- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 30, 1904
- Place of Birth
- Enid, Oklahoma, USA
- Died
- May 1, 1971
Glenda Farrell
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.
Filmography
movieTiger by the Tail
1970 · Sarah Harvey
tvThe Name of the Game
1968 · Woman
tvFelony Squad
1966
movieThe Disorderly Orderly
1964 · Dr. Jean Howard
tvBewitched
1964
tvThe Bing Crosby Show
1964
movieKissin' Cousins
1964 · Ma Tatum
tvThe Fugitive
1963 · Mrs. Maggie Lambert
tvBen Casey
1961
tvDr. Kildare
1961 · Vera Dennis
tvThe Defenders
1961 · Edna Holley
movieA String of Beads
1961
tvSpecial for Women
1960
tvRoute 66
1960
tvThe Islanders
1960 · Mrs. Dan King
movieMiddle of the Night
1959 · Mrs Mueller
tvRawhide
1959 · Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
movieThe Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955 · Mrs. Nesbit
movieSusan Slept Here
1954 · Maude Snodgrass
movieSecret of the Incas
1954 · Mrs. Winston
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Mrs. Brady
movieGirls in the Night
1953 · Alice Haynes
movieApache War Smoke
1952 · Fanny Webson
tvTales of Tomorrow
1951
tvYour Show of Shows
1950
tvStudio One
1948 · Lucille Sears, Mrs. Endsley, Claire, Irene
movieLulu Belle
1948 · Molly Benson
movieMary Lou
1948 · Winnie Winford
movieI Love Trouble
1948 · Hazel Bixby
movieHeading for Heaven
1947 · Nora Elkins
tvKraft Television Theatre
1947 · Momma, Daylia, Stella Harvey
movieEver Since Venus
1944 · Babs Cartwright
movieKlondike Kate
1943 · Molly
movieA Night for Crime
1943 · Susan Cooper
movieCity Without Men
1943 · Billie LaRue
movieThe Talk of the Town
1942 · Regina Bush
movieTwin Beds
1942 · Sonya Cherupin
movieJohnny Eager
1941 · Mae Blythe
movieBreakdowns of 1939
1939 · Self
movieTorchy Runs for Mayor
1939 · Torchy Blane
movieTorchy Blane in Chinatown
1939 · Torchy Blane
movieBreakdowns of 1938
1938 · Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieTorchy Gets Her Man
1938 · Torchy Blane
movieExposed
1938 · 'Click' Stewart
movieThe Road to Reno
1938 · Sylvia Shane
moviePrison Break
1938 · Jean Fenderson
movieStolen Heaven
1938 · Rita
movieBlondes at Work
1938 · Torchy Blane
movieHollywood Hotel
1938 · Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'
movieBreakdowns of 1937
1937 · Self
movieThe Adventurous Blonde
1937 · Torchy Blane
movieBreakfast for Two
1937 · Carol Wallace
movieSunday Night at the Trocadero
1937 · Glenda Farrell
You Live and Learn
movieYou Live and Learn
1937 · Mamie Wallis
movieDance Charlie Dance
1937 · Fanny Morgan
movieFly Away Baby
1937 · Torchy Blane
movieSmart Blonde
1937 · Torchy Blane
movieBreakdowns of 1936
1936 · Self
movieGold Diggers of 1937
1936 · Genevieve Larkin
movieHere Comes Carter
1936 · Verna Kennedy
movieHigh Tension
1936 · Edith McNeil
movieNobody's Fool
1936 · Ruby Miller
movieThe Law in Her Hands
1936 · Dorothy Davis
movieSnowed Under
1936 · Daisy Lowell
movieMiss Pacific Fleet
1935 · Mae O'Brien
movieThings You Never See on the Screen
1935 · Self
movieLittle Big Shot
1935 · Jean
movieWe're in the Money
1935 · Dixie Tilton
movieIn Caliente
1935 · Clara
movieGo Into Your Dance
1935 · Molly Howard
movieTraveling Saleslady
1935 · Claudette
movieGold Diggers of 1935
1935 · Betty Hawes
movieThe Secret Bride
1934 · Hazel Normandie
movieKansas City Princess
1934 · Marie Callahan
movieThe Personality Kid
1934 · Joan
movieMerry Wives of Reno
1934 · Bunny
movieHeat Lightning
1934 · Mrs. Tifton
movieI've Got Your Number
1934 · Bonnie aka Madame Francis
movieDark Hazard
1934 · Valerie 'Val' Wilson
movieHi, Nellie!
1934 · Gerry Krale
movieThe Big Shakedown
1934 · Lily 'Lil' Duran
movieMan's Castle
1933 · Fay La Rue
movieHavana Widows
1933 · Sadie Appleby
movieBureau of Missing Persons
1933 · Belle Howard Saunders
movieLady for a Day
1933 · Missouri Martin
movieMary Stevens, M.D.
1933 · Glenda Carroll
movieGambling Ship
1933 · Jeanne Sands
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movieHow to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing
1933 · The Golfer's Wife
movieThe Keyhole
1933 · Dot
movieGirl Missing
1933 · Kay Curtis
movieGrand Slam
1933 · Blondie
movieMystery of the Wax Museum
1933 · Florence Dempsey
movieThe Match King
1932 · Babe
movieI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 · Marie Woods
movieThree on a Match
1932 · Vivian's Friend (uncredited)
movieLife Begins
1932 · Florette
movieScandal for Sale
1932 · Stella
movieLittle Caesar
1931 · Olga Stassoff
movieLucky Boy
1929 · Secretary at theater (Unbilled)