Joan Blondell
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.
Filmography
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
as Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
as Self
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
The Woman Inside
1981
as Aunt Coll
The Glove
1979
as Mrs. Fitzgerald
The Champ
1979
as Dolly Kenyon
Battered
1978
as Edna Thompson
Grease
1978
as Vi
Opening Night
1977
as Sarah Goode
The Baron
1977
as Mama Lou
Death at Love House
1976
as Marcella Geffenhart
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Landlady
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Winner Take All
1975
as Beverly Craig
The Dead Don't Die
1975
as Levenia
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Jenny
The Phynx
1970
as Ruby
Big Daddy
1969
Kona Coast
1968
as Kittibelle Lightfoot Clark