Joan Blondell
Actor
- Born
- August 30, 1906 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- December 25, 1979 (age 73)
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).
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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.
Known for
Grease
June 16, 1978
The Public Enemy
April 23, 1931
The Cincinnati Kid
October 15, 1965
Opening Night
December 22, 1977
Nightmare Alley
October 9, 1947
The Champ
July 7, 1979
Gold Diggers of 1933
May 27, 1933
Desk Set
August 2, 1957
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
February 28, 1945
Footlight Parade
October 21, 1933
Support Your Local Gunfighter
May 26, 1971
Night Nurse
July 16, 1931
Acting127
- 2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression as Self (archive footage)
- 2008Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film as Self (archive footage)
- 2008You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story as Self
- 2006Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound as Self (archive footage)
- 2003Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire as Self (archive footage)
- 1990Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge as Self (archive footage)
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
- 1981The Woman Inside