Glenda Farrell

Acting

June 30, 1904 – May 1, 1971 (died at 66)

Enid, Oklahoma, USA

Female

82 Movies

23 TV Shows

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.

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932 7.8

as Marie Woods

Age 28 (now 66)

Little Caesar

1931 6.9

as Olga Stassoff

Age 26 (now 66)

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933 6.5

as Florence Dempsey

Age 28 (now 66)

The Disorderly Orderly

1964 6.3

as Dr. Jean Howard

Age 60 (now 66)

The Talk of the Town

1942 7.3

as Regina Bush

Age 38 (now 66)

Lady for a Day

1933 7.1

as Missouri Martin

Age 29 (now 66)

Middle of the Night

1959 7.0

as Mrs Mueller

Age 54 (now 66)

Man's Castle

1933 6.8

as Fay La Rue

Age 29 (now 66)

Secret of the Incas

1954 5.8

as Mrs. Winston

Age 49 (now 66)

Kissin' Cousins

1964 4.7

as Ma Tatum

Age 59 (now 66)

Gold Diggers of 1935

1935 6.5

as Betty Hawes

Age 30 (now 66)

Susan Slept Here

1954 6.1

as Maude Snodgrass

Age 50 (now 66)

Smart Blonde

1937 6.5

as Torchy Blane

Age 32 (now 66)

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936 6.1

as Genevieve Larkin

Age 32 (now 66)

Breakfast for Two

1937 5.8

as Carol Wallace

Age 33 (now 66)

Johnny Eager

1941 6.2

as Mae Blythe

Age 37 (now 66)

Tiger by the Tail

1970 5.3

as Sarah Harvey

Age 65 (now 66)

The Disorderly Orderly

1964 6.3

as Dr. Jean Howard

Age 60 (now 66)

Kissin' Cousins

1964 4.7

as Ma Tatum

Age 59 (now 66)

A String of Beads

1961 8.0

Age 56 (now 66)

Middle of the Night

1959 7.0

as Mrs Mueller

Age 54 (now 66)

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

1955 6.1

as Mrs. Nesbit

Age 51 (now 66)

Susan Slept Here

1954 6.1

as Maude Snodgrass

Age 50 (now 66)

Secret of the Incas

1954 5.8

as Mrs. Winston

Age 49 (now 66)

Girls in the Night

1953 6.5

as Alice Haynes

Age 48 (now 66)

Apache War Smoke

1952 5.0

as Fanny Webson

Age 48 (now 66)

Lulu Belle

1948 5.0

as Molly Benson

Age 44 (now 66)

Mary Lou

1948

as Winnie Winford

Age 43 (now 66)

I Love Trouble

1948 6.5

as Hazel Bixby

Age 43 (now 66)

Heading for Heaven

1947 5.6

as Nora Elkins

Age 43 (now 66)

Ever Since Venus

1944 10.0

as Babs Cartwright

Age 40 (now 66)

Klondike Kate

1943 5.5

as Molly

Age 39 (now 66)

A Night for Crime

1943 4.6

as Susan Cooper

Age 38 (now 66)

City Without Men

1943 5.7

as Billie LaRue

Age 38 (now 66)

The Talk of the Town

1942 7.3

as Regina Bush

Age 38 (now 66)

Twin Beds

1942 3.8

as Sonya Cherupin

Age 37 (now 66)

Johnny Eager

1941 6.2

as Mae Blythe

Age 37 (now 66)

Breakdowns of 1939

1939 7.0

as Self

Age 35 (now 66)

Torchy Runs for Mayor

1939 5.9

as Torchy Blane

Age 34 (now 66)

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

1939 7.0

as Torchy Blane

Age 34 (now 66)

Breakdowns of 1938

1938 5.8

as Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 34 (now 66)

Torchy Gets Her Man

1938 5.8

as Torchy Blane

Age 34 (now 66)

Exposed

1938 6.7

as 'Click' Stewart

Age 34 (now 66)

The Road to Reno

1938 3.8

as Sylvia Shane

Age 34 (now 66)

Prison Break

1938 6.1

as Jean Fenderson

Age 34 (now 66)

Stolen Heaven

1938 7.0

as Rita

Age 33 (now 66)

Blondes at Work

1938 6.4

as Torchy Blane

Age 33 (now 66)

Hollywood Hotel

1938 5.8

as Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'

Age 33 (now 66)

Breakdowns of 1937

1937 6.0

as Self

Age 33 (now 66)

The Adventurous Blonde

1937 5.2

as Torchy Blane

Age 33 (now 66)

Breakfast for Two

1937 5.8

as Carol Wallace

Age 33 (now 66)

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937 4.4

as Glenda Farrell

Age 33 (now 66)

You Live and Learn

1937 10.0

as Mamie Wallis

Age 33 (now 66)

Dance Charlie Dance

1937 8.0

as Fanny Morgan

Age 33 (now 66)

Fly Away Baby

1937 6.4

as Torchy Blane

Age 32 (now 66)

Smart Blonde

1937 6.5

as Torchy Blane

Age 32 (now 66)

Breakdowns of 1936

1936

as Self

Age 32 (now 66)

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936 6.1

as Genevieve Larkin

Age 32 (now 66)

Here Comes Carter

1936 5.5

as Verna Kennedy

Age 32 (now 66)

High Tension

1936 5.8

as Edith McNeil

Age 32 (now 66)

Nobody's Fool

1936 7.0

as Ruby Miller

Age 31 (now 66)

The Law in Her Hands

1936 6.0

as Dorothy Davis

Age 31 (now 66)

Snowed Under

1936 7.4

as Daisy Lowell

Age 31 (now 66)

Miss Pacific Fleet

1935 7.0

as Mae O'Brien

Age 31 (now 66)

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935 5.0

as Self

Age 31 (now 66)

Little Big Shot

1935 7.3

as Jean

Age 31 (now 66)

We're in the Money

1935 5.9

as Dixie Tilton

Age 31 (now 66)

In Caliente

1935 6.7

as Clara

Age 30 (now 66)

Go Into Your Dance

1935 7.2

as Molly Howard

Age 30 (now 66)

Traveling Saleslady

1935 6.1

as Claudette

Age 30 (now 66)

Gold Diggers of 1935

1935 6.5

as Betty Hawes

Age 30 (now 66)

The Secret Bride

1934 6.2

as Hazel Normandie

Age 30 (now 66)

Kansas City Princess

1934 4.9

as Marie Callahan

Age 30 (now 66)

The Personality Kid

1934 4.4

as Joan

Age 29 (now 66)

Merry Wives of Reno

1934 4.4

as Bunny

Age 29 (now 66)

Heat Lightning

1934 7.2

as Mrs. Tifton

Age 29 (now 66)

I've Got Your Number

1934 6.8

as Bonnie aka Madame Francis

Age 29 (now 66)

Dark Hazard

1934 5.7

as Valerie 'Val' Wilson

Age 29 (now 66)

Hi, Nellie!

1934 6.7

as Gerry Krale

Age 29 (now 66)

The Big Shakedown

1934 5.9

as Lily 'Lil' Duran

Age 29 (now 66)

Man's Castle

1933 6.8

as Fay La Rue

Age 29 (now 66)

Havana Widows

1933 6.6

as Sadie Appleby

Age 29 (now 66)

Bureau of Missing Persons

1933 5.7

as Belle Howard Saunders

Age 29 (now 66)

Lady for a Day

1933 7.1

as Missouri Martin

Age 29 (now 66)

Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933 6.2

as Glenda Carroll

Age 29 (now 66)

Gambling Ship

1933 5.8

as Jeanne Sands

Age 28 (now 66)

How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing

1933 8.0

as The Golfer's Wife

Age 28 (now 66)

The Keyhole

1933 4.8

as Dot

Age 28 (now 66)

Girl Missing

1933 5.2

as Kay Curtis

Age 28 (now 66)

Grand Slam

1933 4.6

as Blondie

Age 28 (now 66)

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933 6.5

as Florence Dempsey

Age 28 (now 66)

The Match King

1932 6.7

as Babe

Age 28 (now 66)

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932 7.8

as Marie Woods

Age 28 (now 66)

Three on a Match

1932 6.3

as Vivian's Friend (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 66)

Life Begins

1932 6.2

as Florette

Age 28 (now 66)

Scandal for Sale

1932 8.5

as Stella

Age 27 (now 66)

Little Caesar

1931 6.9

as Olga Stassoff

Age 26 (now 66)

Lucky Boy

1929 5.3

as Secretary at theater (Unbilled)

Age 24 (now 66)