ACTOR
Joan Blondell
Known for The Twilight Zone · Bonanza · The Love Boat
Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an American actress. After winning a beauty pageant, Blondell embarked upon a film career. Establishing herself as a sexy wisecracking blonde, she was a pre-Code staple of Warner Brothers and appeared in more than 100 movies and television productions. She was most active in films during the 1930s, and during this time she co-starred with Glenda Farrell in nine films, in…
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- Born
- Aug 30, 1906
- Died
- Dec 25, 1979
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an American actress.
After winning a beauty pageant, Blondell embarked upon a film career. Establishing herself as a sexy wisecracking blonde, she was a pre-Code staple of Warner Brothers and appeared in more than 100 movies and television productions. She was most active in films during the 1930s, and during this time she co-starred with Glenda Farrell in nine films, in which the duo portrayed gold-diggers. Blondell continued acting for the rest of her life, often in small character roles or supporting television roles. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in The Blue Veil (1951).
Blondell was seen in featured roles in two films, Grease (1978) and the remake of The Champ (1979), released shortly before her death from leukemia.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver JubileeSelf
1930
Broadway's Like ThatRuth's Pal
1930
Sinners' HolidayMyrtle
1930TD
The Devil's Parade
1930TH
The Heart Breaker
1930
The Office WifeKatharine Murdock
1930
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
Big Business GirlPearl
1931
Blonde CrazyAnne Roberts
1931
God's Gift to WomenFifi
1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'Self - Gallery Member (uncredited)
1931
IllicitHelen 'Duckie' Childers
1931
MillieAngie
1931
My PastMarian Moore
1931
Night NurseMaloney
1931
Other Men's WomenMarie
1931
The Public EnemyMamie
1931
The Reckless HourMyrtle Nichols
1931
Big City BluesVida Fleet
1932
Central ParkDot
1932
Lawyer ManOlga Michaels
1932
Make Me a Star'Flips' Montague
1932
Miss PinkertonNurse Georgia Adams aka Miss Pinkerton
1932
The Crowd RoarsAnne Scott
1932
The Famous Ferguson CaseMaizie Dickson
1932
The Greeks Had a Word for ThemSchatzi Sutro
1932
Three on a MatchMary Keaton
1932
Union DepotRuth Collins
1932
Blondie JohnsonVirginia M. "Blondie" Johnson
1933
Broadway BadTony Landers
1933
Convention CityNancy Lorraine
1933
Footlight ParadeNan
1933
Gold Diggers of 1933Carol
1933
Goodbye AgainAnne Rogers
1933
Havana WidowsMae Knight
1933
Just Around the CornerMrs. Graham
1933
And She Learned About DamesHerself
1934
DamesMabel Anderson
1934
He Was Her ManRose Lawrence
1934HN
Hollywood NewsreelSelf
1934
I've Got Your NumberMarie Lawson
1934
Kansas City PrincessRosie Sturges
1934
SmartyVicki
1934
Broadway GondolierAlice Hughes
1935
Miss Pacific FleetGloria Fay
1935SS
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
1935
Things You Never See on the ScreenSelf
1935
Traveling SalesladyAngela Twitchell
1935
We're in the MoneyGinger Stewart
1935
Bullets or BallotsLee Morgan
1936
ColleenMinnie Hawkins
1936
Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning"
1936
Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 3, Normie"
1936
Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 5"
1936
Gold Diggers of 1937Norma Perry
1936
One And One Is OneHerself
1936
Sons o' GunsYvonne
1936
Stage StruckPeggy Revere
1936
Three Men on a HorseMabel
1936
Back in Circulation'Timmy' Blake
1937
Stand-InLester Plum
1937
Talent ScoutBenefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
1937
The King and the Chorus GirlMiss Dorothy Ellis
1937
The Perfect SpecimenMona Carter
1937
There's Always a WomanSally Reardon
1938
Breakdowns of 1939Self
1939
East Side of HeavenMary Wilson
1939
Good Girls Go to ParisJenny Swanson
1939
Off the RecordJane Morgan
1939
The Amazing Mr. WilliamsMaxine Carroll
1939
The Kid from KokomoDoris Harvey
1939
I Want a DivorceGeraldine Brokaw
1940
Two Girls on BroadwayMolly Mahoney
1940
Model WifeJoan Keating Chambers
1941
Three Girls About TownHope Banner
1941
Topper ReturnsGail Richards
1941
Lady for a NightJenny Blake
1942
Cry 'Havoc'Grace
1943
A Tree Grows in BrooklynAunt Sissy
1945
AdventureHelen Melohn
1945
Don Juan QuilliganMarjorie Mossrock
1945
Christmas EveAnn Nelson
1947
Nightmare AlleyZeena Krumbein
1947
The Corpse Came C.O.D.Rosemary Durant
1947
For Heaven's SakeDaphne Peters
1950
The Blue VeilAnnie Rawlins
1951
The Opposite SexEdith Potter
1956
Child of TroubleHelen Green
1957
Desk SetPeg Costello
1957
LizzieAunt Morgan
1957
This Could Be the NightCrystal St. Clair
1957
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?Violet
1957
A Marriage of StrangersMrs. Patrick
1959
Angel BabyMollie Hays
1961
Advance to the RearEasy Jenny
1964
KilroyRose Kelsey
1965
The Cincinnati KidLady Fingers
1965
The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to HoyleSelf
1965
Ride Beyond VengeanceMrs. Lavender
1966
The Spy in the Green HatMrs. 'Fingers' Stilletto
1967
Waterhole #3Lavinia
1967
Winchester '73Larouge
1967
Kona CoastKittibelle Lightfoot Clark
1968
Stay Away, JoeGlenda Callahan
1968
Big Daddy
1969
The PhynxRuby
1970
Support Your Local GunfighterJenny
1971
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
1975
The Dead Don't DieLevenia
1975
Winner Take AllBeverly Craig
1975
Death at Love HouseMarcella Geffenhart
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodLandlady
1976
Opening NightSarah Goode
1977
The BaronMama Lou
1977
BatteredEdna Thompson
1978
GreaseVi
1978
The ChampDolly Kenyon
1979
The GloveMrs. Fitzgerald
1979
The Woman InsideAunt Coll
1981
Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)
1984
Steve McQueen: Man on the EdgeSelf (archive footage)
1990
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and DesireSelf (archive footage)
1991
Complicated WomenSelf (archive footage)
2003
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway BoundSelf (archive footage)
2006
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster FilmSelf (archive footage)
2008
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. StorySelf
2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great DepressionSelf (archive footage)
2009Television
Studio OneRuth Breen · 1 eps
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1 eps
1948
SuspenseClara · 1 eps
1949
Lux Video TheatreMay · 1 eps
1950
The Colgate Comedy HourSelf · 1 eps
1950
What's My Line?Self · 1 eps
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsCalamity Jane · 1 eps
1951
General Electric TheaterJoan Preston · 1 eps
1953
The Wonderful World of DisneyRose Kelsey · 1 eps
1954P'
Playwrights '561 eps
1955
The Real McCoysAunt Win · 3 eps
1957
Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf · 1 eps
1957
Adventures in ParadiseMillicent Brass · 1 eps
1959
BonanzaLillian Manfred · 1 eps
1959
The Twilight ZonePhyllis Britt · 1 eps
1959
The UntouchablesHannah 'Lucy' Wagnall · 1 eps
1959
My Three SonsHarriet Blanchard · 1 eps
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck ShowHelene Terry · 1 eps
1960
Dr. KildareDolly Marlowe · 1 eps
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 1 eps
1961
The Lucy ShowJoan Brenner · 2 eps
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 2 eps
1962
The VirginianRosanna Dobie · 1 eps
1962BH
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreMrs. Melvin Freebie · 1 eps
1963
Burke's LawEthel Kronkeit · 1 eps
1963Burke's LawCandy Sturdevant · 1 eps
1963
Petticoat JunctionFlorabelle Campbell · 1 eps
1963TG
The Greatest Show on EarthT.T. Hill · 1 eps
1963VP
Vacation PlayhouseMiss Zilke · 1 eps
1963
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Mrs. Fingers Stilletto · 1 eps
1964
Family Affair1 eps
1966SF
Summer Fun1 eps
1966
That Girl1 eps
1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Madame · 1 eps
1966
The Guns of Will SonnettMiss Lottie · 1 eps
1967
Here Come the BridesLottie Hatfield · 52 eps
1968
The Name of the GameMiss Wall · 1 eps
1968
The OutsiderSadie Burch · 1 eps
1968
Love, American Style2 eps
1969
Medical CenterDoris · 1 eps
1969
McCloud1 eps
1970
The New Dick Van Dyke ShowAunt Louise · 1 eps
1971
BanyonPeggy Revere · 15 eps
1972
The Rookies1 eps
1972
Police Story1 eps
1973
The Snoop SistersMadame Mimi · 1 eps
1973
Starsky & HutchMrs. Pruitt · 2 eps
1975
SwitchMrs. Lear · 1 eps
1975
The Love BoatRamona Bevans · 1 eps
1977
Fantasy IslandNaomi Gittings · 1 eps
1978$
$weepstake$Mme. Grimaldi · 1 eps
1979
The RebelsMrs. Brumple · 2 eps
1979Photos
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