and [[Humphrey Bogart]], were the only American-born feature actors in the film.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/fullcredits] IMdB, ''Casablanca'', Full Cast and Crew</ref>
Page, who initially thought the script to ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'' was "old fashioned" and "clichéd", landed the role of Annina Brandel on her own and Warner reluctantly approved. She was only seventeen and fresh out of high school. Page, along with [[Dooley Wilson]] and [[Humphrey Bogart]], were the only American-born feature actors in the film.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/fullcredits ''Casablanca'', Full Cast and Crew]. ''[[IMDb]]''. Retrieved September 8, 2025.</ref>


Warner, however, refused to sign Page to a contract, and she never appeared in another Warner Bros. film. She went on to act in a number of films for other studios, including a featured role in her next film, ''[[Kismet (1944 film)|Kismet]]'' in 1944.  She was usually billed as Joanne Page, and also made some television appearances. In 1945, Page married actor [[William T. Orr]]. He became a Warner Bros. executive, leading to accusations of [[nepotism]]. She retired from acting after appearing in the first season of [[Disney]]'s miniseries ''[[The Swamp Fox (TV series)|The Swamp Fox]]'' in 1959. The year before, in her final film role, she played Prairie Flower, a Sioux Indian and mother of White Bull, played by [[Sal Mineo]], in ''[[Tonka (film)|Tonka]]''.{{Citation needed |date=October 2022}}.  She also appeared in episode 22 of ''[[Wagon Train]]'' as the wife of Bill Tawnee ("The Bill Tawnee Story").
Warner, however, refused to sign Page to a contract, and she never appeared in another Warner Bros. film. She went on to act in a number of films for other studios, including a featured role in her next film, ''[[Kismet (1944 film)|Kismet]]'' in 1944.  She was usually billed as Joanne Page, and also made some television appearances. In 1945, Page married actor [[William T. Orr]]. He became a Warner Bros. executive, leading to accusations of [[nepotism]]. She retired from acting after appearing in the first season of [[Disney]]'s miniseries ''[[The Swamp Fox (TV series)|The Swamp Fox]]'' in 1959. The year before, in her final film role, she played Prairie Flower, a Sioux Indian and mother of White Bull, played by [[Sal Mineo]], in ''[[Tonka (film)|Tonka]]''.{{Citation needed |date=October 2022}}.  She also appeared in episode 22 of ''[[Wagon Train]]'' as the wife of Bill Tawnee ("The Bill Tawnee Story").


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Page married actor [[William T. Orr]] in 1945.  She died on April 18, 2008, of complications arising from a stroke and pneumonia.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-page24apr24,0,6992883.story "Joy Page, 83; in 'Casablanca', Bogart told her: 'Go back to Bulgaria.'"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', April 24, 2008; accessed August 7, 2014.</ref>
Page married actor [[William T. Orr]] in 1945.  She died on April 18, 2008, of complications arising from a stroke and pneumonia.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-page24apr24,0,6992883.story| title=Actress played newlywed refugee in ‘Casablanca’| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| date=April 24, 2008| first=Dennis| last=McLellan| access-date=September 8, 2025}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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* [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/146433%7C189873/Joy-Page#overview Joy Page] at [[Turner Classic Movies]]  
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180528001657/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f446925 Joy Page] at the [[British Film Institute]]{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180528001657/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f446925 Joy Page] at the [[British Film Institute]]{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
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Joy Page (born Joy Cerrette Paige;[1] November 9, 1924 – April 18, 2008) was an American actress. She is best known for her role as the Bulgarian refugee Annina Brandel in Casablanca (1942).[2] She was sometimes credited as Joanne Page.

Early life

Page was the daughter of Mexican-American silent film star Don Alvarado (born José Ray Paige, in New Mexico) and Ann Boyar, the daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants. Her parents divorced when she was eight.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In 1936, her mother married Jack L. Warner, then head of Warner Bros. studios. Warner, however, did not encourage his stepdaughter's interest in acting.

Career

Page, who initially thought the script to Casablanca was "old fashioned" and "clichéd", landed the role of Annina Brandel on her own and Warner reluctantly approved. She was only seventeen and fresh out of high school. Page, along with Dooley Wilson and Humphrey Bogart, were the only American-born feature actors in the film.[3]

Warner, however, refused to sign Page to a contract, and she never appeared in another Warner Bros. film. She went on to act in a number of films for other studios, including a featured role in her next film, Kismet in 1944. She was usually billed as Joanne Page, and also made some television appearances. In 1945, Page married actor William T. Orr. He became a Warner Bros. executive, leading to accusations of nepotism. She retired from acting after appearing in the first season of Disney's miniseries The Swamp Fox in 1959. The year before, in her final film role, she played Prairie Flower, a Sioux Indian and mother of White Bull, played by Sal Mineo, in Tonka.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".. She also appeared in episode 22 of Wagon Train as the wife of Bill Tawnee ("The Bill Tawnee Story").

Personal life

Page married actor William T. Orr in 1945. She died on April 18, 2008, of complications arising from a stroke and pneumonia.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1942 Casablanca Annina Brandel
1944 Kismet Marsinah
1948 Man-Eater of Kumaon Lali
1950 Bullfighter and the Lady Anita de la Vega
1953 Conquest of Cochise Consuelo de Cordova
1953 Fighter Attack Nina
1955 The Shrike Charlotte Moore
1958 Tonka Prairie Flower

References

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