Glenda Farrell

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
June 30, 1904 (66 years old)
Died
May 1, 1971
Place of Birth
Enid, Oklahoma, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Comedy Romance
Career Span
1929 – 1970

Glenda Farrell

2 wins
15 nominations
2 Oscars
82 credits

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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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Personal Info

Born
Jun 30, 1904
From
Enid, Oklahoma, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1929 – 1970

Award Recognition

2
Wins
15
Nominations
2
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1970

Tiger by the Tail as Sarah Harvey

1964

The Disorderly Orderly as Dr. Jean Howard Award
Kissin' Cousins as Ma Tatum Award

1961

A String of Beads

1959

Middle of the Night as Mrs. Mueller

1955

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

1954

Susan Slept Here as Maude Snodgrass Award
Secret of the Incas as Mrs. Winston Award

1953

Girls in the Night as Alice Haynes

1952

Apache War Smoke as Fanny Webson

1948

I Love Trouble as Hazel Bixby Award
Lulu Belle as Molly Benson
Mary Lou as Winnie Winford

1947

Heading for Heaven as Nora Elkins

1944

Ever Since Venus as Babs Cartwright

1943

Klondike Kate as Molly
City Without Men as Billie LaRue
A Night for Crime as Susan Cooper

1942

The Talk of the Town as Regina Bush
Twin Beds as Sonya Cherupin

1941

Johnny Eager as Mae Blythe Edwarnowsky Award

1939

Torchy Runs for Mayor as Torchy Blane
Breakdowns of 1939 as Self
Torchy Blane in Chinatown as Torchy Blane

1938

Breakdowns of 1938 as Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited) Award
Hollywood Hotel as Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'
Prison Break as Jean Fenderson
Exposed as 'Click' Stewart
Stolen Heaven as Rita
Blondes at Work as Torchy Blane
Torchy Gets Her Man as Torchy Blane
The Road to Reno as Sylvia Shane

1937

Breakdowns of 1937 as Self
Dance Charlie Dance as Fanny Morgan
Smart Blonde as Torchy Blane
The Adventurous Blonde as Torchy Blane
Fly Away Baby as Torchy Blane
Sunday Night at the Trocadero as Glenda Farrell
Breakfast for Two as Carol Wallace
You Live and Learn as Mamie Wallis

1936

Gold Diggers of 1937 as Genevieve Larkin Award
The Law in Her Hands as Dorothy Davis
High Tension as Edith McNeil
Breakdowns of 1936 as Self
Snowed Under as Daisy Lowell
Here Comes Carter as Verna Kennedy
Nobody's Fool as Ruby Miller

1935

Gold Diggers of 1935 as Betty Hawes Award
Go Into Your Dance as Molly Howard
In Caliente as Clara
Little Big Shot as Jean
Traveling Saleslady as Claudette
We're in the Money as Dixie Tilton
Things You Never See on the Screen as Self
Miss Pacific Fleet as Mae O'Brien

1934

I've Got Your Number as Bonnie aka Madame Francis Award
Hi, Nellie! as Gerry
Kansas City Princess as Marie Callahan
Heat Lightning as Mrs. Tifton
The Big Shakedown as Lily 'Lil' Duran
The Personality Kid as Joan
Merry Wives of Reno as Bunny
Dark Hazard as Valerie 'Val' Wilson
The Secret Bride as Hazel Normandie

1933

Mary Stevens, M.D. as Glenda Carroll Award
Lady for a Day as Missouri Martin Award
Mystery of the Wax Museum as Florence Dempsey Award
Havana Widows as Sadie Appleby
Grand Slam as Blondie
Bureau of Missing Persons as Belle Howard Saunders
The Keyhole as Dot
Girl Missing as Kay Curtis
Gambling Ship as Jeanne Sands
How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing as The Golfer's Wife
Man's Castle as Fay La Rue

1932

Three on a Match as Vivian's Friend (uncredited) Award
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as Marie Woods Award
The Match King as Babe Award
Life Begins as Florette Award
Scandal for Sale as Stella

1931

Little Caesar as Olga Stassoff Award

1929

Lucky Boy as Secretary at theater (Unbilled)

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Mary Stevens, M.D.
Lady for a Day
Little Caesar
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Three on a Match
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Johnny Eager
The Disorderly Orderly
Susan Slept Here

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