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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.
Filmography
all 99
Movies 82
TV Shows 17
self 4
Sarah Harvey
Tiger by the Tail (1970)
Movie
Dr. Jean Howard
The Disorderly Orderly (1964)
Movie
Ma Tatum
Kissin' Cousins (1964)
Movie
Mrs. Maggie Lambert
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
Vera Dennis
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Edna Holley
The Defenders (1961)
TV
Mrs. Dan King
The Islanders (1960)
TV
Landlady
Buick-Electra Playhouse (1959)
TV
Mrs. Mueller
Middle of the Night (1959)
Movie
6
Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut
Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Mrs. Nesbit
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
Movie
Maude Snodgrass
Susan Slept Here (1954)
Movie
Mrs. Winston
Secret of the Incas (1954)
Movie
Mrs. Brady
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Alice Haynes
Girls in the Night (1953)
Movie
Fanny Webson
Apache War Smoke (1952)
Movie
Mrs. Endsley / Claire / Lucille Sears / Irene
Studio One (1948)
TV
Molly Benson
Lulu Belle (1948)
Movie
Winnie Winford
Mary Lou (1948)
Movie
Hazel Bixby
I Love Trouble (1948)
Movie
Nora Elkins
Heading for Heaven (1947)
Movie
Babs Cartwright
Ever Since Venus (1944)
Movie
Susan Cooper
A Night for Crime (1943)
Movie
Billie LaRue
City Without Men (1943)
Movie
Regina Bush
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Movie
Sonya Cherupin
Twin Beds (1942)
Movie
Mae Blythe
Johnny Eager (1941)
Movie
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Breakdowns of 1939 (1939)
Movie
Torchy Blane
Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
Movie
Torchy Blane
Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
Movie
Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)
Movie
Torchy Blane
Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
Movie
'Click' Stewart
Exposed (1938)
Movie
Sylvia Shane
The Road to Reno (1938)
Movie
Jean Fenderson
Prison Break (1938)
Movie
Torchy Blane
Blondes at Work (1938)
Movie
Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'
Hollywood Hotel (1938)
Movie
Torchy Blane
The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
Movie
4.89
Carol Wallace
Breakfast for Two (1937)
Movie
Glenda Farrell
Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)
Movie
Mamie Wallis
You Live and Learn (1937)
Movie
Fanny Morgan
Dance Charlie Dance (1937)
Movie
Torchy Blane
Fly Away Baby (1937)
Movie
Torchy Blane
Smart Blonde (1937)
Movie
Genevieve Larkin
Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
Movie
Verna Kennedy
Here Comes Carter (1936)
Movie
Edith McNeil
High Tension (1936)
Movie
Ruby Miller
Nobody's Fool (1936)
Movie
Dorothy Davis
The Law in Her Hands (1936)
Movie
Daisy Lowell
Snowed Under (1936)
Movie
Mae O'Brien
Miss Pacific Fleet (1935)
Movie
Dixie Tilton
We're in the Money (1935)
Movie
Molly Howard
Go Into Your Dance (1935)
Movie
Claudette
Traveling Saleslady (1935)
Movie
Betty Hawes
Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
Movie
Hazel Normandie
The Secret Bride (1934)
Movie
Marie Callahan
Kansas City Princess (1934)
Movie
Joan McCarty
The Personality Kid (1934)
Movie
Mrs. Tifton
Heat Lightning (1934)
Movie
Valerie
Dark Hazard (1934)
Movie
Gerry Krale
Hi, Nellie! (1934)
Movie
Lily 'Lil' Duran
The Big Shakedown (1934)
Movie
Fay La Rue
Man's Castle (1933)
Movie
Sadie Appleby
Havana Widows (1933)
Movie
Belle Howard Saunders
Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
Movie
Missouri Martin
Lady for a Day (1933)
Movie
Glenda Carroll
Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)
Movie
Jeanne Sands
Gambling Ship (1933)
Movie
The Golfer's Wife
How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing (1933)
Movie
Kay Curtis
Girl Missing (1933)
Movie
Blondie
Grand Slam (1933)
Movie
Florence Dempsey
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
Movie
Vivian's Friend (uncredited)
Three on a Match (1932)
Movie
Florette
Life Begins (1932)
Movie
Olga Stassoff
Little Caesar (1931)
Movie
3
Secretary at theater (Unbilled)
Lucky Boy (1929)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1904-06-30
Deathday1971-05-01 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceEnid, United States
RelationshipsThomas Richards (1921 - 1929)
ChildrenTommy Farrell
CitizenshipsUnited States
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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