Joan Blondell
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Aug 30, 1906 (120 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
| 2009 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great DepressionSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2008 | Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster FilmSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2008 | You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. StorySelf | |
| 2006 | Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway BoundSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Complicated WomenSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and DesireSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Steve McQueen: Man on the EdgeSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage) | |
| 1981 | The Woman InsideAunt Coll | |
| 1979 | The GloveMrs. Fitzgerald | |
| 1979 | The ChampDolly Kenyon | |
| 1979 | $weepstake$Mme. Grimaldi | |
| 1979 | The RebelsMrs. Brumple | |
| 1978 | GreaseVi | |
| 1978 | BatteredEdna Thompson | |
| 1977 | Opening NightSarah Goode | |
| 1977 | The BaronMama Lou | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatRamona Bevans | |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodLandlady | |
| 1976 | Death at Love HouseMarcella Geffenhart | |
| 1975 | The Dead Don't DieLevenia | |
| 1975 | Winner Take AllBeverly Craig | |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage) | |
| 1975 | SwitchMrs. Lear | |
| 1975 | Starsky & HutchMrs. Pruitt | |
| 1973 | Police Story | |
| 1973 | The Snoop SistersMadame Mimi | |
| 1972 | The Rookies | |
| 1972 | BanyonPeggy Revere | |
| 1971 | Support Your Local GunfighterJenny | |
| 1971 | The New Dick Van Dyke ShowAunt Louise | |
| 1970 | The PhynxRuby | |
| 1970 | McCloud | |
| 1969 | Big Daddy | |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | |
| 1969 | Medical CenterDoris | |
| 1968 | Stay Away, JoeGlenda Callahan | |
| 1968 | Kona CoastKittibelle Lightfoot Clark | |
| 1968 | Here Come the BridesLottie Hatfield | |
| 1968 | The Name of the GameMiss Wall | |
| 1968 | The OutsiderSadie Burch | |
| 1967 | The Spy in the Green HatMrs. 'Fingers' Stilletto | |
| 1967 | Winchester '73Larouge | |
| 1967 | Waterhole #3Lavinia | |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will SonnettMiss Lottie | |
| 1966 | Ride Beyond VengeanceMrs. Lavender | |
| 1966 | Family Affair | |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Madame | |
| 1966 | That Girl | |
| 1966 | Summer Fun | |
| 1965 | The Cincinnati KidLady Fingers | |
| 1965 | The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to HoyleSelf | |
| 1965 | KilroyRose Kelsey | |
| 1964 | Advance to the RearEasy Jenny | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Mrs. Fingers Stilletto | |
| 1963 | Burke's LawEthel Kronkeit | |
| 1963 | Petticoat JunctionFlorabelle Campbell | |
| 1963 | Vacation PlayhouseMiss Zilke | |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on EarthT.T. Hill | |
| 1963 | Burke's LawCandy Sturdevant | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreMrs. Melvin Freebie | |
| 1962 | The VirginianRosanna Dobie | |
| 1962 | The Lucy ShowJoan Brenner | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1961 | Angel BabyMollie Hays | |
| 1961 | Dr. KildareDolly Marlowe | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1960 | My Three SonsHarriet Blanchard | |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck ShowHelene Terry | |
| 1959 | A Marriage of StrangersMrs. Patrick | |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZonePhyllis Britt | |
| 1959 | Adventures in ParadiseMillicent Brass | |
| 1959 | BonanzaLillian Manfred | |
| 1959 | The UntouchablesHannah 'Lucy' Wagnall | |
| 1957 | Desk SetPeg Costello | |
| 1957 | Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?Violet | |
| 1957 | This Could Be the NightCrystal St. Clair | |
| 1957 | LizzieAunt Morgan | |
| 1957 | Child of TroubleHelen Green | |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf | |
| 1957 | The Real McCoysAunt Win | |
| 1956 | The Opposite SexEdith Potter | |
| 1955 | Playwrights '56 | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneyRose Kelsey | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterJoan Preston | |
| 1951 | The Blue VeilAnnie Rawlins | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsCalamity Jane | |
| 1950 | For Heaven's SakeDaphne Peters | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy HourSelf | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreMay | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self | |
| 1949 | SuspenseClara | |
| 1948 | Studio OneRuth Breen | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf | |
| 1947 | Nightmare AlleyZeena Krumbein | |
| 1947 | Christmas EveAnn Nelson | |
| 1947 | The Corpse Came C.O.D.Rosemary Durant | |
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in BrooklynAunt Sissy | |
| 1945 | AdventureHelen Melohn | |
| 1945 | Don Juan QuilliganMarjorie Mossrock | |
| 1943 | Cry 'Havoc'Grace | |
| 1942 | Lady for a NightJenny Blake | |
| 1941 | Topper ReturnsGail Richards | |
| 1941 | Three Girls About TownHope Banner | |
| 1941 | Model WifeJoan Keating Chambers | |
| 1940 | Two Girls on BroadwayMolly Mahoney | |
| 1940 | I Want a DivorceGeraldine Brokaw | |
| 1939 | East Side of HeavenMary Wilson | |
| 1939 | The Kid from KokomoDoris Harvey | |
| 1939 | Good Girls Go to ParisJenny Swanson | |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. WilliamsMaxine Carroll | |
| 1939 | Off the RecordJane Morgan | |
| 1939 | Breakdowns of 1939Self | |
| 1938 | There's Always a WomanSally Reardon | |
| 1937 | The Perfect SpecimenMona Carter | |
| 1937 | Stand-InLester Plum | |
| 1937 | The King and the Chorus GirlMiss Dorothy Ellis | |
| 1937 | Back in Circulation'Timmy' Blake | |
| 1937 | Talent ScoutBenefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Bullets or BallotsLee Morgan | |
| 1936 | Gold Diggers of 1937Norma Perry | |
| 1936 | ColleenMinnie Hawkins | |
| 1936 | Three Men on a HorseMabel | |
| 1936 | Sons o' GunsYvonne | |
| 1936 | Stage StruckPeggy Revere | |
| 1936 | One And One Is OneHerself | |
| 1936 | Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 5" | |
| 1936 | Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning" | |
| 1936 | Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 3, Normie" | |
| 1935 | Broadway GondolierAlice Hughes | |
| 1935 | We're in the MoneyGinger Stewart | |
| 1935 | Miss Pacific FleetGloria Fay | |
| 1935 | Traveling SalesladyAngela Twitchell | |
| 1935 | Things You Never See on the ScreenSelf | |
| 1935 | Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8 | |
| 1934 | DamesMabel Anderson | |
| 1934 | He Was Her ManRose Lawrence | |
| 1934 | SmartyVicki | |
| 1934 | Kansas City PrincessRosie Sturges | |
| 1934 | I've Got Your NumberMarie Lawson | |
| 1934 | Hollywood NewsreelSelf | |
| 1934 | And She Learned About DamesHerself | |
| 1933 | Blondie JohnsonVirginia M. "Blondie" Johnson | |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933Carol | |
| 1933 | Footlight ParadeNan Prescott | |
| 1933 | Just Around the CornerMrs. Graham | |
| 1933 | Goodbye AgainAnne Rogers | |
| 1933 | Havana WidowsMae Knight | |
| 1933 | Broadway BadTony Landers | |
| 1933 | Convention CityNancy Lorraine | |
| 1932 | The Greeks Had a Word for ThemSchatzi Sutro | |
| 1932 | Three on a MatchMary Keaton | |
| 1932 | The Famous Ferguson CaseMaizie Dickson | |
| 1932 | The Crowd RoarsAnne Scott | |
| 1932 | Lawyer ManOlga Michaels | |
| 1932 | Union DepotRuth Collins | |
| 1932 | Big City BluesVida Fleet | |
| 1932 | Make Me a Star'Flips' Montague | |
| 1932 | Miss PinkertonNurse Georgia Adams aka Miss Pinkerton | |
| 1932 | Central ParkDot | |
| 1931 | Blonde CrazyAnne Roberts | |
| 1931 | The Public EnemyMamie | |
| 1931 | Night NurseMaloney | |
| 1931 | IllicitHelen 'Duckie' Childers | |
| 1931 | Big Business GirlPearl | |
| 1931 | MillieAngie | |
| 1931 | The Reckless HourAllen Crane | |
| 1931 | My PastMarian Moore | |
| 1931 | Other Men's WomenMarie | |
| 1931 | God's Gift to WomenFifi | |
| 1931 | How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'Self - Gallery Member (uncredited) | |
| 1930 | The Office WifeKatharine Murdock | |
| 1930 | Sinners' HolidayMyrtle | |
| 1930 | Broadway's Like ThatRuth's Pal | |
| 1930 | An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver JubileeSelf | |
| 1930 | The Voice of Hollywood | |
| 1930 | The Devil's Parade | |
| 1930 | The Heart Breaker |