Birthday:
Jun 30, 1904
Place of Birth: Enid, Oklahoma, USA
Place of Birth: Enid, Oklahoma, USA
Glenda Farrell
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tiger by the Tail | Sarah Harvey | 1970 |
| The Talk of the Town | Regina Bush | 1942 |
| Mystery of the Wax Museum | Florence Dempsey | 1933 |
| Little Caesar | Olga Stassoff | 1931 |
| Secret of the Incas | Mrs. Winston | 1954 |
| The Disorderly Orderly | Dr. Jean Howard | 1964 |
| Johnny Eager | Mae Blythe Edwarnowsky | 1941 |
| I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Marie Woods | 1932 |
| Kissin' Cousins | Ma Tatum | 1964 |
| Lady for a Day | Missouri Martin | 1933 |
| I Love Trouble | Hazel Bixby | 1948 |
| Hollywood Hotel | Miss Jones, 'Jonesy' | 1938 |
| Gold Diggers of 1935 | Betty Hawes | 1935 |
| Susan Slept Here | Maude Snodgrass | 1954 |
| Gambling Ship | Jeanne Sands | 1933 |
| Bureau of Missing Persons | Belle Howard Saunders | 1933 |
| Breakfast for Two | Carol Wallace | 1937 |
| Gold Diggers of 1937 | Genevieve Larkin | 1936 |
| The Big Shakedown | Lily 'Lil' Duran | 1934 |
| Merry Wives of Reno | Bunny | 1934 |
| Smart Blonde | Torchy Blane | 1937 |
| Little Big Shot | Jean | 1935 |
| Dark Hazard | Valerie 'Val' Wilson | 1934 |
| Man's Castle | Fay La Rue | 1933 |
| Middle of the Night | Mrs. Mueller | 1959 |
| Sunday Night at the Trocadero | Glenda Farrell | 1937 |
| Apache War Smoke | Fanny Webson | 1952 |
| The Match King | Babe | 1932 |
| The Personality Kid | Joan | 1934 |
| Girls in the Night | Alice Haynes | 1953 |
| Life Begins | Florette | 1932 |
| We're in the Money | Dixie Tilton | 1935 |
| Grand Slam | Blondie | 1933 |
| The Secret Bride | Hazel Normandie | 1934 |
| Blondes at Work | Torchy Blane | 1938 |
| Miss Pacific Fleet | Mae O'Brien | 1935 |
| High Tension | Edith McNeil | 1936 |
| Dance Charlie Dance | Fanny Morgan | 1937 |
| Fly Away Baby | Torchy Blane | 1937 |
| The Adventurous Blonde | Torchy Blane | 1937 |
| Torchy Gets Her Man | Torchy Blane | 1938 |
| Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Torchy Blane | 1939 |
| Torchy Runs for Mayor | Torchy Blane | 1939 |
| Stolen Heaven | Rita | 1938 |
| Traveling Saleslady | Claudette | 1935 |
| Girl Missing | Kay Curtis | 1933 |
| Mary Stevens, M.D. | Glenda Carroll | 1933 |
| The Keyhole | Dot | 1933 |
| Here Comes Carter | Verna Kennedy | 1936 |
| Heading for Heaven | Nora Elkins | 1947 |
| A Night for Crime | Susan Cooper | 1943 |
| Go Into Your Dance | Molly Howard | 1935 |
| Hi, Nellie! | Gerry | 1934 |
| Kansas City Princess | Marie Callahan | 1934 |
| Snowed Under | Daisy Lowell | 1936 |
| In Caliente | Clara | 1935 |
| Havana Widows | Sadie Appleby | 1933 |
| Prison Break | Jean Fenderson | 1938 |
| Exposed | 'Click' Stewart | 1938 |
| I've Got Your Number | Bonnie aka Madame Francis | 1934 |
| The Law in Her Hands | Dorothy Davis | 1936 |
| You Live and Learn | Mamie Wallis | 1937 |
| Scandal for Sale | Stella | 1932 |
| City Without Men | Billie LaRue | 1943 |
| A String of Beads | 1961 | |
| Heat Lightning | Mrs. Tifton | 1934 |
| The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing | Mrs. Nesbit | 1955 |
| The Road to Reno | Sylvia Shane | 1938 |
| Klondike Kate | Molly | 1943 |
| Nobody's Fool | Ruby Miller | 1936 |
| Breakdowns of 1936 | Self | 1936 |
| Three on a Match | Vivian's Friend (uncredited) | 1932 |
| How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing | The Golfer's Wife | 1933 |
| Lulu Belle | Molly Benson | 1948 |
| Ever Since Venus | Babs Cartwright | 1944 |
| Twin Beds | Sonya Cherupin | 1942 |
| Breakdowns of 1938 | Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938 |
| Mary Lou | Winnie Winford | 1948 |
| Breakdowns of 1937 | Self | 1937 |
| Breakdowns of 1939 | Self | 1939 |
| Things You Never See on the Screen | Self | 1935 |
| Lucky Boy | Secretary at theater (Unbilled) | 1929 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Route 66 | 1960 | |
| Studio One | Lucille Sears | 1948 |
| Bewitched | 1964 | |
| General Electric Theater | Mrs. Brady | 1953 |
| The Islanders | Mrs. Dan King | 1960 |
| Felony Squad | 1966 | |
| Rawhide | Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut | 1959 |
| The Fugitive | Mrs. Maggie Lambert | 1963 |
| Your Show of Shows | 1950 | |
| The 20th Century Fox Hour | 1955 | |
| Ben Casey | 1961 | |
| Tales of Tomorrow | 1951 | |
| The Bing Crosby Show | 1964 | |
| Dr. Kildare | Vera Dennis | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Edna Holley | 1961 |
| The Name of the Game | Woman | 1968 |
| Studio One | Mrs. Endsley | 1948 |
| Studio One | Claire | 1948 |
| Studio One | Irene | 1948 |
