Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

🎂 30th August 1906 (119 yrs) 📍 New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Grease

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.

Joan Blondell

Movies Featuring Joan Blondell

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)

as Self (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008)

as Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008)

as Self
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound (2006)

as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women

Complicated Women (2003)

as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991)

as Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1990)

as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)
The Woman Inside

The Woman Inside (1981)

as Aunt Coll
The Glove

The Glove (1979)

as Mrs. Fitzgerald
The Champ

The Champ (1979)

as Dolly Kenyon
Battered

Battered (1978)

as Edna Thompson
Grease

Grease (1978)

as Vi
Opening Night

Opening Night (1977)

as Sarah Goode
The Baron

The Baron (1977)

as Mama Lou
Death at Love House

Death at Love House (1976)

as Marcella Geffenhart
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)

as Landlady
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

as Self (archive footage)
Winner Take All

Winner Take All (1975)

as Beverly Craig
The Dead Don't Die

The Dead Don't Die (1975)

as Levenia
Support Your Local Gunfighter

Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

as Jenny
The Phynx

The Phynx (1970)

as Ruby
Big Daddy

Big Daddy (1969)

Kona Coast

Kona Coast (1968)

as Kittibelle Lightfoot Clark
Stay Away, Joe

Stay Away, Joe (1968)

as Glenda Callahan
Waterhole #3

Waterhole #3 (1967)

as Lavinia
Winchester '73

Winchester '73 (1967)

as Larouge
The Spy in the Green Hat

The Spy in the Green Hat (1967)

as Mrs. 'Fingers' Stilletto
Ride Beyond Vengeance

Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)

as Mrs. Lavender
The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

as Lady Fingers
Kilroy

Kilroy (1965)

as Rose Kelsey
The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle

The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle (1965)

as Self
Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear (1964)

as Easy Jenny
Angel Baby

Angel Baby (1961)

as Mollie Hays
A Marriage of Strangers

A Marriage of Strangers (1959)

as Mrs. Patrick
Desk Set

Desk Set (1957)

as Peg Costello
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)

as Violet
This Could Be the Night

This Could Be the Night (1957)

as Crystal St. Clair
Child of Trouble

Child of Trouble (1957)

as Helen Green
Lizzie

Lizzie (1957)

as Aunt Morgan
The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex (1956)

as Edith Potter
The Blue Veil

The Blue Veil (1951)

as Annie Rawlins
For Heaven's Sake

For Heaven's Sake (1950)

as Daphne Peters
Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve (1947)

as Ann Nelson
Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley (1947)

as Zeena Krumbein
The Corpse Came C.O.D.

The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947)

as Rosemary Durant
Adventure

Adventure (1945)

as Helen Melohn
Don Juan Quilligan

Don Juan Quilligan (1945)

as Marjorie Mossrock
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)

as Aunt Sissy
Cry 'Havoc'

Cry 'Havoc' (1943)

as Grace
Lady for a Night

Lady for a Night (1942)

as Jenny Blake
Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town (1941)

as Hope Banner
Model Wife

Model Wife (1941)

as Joan Keating Chambers
Topper Returns

Topper Returns (1941)

as Gail Richards
I Want a Divorce

I Want a Divorce (1940)

as Geraldine Brokaw
Two Girls on Broadway

Two Girls on Broadway (1940)

as Molly Mahoney
Breakdowns of 1939

Breakdowns of 1939 (1939)

as Self
The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)

as Maxine Carroll
Good Girls Go to Paris

Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)

as Jenny Swanson
The Kid from Kokomo

The Kid from Kokomo (1939)

as Doris Harvey
East Side of Heaven

East Side of Heaven (1939)

as Mary Wilson
Off the Record

Off the Record (1939)

as Jane Morgan
There's Always a Woman

There's Always a Woman (1938)

as Sally Reardon
Stand-In

Stand-In (1937)

as Lester Plum
The Perfect Specimen

The Perfect Specimen (1937)

as Mona Carter
Back in Circulation

Back in Circulation (1937)

as 'Timmy' Blake
Talent Scout

Talent Scout (1937)

as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
The King and the Chorus Girl

The King and the Chorus Girl (1937)

as Miss Dorothy Ellis
Gold Diggers of 1937

Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)

as Norma Perry
Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse (1936)

as Mabel
Stage Struck

Stage Struck (1936)

as Peggy Revere
Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots (1936)

as Lee Morgan
Sons o' Guns

Sons o' Guns (1936)

as Yvonne
Colleen

Colleen (1936)

as Minnie Hawkins
One And One Is One

One And One Is One (1936)

as Herself
Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 5"

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 5" (1936)

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning"

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning" (1936)

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 3, Normie"

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 3, Normie" (1936)

Miss Pacific Fleet

Miss Pacific Fleet (1935)

as Gloria Fay
Things You Never See on the Screen

Things You Never See on the Screen (1935)

as Self
We're in the Money

We're in the Money (1935)

as Ginger Stewart
Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier (1935)

as Alice Hughes
No Image

Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8 (1935)

Traveling Saleslady

Traveling Saleslady (1935)

as Angela Twitchell
Kansas City Princess

Kansas City Princess (1934)

as Rosie Sturges
Dames

Dames (1934)

as Mabel Anderson
He Was Her Man

He Was Her Man (1934)

as Rose Lawrence
Smarty

Smarty (1934)

as Vicki
And She Learned About Dames

And She Learned About Dames (1934)

as Herself
No Image

Hollywood Newsreel (1934)

as Self
I've Got Your Number

I've Got Your Number (1934)

as Marie Lawson
Convention City

Convention City (1933)

as Nancy Lorraine
Havana Widows

Havana Widows (1933)

as Mae Knight
Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade (1933)

as Nan Prescott
Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again (1933)

as Anne Rogers
Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

as Carol
Blondie Johnson

Blondie Johnson (1933)

as Virginia M. "Blondie" Johnson
Broadway Bad

Broadway Bad (1933)

as Tony Landers
Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner (1933)

as Mrs. Graham
Lawyer Man

Lawyer Man (1932)

as Olga Michaels
Central Park

Central Park (1932)

as Dot
Three on a Match

Three on a Match (1932)

as Mary Keaton
Big City Blues

Big City Blues (1932)

as Vida Fleet
Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star (1932)

as 'Flips' Montague
Miss Pinkerton

Miss Pinkerton (1932)

as Nurse Georgia Adams aka Miss Pinkerton
The Famous Ferguson Case

The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)

as Maizie Dickson
The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars (1932)

as Anne Scott
The Greeks Had a Word for Them

The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)

as Schatzi Sutro
Union Depot

Union Depot (1932)

as Ruth Collins
Blonde Crazy

Blonde Crazy (1931)

as Anne Roberts
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' (1931)

as Self - Gallery Member (uncredited)
The Reckless Hour

The Reckless Hour (1931)

as Allen Crane
Night Nurse

Night Nurse (1931)

as Maloney
Big Business Girl

Big Business Girl (1931)

as Pearl
My Past

My Past (1931)

as Marian Moore
The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy (1931)

as Mamie
God's Gift to Women

God's Gift to Women (1931)

as Fifi
Illicit

Illicit (1931)

as Helen 'Duckie' Childers
Millie

Millie (1931)

as Angie
Other Men's Women

Other Men's Women (1931)

as Marie
Sinners' Holiday

Sinners' Holiday (1930)

as Myrtle
No Image

The Voice of Hollywood (1930)

The Office Wife

The Office Wife (1930)

as Katharine Murdock
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930)

as Self
No Image

The Heart Breaker (1930)

No Image

The Devil's Parade (1930)

Broadway's Like That

Broadway's Like That (1930)

as Ruth's Pal