Glenda Farrell

Born: 1904-06-30 in Enid, Oklahoma, USA

Died: 1971-05-01

Known For: Acting

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

1963

The Fugitive as Mrs. Maggie Lambert

1961

Dr. Kildare as Vera Dennis
The Defenders as Edna Holley
Ben Casey
A String of Beads

1960

1959

Rawhide as Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut
Middle of the Night as Mrs Mueller

1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing as Mrs. Nesbit

1954

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

1953

General Electric Theater as Mrs. Brady
Girls in the Night as Alice Haynes

1952

Apache War Smoke as Fanny Webson

1951

Tales of Tomorrow

1950

Your Show of Shows

1948

Studio One as Lucille Sears
Lulu Belle as Molly Benson
I Love Trouble as Hazel Bixby
Mary Lou as Winnie Winford

1947

Kraft Television Theatre as Momma
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

1939

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

1938

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

1937

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

1936

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

1935

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

1934

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

1933

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

1932

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

1931

Little Caesar as Olga Stassoff

1929

Lucky Boy as Secretary at theater (Unbilled)