Joan Blondell
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1906-08-30
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Joan Blondell
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.
Also Known For
The Cincinnati Kid
Oct 15, 1965
Grease
Jun 16, 1978
Blondie Johnson
Feb 25, 1933
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Feb 28, 1945
Gold Diggers of 1933
May 27, 1933
Desk Set
Aug 02, 1957
Opening Night
Dec 22, 1977
Bullets or Ballots
Jun 06, 1936
Footlight Parade
Oct 21, 1933
Lady for a Night
Jan 05, 1942
The Dead Don't Die
Jan 14, 1975
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Feb 03, 1932
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Jul 26, 1976
Blonde Crazy
Sep 16, 1931
Three on a Match
Oct 29, 1932
The Opposite Sex
Nov 15, 1956
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Jul 29, 1957
East Side of Heaven
Apr 07, 1939
Broadway Gondolier
Jul 27, 1935
Dames
Sep 01, 1934
Adventure
Dec 28, 1945
Topper Returns
Mar 21, 1941
The Public Enemy
Apr 23, 1931
Support Your Local Gunfighter
May 26, 1971
Stay Away, Joe
Mar 08, 1968
The Glove
Dec 01, 1979
Nightmare Alley
Oct 09, 1947
Night Nurse
Jul 16, 1931
Cry 'Havoc'
Nov 23, 1943
Gold Diggers of 1937
Dec 28, 1936
Christmas Eve
Oct 31, 1947
The Office Wife
Aug 23, 1930
Two Girls on Broadway
Apr 19, 1940
Three Girls About Town
Oct 23, 1941
This Could Be the Night
May 14, 1957
For Heaven's Sake
Dec 15, 1950
Illicit
Feb 14, 1931
The Famous Ferguson Case
Apr 19, 1932
The Kid from Kokomo
May 23, 1939
The Crowd Roars
Apr 16, 1932
Angel Baby
May 14, 1961
Big Business Girl
Jun 12, 1931
Colleen
Mar 21, 1936
Lawyer Man
Dec 24, 1932
The Rebels
May 14, 1979
Union Depot
Jan 14, 1932
Good Girls Go to Paris
Jun 20, 1939
Kona Coast
May 01, 1968
The Blue Veil
Oct 26, 1951
The Perfect Specimen
Oct 23, 1937
Three Men on a Horse
Nov 21, 1936
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Oct 21, 2008
Lizzie
Apr 04, 1957
Millie
Feb 06, 1931
Big City Blues
Sep 18, 1932
We're in the Money
Aug 17, 1935
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Jun 02, 1947
Advance to the Rear
Jun 10, 1964
Sons o' Guns
May 13, 1936
Stand-In
Oct 29, 1937
The King and the Chorus Girl
Mar 27, 1937
The Reckless Hour
Aug 15, 1931
Make Me a Star
Jul 01, 1932
There's Always a Woman
Apr 20, 1938
Miss Pacific Fleet
Dec 14, 1935
The Phynx
Mar 06, 1970
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Nov 22, 1939
Sinners' Holiday
Oct 11, 1930
Traveling Saleslady
Mar 28, 1935
He Was Her Man
Jun 16, 1934
Miss Pinkerton
May 27, 1932
Central Park
Dec 10, 1932
Stage Struck
Sep 12, 1936
Just Around the Corner
Jan 17, 1933
Smarty
May 19, 1934
Kansas City Princess
Sep 14, 1934
My Past
May 03, 1931
I Want a Divorce
Sep 20, 1940
Goodbye Again
Sep 09, 1933
Off the Record
Jan 21, 1939
Havana Widows
Nov 18, 1933
Don Juan Quilligan
Jun 01, 1945
I've Got Your Number
Feb 24, 1934
Other Men's Women
Jan 17, 1931
Broadway Bad
Feb 24, 1933
Convention City
Dec 14, 1933
God's Gift to Women
Apr 13, 1931
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Jan 01, 1984
A Marriage of Strangers
May 14, 1959
The Spy in the Green Hat
Feb 03, 1967
Broadway's Like That
Mar 04, 1930
Model Wife
Apr 17, 1941
Back in Circulation
Aug 27, 1937
The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle
Jan 01, 1965
Winchester '73
Mar 14, 1967
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Aug 01, 1930
Kilroy
Mar 14, 1965
The Baron
Jan 01, 1977
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Feb 02, 1990
The Champ
Jul 07, 1979
Ride Beyond Vengeance
Jan 01, 1966
Hollywood Newsreel
Mar 24, 1934
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Mar 21, 2006
Waterhole #3
Oct 10, 1967
Winner Take All
Mar 03, 1975
Talent Scout
Jul 24, 1937
One And One Is One
Jan 01, 1936
The Voice of Hollywood
Aug 30, 1930
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
May 15, 2008
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Aug 06, 1975
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Jul 15, 1991
Death at Love House
Sep 03, 1976
The Woman Inside
Sep 01, 1981
Things You Never See on the Screen
Dec 01, 1935
Breakdowns of 1939
Dec 31, 1939
Battered
Sep 26, 1978
And She Learned About Dames
Mar 27, 1934
Complicated Women
May 06, 2003
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
Sep 13, 1931
Big Daddy
Jun 11, 1969
The Heart Breaker
Jun 30, 1930
The Devil's Parade
Jun 06, 1930
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Jan 01, 2009
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
Apr 12, 1935
Child of Trouble
May 02, 1957
Family Affair
Sep 12, 1966
Burke's Law
Sep 20, 1963
The Rookies
Sep 11, 1972
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Sep 10, 1950
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Sep 13, 1966
My Three Sons
Sep 29, 1960
The Love Boat
Sep 24, 1977
That Girl
Sep 08, 1966
Petticoat Junction
Sep 24, 1963
Studio One
Nov 07, 1948
General Electric Theater
Feb 01, 1953
The Twilight Zone
Oct 02, 1959
Police Story
Mar 20, 1973
Switch
Sep 09, 1975
The Virginian
Sep 19, 1962
Lux Video Theatre
Oct 02, 1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Oct 05, 1951
McCloud
Feb 17, 1970
Banyon
Sep 15, 1972
Here Come the Brides
Sep 25, 1968
Adventures in Paradise
Oct 05, 1959
Suspense
Jan 06, 1949
Summer Fun
Jul 22, 1966
Playwrights '56
Oct 04, 1955
Vacation Playhouse
Jul 22, 1963
Dr. Kildare
Sep 27, 1961
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Sep 19, 1960
The Lucy Show
Oct 01, 1962
The Greatest Show on Earth
Sep 17, 1963
The Wonderful World of Disney
Oct 27, 1954
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Sep 08, 1967
Burke's Law
Sep 20, 1963
The Ed Sullivan Show
Jun 20, 1948
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Oct 04, 1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Oct 01, 1962
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Sep 22, 1964
What's My Line?
Feb 02, 1950
Starsky & Hutch
Sep 10, 1975
The Mike Douglas Show
Dec 11, 1961
The Snoop Sisters
Dec 19, 1973
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Sep 18, 1971
Medical Center
Sep 24, 1969
Love, American Style
Sep 29, 1969
The Name of the Game
Sep 20, 1968
Bonanza
Sep 12, 1959
The Untouchables
Oct 15, 1959
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Jul 29, 1957
The Real McCoys
Oct 03, 1957
The Outsider
Sep 18, 1968