Glenda Farrell
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
All Movies (82)
- Tiger by the Tail1970 · as Sarah Harvey
- The Disorderly Orderly1964 · as Dr. Jean Howard
- Kissin' Cousins1964 · as Ma Tatum
- A String of Beads1961
- Middle of the Night1959 · as Mrs Mueller
- The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing1955 · as Mrs. Nesbit
- Susan Slept Here1954 · as Maude Snodgrass
- Secret of the Incas1954 · as Mrs. Winston
- Girls in the Night1953 · as Alice Haynes
- Apache War Smoke1952 · as Fanny Webson
- Lulu Belle1948 · as Molly Benson
- Mary Lou1948 · as Winnie Winford
- I Love Trouble1948 · as Hazel Bixby
- Heading for Heaven1947 · as Nora Elkins
- Ever Since Venus1944 · as Babs Cartwright
- Klondike Kate1943 · as Molly
- A Night for Crime1943 · as Susan Cooper
- City Without Men1943 · as Billie LaRue
- The Talk of the Town1942 · as Regina Bush
- Twin Beds1942 · as Sonya Cherupin
- Johnny Eager1941 · as Mae Blythe
- Breakdowns of 19391939 · as Self
- Torchy Runs for Mayor1939 · as Torchy Blane
- Torchy Blane in Chinatown1939 · as Torchy Blane
- Breakdowns of 19381938 · as Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Torchy Gets Her Man1938 · as Torchy Blane
- Exposed1938 · as 'Click' Stewart
- The Road to Reno1938 · as Sylvia Shane
- Prison Break1938 · as Jean Fenderson
- Stolen Heaven1938 · as Rita
- Blondes at Work1938 · as Torchy Blane
- Hollywood Hotel1938 · as Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'
- Breakdowns of 19371937 · as Self
- The Adventurous Blonde1937 · as Torchy Blane
- Breakfast for Two1937 · as Carol Wallace
- Sunday Night at the Trocadero1937 · as Glenda Farrell
- You Live and Learn1937 · as Mamie Wallis
- Dance Charlie Dance1937 · as Fanny Morgan
- Fly Away Baby1937 · as Torchy Blane
- Smart Blonde1937 · as Torchy Blane
- Breakdowns of 19361936 · as Self
- Gold Diggers of 19371936 · as Genevieve Larkin
- Here Comes Carter1936 · as Verna Kennedy
- High Tension1936 · as Edith McNeil
- Nobody's Fool1936 · as Ruby Miller
- The Law in Her Hands1936 · as Dorothy Davis
- Snowed Under1936 · as Daisy Lowell
- Miss Pacific Fleet1935 · as Mae O'Brien
- Things You Never See on the Screen1935 · as Self
- Little Big Shot1935 · as Jean
- We're in the Money1935 · as Dixie Tilton
- In Caliente1935 · as Clara
- Go Into Your Dance1935 · as Molly Howard
- Traveling Saleslady1935 · as Claudette
- Gold Diggers of 19351935 · as Betty Hawes
- The Secret Bride1934 · as Hazel Normandie
- Kansas City Princess1934 · as Marie Callahan
- The Personality Kid1934 · as Joan
- Merry Wives of Reno1934 · as Bunny
- Heat Lightning1934 · as Mrs. Tifton
- I've Got Your Number1934 · as Bonnie aka Madame Francis
- Dark Hazard1934 · as Valerie 'Val' Wilson
- Hi, Nellie!1934 · as Gerry Krale
- The Big Shakedown1934 · as Lily 'Lil' Duran
- Man's Castle1933 · as Fay La Rue
- Havana Widows1933 · as Sadie Appleby
- Bureau of Missing Persons1933 · as Belle Howard Saunders
- Lady for a Day1933 · as Missouri Martin
- Mary Stevens, M.D.1933 · as Glenda Carroll
- Gambling Ship1933 · as Jeanne Sands
- How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing1933 · as The Golfer's Wife
- The Keyhole1933 · as Dot
- Girl Missing1933 · as Kay Curtis
- Grand Slam1933 · as Blondie
- Mystery of the Wax Museum1933 · as Florence Dempsey
- The Match King1932 · as Babe
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang1932 · as Marie Woods
- Three on a Match1932 · as Vivian's Friend (uncredited)
- Life Begins1932 · as Florette
- Scandal for Sale1932 · as Stella
- Little Caesar1931 · as Olga Stassoff
- Lucky Boy1929 · as Secretary at theater (Unbilled)
All TV Shows (23)
- The Name of the Game1968 · as Woman
- Felony Squad1966
- Bewitched1964
- The Bing Crosby Show1964
- The Fugitive1963 · as Mrs. Maggie Lambert
- Ben Casey1961
- Dr. Kildare1961 · as Vera Dennis
- The Defenders1961 · as Edna Holley
- Special for Women1960
- Route 661960
- The Islanders1960 · as Mrs. Dan King
- Rawhide1959 · as Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut
- The 20th Century Fox Hour1955
- General Electric Theater1953 · as Mrs. Brady
- Tales of Tomorrow1951
- Your Show of Shows1950
- Studio One1948 · as Lucille Sears
- Studio One1948 · as Mrs. Endsley
- Studio One1948 · as Claire
- Studio One1948 · as Irene
- Kraft Television Theatre1947 · as Momma
- Kraft Television Theatre1947 · as Daylia
- Kraft Television Theatre1947 · as Stella Harvey