Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

1904-06-30 – 1971-05-01 (age 66) Enid, Oklahoma, USA
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Biography

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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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Little Caesar
Little Caesar

1931

as Olga Stassoff

Kissin' Cousins
Kissin' Cousins

1964

as Ma Tatum

Secret of the Incas
Secret of the Incas

1954

as Mrs. Winston

The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town

1942

as Regina Bush

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933

as Florence Dempsey

Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night

1959

as Mrs Mueller

Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day

1933

as Missouri Martin

Susan Slept Here
Susan Slept Here

1954

as Maude Snodgrass

Three on a Match
Three on a Match

1932

as Vivian's Friend (uncredited)

The Disorderly Orderly
The Disorderly Orderly

1964

as Dr. Jean Howard

Man's Castle
Man's Castle

1933

as Fay La Rue

Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager

1941

as Mae Blythe

Hi, Nellie!
Hi, Nellie!

1934

as Gerry Krale

Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel

1938

as Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'

Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 1935

1935

as Betty Hawes

Mary Stevens, M.D.
Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933

as Glenda Carroll

I Love Trouble
I Love Trouble

1948

as Hazel Bixby