Portrait of Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

Acting

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.

Born: June 30, 1904

Place of Birth: Enid, Oklahoma, USA

Filmography

1970
Tiger by the Tail

as Sarah Harvey

1964
The Disorderly Orderly

as Dr. Jean Howard

1964
Kissin' Cousins

as Ma Tatum

1963
The Fugitive

as Mrs. Maggie Lambert

1961
Dr. Kildare

as Vera Dennis

1961
The Defenders

as Edna Holley

1960
The Islanders

as Mrs. Dan King

1959
Middle of the Night

as Mrs. Mueller

1959
Rawhide

as Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut

1954
Susan Slept Here

as Maude Snodgrass

1954
Secret of the Incas

as Mrs. Winston

1953
1953
Girls in the Night

as Alice Haynes

1952
Apache War Smoke

as Fanny Webson

1948
Studio One

as Lucille Sears

1948
Studio One

as Mrs. Endsley

1948
Studio One

as Claire

1948
Studio One

as Irene

1948
Lulu Belle

as Molly Benson

1948
Mary Lou

as Winnie Winford

1948
I Love Trouble

as Hazel Bixby

1947
Heading for Heaven

as Nora Elkins

1944
Ever Since Venus

as Babs Cartwright

1943
1943
A Night for Crime

as Susan Cooper

1943
City Without Men

as Billie LaRue

1942
The Talk of the Town

as Regina Bush

1942
Twin Beds

as Sonya Cherupin

1941
Johnny Eager

as Mae Blythe

1939
Torchy Runs for Mayor

as Torchy Blane

1939
1938
Breakdowns of 1938

as Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)

1938
Torchy Gets Her Man

as Torchy Blane

1938
Exposed

as 'Click' Stewart

1938
The Road to Reno

as Sylvia Shane

1938
Prison Break

as Jean Fenderson

1938
1938
Blondes at Work

as Torchy Blane

1938
Hollywood Hotel

as Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'

1937
The Adventurous Blonde

as Torchy Blane

1937
Breakfast for Two

as Carol Wallace

1937
1937
Dance Charlie Dance

as Fanny Morgan

1937
Fly Away Baby

as Torchy Blane

1937
Smart Blonde

as Torchy Blane

1936
Gold Diggers of 1937

as Genevieve Larkin

1936
Here Comes Carter

as Verna Kennedy

1936
High Tension

as Edith McNeil

1936
Nobody's Fool

as Ruby Miller

1936
The Law in Her Hands

as Dorothy Davis

1936
Snowed Under

as Daisy Lowell

1935
Miss Pacific Fleet

as Mae O'Brien

1935
1935
We're in the Money

as Dixie Tilton

1935
In Caliente

as Clara

1935
Go Into Your Dance

as Molly Howard

1935
1935
Gold Diggers of 1935

as Betty Hawes

1934
The Secret Bride

as Hazel Normandie

1934
Kansas City Princess

as Marie Callahan

1934
Heat Lightning

as Mrs. Tifton

1934
I've Got Your Number

as Bonnie aka Madame Francis

1934
Dark Hazard

as Valerie 'Val' Wilson

1934
Hi, Nellie!

as Gerry

1934
The Big Shakedown

as Lily 'Lil' Duran

1933
Man's Castle

as Fay La Rue

1933
Havana Widows

as Sadie Appleby

1933
Bureau of Missing Persons

as Belle Howard Saunders

1933
Lady for a Day

as Missouri Martin

1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.

as Glenda Carroll

1933
Gambling Ship

as Jeanne Sands

1933
1933
Girl Missing

as Kay Curtis

1933
Grand Slam

as Blondie

1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum

as Florence Dempsey

1932
1932
Three on a Match

as Vivian's Friend (uncredited)

1932
Life Begins

as Florette

1932
1931
Little Caesar

as Olga Stassoff

1929
Lucky Boy

as Secretary at theater (Unbilled)