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Glenda Farrell

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Glenda Farrell

Born June 30, 1904 in Enid, Oklahoma, USADied May 1, 197177 films

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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.

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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang posterFirst watchI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang19327.8as Marie WoodsA World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Little Caesar poster6.9Little Caesar1931The Talk of the Town poster7.3The Talk of the Town1942Mystery of the Wax Museum poster6.5Mystery of the Wax Museum1933Lady for a Day poster7.1Lady for a Day1933The Disorderly Orderly poster6.3The Disorderly Orderly1964Three on a Match poster6.3Three on a Match1932Gold Diggers of 1935 poster6.5Gold Diggers of 19351935Johnny Eager poster6.2Johnny Eager1941

Filmography

77 films as actor
  1. 1970Tiger by the TailSarah Harvey
  2. 1964The Disorderly OrderlyDr. Jean Howard
  3. 1964Kissin' CousinsMa Tatum
  4. 1961A String of Beads
  5. 1959Middle of the NightMrs Mueller
  6. 1955The Girl in the Red Velvet SwingMrs. Nesbit
  7. 1954Susan Slept HereMaude Snodgrass
  8. 1954Secret of the IncasMrs. Winston
  9. 1953Girls in the NightAlice Haynes
  10. 1952Apache War SmokeFanny Webson
  11. 1948Lulu BelleMolly Benson
  12. 1948Mary LouWinnie Winford
  13. 1948I Love TroubleHazel Bixby
  14. 1947Heading for HeavenNora Elkins
  15. 1944Ever Since VenusBabs Cartwright
  16. 1943Klondike KateMolly
  17. 1943A Night for CrimeSusan Cooper
  18. 1943City Without MenBillie LaRue
  19. 1942The Talk of the TownRegina Bush
  20. 1942Twin BedsSonya Cherupin
  21. 1941Johnny EagerMae Blythe
  22. 1939Torchy Runs for MayorTorchy Blane
  23. 1939Torchy Blane in ChinatownTorchy Blane
  24. 1938Torchy Gets Her ManTorchy Blane
  25. 1938Exposed'Click' Stewart
  26. 1938The Road to RenoSylvia Shane
  27. 1938Prison BreakJean Fenderson
  28. 1938Stolen HeavenRita
  29. 1938Blondes at WorkTorchy Blane
  30. 1938Hollywood HotelMiss Jones, 'Jonesy'
  31. 1937The Adventurous BlondeTorchy Blane
  32. 1937Breakfast for TwoCarol Wallace
  33. 1937Sunday Night at the TrocaderoGlenda Farrell
  34. 1937You Live and LearnMamie Wallis
  35. 1937Dance Charlie DanceFanny Morgan
  36. 1937Fly Away BabyTorchy Blane
  37. 1937Smart BlondeTorchy Blane
  38. 1936Gold Diggers of 1937Genevieve Larkin
  39. 1936Here Comes CarterVerna Kennedy
  40. 1936High TensionEdith McNeil
  41. 1936Nobody's FoolRuby Miller
  42. 1936The Law in Her HandsDorothy Davis
  43. 1936Snowed UnderDaisy Lowell
  44. 1935Miss Pacific FleetMae O'Brien
  45. 1935Little Big ShotJean
  46. 1935We're in the MoneyDixie Tilton
  47. 1935In CalienteClara
  48. 1935Go Into Your DanceMolly Howard
  49. 1935Traveling SalesladyClaudette
  50. 1935Gold Diggers of 1935Betty Hawes
  51. 1934The Secret BrideHazel Normandie
  52. 1934Kansas City PrincessMarie Callahan
  53. 1934The Personality KidJoan
  54. 1934Merry Wives of RenoBunny
  55. 1934Heat LightningMrs. Tifton
  56. 1934I've Got Your NumberBonnie aka Madame Francis
  57. 1934Dark HazardValerie 'Val' Wilson
  58. 1934Hi, Nellie!Gerry Krale
  59. 1934The Big ShakedownLily 'Lil' Duran
  60. 1933Man's CastleFay La Rue
  61. 1933Havana WidowsSadie Appleby
  62. 1933Bureau of Missing PersonsBelle Howard Saunders
  63. 1933Lady for a DayMissouri Martin
  64. 1933Mary Stevens, M.D.Glenda Carroll
  65. 1933Gambling ShipJeanne Sands
  66. 1933How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back SwingThe Golfer's Wife
  67. 1933The KeyholeDot
  68. 1933Girl MissingKay Curtis
  69. 1933Grand SlamBlondie
  70. 1933Mystery of the Wax MuseumFlorence Dempsey
  71. 1932The Match KingBabe
  72. 1932I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangMarie Woods
  73. 1932Three on a MatchVivian's Friend (uncredited)
  74. 1932Life BeginsFlorette
  75. 1932Scandal for SaleStella
  76. 1931Little CaesarOlga Stassoff
  77. 1929Lucky BoySecretary at theater (Unbilled)