
Glenda Farrell
Known for Acting · 100 credits
- Born
- 1904-06-30
- Died
- 1971-05-01
- Place of birth
- Enid, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glenda Farrell (June 30, 1904 – May 1, 1971) was an American actress of film, television, and theater. She is best known for her role as Torchy Blane in the Warner Bros. Torchy Blane film series and the Academy Award-nominated films Little Caesar (1931), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), and Lady for a Day (1933). With a career spanning more than 50 years, Farrell appeared in over 100 films and television series, as well as numerous Broadway plays. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960, and won an Emmy Award for best supporting actress for her performance in the television series Ben Casey in 1963.
Known For
TV Shows (18)

The Fugitive
1963
as Mrs. Maggie Lambert

Studio One
1948
as Lucille Sears / Mrs. Endsley / Claire / Irene

Bewitched
1964

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Vera Dennis

Rawhide
1959
as Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut

The Defenders
1961
as Edna Holley

Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Momma / Daylia / Stella Harvey

Route 66
1960

Ben Casey
1961

The Name of the Game
1968
as Woman

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955

Felony Squad
1966

Tales of Tomorrow
1951

Your Show of Shows
1950

The Islanders
1960
as Mrs. Dan King

The Bing Crosby Show
1964

General Electric Theater
1953
as Mrs. Brady

Special for Women
1960
Movies (82)

Stolen Heaven
1938
as Rita

Hi, Nellie!
1934
as Gerry Krale

In Caliente
1935
as Clara

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Marie Woods

Lulu Belle
1948
as Molly Benson

Middle of the Night
1959
as Mrs Mueller

Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
as Florence Dempsey

Little Caesar
1931
as Olga Stassoff

Twin Beds
1942
as Sonya Cherupin

Susan Slept Here
1954
as Maude Snodgrass

Exposed
1938
as 'Click' Stewart

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955
as Mrs. Nesbit

Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Torchy Blane

The Disorderly Orderly
1964
as Dr. Jean Howard

Nobody's Fool
1936
as Ruby Miller

The Talk of the Town
1942
as Regina Bush

Lady for a Day
1933
as Missouri Martin

I Love Trouble
1948
as Hazel Bixby

Girls in the Night
1953
as Alice Haynes

Heading for Heaven
1947
as Nora Elkins

Secret of the Incas
1954
as Mrs. Winston

Little Big Shot
1935
as Jean

Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
as Glenda Farrell

Three on a Match
1932
as Vivian's Friend (uncredited)

The Big Shakedown
1934
as Lily 'Lil' Duran

Snowed Under
1936
as Daisy Lowell

Heat Lightning
1934
as Mrs. Tifton

Merry Wives of Reno
1934
as Bunny

Man's Castle
1933
as Fay La Rue

Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tiger by the Tail
1970
as Sarah Harvey

Johnny Eager
1941
as Mae Blythe

Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
as Genevieve Larkin

Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self

Smart Blonde
1937
as Torchy Blane

Grand Slam
1933
as Blondie

Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
as Belle Howard Saunders

Scandal for Sale
1932
as Stella

Hollywood Hotel
1938
as Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'

Prison Break
1938
as Jean Fenderson

Breakfast for Two
1937
as Carol Wallace

Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Molly Howard

The Personality Kid
1934
as Joan

We're in the Money
1935
as Dixie Tilton

The Keyhole
1933
as Dot

I've Got Your Number
1934
as Bonnie aka Madame Francis

The Secret Bride
1934
as Hazel Normandie

Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
as Self

The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Torchy Blane

Kansas City Princess
1934
as Marie Callahan

Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Torchy Blane

Kissin' Cousins
1964
as Ma Tatum

Fly Away Baby
1937
as Torchy Blane

A String of Beads
1961

Breakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self

Gambling Ship
1933
as Jeanne Sands

Traveling Saleslady
1935
as Claudette

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Torchy Blane

A Night for Crime
1943
as Susan Cooper

Breakdowns of 1939
1939
as Self

Apache War Smoke
1952
as Fanny Webson

Miss Pacific Fleet
1935
as Mae O'Brien

Girl Missing
1933
as Kay Curtis

Dark Hazard
1934
as Valerie 'Val' Wilson

The Match King
1932
as Babe

Blondes at Work
1938
as Torchy Blane

High Tension
1936
as Edith McNeil

Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933
as Glenda Carroll

City Without Men
1943
as Billie LaRue

Life Begins
1932
as Florette

Havana Widows
1933
as Sadie Appleby

The Law in Her Hands
1936
as Dorothy Davis

Gold Diggers of 1935
1935
as Betty Hawes

Here Comes Carter
1936
as Verna Kennedy

Mary Lou
1948
as Winnie Winford

The Road to Reno
1938
as Sylvia Shane

Klondike Kate
1943
as Molly

Dance Charlie Dance
1937
as Fanny Morgan

Lucky Boy
1929
as Secretary at theater (Unbilled)

Ever Since Venus
1944
as Babs Cartwright
You Live and Learn
1937
as Mamie Wallis
How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing
1933
as The Golfer's Wife
About Glenda Farrell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Glenda Farrell (June 30, 1904 – May 1, 1971) was an American actress of film, television, and theater. She is best known for her role as Torchy Blane in the Warner Bros. Torchy Blane film series and the Academy Award-nominated films Little Caesar (1931), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), and Lady for a Day (1933). With a career spanning more than 50 years, Farrell appeared in over 100 films and television series, as well as numerous Broadway plays. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame… With 100 credits spanning from 1929 to 1970, Glenda Farrell has appeared in 82 films and 18 TV shows.
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- Stolen Heaven (1938) — as Rita
- Hi, Nellie! (1934) — as Gerry Krale
- In Caliente (1935) — as Clara
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) — as Marie Woods
- Lulu Belle (1948) — as Molly Benson
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