Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

Known for
Acting
Born
June 30, 1904
Died
May 1, 1971 (aged 66)
Birthplace
Enid, Oklahoma, USA

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

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Filmography

1970
Tiger by the Tail poster

Tiger by the Tail

Movie · as Sarah Harvey

1968
The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game

TV · as Woman · 1 ep

1966
Felony Squad poster

Felony Squad

TV · 1 ep

1964
The Disorderly Orderly poster

The Disorderly Orderly

Movie · as Dr. Jean Howard

1964
Kissin' Cousins poster

Kissin' Cousins

Movie · as Ma Tatum

1964
Bewitched poster

Bewitched

TV · 1 ep

1964
The Bing Crosby Show poster

The Bing Crosby Show

TV · 1 ep

1963
The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive

TV · as Mrs. Maggie Lambert · 1 ep

1961
A String of Beads poster

A String of Beads

Movie

1961
Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey

TV · 2 eps

1961
Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare

TV · as Vera Dennis · 1 ep

1961
The Defenders poster

The Defenders

TV · as Edna Holley · 1 ep

1960
Route 66 poster

Route 66

TV · 1 ep

1960
The Islanders poster

The Islanders

TV · as Mrs. Dan King · 1 ep

1960
Special for Women poster

Special for Women

TV · 1 ep

1959
Middle of the Night poster

Middle of the Night

Movie · as Mrs Mueller

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · as Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut · 1 ep

1955
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing poster

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

Movie · as Mrs. Nesbit

1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour

TV · 1 ep

1954
Secret of the Incas poster

Secret of the Incas

Movie · as Mrs. Winston

1954
Susan Slept Here poster

Susan Slept Here

Movie · as Maude Snodgrass

1953
Girls in the Night poster

Girls in the Night

Movie · as Alice Haynes

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Mrs. Brady · 1 ep

1952
Apache War Smoke poster

Apache War Smoke

Movie · as Fanny Webson

1951
Tales of Tomorrow poster

Tales of Tomorrow

TV · 1 ep

1950
Your Show of Shows poster

Your Show of Shows

TV · 1 ep

1948
I Love Trouble poster

I Love Trouble

Movie · as Hazel Bixby

1948
Lulu Belle poster

Lulu Belle

Movie · as Molly Benson

1948
Mary Lou poster

Mary Lou

Movie · as Winnie Winford

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Lucille Sears, Mrs. Endsley, Claire, Irene · 1 ep

1947
Heading for Heaven poster

Heading for Heaven

Movie · as Nora Elkins

1947
Kraft Television Theatre poster

Kraft Television Theatre

TV · as Momma, Daylia, Stella Harvey · 1 ep

1944
Ever Since Venus poster

Ever Since Venus

Movie · as Babs Cartwright

1943
A Night for Crime poster

A Night for Crime

Movie · as Susan Cooper

1943
City Without Men poster

City Without Men

Movie · as Billie LaRue

1943
Klondike Kate poster

Klondike Kate

Movie · as Molly

1942
The Talk of the Town poster

The Talk of the Town

Movie · as Regina Bush

1942
Twin Beds poster

Twin Beds

Movie · as Sonya Cherupin

1941
Johnny Eager poster

Johnny Eager

Movie · as Mae Blythe

1939
Torchy Blane in Chinatown poster

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

Movie · as Torchy Blane

1939
Torchy Runs for Mayor poster

Torchy Runs for Mayor

Movie · as Torchy Blane

1939
Breakdowns of 1939 poster

Breakdowns of 1939

Movie · as Self

1938
Hollywood Hotel poster

Hollywood Hotel

Movie · as Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'

1938
Blondes at Work poster

Blondes at Work

Movie · as Torchy Blane

1938
Torchy Gets Her Man poster

Torchy Gets Her Man

Movie · as Torchy Blane

1938
Stolen Heaven poster

Stolen Heaven

Movie · as Rita

1938
Prison Break poster

Prison Break

Movie · as Jean Fenderson

1938
Exposed poster

Exposed

Movie · as 'Click' Stewart

1938
The Road to Reno poster

The Road to Reno

Movie · as Sylvia Shane

1938
Breakdowns of 1938 poster

Breakdowns of 1938

Movie · as Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)

1937
Breakfast for Two poster

Breakfast for Two

Movie · as Carol Wallace

1937
Smart Blonde poster

Smart Blonde

Movie · as Torchy Blane

1937
Sunday Night at the Trocadero poster

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Movie · as Glenda Farrell

1937
Dance Charlie Dance poster

Dance Charlie Dance

Movie · as Fanny Morgan

1937
Fly Away Baby poster

Fly Away Baby

Movie · as Torchy Blane

1937
The Adventurous Blonde poster

The Adventurous Blonde

Movie · as Torchy Blane

1937
You Live and Learn

You Live and Learn

Movie · as Mamie Wallis

1937
Breakdowns of 1937 poster

Breakdowns of 1937

Movie · as Self

1936
Gold Diggers of 1937 poster

Gold Diggers of 1937

Movie · as Genevieve Larkin

1936
High Tension poster

High Tension

Movie · as Edith McNeil

1936
Here Comes Carter poster

Here Comes Carter

Movie · as Verna Kennedy

1936
Snowed Under poster

Snowed Under

Movie · as Daisy Lowell

1936
The Law in Her Hands poster

The Law in Her Hands

Movie · as Dorothy Davis

1936
Nobody's Fool poster

Nobody's Fool

Movie · as Ruby Miller

1936
Breakdowns of 1936 poster

Breakdowns of 1936

Movie · as Self

1935
Gold Diggers of 1935 poster

Gold Diggers of 1935

Movie · as Betty Hawes

1935
Little Big Shot poster

Little Big Shot

Movie · as Jean

1935
We're in the Money poster

We're in the Money

Movie · as Dixie Tilton

1935
Miss Pacific Fleet poster

Miss Pacific Fleet

Movie · as Mae O'Brien

1935
Traveling Saleslady poster

Traveling Saleslady

Movie · as Claudette

1935
Go Into Your Dance poster

Go Into Your Dance

Movie · as Molly Howard

1935
In Caliente poster

In Caliente

Movie · as Clara

1935
Things You Never See on the Screen poster

Things You Never See on the Screen

Movie · as Self

1934
The Big Shakedown poster

The Big Shakedown

Movie · as Lily 'Lil' Duran

1934
Merry Wives of Reno poster

Merry Wives of Reno

Movie · as Bunny

1934
Dark Hazard poster

Dark Hazard

Movie · as Valerie 'Val' Wilson

1934
The Personality Kid poster

The Personality Kid

Movie · as Joan

1934
The Secret Bride poster

The Secret Bride

Movie · as Hazel Normandie

1934
Hi, Nellie! poster

Hi, Nellie!

Movie · as Gerry Krale

1934
Kansas City Princess poster

Kansas City Princess

Movie · as Marie Callahan

1934
I've Got Your Number poster

I've Got Your Number

Movie · as Bonnie aka Madame Francis

1934
Heat Lightning poster

Heat Lightning

Movie · as Mrs. Tifton

1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum poster

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Movie · as Florence Dempsey

1933
Lady for a Day poster

Lady for a Day

Movie · as Missouri Martin

1933
Gambling Ship poster

Gambling Ship

Movie · as Jeanne Sands

1933
Bureau of Missing Persons poster

Bureau of Missing Persons

Movie · as Belle Howard Saunders

1933
Man's Castle poster

Man's Castle

Movie · as Fay La Rue

1933
Grand Slam poster

Grand Slam

Movie · as Blondie

1933
Girl Missing poster

Girl Missing

Movie · as Kay Curtis

1933
Mary Stevens, M.D. poster

Mary Stevens, M.D.

Movie · as Glenda Carroll

1933
The Keyhole poster

The Keyhole

Movie · as Dot

1933
Havana Widows poster

Havana Widows

Movie · as Sadie Appleby

1933
How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing

How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing

Movie · as The Golfer's Wife

1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang poster

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Movie · as Marie Woods

1932
The Match King poster

The Match King

Movie · as Babe

1932
Life Begins poster

Life Begins

Movie · as Florette

1932
Scandal for Sale poster

Scandal for Sale

Movie · as Stella

1932
Three on a Match poster

Three on a Match

Movie · as Vivian's Friend (uncredited)

1931
Little Caesar poster

Little Caesar

Movie · as Olga Stassoff

1929
Lucky Boy poster

Lucky Boy

Movie · as Secretary at theater (Unbilled)