Glenda Farrell

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Known For

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Little Caesar (1931)

The Talk of the Town (1942)

Lady for a Day (1933)

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Actress (114 titles)

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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Self (5 titles)

Personal Details

Other Works:

(1930). Stage Play: On the Spot. Melodrama. Written by Edgar Wallace. Directed by Lee Ephraim and Carol Reed. Forrest Theatre: 29 Oct 1930- Mar 1931 (closing date unknown/167 performances). Cast: John Adair (as "Interne"), Glenda Farrell (as "Marie Pouliski"), John Gallaudet, George Drury Hart... See more »

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1 Print Biography | 1 Article | See more »

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)

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Personal Quote:

[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 »

Trivia:

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

Glenda Farrell (1904–1971)

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