Joan Blondell

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

August 30, 1906

died

December 25, 1979

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

also known as

Rose Joan Blondell · Джоан Блонделл · Rosebud Blondell

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Grease
7.4

Grease

1978as Vi
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
7.5

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945as Aunt Sissy
The Champ
7.0

The Champ

1979as Dolly Kenyon
The Cincinnati Kid
7.0

The Cincinnati Kid

1965as Lady Fingers
The Public Enemy
7.3

The Public Enemy

1931as Mamie
Nightmare Alley
7.2

Nightmare Alley

1947as Zeena Krumbein
Opening Night
7.6

Opening Night

1977as Sarah Goode
Desk Set
7.0

Desk Set

1957as Peg Costello
Gold Diggers of 1933
7.2

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933as Carol
Support Your Local Gunfighter
6.6

Support Your Local Gunfighter

1971as Jenny
The Glove
5.1

The Glove

1979as Mrs. Fitzgerald
Stay Away, Joe
5.5

Stay Away, Joe

1968as Glenda Callahan
Footlight Parade
6.8

Footlight Parade

1933as Nan Prescott
The Phynx
3.7

The Phynx

1970as Ruby
The Opposite Sex
5.4

The Opposite Sex

1956as Edith Potter
Night Nurse
6.8

Night Nurse

1931as Maloney
Waterhole #3
5.9

Waterhole #3

1967as Lavinia
Millie
5.3

Millie

1931as Angie
My Past
4.0

My Past

1931as Marian Moore
Broadway Gondolier
6.0

Broadway Gondolier

1935as Alice Hughes
Bullets or Ballots
6.6

Bullets or Ballots

1936as Lee Morgan
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
7.0

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

1990as Self (archive footage)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
6.8

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

1957as Violet
Gold Diggers of 1937
6.1

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936as Norma Perry
Topper Returns
6.4

Topper Returns

1941as Gail Richards
The Crowd Roars
6.1

The Crowd Roars

1932as Anne Scott
Angel Baby
6.1

Angel Baby

1961as Mollie Hays
Adventure
6.4

Adventure

1945as Helen Melohn
There's Always a Woman
6.0

There's Always a Woman

1938as Sally Reardon
Dames
6.5

Dames

1934as Mabel Anderson
The Blue Veil
6.8

The Blue Veil

1951as Annie Rawlins
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
4.3

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976as Landlady
Winchester '73
6.7

Winchester '73

1967as Larouge
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
8.5

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

2008as Self
The Spy in the Green Hat
6.6

The Spy in the Green Hat

1967as Mrs. 'Fingers' Stilletto
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975as Self (archive footage)
Ride Beyond Vengeance
6.0

Ride Beyond Vengeance

1966as Mrs. Lavender
Smarty
4.6

Smarty

1934as Vicki
This Could Be the Night
6.1

This Could Be the Night

1957as Crystal St. Clair
Complicated Women
6.9

Complicated Women

2003as Self (archive footage)
Goodbye Again
4.9

Goodbye Again

1933as Anne Rogers
The Amazing Mr. Williams
6.0

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939as Maxine Carroll
Blonde Crazy
7.0

Blonde Crazy

1931as Anne Roberts
Three Girls About Town
6.5

Three Girls About Town

1941as Hope Banner
Miss Pinkerton
5.9

Miss Pinkerton

1932as Nurse Georgia Adams aka Miss Pinkerton
Cry 'Havoc'
6.5

Cry 'Havoc'

1943as Grace
Three on a Match
6.3

Three on a Match

1932as Mary Keaton
Make Me a Star
6.4

Make Me a Star

1932as 'Flips' Montague
Good Girls Go to Paris
7.1

Good Girls Go to Paris

1939as Jenny Swanson
The Baron
5.6

The Baron

1977as Mama Lou