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
Bewitched
1964
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Vera Dennis
Ben Casey
1961
Studio One
1948
as Lucille Sears / Mrs. Endsley / Claire / Irene
Rawhide
1959
as Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut
The Defenders
1961
as Edna Holley
Route 66
1960
The Name of the Game
1968
as Woman
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Felony Squad
1966
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Momma / Daylia / Stella Harvey
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Your Show of Shows
1950
The Islanders
1960
as Mrs. Dan King
General Electric Theater
1953
as Mrs. Brady
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
Special for Women
1960
Movies (82)
Little Caesar
1931
as Olga Stassoff
Grand Slam
1933
as Blondie
Johnny Eager
1941
as Mae Blythe
Heat Lightning
1934
as Mrs. Tifton
Girl Missing
1933
as Kay Curtis
Kissin' Cousins
1964
as Ma Tatum
Prison Break
1938
as Jean Fenderson
The Talk of the Town
1942
as Regina Bush
Hi, Nellie!
1934
as Gerry Krale
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Torchy Blane
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Marie Woods
Gambling Ship
1933
as Jeanne Sands
Lady for a Day
1933
as Missouri Martin
The Disorderly Orderly
1964
as Dr. Jean Howard
Lucky Boy
1929
as Secretary at theater (Unbilled)
Susan Slept Here
1954
as Maude Snodgrass
The Secret Bride
1934
as Hazel Normandie
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955
as Mrs. Nesbit
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
as Florence Dempsey
Middle of the Night
1959
as Mrs Mueller
Havana Widows
1933
as Sadie Appleby
Stolen Heaven
1938
as Rita
The Keyhole
1933
as Dot
Secret of the Incas
1954
as Mrs. Winston
Gold Diggers of 1935
1935
as Betty Hawes
I Love Trouble
1948
as Hazel Bixby
In Caliente
1935
as Clara
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
as Genevieve Larkin
Little Big Shot
1935
as Jean
Klondike Kate
1943
as Molly
Smart Blonde
1937
as Torchy Blane
Three on a Match
1932
as Vivian's Friend (uncredited)
Traveling Saleslady
1935
as Claudette
Dance Charlie Dance
1937
as Fanny Morgan
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Torchy Blane
Breakfast for Two
1937
as Carol Wallace
City Without Men
1943
as Billie LaRue
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933
as Glenda Carroll
Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Molly Howard
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Torchy Blane
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
as Glenda Farrell
Hollywood Hotel
1938
as Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
as Belle Howard Saunders
Exposed
1938
as 'Click' Stewart
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
as Self
Snowed Under
1936
as Daisy Lowell
Man's Castle
1933
as Fay La Rue
The Match King
1932
as Babe
We're in the Money
1935
as Dixie Tilton
Kansas City Princess
1934
as Marie Callahan
Scandal for Sale
1932
as Stella
The Law in Her Hands
1936
as Dorothy Davis
Fly Away Baby
1937
as Torchy Blane
Life Begins
1932
as Florette
Apache War Smoke
1952
as Fanny Webson
Girls in the Night
1953
as Alice Haynes
Nobody's Fool
1936
as Ruby Miller
A Night for Crime
1943
as Susan Cooper
The Big Shakedown
1934
as Lily 'Lil' Duran
The Personality Kid
1934
as Joan
Twin Beds
1942
as Sonya Cherupin
Blondes at Work
1938
as Torchy Blane
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Torchy Blane
High Tension
1936
as Edith McNeil
Breakdowns of 1939
1939
as Self
I've Got Your Number
1934
as Bonnie aka Madame Francis
Miss Pacific Fleet
1935
as Mae O'Brien
Here Comes Carter
1936
as Verna Kennedy
Heading for Heaven
1947
as Nora Elkins
Ever Since Venus
1944
as Babs Cartwright
A String of Beads
1961
Dark Hazard
1934
as Valerie 'Val' Wilson
Merry Wives of Reno
1934
as Bunny
Mary Lou
1948
as Winnie Winford
Lulu Belle
1948
as Molly Benson
Tiger by the Tail
1970
as Sarah Harvey
How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing
1933
as The Golfer's Wife
The Road to Reno
1938
as Sylvia Shane
You Live and Learn
1937
as Mamie Wallis
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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- Little Caesar (1931) — as Olga Stassoff
- Grand Slam (1933) — as Blondie
- Johnny Eager (1941) — as Mae Blythe
- Heat Lightning (1934) — as Mrs. Tifton
- Girl Missing (1933) — as Kay Curtis
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