Glenda Farrell
Biography
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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.
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Acting History
1970
Tiger by the Tail as Sarah Harvey
1968The Name of the Game as Woman
1966Felony Squad
1964The Disorderly Orderly as Dr. Jean Howard
1964Bewitched
1964The Bing Crosby Show
1964Kissin' Cousins as Ma Tatum
1963The Fugitive as Mrs. Maggie Lambert
1961Ben Casey
1961Dr. Kildare as Vera Dennis
1961The Defenders as Edna Holley
1961A String of Beads
1960Route 66
1960The Islanders as Mrs. Dan King
1959Middle of the Night as Mrs. Mueller
1959Rawhide as Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing as Mrs. Nesbit
1954Susan Slept Here as Maude Snodgrass
1954Secret of the Incas as Mrs. Winston
1953General Electric Theater as Mrs. Brady
1953Girls in the Night as Alice Haynes
1952Apache War Smoke as Fanny Webson
1951Tales of Tomorrow
1950Your Show of Shows
1948Studio One as Lucille Sears
1948Studio One as Mrs. Endsley
1948Studio One as Claire
1948Studio One as Irene
1948Lulu Belle as Molly Benson
1948Mary Lou as Winnie Winford
1948I Love Trouble as Hazel Bixby
1947Heading for Heaven as Nora Elkins
1947Kraft Television Theatre as Momma
1947Kraft Television Theatre as Daylia
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
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)