Person Details

Birthday: 1904-06-30 15:55:15

Death: 1971-05-01 15:55:15

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Enid, Oklahoma, USA

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Movie Involvements: 33

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

The Fugitive
Average
7

The Fugitive

(1963) Mrs. Maggie Lambert
The Defenders
Average
6

The Defenders

(1961) Edna Holley
Studio One
Average
4

Studio One

(1948) Claire
Rawhide
Average
7

Rawhide

(1959) Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut
The Islanders
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0

The Islanders

(1960) Mrs. Dan King
Dr. Kildare
Average
5

Dr. Kildare

(1961) Vera Dennis
The Name of the Game
Average
7

The Name of the Game

(1968) Woman
Little Caesar
Average
7

Little Caesar

(1931) Olga Stassoff

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1970 Sarah Harvey
1968 Woman
1966 N/A
1964 Dr. Jean Howard
N/A
N/A
Ma Tatum
1963 Mrs. Maggie Lambert
1961 N/A
Vera Dennis
Edna Holley
N/A
1960 N/A
Mrs. Dan King
1959 Mrs. Mueller
Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut
1955 N/A
Mrs. Nesbit
1954 Maude Snodgrass
Mrs. Winston
1953 Mrs. Brady
Alice Haynes
1952 Fanny Webson
1951 N/A
1950 N/A
1948 Lucille Sears
Irene
Mrs. Endsley
Claire
Molly Benson
Winnie Winford
Hazel Bixby
1947 Nora Elkins
1944 Babs Cartwright
1943 Molly
Susan Cooper
Billie LaRue
1942 Regina Bush
Sonya Cherupin
1941 Mae Blythe Edwarnowsky
1939 Self
Torchy Blane
Torchy Blane
1938 Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)
Torchy Blane
'Click' Stewart
Sylvia Shane
Jean Fenderson
Rita
Torchy Blane
Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'
1937 Self
Torchy Blane
Carol Wallace
Glenda Farrell
Mamie Wallis
Fanny Morgan
Torchy Blane
Torchy Blane
1936 Self
Genevieve Larkin
Verna Kennedy
Edith McNeil
Ruby Miller
Dorothy Davis
Daisy Lowell
1935 Mae O'Brien
Self
Jean
Dixie Tilton
Clara
Molly Howard
Claudette
Betty Hawes
1934 Hazel Normandie
Marie Callahan
Joan
Bunny
Mrs. Tifton
Bonnie aka Madame Francis
Valerie 'Val' Wilson
Gerry
Lily 'Lil' Duran
1933 Fay La Rue
Sadie Appleby
Belle Howard Saunders
Missouri Martin
Glenda Carroll
Jeanne Sands
The Golfer's Wife
Dot
Kay Curtis
Blondie
Florence Dempsey
1932 Babe
Marie Woods
Vivian's Friend - Mrs. Black (uncredited)
Florette Darien
Stella
1931 Olga Stassoff
Year Character Movie/Tv

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