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Glenda Farrell (1904–1971)

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After gaining acting experience on the stage, Glenda Farrell became a Warner contract actor in the early 1930s. In spite of her later casting as a hard-boiled reporter in Mystery of the Wax Museum or successful gold digger Gold Diggers of 1935, one of her first roles was the romantic interest of Edward G. Robinson's former partner in Little Caesar... See full bio »

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in Enid, Oklahoma, USA

Died:

(age 66) in New York City, New York, USA
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1970 Tiger by the Tail
Sarah Harvey
 
1969 Bewitched (TV series)
Hortense Rockeford
– The Battle of Burning Oak (1969) … Hortense Rockeford
 
1968 Felony Squad (TV series)
Jeanette Anderson
– The Deadly Innocents (1968) … Jeanette Anderson
 
1964 The Disorderly Orderly
Dr. Jean Howard
 
1964 Bonanza (TV series)
Lulabelle 'Looney' Watkins
– The Pure Truth (1964) … Lulabelle 'Looney' Watkins
 
1964 Kissin' Cousins
Ma Tatum
 
1963 The Fugitive (TV series)
Mrs. Maggie Lambert
– Fatso (1963) … Mrs. Maggie Lambert
 
1963 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Vera Dennis
– The Exploiters (1963) … Vera Dennis
 
1963 Rawhide (TV series)
Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut
– Incident at Farragut Pass (1963) … Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut
 
1960-1963 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Edna Huntington / Grace Smith / Mrs. Rausch
– Moment of Rage (1963) … Grace Smith
– The Inner Panic (1962)
– The Woman Across the Hall (1961) … Edna Huntington
– Summer Rhapsody (1961)
– Queen of the Orange Bowl (1960) … Mrs. Rausch
 
1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
Martha Morrison
– A Cardinal Act of Mercy: Part 2 (1963) … Martha Morrison
– A Cardinal Act of Mercy: Part 1 (1963) … Martha Morrison
 
1962 Route 66 (TV series)
Laverne
– Man Out of Time (1962) … Laverne
 
1962 The Defenders (TV series)
Edna Holley
– The Naked Heiress (1962) … Edna Holley
 
1962 Frontier Circus (TV series)
Ma Jukes
– Mighty Like Rogues (1962) … Ma Jukes
 
1961 Special for Women: The Glamour Trap (TV movie)
Beauty Operator
 
1961 Westinghouse Playhouse (TV series)
Laura
– A Tale of Two Mothers (1961) … Laura
 
1960 The Islanders (TV series)
Mrs. Dan King
– The Widow from Richmond (1960) … Mrs. Dan King
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Rose Frobisher
– A Palm Tree in a Rose Garden (1960) … Rose Frobisher
 
1959 Wagon Train (TV series)
Belle MacAbee
– The Jess MacAbee Story (1959) … Belle MacAbee
 
1959 Buick-Electra Playhouse (TV series)
– The Killers (1959)
 
1959 The Bells of St. Mary's (TV movie)
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Mrs. Brady
– Night Club (1959) … Mrs. Brady
 
1959 Middle of the Night
Mrs. Mueller
 
1959 The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (TV series)
– Confession of Murder (1959)
 
1958 Cimarron City (TV series)
Maggie Arkins
– A Respectable Girl (1958) … Maggie Arkins
 
1949-1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Claire / Irene / Mrs. Endsley
– The Edge of Truth (1958) … Claire
– The Other Place (1958) … Mrs. Endsley
– Miss Turner's Decision (1955) … Irene
– June Moon (1949)
 
1956-1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Alma Wilkes / Stella Harvey
– Polka (1957)
– The Old Ticket (1957)
– The Last Showdown (1956) … Stella Harvey
– The Man on Roller Skates (1956) … Alma Wilkes
– Home Is the Hero (1956)
 
1957 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
Sarah Avery
– Federal Witness (1957) … Sarah Avery
 
1957 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Mae Swasey
– The Marriage Broker (1957) … Mae Swasey
 
1956 The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV series)
– Cracker Money (1956)
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Eloise Schroeder
– Doll Face (1956) … Eloise Schroeder
 
1956 Front Row Center (TV series)
May Cooper
– Uncle Barney (1956) … May Cooper
 
1955 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– The Expendable House (1955)
 
1955 The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Mrs. Nesbit
 
1955 The Elgin Hour (TV series)
Mrs. Dane
– Crime in the Streets (1955) … Mrs. Dane
 
1955 Justice (TV series)
– House of Hatred (1955)
 
1954 Susan Slept Here
Maude Snodgrass
 
1954 Secret of the Incas
Mrs. Winston
 
1952-1953 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Serena Price
– The Straight and Narrow (1953) … Serena Price
– The Darkroom (1952)
 
1953 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
– The Build-Box (1953)
 
1953 Girls in the Night
Alice Haynes
 
1952 Apache War Smoke
Fanny Webson
 
1951 Starlight Theatre (TV series)
Dorine
– The Come-Back (1951) … Dorine
 
1951 Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre (TV series)
– Fountain of Youth (1951)
 
1951 The Prudential Family Playhouse (TV series)
Effie Flound
– Ruggles of Red Gap (1951) … Effie Flound
 
1950 The Silver Theatre (TV series)
– Gaudy Lady (1950)
 
1949 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV series)
– The Mirror and the Manicure (1949)
 
1948 Lulu Belle
Molly Benson
 
1948 Mary Lou
Winnie Winford
 
1948 I Love Trouble
Hazel Bixby
 
1947 Heading for Heaven
Nora Elkins
 
1944 Ever Since Venus
Babs Cartwright
 
1943 Klondike Kate
Molly
 
1943 A Night for Crime
Susan Cooper
 
1943 City Without Men
Billie LaRue
 
1942 The Talk of the Town
Regina Bush
 
1942 Twin Beds
Sonya Cherupin
 
1941 Johnny Eager
Mae Blythe
 
1939 Torchy Runs for Mayor
Torchy Blane
 
1939 Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Torchy Blane
 
1938 Torchy Gets Her Man
Torchy Blane
 
1938 Exposed
'Click' Stewart
 
1938 The Road to Reno
Sylvia Shane
 
1938 Prison Break
Jean Fenderson
 
1938 Stolen Heaven
Rita
 
1938 Blondes at Work
Torchy Blane
 
1937 Hollywood Hotel
Miss Jones aka Jonesy
 
1937 The Adventurous Blonde
Torchy Blane
 
1937 Breakfast for Two
Carol Wallace
 
1937 You Live and Learn
Mamie Wallis
 
1937 Dance Charlie Dance
Fanny Morgan
 
1937 Fly Away Baby
Torchy Blane
 
1937 Smart Blonde
Torchy Blane
 
1936 Gold Diggers of 1937
Genevieve Larkin
 
1936 Here Comes Carter
Verna Kennedy
 
1936 High Tension
Edith McNeil
 
1936 Nobody's Fool
Ruby Miller
 
1936 The Law in Her Hands
Dorothy 'Dot' Davis
 
1936 Snowed Under
Daisy Lowell
 
1935 Miss Pacific Fleet
Mae O'Brien
 
1935 Little Big Shot
Jean
 
1935 We're in the Money
Dixie Tilton
 
1935 In Caliente
Clara
 
1935 Go Into Your Dance
Molly Howard
 
1935 Traveling Saleslady
Claudette
 
1935 Gold Diggers of 1935
Betty Hawes
 
1934 The Secret Bride
Hazel Normandie
 
1934 Kansas City Princess
Marie Callahan
 
1934 The Personality Kid
Joan
 
1934 Merry Wives of Reno
Bunny
 
1934 Heat Lightning
Mrs. Tifton
 
1934 I've Got Your Number
Bonnie, aka Madame Francis
 
1934 Dark Hazard
Valerie 'Val' Wilson
 
1934 Hi, Nellie!
Gerry
 
1934 The Big Shakedown
Lily 'Lil' Duran
 
1933 Havana Widows
Sadie Appleby
 
1933 Man's Castle
Fay La Rue
 
1933 Bureau of Missing Persons
Belle Howard Saunders
 
1933 Lady for a Day
Missouri Martin
 
1933 Mary Stevens, M.D.
Glenda
 
1933 Gambling Ship
Jeanne Sands
 
1933 How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing (short)
Golfer's Wife (uncredited)
 
1933 The Keyhole
Dot
 
1933 Girl Missing
Kay Curtis
 
1933 Grand Slam
Blondie
 
1933 Mystery of the Wax Museum
Florence Dempsey
 
1932 The Match King
Babe
 
1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Marie
 
1932 Three on a Match
Mrs. Black - Prisoner at Checkers Table (uncredited)
 
1932 Life Begins
Florette Darien
 
1932 Scandal for Sale
Stella
 
1931 Little Caesar
Olga Stassoff
 
1930 The Lucky Break (short)
 
1928 Lucky Boy
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
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1964 Kissin' Cousins (performer: "Pappy, Won't You Please Come Home" - uncredited)
 
1943 Klondike Kate (performer: "Keep It Under Your Old Umbrella")
 
1937 Hollywood Hotel (performer: "Sing, You Son of a Gun" 1937)
 
1937 The Adventurous Blonde ("The Wedding March" 1843)
 
1936 Gold Diggers of 1937 (performer: "Speaking of the Weather" 1936, "Let's Put Our Heads Together" 1936)
 
1935 Little Big Shot ("I'm a Little Big Shot Now" 1935 - uncredited)
 
1935 We're in the Money (performer: "The Gold Diggers' Song We're in the Money" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1935 Gold Diggers of 1935 (performer: "The Gold Diggers' Song We're in the Money" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1933 Man's Castle (performer: "Surprise!")
 
1933 Lady for a Day (performer: "I Want a Man" - uncredited)
 
1933 Mystery of the Wax Museum (performer: "The Prisoner's Song" 1925 - uncredited)
 
1932 Life Begins (performer: "Frankie and Johnny" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1950 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #2.13 (1950) … Herself - Guest Performer
 
1938 For Auld Lang Syne (documentary short)
Herself - Arriving Celebrity (uncredited)
 
1938 Breakdowns of 1938 (short)
Herself (Fly Away Baby outtakes) (uncredited)
 
1937 Sunday Night at the Trocadero (short)
Herself
 
1935 Things You Never See on the Screen (short)
Herself
 

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(1930). Stage Play: Love, Honor and Betray. Drama. Written by Fanny Hatton and Frederic Hatton. Adapted from the French of Andre Antoine. Directed by Donn Mullally. Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre: 12 Mar 1930- Apr 1930 (closing date unknown/45 performances). Cast: Alice Brady (as "The Woman")... See more »

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5' 3" (1.60 m)
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[on the arrival of talkies] Not many actors could talk. So they shoved the ones that came from Broadway into everything. It all went so fast. I used to ask myself, 'What set am I on today? What script am I supposed to be doing - this one or that one? All I shouted for was a day off. We got it Sunday... See more »

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The fast-talking reporter Torchy Blane, who Farrell played in a series of movies, was the inspiration for Lois Lane. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer