Name
Glenda Farrell
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1904-06-30
Deathday
1971-05-01 (67 years old)
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.
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- 1970 Tiger by the Tail as Sarah Harvey
- 1942 The Talk of the Town as Regina Bush
- 1933 Mystery of the Wax Museum as Florence Dempsey
- 1931 Little Caesar as Olga Stassoff
- 1954 Secret of the Incas as Mrs. Winston
- 1964 The Disorderly Orderly as Dr. Jean Howard
- 1941 Johnny Eager as Mae Blythe
- 1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as Marie Woods
- 1964 Kissin' Cousins as Ma Tatum
- 1933 Lady for a Day as Missouri Martin
- 1948 I Love Trouble as Hazel Bixby
- 1938 Hollywood Hotel as Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'
- 1935 Gold Diggers of 1935 as Betty Hawes
- 1954 Susan Slept Here as Maude Snodgrass
- 1933 Gambling Ship as Jeanne Sands
- 1933 Bureau of Missing Persons as Belle Howard Saunders
- 1937 Breakfast for Two as Carol Wallace
- 1936 Gold Diggers of 1937 as Genevieve Larkin
- 1934 The Big Shakedown as Lily 'Lil' Duran
- 1934 Merry Wives of Reno as Bunny
- 1937 Smart Blonde as Torchy Blane
- 1935 Little Big Shot as Jean
- 1934 Dark Hazard as Valerie 'Val' Wilson
- 1933 Man's Castle as Fay La Rue
- 1959 Middle of the Night as Mrs Mueller
- 1937 Sunday Night at the Trocadero as Glenda Farrell
- 1952 Apache War Smoke as Fanny Webson
- 1932 The Match King as Babe
- 1934 The Personality Kid as Joan
- 1953 Girls in the Night as Alice Haynes
- 1932 Life Begins as Florette
- 1935 We're in the Money as Dixie Tilton
- 1933 Grand Slam as Blondie
- 1934 The Secret Bride as Hazel Normandie
- 1938 Blondes at Work as Torchy Blane
- 1935 Miss Pacific Fleet as Mae O'Brien
- 1936 High Tension as Edith McNeil
- 1937 Dance Charlie Dance as Fanny Morgan
- 1937 Fly Away Baby as Torchy Blane
- 1937 The Adventurous Blonde as Torchy Blane
- 1938 Torchy Gets Her Man as Torchy Blane
- 1939 Torchy Blane in Chinatown as Torchy Blane
- 1939 Torchy Runs for Mayor as Torchy Blane
- 1938 Stolen Heaven as Rita
- 1935 Traveling Saleslady as Claudette
- 1933 Girl Missing as Kay Curtis
- 1933 Mary Stevens, M.D. as Glenda Carroll
- 1933 The Keyhole as Dot
- 1936 Here Comes Carter as Verna Kennedy
- 1947 Heading for Heaven as Nora Elkins
- 1943 A Night for Crime as Susan Cooper
- 1935 Go Into Your Dance as Molly Howard
- 1934 Hi, Nellie! as Gerry Krale
- 1934 Kansas City Princess as Marie Callahan
- 1936 Snowed Under as Daisy Lowell
- 1935 In Caliente as Clara
- 1933 Havana Widows as Sadie Appleby
- 1938 Prison Break as Jean Fenderson
- 1938 Exposed as 'Click' Stewart
- 1934 I've Got Your Number as Bonnie aka Madame Francis
- 1936 The Law in Her Hands as Dorothy Davis
- 1937 You Live and Learn as Mamie Wallis
- 1932 Scandal for Sale as Stella
- 1943 City Without Men as Billie LaRue
- 1961 A String of Beads
- 1934 Heat Lightning as Mrs. Tifton
- 1955 The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing as Mrs. Nesbit
- 1938 The Road to Reno as Sylvia Shane
- 1943 Klondike Kate as Molly
- 1936 Nobody's Fool as Ruby Miller
- 1936 Breakdowns of 1936 as Self
- 1932 Three on a Match as Vivian's Friend (uncredited)
- 1933 How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing as The Golfer's Wife
- 1948 Lulu Belle as Molly Benson
- 1944 Ever Since Venus as Babs Cartwright
- 1942 Twin Beds as Sonya Cherupin
- 1938 Breakdowns of 1938 as Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1948 Mary Lou as Winnie Winford
- 1937 Breakdowns of 1937 as Self
- 1939 Breakdowns of 1939 as Self
- 1935 Things You Never See on the Screen as Self
- 1929 Lucky Boy as Secretary at theater (Unbilled)
- 1960 Route 66 ( 1 episode )
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Lucille Sears
- 1964 Bewitched ( 1 episode )
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Brady
- 1960 The Islanders ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Dan King
- 1966 Felony Squad ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut
- 1963 The Fugitive ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Maggie Lambert
- 1950 Your Show of Shows ( 1 episode )
- 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour ( 1 episode )
- 1961 Ben Casey ( 2 episodes )
- 1951 Tales of Tomorrow ( 1 episode )
- 1964 The Bing Crosby Show ( 1 episode )
- 1961 Dr. Kildare ( 1 episode ) as Vera Dennis
- 1961 The Defenders ( 1 episode ) as Edna Holley
- 1968 The Name of the Game ( 1 episode ) as Woman
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Endsley
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Claire
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Irene
- 1947 Kraft Television Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Momma
- 1947 Kraft Television Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Daylia
- 1947 Kraft Television Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Stella Harvey
- 1960 Special for Women ( 1 episode )
