Joan Blondell
Acting
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
Acting (127)
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depressionas Self (archive footage)
2008
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Filmas Self (archive footage)
6.9
8.5
2006
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Boundas Self (archive footage)
4.9
2003
Complicated Womenas Self (archive footage)
6.9
1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desireas Self (archive footage)
6.5
1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edgeas Self (archive footage)
7.0
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30sas (archive footage)
9.0
1981
The Woman Insideas Aunt Coll
4.3
1979
The Gloveas Mrs. Fitzgerald
5.1
1979
The Champas Dolly Kenyon
7.0
1978
Batteredas Edna Thompson
9.0
1978
Greaseas Vi
7.4
1977
Opening Nightas Sarah Goode
7.6
1977
The Baronas Mama Lou
5.6
1976
Death at Love Houseas Marcella Geffenhart
5.0
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywoodas Landlady
4.4
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage)
6.3
1975
Winner Take Allas Beverly Craig
7.4
1975
The Dead Don't Dieas Levenia
6.0
1971
Support Your Local Gunfighteras Jenny
6.6
1970
The Phynxas Ruby
3.6
1969
8.0
1968
Kona Coastas Kittibelle Lightfoot Clark
3.3
1968
Stay Away, Joeas Glenda Callahan
5.5
1967
Waterhole #3as Lavinia
5.9
1967
Winchester '73as Larouge
6.7
1967
The Spy in the Green Hatas Mrs. 'Fingers' Stilletto
6.6
1966
Ride Beyond Vengeanceas Mrs. Lavender
6.0
1965
The Cincinnati Kidas Lady Fingers
7.0
1965
Kilroyas Rose Kelsey
1965
7.5
1964
Advance to the Rearas Easy Jenny
5.2
1961
Angel Babyas Mollie Hays
6.1
1959
A Marriage of Strangersas Mrs. Patrick
1957
Desk Setas Peg Costello
7.0
1957
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?as Violet
6.8
1957
This Could Be the Nightas Crystal St. Clair
6.1
1957
Child of Troubleas Helen Green
1957
Lizzieas Aunt Morgan
6.9
1956
The Opposite Sexas Edith Potter
5.4
1951
The Blue Veilas Annie Rawlins
6.8
1950
For Heaven's Sakeas Daphne Peters
7.0
1947
Christmas Eveas Ann Nelson
5.4
1947
Nightmare Alleyas Zeena Krumbein
7.2
1947
The Corpse Came C.O.D.as Rosemary Durant
6.5
1945
Adventureas Helen Melohn
6.4
1945
Don Juan Quilliganas Marjorie Mossrock
7.0
1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklynas Aunt Sissy
7.5
1943
Cry 'Havoc'as Grace
6.5
1942
Lady for a Nightas Jenny Blake
5.5
1941
Three Girls About Townas Hope Banner
6.5
1941
Model Wifeas Joan Keating Chambers
6.5
1941
Topper Returnsas Gail Richards
6.5
1940
I Want a Divorceas Geraldine Brokaw
10.0
1940
Two Girls on Broadwayas Molly Mahoney
7.0
1939
Breakdowns of 1939as Self
6.5
1939
The Amazing Mr. Williamsas Maxine Carroll
6.0
1939
Good Girls Go to Parisas Jenny Swanson
7.1
1939
The Kid from Kokomoas Doris Harvey
6.5
1939
East Side of Heavenas Mary Wilson
7.4
1939
Off the Recordas Jane Morgan
6.4
1938
There's Always a Womanas Sally Reardon
6.0
1937
Stand-Inas Lester Plum
6.5
1937
The Perfect Specimenas Mona Carter
6.4
1937
Back in Circulationas 'Timmy' Blake
6.5
1937
Talent Scoutas Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.7
1937
The King and the Chorus Girlas Miss Dorothy Ellis
6.2
1936
Gold Diggers of 1937as Norma Perry
6.1
1936
Three Men on a Horseas Mabel
6.4
1936
Stage Struckas Peggy Revere
5.3
1936
Bullets or Ballotsas Lee Morgan
6.6
1936
Sons o' Gunsas Yvonne
5.2
1936
Colleenas Minnie Hawkins
5.8
1936
One And One Is Oneas Herself
5.5
1935
Miss Pacific Fleetas Gloria Fay
7.0
1935
5.3
1935
We're in the Moneyas Ginger Stewart
5.9
1935
Broadway Gondolieras Alice Hughes
6.0
1935
Traveling Salesladyas Angela Twitchell
6.1
1934
Kansas City Princessas Rosie Sturges
4.9
1934
Damesas Mabel Anderson
6.5
1934
He Was Her Manas Rose Lawrence
6.5
1934
Smartyas Vicki
4.6
1934
And She Learned About Damesas Herself
7.0
1934
Hollywood Newsreelas Self
7.0
1934
I've Got Your Numberas Marie Lawson
6.8
1933
Convention Cityas Nancy Lorraine
4.2
1933
Havana Widowsas Mae Knight
6.6
1933
Footlight Paradeas Nan
6.8
1933
Goodbye Againas Anne Rogers
4.9
1933
Gold Diggers of 1933as Carol
7.2
1933
Blondie Johnsonas Virginia M. "Blondie" Johnson
5.9
1933
Broadway Badas Tony Landers
5.3
1933
Just Around the Corneras Mrs. Graham
6.0
1932
Lawyer Manas Olga Michaels
6.1
1932
Central Parkas Dot
5.8
1932
Three on a Matchas Mary Keaton
6.3
1932
Big City Bluesas Vida Fleet
5.9
1932
Make Me a Staras 'Flips' Montague
6.4
1932
Miss Pinkertonas Nurse Georgia Adams aka Miss Pinkerton
5.9
1932
The Famous Ferguson Caseas Maizie Dickson
6.6
1932
The Crowd Roarsas Anne Scott
6.1
1932
The Greeks Had a Word for Themas Schatzi Sutro
5.6
1932
Union Depotas Ruth Collins
6.1
1931
Blonde Crazyas Anne Roberts
7.0
1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'as Self - Gallery Member (uncredited)
7.0
1931
The Reckless Houras Myrtle Nichols
6.6
1931
Night Nurseas Maloney
6.8
1931
Big Business Girlas Pearl
6.8
1931
My Pastas Marian Moore
4.0
1931
The Public Enemyas Mamie
7.3
1931
God's Gift to Womenas Fifi
4.8
1931
Illicitas Helen 'Duckie' Childers
5.6
1931
Millieas Angie
5.3
1931
Other Men's Womenas Marie
5.7
1930
Sinners' Holidayas Myrtle
6.3
1930
The Office Wifeas Katharine Murdock
5.1
7.0
7.0
1930
Broadway's Like Thatas Ruth's Pal
3.5