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
Sarah Harvey
Tiger by the Tail
Regina Bush
The Talk of the Town
Florence Dempsey
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Olga Stassoff
Little Caesar
Mrs. Winston
Secret of the Incas
Dr. Jean Howard
The Disorderly Orderly
Mae Blythe
Johnny Eager
Marie Woods
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Ma Tatum
Kissin' Cousins
Missouri Martin
Lady for a Day
Hazel Bixby
I Love Trouble
Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'
Hollywood Hotel
Betty Hawes
Gold Diggers of 1935
Maude Snodgrass
Susan Slept Here
Jeanne Sands
Gambling Ship
Belle Howard Saunders
Bureau of Missing Persons
Carol Wallace
Breakfast for Two
Genevieve Larkin
Gold Diggers of 1937
Lily 'Lil' Duran
The Big Shakedown
Bunny
Merry Wives of Reno
Torchy Blane
Smart Blonde
Jean
Little Big Shot
Valerie 'Val' Wilson
Dark Hazard
Fay La Rue
Man's Castle
Mrs. Mueller
Middle of the Night
Glenda Farrell
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Fanny Webson
Apache War Smoke
Babe
The Match King
Joan
The Personality Kid
Alice Haynes
Girls in the Night
Florette
Life Begins
Dixie Tilton
We're in the Money
Blondie
Grand Slam
Hazel Normandie
The Secret Bride
Torchy Blane
Blondes at Work
Mae O'Brien
Miss Pacific Fleet
Edith McNeil
High Tension
Fanny Morgan
Dance Charlie Dance
Torchy Blane
Fly Away Baby
Torchy Blane
The Adventurous Blonde
Torchy Blane
Torchy Gets Her Man
Torchy Blane
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Torchy Blane
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Rita
Stolen Heaven
Claudette
Traveling Saleslady
Kay Curtis
Girl Missing
Glenda Carroll
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Dot
The Keyhole
Verna Kennedy
Here Comes Carter
Nora Elkins
Heading for Heaven
Susan Cooper
A Night for Crime
Molly Howard
Go Into Your Dance
Gerry
Hi, Nellie!
Marie Callahan
Kansas City Princess
Daisy Lowell
Snowed Under
Clara
In Caliente
Sadie Appleby
Havana Widows
Jean Fenderson
Prison Break
'Click' Stewart
Exposed
Bonnie aka Madame Francis
I've Got Your Number
Dorothy Davis
The Law in Her Hands
Mamie Wallis
You Live and Learn
Stella
Scandal for Sale
Billie LaRue
City Without Men
A String of Beads
Mrs. Tifton
Heat Lightning
Mrs. Nesbit
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Sylvia Shane
The Road to Reno
Molly
Klondike Kate
Ruby Miller
Nobody's Fool
Self
Breakdowns of 1936
Vivian's Friend (uncredited)
Three on a Match
The Golfer's Wife
How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing
Molly Benson
Lulu Belle
Babs Cartwright
Ever Since Venus
Sonya Cherupin
Twin Beds
Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938
Winnie Winford
Mary Lou
Self
Breakdowns of 1937
Self
Breakdowns of 1939
Self
Things You Never See on the Screen
Secretary at theater (Unbilled)
Lucky Boy
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
82
Gender
Female
Birthday
1904-06-30
Place of Birth
Enid, Oklahoma, USA
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