Joan Blondell
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
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
as Self (archive footage)
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
as Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
The Woman Inside
as Aunt Coll
The Woman Inside
as Aunt Coll
The Glove
as Mrs. Fitzgerald
The Glove
as Mrs. Fitzgerald
The Champ
as Dolly Kenyon
The Champ
as Dolly Kenyon
Battered
as Edna Thompson
Battered
as Edna Thompson
Grease
as Vi
Grease
as Vi
Opening Night
as Sarah Goode
Opening Night
as Sarah Goode
The Baron
as Mama Lou
The Baron
as Mama Lou
Death at Love House
as Marcella Geffenhart
Death at Love House
as Marcella Geffenhart
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Landlady
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Landlady
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Winner Take All
as Beverly Craig
Winner Take All
as Beverly Craig
The Dead Don't Die
as Levenia
The Dead Don't Die
as Levenia
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Jenny
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Jenny
The Phynx
as Ruby
The Phynx
as Ruby
Kona Coast
as Kittibelle Lightfoot Clark
Kona Coast
as Kittibelle Lightfoot Clark
Stay Away, Joe
as Glenda Callahan
Stay Away, Joe
as Glenda Callahan
Waterhole #3
as Lavinia
Waterhole #3
as Lavinia
Winchester '73
as Larouge
Winchester '73
as Larouge
The Spy in the Green Hat
as Mrs. 'Fingers' Stilletto
The Spy in the Green Hat
as Mrs. 'Fingers' Stilletto
Ride Beyond Vengeance
as Mrs. Lavender
Ride Beyond Vengeance
as Mrs. Lavender
The Cincinnati Kid
as Lady Fingers
The Cincinnati Kid
as Lady Fingers
Kilroy
as Rose Kelsey
Kilroy
as Rose Kelsey
The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle
as Self
The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle
as Self
Angel Baby
as Mollie Hays
Angel Baby
as Mollie Hays
Desk Set
as Peg Costello
Desk Set
as Peg Costello
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
as Violet
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
as Violet
This Could Be the Night
as Crystal St. Clair
This Could Be the Night
as Crystal St. Clair
Lizzie
as Aunt Morgan
Lizzie
as Aunt Morgan
The Blue Veil
as Annie Rawlins
The Blue Veil
as Annie Rawlins
Christmas Eve
as Ann Nelson
Christmas Eve
as Ann Nelson
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as Rosemary Durant
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as Rosemary Durant
Adventure
as Helen Melohn
Adventure
as Helen Melohn
Don Juan Quilligan
as Marjorie Mossrock
Don Juan Quilligan
as Marjorie Mossrock
Cry 'Havoc'
as Grace
Cry 'Havoc'
as Grace
Model Wife
as Joan Keating Chambers
Model Wife
as Joan Keating Chambers
Topper Returns
as Gail Richards
Topper Returns
as Gail Richards
I Want a Divorce
as Geraldine Brokaw
I Want a Divorce
as Geraldine Brokaw
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Maxine Carroll
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Maxine Carroll
Off the Record
as Jane Morgan
Off the Record
as Jane Morgan
There's Always a Woman
as Sally Reardon
There's Always a Woman
as Sally Reardon
The Perfect Specimen
as Mona Carter
The Perfect Specimen
as Mona Carter
Back in Circulation
as 'Timmy' Blake
Back in Circulation
as 'Timmy' Blake
Talent Scout
as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Talent Scout
as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1937
as Norma Perry
Gold Diggers of 1937
as Norma Perry
Bullets or Ballots
as Lee Morgan
Bullets or Ballots
as Lee Morgan
We're in the Money
as Ginger Stewart
We're in the Money
as Ginger Stewart
Broadway Gondolier
as Alice Hughes
Broadway Gondolier
as Alice Hughes
Dames
as Mabel Anderson
Dames
as Mabel Anderson
He Was Her Man
as Rose Lawrence
He Was Her Man
as Rose Lawrence
Hollywood Newsreel
as Self
Hollywood Newsreel
as Self
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Carol
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Carol
Blondie Johnson
as Virginia M. "Blondie" Johnson
Blondie Johnson
as Virginia M. "Blondie" Johnson
Big City Blues
as Vida Fleet
Big City Blues
as Vida Fleet
Make Me a Star
as 'Flips' Montague
Make Me a Star
as 'Flips' Montague
The Office Wife
as Katharine Murdock
The Office Wife
as Katharine Murdock
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as Self
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as Self