Joan Blondell
Acting
Born: 1906-08-30 in New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Grease
Vi
The Twilight Zone
Phyllis Britt
Bonanza
Lillian Manfred
The Public Enemy
Mamie
The Cincinnati Kid
Lady Fingers
Opening Night
Sarah Goode
Nightmare Alley
Zeena Krumbein
The Champ
Dolly Kenyon
Starsky & Hutch
Mrs. Pruitt
The Love Boat
Ramona Bevans
Gold Diggers of 1933
Carol
The Untouchables
Hannah 'Lucy' Wagnall
Desk Set
Peg Costello
Fantasy Island
Naomi Gittings
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Aunt Sissy
Footlight Parade
Nan
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Jenny
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Night Nurse
Maloney
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Violet
Three on a Match
Mary Keaton
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Mrs. Fingers Stilletto
Topper Returns
Gail Richards
Bullets or Ballots
Lee Morgan
The Lucy Show
Joan Brenner
McCloud
Blonde Crazy
Anne Roberts
Dames
Mabel Anderson
Family Affair
Petticoat Junction
Florabelle Campbell
My Three Sons
Harriet Blanchard
The Wonderful World of Disney
Rose Kelsey
That Girl
The Virginian
Rosanna Dobie
What's My Line?
Self
Other Men's Women
Marie
Illicit
Helen 'Duckie' Childers
The Rookies
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Opposite Sex
Edith Potter