Joan Blondell
Acting
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.
Born: August 30, 1906 · New York City, New York, USA
Filmography (112)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006
Complicated Women
2003
The Glove
1979
The Champ
1979
Grease
1978
Opening Night
1977
The Love Boat
1977
Death at Love House
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Switch
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
The Dead Don't Die
1975
The Snoop Sisters
1973
Police Story
1973
Banyon
1972
The Rookies
1972
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
The Phynx
1970
McCloud
1970
Love, American Style
1969
Medical Center
1969
Here Come the Brides
1968
The Name of the Game
1968
The Outsider
1968
Kona Coast
1968
Stay Away, Joe
1968
Waterhole #3
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Winchester '73
1967
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
Family Affair
1966
That Girl
1966
Ride Beyond Vengeance
1966
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Advance to the Rear
1964
Petticoat Junction
1963
Burke's Law
1963
The Lucy Show
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Virginian
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
Angel Baby
1961
My Three Sons
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
The Untouchables
1959
Adventures in Paradise
1959
The Twilight Zone
1959
Bonanza
1959
The Real McCoys
1957
Desk Set
1957
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
1957
This Could Be the Night
1957
Lizzie
1957
The Opposite Sex
1956
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
The Blue Veil
1951
For Heaven's Sake
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
What's My Line?
1950
Suspense
1949
Studio One
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Christmas Eve
1947
Nightmare Alley
1947
Adventure
1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
Cry 'Havoc'
1943
Lady for a Night
1942
Topper Returns
1941
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
Good Girls Go to Paris
1939
East Side of Heaven
1939
There's Always a Woman
1938
Stand-In
1937
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
Bullets or Ballots
1936
Traveling Saleslady
1935
Kansas City Princess
1934
Dames
1934
He Was Her Man
1934
Smarty
1934
I've Got Your Number
1934
Footlight Parade
1933
Goodbye Again
1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
Blondie Johnson
1933
Lawyer Man
1932
Central Park
1932
Three on a Match
1932
Big City Blues
1932
Miss Pinkerton
1932
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
The Crowd Roars
1932
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
Union Depot
1932
Blonde Crazy
1931
Night Nurse
1931
My Past
1931
The Public Enemy
1931
God's Gift to Women
1931
Illicit
1931
Millie
1931
Other Men's Women
1931
Sinners' Holiday
1930
The Office Wife
1930