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Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Birthday: 1906-08-30 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Blondell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1979
The Champ

as    Dolly Kenyon

1979
The Rebels

as    Mrs. Brumple

1979
The Glove

as    Mrs. Fitzgerald

1977
The Baron

as    Mama Lou

1977
Opening Night

as    Sarah Goode

1976
Death at Love House

as    Marcella Geffenhart

1975
The Dead Don't Die

as    Levenia

1972
Banyon

as    Peggy Revere

1971
1970
The Phynx

as    Ruby

1968
Stay Away, Joe

as    Glenda Callahan

1967
Winchester '73

as    Larouge

1967
Waterhole #3

as    Lavinia

1967
The Spy in the Green Hat

as    Mrs. 'Fingers' Stilletto

1966
Ride Beyond Vengeance

as    Mrs. Lavender

1965
The Cincinnati Kid

as    Lady Fingers

1957
Desk Set

as    Peg Costello

1957
1956
The Opposite Sex

as    Edith Potter

1950
For Heaven's Sake

as    Daphne Peters

1947
Nightmare Alley

as    Zeena Krumbein

1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

as    Aunt Sissy

1945
Adventure

as    Helen Melohn

1943
Cry 'Havoc'

as    Grace

1942
Lady for a Night

as    Jenny Blake

1941
Topper Returns

as    Gail Richards

1941
Three Girls About Town

as    Hope Banner

1940
Two Girls on Broadway

as    Molly Mahoney