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