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Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

Birthday: 1904-06-30 | Place of Birth: Enid, Oklahoma, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1964
Kissin' Cousins

as    Ma Tatum

1955
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

as    Mrs. Nesbit

1954
Susan Slept Here

as    Maude Snodgrass

1954
Secret of the Incas

as    Mrs. Winston

1953
Girls in the Night

as    Alice Haynes

1948
I Love Trouble

as    Hazel Bixby

1943
City Without Men

as    Billie LaRue

1943
Klondike Kate

as    Molly

1943
A Night for Crime

as    Susan Cooper

1942
The Talk of the Town

as    Regina Bush

1941
Johnny Eager

as    Mae Blythe Edwarnowsky

1939
Torchy Blane in Chinatown

as    Torchy Blane

1939
Torchy Runs for Mayor

as    Torchy Blane

1938
Prison Break

as    Jean Fenderson

1938
Hollywood Hotel

as    Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'

1938
Blondes at Work

as    Torchy Blane

1938
Torchy Gets Her Man

as    Torchy Blane

1937
Breakfast for Two

as    Carol Wallace

1937
Fly Away Baby

as    Torchy Blane

1937
Smart Blonde

as    Torchy Blane

1937
The Adventurous Blonde

as    Torchy Blane

1936
The Law in Her Hands

as    Dorothy Davis

1936
Gold Diggers of 1937

as    Genevieve Larkin

1935
Gold Diggers of 1935

as    Betty Hawes

1935
In Caliente

as    Clara

1935
Traveling Saleslady

as    Claudette

1935
We're in the Money

as    Dixie Tilton

1935
Little Big Shot

as    Jean

1935
Miss Pacific Fleet

as    Mae O'Brien

1934
The Big Shakedown

as    Lily 'Lil' Duran