Glenda Farrell
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1904-06-30
Day of Death
1971-05-01 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Enid, Oklahoma, USA
Glenda Farrell
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
Acting
(1970)
Tiger by the Tail
as Sarah Harvey
(1964)
The Disorderly Orderly
as Dr. Jean Howard
(1964)
Kissin' Cousins
as Ma Tatum
(1961)
(1959)
Middle of the Night
as Mrs. Mueller
(1955)
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Mrs. Nesbit
(1954)
Secret of the Incas
as Mrs. Winston
(1954)
Susan Slept Here
as Maude Snodgrass
(1953)
Girls in the Night
as Alice Haynes
(1952)
Apache War Smoke
as Fanny Webson
(1948)
I Love Trouble
as Hazel Bixby
(1948)
Lulu Belle
as Molly Benson
(1948)
Mary Lou
as Winnie Winford
(1947)
Heading for Heaven
as Nora Elkins
(1944)
Ever Since Venus
as Babs Cartwright
(1943)
City Without Men
as Billie LaRue
(1943)
A Night for Crime
as Susan Cooper
(1943)
Klondike Kate
as Molly
(1942)
The Talk of the Town
as Regina Bush
(1942)
Twin Beds
as Sonya Cherupin
(1941)
Johnny Eager
as Mae Blythe Edwarnowsky
(1939)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Torchy Blane
(1939)
Breakdowns of 1939
as Self
(1939)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Torchy Blane
(1938)
Exposed
as 'Click' Stewart
(1938)
Prison Break
as Jean Fenderson
(1938)
Hollywood Hotel
as Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'
(1938)
Breakdowns of 1938
as Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1938)
Blondes at Work
as Torchy Blane
(1938)
Stolen Heaven
as Rita
(1938)
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Torchy Blane
(1938)
The Road to Reno
as Sylvia Shane
(1937)
Fly Away Baby
as Torchy Blane
(1937)
Smart Blonde
as Torchy Blane
(1937)
Dance Charlie Dance
as Fanny Morgan
(1937)
Breakdowns of 1937
as Self
(1937)
Breakfast for Two
as Carol Wallace
(1937)
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Glenda Farrell
(1937)
The Adventurous Blonde
as Torchy Blane
(1937)
You Live and Learn
as Mamie Wallis
(1936)
Gold Diggers of 1937
as Genevieve Larkin
(1936)
High Tension
as Edith McNeil
(1936)
Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
(1936)
Nobody's Fool
as Ruby Miller
(1936)
Here Comes Carter
as Verna Kennedy
(1936)
Snowed Under
as Daisy Lowell
(1936)
The Law in Her Hands
as Dorothy Davis
(1935)
Gold Diggers of 1935
as Betty Hawes
(1935)
We're in the Money
as Dixie Tilton
(1935)
Go Into Your Dance
as Molly Howard
(1935)
In Caliente
as Clara
(1935)
Little Big Shot
as Jean
(1935)
(1935)
Miss Pacific Fleet
as Mae O'Brien
(1935)
Traveling Saleslady
as Claudette
(1934)
Heat Lightning
as Mrs. Tifton
(1934)
Dark Hazard
as Valerie 'Val' Wilson
(1934)
The Secret Bride
as Hazel Normandie
(1934)
The Big Shakedown
as Lily 'Lil' Duran
(1934)
I've Got Your Number
as Bonnie aka Madame Francis
(1934)
Hi, Nellie!
as Gerry
(1934)
The Personality Kid
as Joan
(1934)
Kansas City Princess
as Marie Callahan
(1934)
Merry Wives of Reno
as Bunny
(1933)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Glenda Carroll
(1933)
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Florence Dempsey
(1933)
Lady for a Day
as Missouri Martin
(1933)
Man's Castle
as Fay La Rue
(1933)
Gambling Ship
as Jeanne Sands
(1933)
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Belle Howard Saunders
(1933)
Grand Slam
as Blondie
(1933)
Girl Missing
as Kay Curtis
(1933)
The Keyhole
as Dot
(1933)
How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing
as The Golfer's Wife
(1933)
Havana Widows
as Sadie Appleby
(1932)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Marie Woods
(1932)
Three on a Match
as Vivian's Friend (uncredited)
(1932)
The Match King
as Babe
(1932)
Life Begins
as Florette
(1932)
Scandal for Sale
as Stella
(1931)
Little Caesar
as Olga Stassoff
(1929)
Lucky Boy
as Secretary at theater (Unbilled)