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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.
The roles that explain the career.
61 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Tiger by the Tail | Sarah Harvey | Film |
| 1964 | The Disorderly Orderly | Dr. Jean Howard | Film |
| 1964 | Kissin' Cousins | Ma Tatum | Film |
| 1959 | Middle of the Night | Mrs Mueller | Film |
| 1955 | The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing | Mrs. Nesbit | Film |
| 1954 | Susan Slept Here | Maude Snodgrass | Film |
| 1954 | Secret of the Incas | Mrs. Winston | Film |
| 1953 | Girls in the Night | Alice Haynes | Film |
| 1952 | Apache War Smoke | Fanny Webson | Film |
| 1948 | Lulu Belle | Molly Benson | Film |
| 1948 | I Love Trouble | Hazel Bixby | Film |
| 1947 | Heading for Heaven | Nora Elkins | Film |
| 1942 | The Talk of the Town | Regina Bush | Film |
| 1942 | Twin Beds | Sonya Cherupin | Film |
| 1941 | Johnny Eager | Mae Blythe | Film |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Torchy Blane | Film |
| 1939 | Torchy Runs for Mayor | Torchy Blane | Film |
| 1938 | Exposed | 'Click' Stewart | Film |
| 1938 | Blondes at Work | Torchy Blane | Film |
| 1938 | Torchy Gets Her Man | Torchy Blane | Film |
| 1938 | Hollywood Hotel | Miss Jones, 'Jonesy' | Film |
| 1938 | Stolen Heaven | Rita | Film |
| 1937 | Smart Blonde | Torchy Blane | Film |
| 1937 | Breakfast for Two | Carol Wallace | Film |
| 1937 | Fly Away Baby | Torchy Blane | Film |
| 1937 | The Adventurous Blonde | Torchy Blane | Film |
| 1937 | Dance Charlie Dance | Fanny Morgan | Film |
| 1936 | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Genevieve Larkin | Film |
| 1936 | Snowed Under | Daisy Lowell | Film |
| 1936 | Breakdowns of 1936 | Self | Film |
| 1936 | High Tension | Edith McNeil | Film |
| 1935 | We're in the Money | Dixie Tilton | Film |
| 1935 | Gold Diggers of 1935 | Betty Hawes | Film |
| 1935 | Little Big Shot | Jean | Film |
| 1935 | Miss Pacific Fleet | Mae O'Brien | Film |
| 1935 | Traveling Saleslady | Claudette | Film |
| 1934 | I've Got Your Number | Bonnie aka Madame Francis | Film |
| 1934 | The Big Shakedown | Lily 'Lil' Duran | Film |
| 1934 | Kansas City Princess | Marie Callahan | Film |
| 1934 | Heat Lightning | Mrs. Tifton | Film |
| 1934 | Hi, Nellie! | Gerry Krale | Film |
| 1934 | Merry Wives of Reno | Bunny | Film |
| 1934 | The Secret Bride | Hazel Normandie | Film |
| 1934 | Dark Hazard | Valerie 'Val' Wilson | Film |
| 1934 | The Personality Kid | Joan | Film |
| 1933 | Grand Slam | Blondie | Film |
| 1933 | Lady for a Day | Missouri Martin | Film |
| 1933 | Mystery of the Wax Museum | Florence Dempsey | Film |
| 1933 | The Keyhole | Dot | Film |
| 1933 | Gambling Ship | Jeanne Sands | Film |
| 1933 | How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing | The Golfer's Wife | Film |
| 1933 | Girl Missing | Kay Curtis | Film |
| 1933 | Mary Stevens, M.D. | Glenda Carroll | Film |
| 1933 | Man's Castle | Fay La Rue | Film |
| 1933 | Bureau of Missing Persons | Belle Howard Saunders | Film |
| 1932 | Three on a Match | Vivian's Friend (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | Life Begins | Florette | Film |
| 1932 | Scandal for Sale | Stella | Film |
| 1932 | The Match King | Babe | Film |
| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Marie Woods | Film |
| 1931 | Little Caesar | Olga Stassoff | Film |
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