Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

🎂 30th June 1904 (121 yrs) 📍 Enid, Oklahoma, USA

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Biography

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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.

Glenda Farrell

Movies Featuring Glenda Farrell

Tiger by the Tail

Tiger by the Tail (1970)

as Sarah Harvey

The Disorderly Orderly

The Disorderly Orderly (1964)

as Dr. Jean Howard

Kissin' Cousins

Kissin' Cousins (1964)

as Ma Tatum

A String of Beads

A String of Beads (1961)

Middle of the Night

Middle of the Night (1959)

as Mrs Mueller

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)

as Mrs. Nesbit

Susan Slept Here

Susan Slept Here (1954)

as Maude Snodgrass

Secret of the Incas

Secret of the Incas (1954)

as Mrs. Winston

Girls in the Night

Girls in the Night (1953)

as Alice Haynes

Apache War Smoke

Apache War Smoke (1952)

as Fanny Webson

Lulu Belle

Lulu Belle (1948)

as Molly Benson

Mary Lou

Mary Lou (1948)

as Winnie Winford

I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble (1948)

as Hazel Bixby

Heading for Heaven

Heading for Heaven (1947)

as Nora Elkins

Ever Since Venus

Ever Since Venus (1944)

as Babs Cartwright

Klondike Kate

Klondike Kate (1943)

as Molly

A Night for Crime

A Night for Crime (1943)

as Susan Cooper

City Without Men

City Without Men (1943)

as Billie LaRue

The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town (1942)

as Regina Bush

Twin Beds

Twin Beds (1942)

as Sonya Cherupin

Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager (1941)

as Mae Blythe

Breakdowns of 1939

Breakdowns of 1939 (1939)

as Self

Torchy Runs for Mayor

Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)

as Torchy Blane

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)

as Torchy Blane

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)

as Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)

Torchy Gets Her Man

Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)

as Torchy Blane

Exposed

Exposed (1938)

as 'Click' Stewart

The Road to Reno

The Road to Reno (1938)

as Sylvia Shane

Prison Break

Prison Break (1938)

as Jean Fenderson

Stolen Heaven

Stolen Heaven (1938)

as Rita

Blondes at Work

Blondes at Work (1938)

as Torchy Blane

Hollywood Hotel

Hollywood Hotel (1938)

as Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'

Breakdowns of 1937

Breakdowns of 1937 (1937)

as Self

The Adventurous Blonde

The Adventurous Blonde (1937)

as Torchy Blane

Breakfast for Two

Breakfast for Two (1937)

as Carol Wallace

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)

as Glenda Farrell

No Image

You Live and Learn (1937)

as Mamie Wallis

Dance Charlie Dance

Dance Charlie Dance (1937)

as Fanny Morgan

Fly Away Baby

Fly Away Baby (1937)

as Torchy Blane

Smart Blonde

Smart Blonde (1937)

as Torchy Blane

Breakdowns of 1936

Breakdowns of 1936 (1936)

as Self

Gold Diggers of 1937

Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)

as Genevieve Larkin

Here Comes Carter

Here Comes Carter (1936)

as Verna Kennedy

High Tension

High Tension (1936)

as Edith McNeil

Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool (1936)

as Ruby Miller

The Law in Her Hands

The Law in Her Hands (1936)

as Dorothy Davis

Snowed Under

Snowed Under (1936)

as Daisy Lowell

Miss Pacific Fleet

Miss Pacific Fleet (1935)

as Mae O'Brien

Things You Never See on the Screen

Things You Never See on the Screen (1935)

as Self

Little Big Shot

Little Big Shot (1935)

as Jean

We're in the Money

We're in the Money (1935)

as Dixie Tilton

In Caliente

In Caliente (1935)

as Clara

Go Into Your Dance

Go Into Your Dance (1935)

as Molly Howard

Traveling Saleslady

Traveling Saleslady (1935)

as Claudette

Gold Diggers of 1935

Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)

as Betty Hawes

The Secret Bride

The Secret Bride (1934)

as Hazel Normandie

Kansas City Princess

Kansas City Princess (1934)

as Marie Callahan

The Personality Kid

The Personality Kid (1934)

as Joan

Merry Wives of Reno

Merry Wives of Reno (1934)

as Bunny

Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning (1934)

as Mrs. Tifton

I've Got Your Number

I've Got Your Number (1934)

as Bonnie aka Madame Francis

Dark Hazard

Dark Hazard (1934)

as Valerie 'Val' Wilson

Hi, Nellie!

Hi, Nellie! (1934)

as Gerry

The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown (1934)

as Lily 'Lil' Duran

Man's Castle

Man's Castle (1933)

as Fay La Rue

Havana Widows

Havana Widows (1933)

as Sadie Appleby

Bureau of Missing Persons

Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)

as Belle Howard Saunders

Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day (1933)

as Missouri Martin

Mary Stevens, M.D.

Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)

as Glenda Carroll

Gambling Ship

Gambling Ship (1933)

as Jeanne Sands

No Image

How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing (1933)

as The Golfer's Wife

The Keyhole

The Keyhole (1933)

as Dot

Girl Missing

Girl Missing (1933)

as Kay Curtis

Grand Slam

Grand Slam (1933)

as Blondie

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)

as Florence Dempsey

The Match King

The Match King (1932)

as Babe

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

as Marie Woods

Three on a Match

Three on a Match (1932)

as Vivian's Friend (uncredited)

Life Begins

Life Begins (1932)

as Florette

Scandal for Sale

Scandal for Sale (1932)

as Stella

Little Caesar

Little Caesar (1931)

as Olga Stassoff

Lucky Boy

Lucky Boy (1929)

as Secretary at theater (Unbilled)