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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2008 | You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story | Self | Film |
| 2008 | Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2003 | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1991 | Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1979 | The Rebels | Mrs. Brumple | TV |
| 1979 | The Glove | Mrs. Fitzgerald | Film |
| 1979 | The Champ | Dolly Kenyon | Film |
| 1978 | Grease | Vi | Film |
| 1977 | Opening Night | Sarah Goode | Film |
| 1977 | The Baron | Mama Lou | Film |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Landlady | Film |
| 1976 | Death at Love House | Marcella Geffenhart | Film |
| 1975 | The Dead Don't Die | Levenia | Film |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1972 | Banyon | Peggy Revere | TV |
| 1971 | Support Your Local Gunfighter | Jenny | Film |
| 1970 | The Phynx | Ruby | Film |
| 1968 | Here Come the Brides | Lottie Hatfield | TV |
| 1968 | Kona Coast | Kittibelle Lightfoot Clark | Film |
| 1968 | Stay Away, Joe | Glenda Callahan | Film |
| 1967 | The Spy in the Green Hat | Mrs. 'Fingers' Stilletto | Film |
| 1967 | Waterhole #3 | Lavinia | Film |
| 1966 | Ride Beyond Vengeance | Mrs. Lavender | Film |
| 1965 | The Cincinnati Kid | Lady Fingers | Film |
| 1964 | Advance to the Rear | Easy Jenny | Film |
| 1961 | Angel Baby | Mollie Hays | Film |
| 1957 | Lizzie | Aunt Morgan | Film |
| 1957 | Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? | Violet | Film |
| 1957 | This Could Be the Night | Crystal St. Clair | Film |
| 1957 | Desk Set | Peg Costello | Film |
| 1956 | The Opposite Sex | Edith Potter | Film |
| 1951 | The Blue Veil | Annie Rawlins | Film |
| 1950 | For Heaven's Sake | Daphne Peters | Film |
| 1947 | Christmas Eve | Ann Nelson | Film |
| 1947 | Nightmare Alley | Zeena Krumbein | Film |
| 1947 | The Corpse Came C.O.D. | Rosemary Durant | Film |
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Aunt Sissy | Film |
| 1945 | Adventure | Helen Melohn | Film |
| 1943 | Cry 'Havoc' | Grace | Film |
| 1942 | Lady for a Night | Jenny Blake | Film |
| 1941 | Three Girls About Town | Hope Banner | Film |
| 1941 | Topper Returns | Gail Richards | Film |
| 1940 | Two Girls on Broadway | Molly Mahoney | Film |
| 1939 | East Side of Heaven | Mary Wilson | Film |
| 1939 | Good Girls Go to Paris | Jenny Swanson | Film |
| 1939 | The Kid from Kokomo | Doris Harvey | Film |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Maxine Carroll | Film |
| 1938 | There's Always a Woman | Sally Reardon | Film |
| 1937 | The King and the Chorus Girl | Miss Dorothy Ellis | Film |
| 1937 | Stand-In | Lester Plum | Film |
| 1937 | The Perfect Specimen | Mona Carter | Film |
| 1937 | Talent Scout | Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Norma Perry | Film |
| 1936 | Sons o' Guns | Yvonne | Film |
| 1936 | Bullets or Ballots | Lee Morgan | Film |
| 1936 | One And One Is One | Herself | Film |
| 1936 | Three Men on a Horse | Mabel | Film |
| 1936 | Colleen | Minnie Hawkins | Film |
| 1936 | Stage Struck | Peggy Revere | Film |
| 1935 | We're in the Money | Ginger Stewart | Film |
| 1935 | Broadway Gondolier | Alice Hughes | Film |
| 1935 | Miss Pacific Fleet | Gloria Fay | Film |
| 1935 | Traveling Saleslady | Angela Twitchell | Film |
| 1934 | I've Got Your Number | Marie Lawson | Film |
| 1934 | Dames | Mabel Anderson | Film |
| 1934 | Kansas City Princess | Rosie Sturges | Film |
| 1934 | Smarty | Vicki | Film |
| 1934 | And She Learned About Dames | Herself | Film |
| 1934 | Hollywood Newsreel | Self | Film |
| 1934 | He Was Her Man | Rose Lawrence | Film |
| 1933 | Blondie Johnson | Virginia M. "Blondie" Johnson | Film |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933 | Carol | Film |
| 1933 | Footlight Parade | Nan | Film |
| 1932 | The Greeks Had a Word for Them | Schatzi Sutro | Film |
| 1932 | Central Park | Dot | Film |
| 1932 | The Famous Ferguson Case | Maizie Dickson | Film |
| 1932 | Three on a Match | Mary Keaton | Film |
| 1932 | Miss Pinkerton | Nurse Georgia Adams aka Miss Pinkerton | Film |
| 1932 | Lawyer Man | Olga Michaels | Film |
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