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Glenda Farrell
Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

ActingBorn June 30, 1904Died May 1, 1971 (age 66)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.

Filmography

1970
Tiger by the Tail

as Sarah Harvey

Movie
1968TV
1964
The Disorderly Orderly

as Dr. Jean Howard

Movie
1964TV
1964
Kissin' Cousins

as Ma Tatum

Movie
1963
The Fugitive

as Mrs. Maggie Lambert

TV
1961TV
1961
Dr. Kildare

as Vera Dennis

TV
1961
The Defenders

as Edna Holley

TV
1960TV
1960
The Islanders

as Mrs. Dan King

TV
1959
Middle of the Night

as Mrs Mueller

Movie
1959
Rawhide

as Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut

TV
1955Movie
1954
Susan Slept Here

as Maude Snodgrass

Movie
1954
Secret of the Incas

as Mrs. Winston

Movie
1953TV
1953
Girls in the Night

as Alice Haynes

Movie
1952
Apache War Smoke

as Fanny Webson

Movie
1948
Studio One

as Lucille Sears

TV
1948
Studio One

as Mrs. Endsley

TV
1948
Studio One

as Claire

TV
1948
Studio One

as Irene

TV
1948
Lulu Belle

as Molly Benson

Movie
1948
Mary Lou

as Winnie Winford

Movie
1948
I Love Trouble

as Hazel Bixby

Movie
1947
Heading for Heaven

as Nora Elkins

Movie
1947
Kraft Television Theatre

as Stella Harvey

TV
1944
Ever Since Venus

as Babs Cartwright

Movie
1943Movie
1943
A Night for Crime

as Susan Cooper

Movie
1943
City Without Men

as Billie LaRue

Movie
1942
The Talk of the Town

as Regina Bush

Movie
1942
Twin Beds

as Sonya Cherupin

Movie
1941
Johnny Eager

as Mae Blythe

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Torchy Runs for Mayor

as Torchy Blane

Movie
1939Movie
1938
Breakdowns of 1938

as Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Torchy Gets Her Man

as Torchy Blane

Movie
1938
Exposed

as 'Click' Stewart

Movie
1938
The Road to Reno

as Sylvia Shane

Movie
1938
Prison Break

as Jean Fenderson

Movie
1938Movie
1938
Blondes at Work

as Torchy Blane

Movie
1938
Hollywood Hotel

as Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'

Movie
1937Movie
1937
The Adventurous Blonde

as Torchy Blane

Movie
1937
Breakfast for Two

as Carol Wallace

Movie
1937Movie
1937
You Live and Learn

as Mamie Wallis

Movie
1937
Dance Charlie Dance

as Fanny Morgan

Movie
1937
Fly Away Baby

as Torchy Blane

Movie
1937
Smart Blonde

as Torchy Blane

Movie
1936Movie
1936
Gold Diggers of 1937

as Genevieve Larkin

Movie
1936
Here Comes Carter

as Verna Kennedy

Movie
1936
High Tension

as Edith McNeil

Movie
1936
Nobody's Fool

as Ruby Miller

Movie
1936
The Law in Her Hands

as Dorothy Davis

Movie
1936
Snowed Under

as Daisy Lowell

Movie
1935
Miss Pacific Fleet

as Mae O'Brien

Movie
1935Movie
1935
We're in the Money

as Dixie Tilton

Movie
1935
In Caliente

as Clara

Movie
1935
Go Into Your Dance

as Molly Howard

Movie
1935Movie
1935
Gold Diggers of 1935

as Betty Hawes

Movie
1934
The Secret Bride

as Hazel Normandie

Movie
1934
Kansas City Princess

as Marie Callahan

Movie
1934Movie
1934Movie
1934
Heat Lightning

as Mrs. Tifton

Movie
1934
I've Got Your Number

as Bonnie aka Madame Francis

Movie
1934
Dark Hazard

as Valerie 'Val' Wilson

Movie
1934
Hi, Nellie!

as Gerry Krale

Movie
1934
The Big Shakedown

as Lily 'Lil' Duran

Movie
1933
Man's Castle

as Fay La Rue

Movie
1933
Havana Widows

as Sadie Appleby

Movie
1933
Bureau of Missing Persons

as Belle Howard Saunders

Movie
1933
Lady for a Day

as Missouri Martin

Movie
1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.

as Glenda Carroll

Movie
1933
Gambling Ship

as Jeanne Sands

Movie
1933Movie
1933Movie
1933
Girl Missing

as Kay Curtis

Movie
1933
Grand Slam

as Blondie

Movie
1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum

as Florence Dempsey

Movie
1932Movie
1932Movie
1932
Three on a Match

as Vivian's Friend (uncredited)

Movie
1932
Life Begins

as Florette

Movie
1932Movie
1931
Little Caesar

as Olga Stassoff

Movie
1929
Lucky Boy

as Secretary at theater (Unbilled)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJune 30, 1904
Day of DeathMay 1, 1971
Place of BirthEnid, Oklahoma, USA
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