Glenda Farrell

Personal Info

Birthday

June 30, 1904

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

Dr. Kildare

The Fugitive

Rawhide

Studio One

The Name of the Game

The Defenders

The Islanders

General Electric Theater

Filmography

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