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Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

Actor · 1904–1971 · Enid, Oklahoma, USA

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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.

Acted in 94

1970s

  1. 1970

    Tiger by the Tail

    Sarah Harvey

1940s

  1. 1948
  2. Mary Lou

    Winnie Winford

  3. 1947

    Heading for Heaven

    Nora Elkins

  4. 1944

    Ever Since Venus

    Babs Cartwright

  5. 1943

    Klondike Kate

    Molly

  6. A Night for Crime

    Susan Cooper

  7. City Without Men

    Billie LaRue

  8. 1942
  9. Twin Beds

    Sonya Cherupin

  10. 1941

1930s

  1. 1939

    Torchy Runs for Mayor

    Torchy Blane

  2. Torchy Blane in Chinatown

    Torchy Blane

  3. 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

    Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)

  4. Torchy Gets Her Man

    Torchy Blane

  5. Exposed

    'Click' Stewart

  6. The Road to Reno

    Sylvia Shane

  7. Stolen Heaven

    Rita

  8. Blondes at Work

    Torchy Blane

  9. Hollywood Hotel

    Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'

  10. 1937

    The Adventurous Blonde

    Torchy Blane

  11. Breakfast for Two

    Carol Wallace

  12. Sunday Night at the Trocadero

    Glenda Farrell

  13. Dance Charlie Dance

    Fanny Morgan

  14. Fly Away Baby

    Torchy Blane

  15. Smart Blonde

    Torchy Blane

  16. 1936

    Gold Diggers of 1937

    Genevieve Larkin

  17. Here Comes Carter

    Verna Kennedy

  18. High Tension

    Edith McNeil

  19. Nobody's Fool

    Ruby Miller

  20. The Law in Her Hands

    Dorothy Davis

  21. Snowed Under

    Daisy Lowell

  22. 1935

    Miss Pacific Fleet

    Mae O'Brien

  23. Little Big Shot

    Jean

  24. We're in the Money

    Dixie Tilton

  25. In Caliente

    Clara

  26. Go Into Your Dance

    Molly Howard

  27. Traveling Saleslady

    Claudette

  28. Gold Diggers of 1935

    Betty Hawes

  29. 1934
  30. Kansas City Princess

    Marie Callahan

  31. The Personality Kid

    Joan

  32. Merry Wives of Reno

    Bunny

  33. Heat Lightning

    Mrs. Tifton

  34. I've Got Your Number

    Bonnie aka Madame Francis

  35. Dark Hazard

    Valerie 'Val' Wilson

  36. Hi, Nellie!

    Gerry Krale

  37. The Big Shakedown

    Lily 'Lil' Duran

  38. 1933

    Man's Castle

    Fay La Rue

  39. Havana Widows

    Sadie Appleby

  40. Bureau of Missing Persons

    Belle Howard Saunders

  41. Lady for a Day

    Missouri Martin

  42. Mary Stevens, M.D.

    Glenda Carroll

  43. Gambling Ship

    Jeanne Sands

  44. The Keyhole

    Dot

  45. Girl Missing

    Kay Curtis

  46. Grand Slam

    Blondie

  47. 1932

    The Match King

    Babe

  48. Three on a Match

    Vivian's Friend (uncredited)

  49. Life Begins

    Florette

  50. Scandal for Sale

    Stella

  51. 1931

1920s

  1. 1929

    Lucky Boy

    Secretary at theater (Unbilled)

Appearances4

1930s

  1. 1939

    Breakdowns of 1939

    Self

  2. 1937

    Breakdowns of 1937

    Self

  3. 1936

    Breakdowns of 1936

    Self

  4. 1935

    Things You Never See on the Screen

    Self