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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

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

as    Self (archive footage)

1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

as    Self (archive footage)

1981
The Woman Inside

as    Aunt Coll

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

1964
Advance to the Rear

as    Easy Jenny

1961
Angel Baby

as    Mollie Hays

1959
A Marriage of Strangers

as    Mrs. Patrick