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.
Movie Appearances
Tiger by the Tail
as Sarah Harvey
1970
The Talk of the Town
as Regina Bush
1942
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Florence Dempsey
1933
Little Caesar
as Olga Stassoff
1931
Secret of the Incas
as Mrs. Winston
1954
The Disorderly Orderly
as Dr. Jean Howard
1964
Johnny Eager
as Mae Blythe
1941
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Marie Woods
1932
Kissin' Cousins
as Ma Tatum
1964
Lady for a Day
as Missouri Martin
1933
I Love Trouble
as Hazel Bixby
1948
Hollywood Hotel
as Miss Jones, 'Jonesy'
1938
Gold Diggers of 1935
as Betty Hawes
1935
Susan Slept Here
as Maude Snodgrass
1954
Gambling Ship
as Jeanne Sands
1933
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Belle Howard Saunders
1933
Breakfast for Two
as Carol Wallace
1937
Gold Diggers of 1937
as Genevieve Larkin
1936
The Big Shakedown
as Lily 'Lil' Duran
1934
Merry Wives of Reno
as Bunny
1934
TV Appearances
Route 66
1960
Studio One
as Lucille Sears
1948
Bewitched
1964
General Electric Theater
as Mrs. Brady
1953
The Islanders
as Mrs. Dan King
1960
Felony Squad
1966
Rawhide
as Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut
1959
The Fugitive
as Mrs. Maggie Lambert
1963
Your Show of Shows
1950
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Ben Casey
1961
Tales of Tomorrow
1951