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Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 30, 1904
Died
May 1, 1971
Place of Birth
Enid, Oklahoma, USA
Glenda Farrell
0.4 Popularity
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
Credits
Tiger by the Tail
as Sarah Harvey
1970
5.0
The Name of the Game
as Woman
1968
6.8
Felony Squad
1966
6.4
The Disorderly Orderly
as Dr. Jean Howard
1964
6.3
Bewitched
1964
7.9
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
5.0
Kissin' Cousins
as Ma Tatum
1964
4.6
The Fugitive
as Mrs. Maggie Lambert
1963
7.2
Ben Casey
1961
5.6
Dr. Kildare
as Vera Dennis
1961
5.5
The Defenders
as Edna Holley
1961
5.9
A String of Beads
1961
0.0
Route 66
1960
6.3
The Islanders
as Mrs. Dan King
1960
8.0
Middle of the Night
as Mrs. Mueller
1959
6.9
Rawhide
as Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut
1959
7.2
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
5.4
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Mrs. Nesbit
1955
6.0
Susan Slept Here
as Maude Snodgrass
1954
6.0
Secret of the Incas
as Mrs. Winston
1954
5.8
General Electric Theater
as Mrs. Brady
1953
6.4
Girls in the Night
as Alice Haynes
1953
6.4
Apache War Smoke
as Fanny Webson
1952
3.0
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
6.0
Your Show of Shows
1950
6.3
Studio One
as Lucille Sears
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Mrs. Endsley
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Claire
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Irene
1948
5.0
Lulu Belle
as Molly Benson
1948
4.6
Mary Lou
as Winnie Winford
1948
0.0
I Love Trouble
as Hazel Bixby
1948
6.3
Heading for Heaven
as Nora Elkins
1947
4.9
Kraft Television Theatre
as Momma
1947
7.5
Kraft Television Theatre
as Daylia
1947
7.5
Kraft Television Theatre
as Stella Harvey
1947
7.5
Ever Since Venus
as Babs Cartwright
1944
0.0
Klondike Kate
as Molly
1943
5.2
A Night for Crime
as Susan Cooper
1943
3.9
City Without Men
as Billie LaRue
1943
5.0
The Talk of the Town
as Regina Bush
1942
7.3
Twin Beds
as Sonya Cherupin
1942
2.8
Johnny Eager
as Mae Blythe
1941
6.1
Breakdowns of 1939
as Self
1939
7.0
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Torchy Blane
1939
5.7
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Torchy Blane
1939
6.0
Breakdowns of 1938
as Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938
4.7
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Torchy Blane
1938
5.6
Exposed
as 'Click' Stewart
1938
5.0
The Road to Reno
as Sylvia Shane
1938
2.5
Prison Break
as Jean Fenderson
1938
5.6
Stolen Heaven
as Rita
1938
0.0
Blondes at Work
as Torchy Blane
1938
6.1
Hollywood Hotel
as Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'
1938
5.4
Breakdowns of 1937
as Self
1937
6.0
The Adventurous Blonde
as Torchy Blane
1937
5.0
Breakfast for Two
as Carol Wallace
1937
5.6
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Glenda Farrell
1937
3.8
🎬
You Live and Learn
as Mamie Wallis
1937
0.0
Dance Charlie Dance
as Fanny Morgan
1937
6.0
Fly Away Baby
as Torchy Blane
1937
6.2
Smart Blonde
as Torchy Blane
1937
6.1
Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
1936
0.0
Gold Diggers of 1937
as Genevieve Larkin
1936
5.8
Here Comes Carter
as Verna Kennedy
1936
5.0
High Tension
as Edith McNeil
1936
5.4
Nobody's Fool
as Ruby Miller
1936
0.0
The Law in Her Hands
as Dorothy Davis
1936
5.0
Snowed Under
as Daisy Lowell
1936
7.0
Miss Pacific Fleet
as Mae O'Brien
1935
4.0
Things You Never See on the Screen
as Self
1935
5.0
Little Big Shot
as Jean
1935
6.0
We're in the Money
as Dixie Tilton
1935
5.5
In Caliente
as Clara
1935
6.3
Go Into Your Dance
as Molly Howard
1935
6.8
Traveling Saleslady
as Claudette
1935
5.5
Gold Diggers of 1935
as Betty Hawes
1935
6.4
The Secret Bride
as Hazel Normandie
1934
5.9
Kansas City Princess
as Marie Callahan
1934
4.3
The Personality Kid
as Joan
1934
3.7
Merry Wives of Reno
as Bunny
1934
4.0
Heat Lightning
as Mrs. Tifton
1934
6.8
I've Got Your Number
as Bonnie aka Madame Francis
1934
6.0
Dark Hazard
as Valerie 'Val' Wilson
1934
5.4
Hi, Nellie!
as Gerry
1934
6.5
The Big Shakedown
as Lily 'Lil' Duran
1934
5.6
Man's Castle
as Fay La Rue
1933
6.8
Havana Widows
as Sadie Appleby
1933
5.8
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Belle Howard Saunders
1933
5.6
Lady for a Day
as Missouri Martin
1933
7.1
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Glenda Carroll
1933
5.9
Gambling Ship
as Jeanne Sands
1933
5.2
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How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing
as The Golfer's Wife
1933
0.0
The Keyhole
as Dot
1933
4.7
Girl Missing
as Kay Curtis
1933
4.6
Grand Slam
as Blondie
1933
4.0
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Florence Dempsey
1933
6.4
The Match King
as Babe
1932
6.2
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Marie Woods
1932
7.8
Three on a Match
as Vivian's Friend (uncredited)
1932
6.2
Life Begins
as Florette
1932
6.0
Scandal for Sale
as Stella
1932
7.0
Little Caesar
as Olga Stassoff
1931
6.9
Lucky Boy
as Secretary at theater (Unbilled)
1929
4.7