Joan Blondell
1906-1979
Known for Grease, The Public Enemy, Gold Diggers of 1933.
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.
Movie Credits
Lady for a Night (1942)
Topper Returns (1941)
Traveling Saleslady (1935)
We're in the Money (1935)
Dames (1934)
Kansas City Princess (1934)
Smarty (1934)
Blondie Johnson (1933)
Broadway Bad (1933)
Havana Widows (1933)
Big City Blues (1932)
Central Park (1932)
Make Me a Star (1932)
Miss Pinkerton (1932)
Three on a Match (1932)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
There's Always a Woman (1938)
Stand-In (1937)
The King and the Chorus Girl (1937)
The Perfect Specimen (1937)
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
He Was Her Man (1934)
Footlight Parade (1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Goodbye Again (1933)
Lawyer Man (1932)
The Crowd Roars (1932)
Union Depot (1932)
Blonde Crazy (1931)
Stay Away, Joe (1968)
Lizzie (1957)
Adventure (1945)
Don Juan Quilligan (1945)
Cry 'Havoc' (1943)
The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
Night Nurse (1931)
The Glove (1979)
Opening Night (1977)
Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
Desk Set (1957)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
Christmas Eve (1947)
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Colleen (1936)
The Public Enemy (1931)
The Reckless Hour (1931)
Battered (1978)
Death at Love House (1976)
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
Winchester '73 (1967)
The Office Wife (1930)
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
Illicit (1931)
Millie (1931)
Sinners' Holiday (1930)
The Champ (1979)
Waterhole #3 (1967)
Other Men's Women (1931)
The Phynx (1970)
The Spy in the Green Hat (1967)
The Opposite Sex (1956)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
Grease (1978)
