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Glenda Farrell

Television Actress / Film Actress / Stage Actress | * 06/30/1904 († 66, 05/01/1971) | Enid, Oklahoma (United States of America (USA))
Glenda Farrell (June 30, 1904 – May 1, 1971) was an American actress. Farrell personified the smart and sassy, wisecracking blonde of the Classic Hollywood films. Farrell's career spanned more than 50 years, appearing in numerous Broadway plays, films and television series. She won an Emmy Award in 1963 for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her performance as Martha Morrison in the medical drama television series Ben Casey. Farrell began acting on stage as a child and continued with various theatre companies and on Broadway before signing with Warner Bros. A signature 1930s Warner Bros. star, Farrell appeared in films such as Little Caesar (1931), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) and Lady for a Day (1933). Starting with Smart Blonde (1... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Crime

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Kay and June, two showgirls, are hurt when they seek financial help from Daisy. On Daisy's wedding night when she is rendered missing, Kay and June decide to look for her to claim the reward. ...

Girl Missing

Certification unknown

1933 | 3.0/5 | 1h 9min
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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The partners of stage-producer J. J. Hobart gamble away the money for his new show. They enlist a gold-digging chorus girl to help get it back by conning an insurance company. But they don’t count ...

Gold Diggers of 1937

Certification unknown

1936 | 3.0/5 | 1h 41min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love
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When a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between himself and reporter Torchy Blane on scooping her rivals in crime news reporting, Det. Lt. Steve McBride dete ...

Blondes at Work

NR

1938 | 3.1/5 | 1h 3min
Crime
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The third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) is giving preferential treatment to his reporter-fiancée, Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell), reporters fr ...

The Adventurous Blonde

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1937 | 3.0/5 | 1h 1min
Romance / Love, Comedy, Mystery
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Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on ...

Ben Casey

Certification unknown

1961 | 2.8/5 | 1h per episode
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Glenda Farrell

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Glenda Farrell as Actress(79)

as Sarah Harvey1970 Tiger by the Tail
as Ma Tatum1964 Kissin' Cousins
as Dr. Jean Howard1964 The Disorderly Orderly
1961 A String of Beads
as Mrs. Mueller1959 Middle of the Night
as Mrs. Nesbit1955 The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Mrs. Winston1954 Secret of the Incas
as Maude Snodgrass1954 Susan Slept Here
as Alice Haynes1953 Girls in the Night
as Fanny Webson1952 Apache War Smoke
as Winnie Winford1948 Mary Lou
as Molly Benson1948 Lulu Belle
as Hazel Bixby1948 I Love Trouble
as Nora Elkins1947 Heading For Heaven
as Babs Cartwright1944 Ever Since Venus
as Billie LaRue1943 City Without Men
as Susan Cooper1943 A Night for Crime
as Molly1943 Klondike Kate
as Regina Bush1942 The Talk of the Town
as Sonya Cherupin1942 Twin Beds
as Mae Blythe Edwarnowsky1941 Johnny Eager
as Torchy Blane1939 Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Torchy Blane1939 Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Jean Fenderson1938 Prison Break
as 'Click' Stewart1938 Exposed
as Rita1938 Stolen Heaven
as Torchy Blane1938 Blondes at Work
as Torchy Blane1938 Torchy Gets Her Man
as Sylvia Shane1938 The Road to Reno
as Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)1938 Breakdowns of 1938
as Torchy Blane1937 Smart Blonde
as Fanny Morgan1937 Dance Charlie Dance
as Torchy Blane1937 Fly Away Baby
as Torchy Blane1937 The Adventurous Blonde
as Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'1937 Hollywood Hotel
as herself1937 Breakdowns of 1937
as herself1937 Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Carol Wallace1937 Breakfast for Two
as herself1936 Breakdowns of 1936
as Genevieve “Gen” Larkin1936 Gold Diggers of 1937
as Edith McNeil1936 High Tension
as Verna Kennedy1936 Here Comes Carter
as Daisy Lowell1936 Snowed Under
as Dorothy Davis1936 The Law in Her Hands
as Ruby Miller1936 Nobody's Fool
as Molly Howard1935 Go Into Your Dance
as herself1935 Things You Never See on the Screen
as Betty Hawes1935 Gold Diggers of 1935
as Claudette1935 Traveling Saleslady
as Clara1935 In Caliente
as Jean1935 Little Big Shot
as Mae O'Brien1935 Miss Pacific Fleet
as Dixie Tilton1935 We're in the Money
as Mrs. Tifton1934 Heat Lightning
as Valerie 'Val' Wilson1934 Dark Hazard
as Marie Callahan1934 Kansas City Princess
as Bonnie aka Madame Francis1934 I've Got Your Number
as Lily 'Lil' Duran1934 The Big Shakedown
as Joan1934 The Personality Kid
as Gerry1934 Hi, Nellie!
as Bunny1934 Merry Wives of Reno
as Hazel Normandie1934 The Secret Bride
as Kay Curtis1933 Girl Missing
as Blondie1933 Grand Slam
as Missouri Martin1933 Lady for a Day
as Fay La Rue1933 Man's Castle
as The Golfer's Wife1933 How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing
as Dot1933 The Keyhole
as Jeanne Sands1933 Gambling Ship
as Florence Dempsey1933 Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Sadie Appleby1933 Havana Widows
as Belle Howard Saunders1933 Bureau of Missing Persons
as Glenda Carroll1933 Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Marie Woods1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Florette Darien1932 Life Begins
as Stella1932 Scandal for Sale
as Vivian's Friend - Mrs. Black (uncredited)1932 Three on a Match
as Babe1932 The Match King
as Olga Stassoff1931 Little Caesar

TV Shows/Series with Glenda Farrell as Actress(19)

as Woman1968 The Name of the Game
1966 Felony Squad
1964 Bewitched
1964 The Bing Crosby Show
as Mrs. Maggie Lambert1963 The Fugitive
as Edna Holley1961 The Defenders
as Vera Dennis1961 Dr. Kildare
1961 Ben Casey
1960 Route 66
as Mrs. Dan King1960 The Islanders
as Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut1959 Rawhide
1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Mrs. Brady1953 GE Theater
1951 Tales of Tomorrow
1950 Your Show of Shows
as Lucille Sears1948 Studio One
as Irene1948 Studio One
as Mrs. Endsley1948 Studio One
as Claire1948 Studio One

Full Name: Glenda Farrell
Born: Thursday, 06/30 1904 (June) in Enid, Oklahoma (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 05/01 1971 (May) in New York City (aged: 66)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Employer: Warner Bros.
Spouses (current/former): Thomas Richards
Children: Tommy Farrell
Glenda Farrell frequently works together with these people:
Harry Townes (25x, Actor)
Orry-Kelly (24x, Crew)
Leslie Nielsen (19x, Actor)
Nina Foch (18x, Actress)
Vaughn Taylor (18x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (17x, Actor)
Whit Bissell (16x, Actor)
Edward Andrews (16x, Actor)
James Daly (16x, Actor)
Richard Kiley (16x, Actor)
Darren McGavin (15x, Actor)
James Gregory (14x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:26477, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024