Glenda Farrell
Actor
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
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Marie Woods 1932
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Florence Dempsey 1933
The Talk of the Town
as Regina Bush 1942
Lady for a Day
as Missouri Martin 1933
The Disorderly Orderly
as Dr. Jean Howard 1964
Three on a Match
as Vivian's Friend (uncredited) 1932
Gold Diggers of 1935
as Betty Hawes 1935
Secret of the Incas
as Mrs. Winston 1954
Johnny Eager
as Mae Blythe 1941
Kissin' Cousins
as Ma Tatum 1964
Middle of the Night
as Mrs Mueller 1959
Man's Castle
as Fay La Rue 1933
Susan Slept Here
as Maude Snodgrass 1954
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Mrs. Nesbit 1955
I Love Trouble
as Hazel Bixby 1948
Breakfast for Two
as Carol Wallace 1937