Joan Blondell
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Public Enemy
as Mamie 1931
The Cincinnati Kid
as Lady Fingers 1965
Opening Night
as Sarah Goode 1977
Nightmare Alley
as Zeena Krumbein 1947
The Champ
as Dolly Kenyon 1979
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Carol 1933
Desk Set
as Peg Costello 1957
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Aunt Sissy 1945
Footlight Parade
as Nan Prescott 1933
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Jenny 1971
Night Nurse
as Maloney 1931
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
as Violet 1957
Three on a Match
as Mary Keaton 1932
Topper Returns
as Gail Richards 1941
Bullets or Ballots
as Lee Morgan 1936
Blonde Crazy
as Anne Roberts 1931