Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 30, 1904
Died
May 01, 1971
Place of Birth
Enid, Oklahoma, USA
Credits
100 titles
Glenda Farrell
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Known For
Filmography
Tiger by the Tail
Sarah Harvey
The Name of the Game
Woman
Felony Squad
The Disorderly Orderly
Dr. Jean Howard
Bewitched
The Bing Crosby Show
Kissin' Cousins
Ma Tatum
The Fugitive
Mrs. Maggie Lambert
Ben Casey
Dr. Kildare
Vera Dennis
The Defenders
Edna Holley
A String of Beads
Special for Women
Route 66
The Islanders
Mrs. Dan King
Middle of the Night
Mrs Mueller
Rawhide
Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Mrs. Nesbit
Susan Slept Here
Maude Snodgrass
Secret of the Incas
Mrs. Winston
General Electric Theater
Mrs. Brady
Girls in the Night
Alice Haynes
Apache War Smoke
Fanny Webson
Tales of Tomorrow
Your Show of Shows
Studio One
Lucille Sears
Lulu Belle
Molly Benson
Mary Lou
Winnie Winford
I Love Trouble
Hazel Bixby
Heading for Heaven
Nora Elkins
Kraft Television Theatre
Momma
Ever Since Venus
Babs Cartwright
Klondike Kate
Molly
A Night for Crime
Susan Cooper
City Without Men
Billie LaRue
The Talk of the Town
Regina Bush
Twin Beds
Sonya Cherupin
Johnny Eager
Mae Blythe
Breakdowns of 1939
Self
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Torchy Blane
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Torchy Blane
Breakdowns of 1938
Torchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)
Torchy Gets Her Man
Torchy Blane
Exposed
'Click' Stewart
The Road to Reno
Sylvia Shane
Prison Break
Jean Fenderson
Stolen Heaven
Rita
Blondes at Work
Torchy Blane
Hollywood Hotel
Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'