Glenda Farrell

7 titles·Since 1931

June 30, 1904 · Enid, Oklahoma, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Glenda Farrell (June 30, 1904 – May 1, 1971) was an American actress of film, television, and theater. She is best known for her role as Torchy Blane in the Warner Bros. Torchy Blane film series and the Academy Award-nominated films Little Caesar (1931), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), and Lady for a Day (1933). With a career spanning more than 50 years, Farrell appeared in over 100 films and television series, as well as numerous Broadway plays. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960, and won an Emmy Award for best supporting actress for her performance in the television series Ben Casey in 1963.

Frequently works with

Mervyn LeRoy

2 titles together

Filmography (7)

The Disorderly Orderly

1964 · Dr. Jean Howard

Secret of the Incas

1954 · Mrs. Winston

The Talk of the Town

1942 · Regina Bush

Lady for a Day

1933 · Missouri Martin

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933 · Florence Dempsey

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932 · Marie Woods

Little Caesar

1931 · Olga Stassoff

June 30, 1904 · Enid, Oklahoma, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Glenda Farrell (June 30, 1904 – May 1, 1971) was an American actress of film, television, and theater. She is best known for her role as Torchy Blane in the Warner Bros. Torchy Blane film series and the Academy Award-nominated films Little Caesar (1931), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), and Lady for a Day (1933). With a career spanning more than 50 years, Farrell appeared in over 100 films and television series, as well as numerous Broadway plays. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960, and won an Emmy Award for best supporting actress for her performance in the television series Ben Casey in 1963.