Glenda Farrell
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.
Filmography
Tiger by the Tail
1970
as Sarah Harvey
The Disorderly Orderly
1964
as Dr. Jean Howard
Kissin' Cousins
1964
as Ma Tatum
A String of Beads
1961
Middle of the Night
1959
as Mrs Mueller
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955
as Mrs. Nesbit
Susan Slept Here
1954
as Maude Snodgrass
Secret of the Incas
1954
as Mrs. Winston
Girls in the Night
1953
as Alice Haynes
Apache War Smoke
1952
as Fanny Webson
Lulu Belle
1948
as Molly Benson
Mary Lou
1948
as Winnie Winford
I Love Trouble
1948
as Hazel Bixby
Heading for Heaven
1947
as Nora Elkins
Ever Since Venus
1944
as Babs Cartwright
Klondike Kate
1943
as Molly
A Night for Crime
1943
as Susan Cooper
City Without Men
1943
as Billie LaRue
The Talk of the Town
1942
as Regina Bush
Twin Beds
1942
as Sonya Cherupin
Johnny Eager
1941
as Mae Blythe
Breakdowns of 1939
1939
as Self
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Torchy Blane
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Torchy Blane