About

Known credits:
83
Birthday:
1904-06-30
Place of birth:
Enid, Oklahoma, USA
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Glenda Farrell

Overview

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

Acting
1970 Tiger by the Tail Actor Sarah Harvey 58
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1964 The Disorderly Orderly Actor Dr. Jean Howard 59
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1964 Kissin' Cousins Actor Ma Tatum 58
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1961 A String of Beads Actor N/A
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1959 Middle of the Night Actor Mrs. Mueller 59
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1955 The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing Actor Mrs. Nesbit 59
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1955 Crime in the Streets Actor Mrs. Dane N/A
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1954 Susan Slept Here Actor Maude Snodgrass 59
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1954 Secret of the Incas Actor Mrs. Winston 58
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1953 Girls in the Night Actor Alice Haynes 59
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1952 Apache War Smoke Actor Fanny Webson 58
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1948 Lulu Belle Actor Molly Benson 58
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1948 Mary Lou Actor Winnie Winford N/A
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1948 I Love Trouble Actor Hazel Bixby 59
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1947 Heading for Heaven Actor Nora Elkins 59
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1944 Ever Since Venus Actor Babs Cartwright N/A
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1943 Klondike Kate Actor Molly 59
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1943 A Night for Crime Actor Susan Cooper 58
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1943 City Without Men Actor Billie LaRue 59
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1942 The Talk of the Town Actor Regina Bush 61
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1942 Twin Beds Actor Sonya Cherupin 58
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1941 Johnny Eager Actor Mae Blythe Edwarnowsky 59
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1939 Breakdowns of 1939 Actor Self N/A
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1939 Torchy Runs for Mayor Actor Torchy Blane 59
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1939 Torchy Blane in Chinatown Actor Torchy Blane 59
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1938 Breakdowns of 1938 Actor Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
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1938 Torchy Gets Her Man Actor Torchy Blane 59
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1938 Exposed Actor 'Click' Stewart 59
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1938 The Road to Reno Actor Sylvia Shane 58
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1938 Prison Break Actor Jean Fenderson 58
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1938 Stolen Heaven Actor Rita N/A
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1938 Blondes at Work Actor Torchy Blane 59
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1938 Hollywood Hotel Actor Miss Jones, 'Jonesy' 58
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1937 Breakdowns of 1937 Actor Self 59
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1937 The Adventurous Blonde Actor Torchy Blane 58
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1937 Breakfast for Two Actor Carol Wallace 58
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1937 Sunday Night at the Trocadero Actor Glenda Farrell 58
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1937 You Live and Learn Actor Mamie Wallis N/A
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1937 Dance Charlie Dance Actor Fanny Morgan 59
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1937 Fly Away Baby Actor Torchy Blane 59
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1937 Smart Blonde Actor Torchy Blane 59
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1936 Breakdowns of 1936 Actor Self N/A
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1936 Gold Diggers of 1937 Actor Genevieve Larkin 58
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1936 Here Comes Carter Actor Verna Kennedy 58
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1936 High Tension Actor Edith McNeil 58
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1936 Nobody's Fool Actor Ruby Miller N/A
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1936 The Law in Her Hands Actor Dorothy Davis 58
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1936 Snowed Under Actor Daisy Lowell 59
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1935 Miss Pacific Fleet Actor Mae O'Brien 59
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1935 Things You Never See on the Screen Actor Self 59
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1935 Little Big Shot Actor Jean 59
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1935 We're in the Money Actor Dixie Tilton 59
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1935 In Caliente Actor Clara 58
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1935 Go Into Your Dance Actor Molly Howard 58
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1935 Traveling Saleslady Actor Claudette 59
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1935 Gold Diggers of 1935 Actor Betty Hawes 59
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1934 The Secret Bride Actor Hazel Normandie 59
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1934 Kansas City Princess Actor Marie Callahan 58
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1934 The Personality Kid Actor Joan 58
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1934 Merry Wives of Reno Actor Bunny 58
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1934 Heat Lightning Actor Mrs. Tifton 59
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1934 I've Got Your Number Actor Bonnie aka Madame Francis 59
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1934 Dark Hazard Actor Valerie 'Val' Wilson 59
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1934 Hi, Nellie! Actor Gerry 59
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1934 The Big Shakedown Actor Lily 'Lil' Duran 58
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1933 Man's Castle Actor Fay La Rue 59
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1933 Havana Widows Actor Sadie Appleby 58
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1933 Bureau of Missing Persons Actor Belle Howard Saunders 58
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1933 Lady for a Day Actor Missouri Martin 60
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1933 Mary Stevens, M.D. Actor Glenda Carroll 59
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1933 Gambling Ship Actor Jeanne Sands 58
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1933 How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing Actor The Golfer's Wife N/A
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1933 The Keyhole Actor Dot 58
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1933 Girl Missing Actor Kay Curtis 58
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1933 Grand Slam Actor Blondie 58
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1933 Mystery of the Wax Museum Actor Florence Dempsey 60
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1932 The Match King Actor Babe 59
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1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Actor Marie Woods 64
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1932 Three on a Match Actor Vivian's Friend (uncredited) 59
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1932 Life Begins Actor Florette 58
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1932 Scandal for Sale Actor Stella 59
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1931 Little Caesar Actor Olga Stassoff 62
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1929 Lucky Boy Actor Secretary at theater (Unbilled) 58
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