Joan Blondell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

178

Gender

Female

Birthday

1906-08-30

Day of death

1979-12-25 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Joan Blondell

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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Grease

    Grease

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Smarty

    Smarty

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Switch

    Switch

  • Broadway Bad

    Broadway Bad

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • Three Girls About Town

    Three Girls About Town

  • My Past

    My Past

  • Blondie Johnson

    Blondie Johnson

  • Cry 'Havoc'

    Cry 'Havoc'

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Big Daddy

    Big Daddy

  • Illicit

    Illicit

  • Hollywood Newsreel

    Hollywood Newsreel

  • Kilroy

    Kilroy

  • Three on a Match

    Three on a Match

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett

    The Guns of Will Sonnett

  • Lizzie

    Lizzie

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • I Want a Divorce

    I Want a Divorce

  • Lawyer Man

    Lawyer Man

  • Child of Trouble

    Child of Trouble

  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

  • Lady for a Night

    Lady for a Night

  • The New Dick Van Dyke Show

    The New Dick Van Dyke Show

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Sinners' Holiday

    Sinners' Holiday

  • Don Juan Quilligan

    Don Juan Quilligan

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Stay Away, Joe

    Stay Away, Joe

  • Banyon

    Banyon

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • He Was Her Man

    He Was Her Man

  • The Snoop Sisters

    The Snoop Sisters

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • The Blue Veil

    The Blue Veil

  • Model Wife

    Model Wife

  • For Heaven's Sake

    For Heaven's Sake

  • Breakdowns of 1939

    Breakdowns of 1939

  • Here Come the Brides

    Here Come the Brides

  • $weepstake$

    $weepstake$

  • Blonde Crazy

    Blonde Crazy

  • Big Business Girl

    Big Business Girl

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • Advance to the Rear

    Advance to the Rear

  • Kansas City Princess

    Kansas City Princess

  • Winner Take All

    Winner Take All

  • There's Always a Woman

    There's Always a Woman

  • Other Men's Women

    Other Men's Women

  • The Cincinnati Kid

    The Cincinnati Kid

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • Summer Fun

    Summer Fun

  • Opening Night

    Opening Night

  • The Public Enemy

    The Public Enemy

  • Desk Set

    Desk Set

  • Traveling Saleslady

    Traveling Saleslady

  • The Opposite Sex

    The Opposite Sex

  • The Champ

    The Champ

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Convention City

    Convention City

  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

  • Footlight Parade

    Footlight Parade

  • The Office Wife

    The Office Wife

  • Waterhole #3

    Waterhole #3

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Just Around the Corner

    Just Around the Corner

  • Support Your Local Gunfighter

    Support Your Local Gunfighter

  • The Rebels

    The Rebels

  • Gold Diggers of 1933

    Gold Diggers of 1933

  • Winchester '73

    Winchester '73

  • You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

    You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

  • Night Nurse

    Night Nurse

  • Stage Struck

    Stage Struck

  • The Spy in the Green Hat

    The Spy in the Green Hat

  • The Perfect Specimen

    The Perfect Specimen

  • Christmas Eve

    Christmas Eve

  • Off the Record

    Off the Record

  • The Phynx

    The Phynx

  • Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

    Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

  • Dames

    Dames

  • Good Girls Go to Paris

    Good Girls Go to Paris

  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

  • Topper Returns

    Topper Returns

  • Make Me a Star

    Make Me a Star

  • The Glove

    The Glove

  • Death at Love House

    Death at Love House

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • The Dead Don't Die

    The Dead Don't Die

  • Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

  • Three Men on a Horse

    Three Men on a Horse

  • Colleen

    Colleen

  • Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

    Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

  • Sons o' Guns

    Sons o' Guns

  • Talent Scout

    Talent Scout

  • Ride Beyond Vengeance

    Ride Beyond Vengeance

  • Miss Pacific Fleet

    Miss Pacific Fleet

  • Angel Baby

    Angel Baby

  • This Could Be the Night

    This Could Be the Night

  • Adventure

    Adventure

  • Two Girls on Broadway

    Two Girls on Broadway

  • Gold Diggers of 1937

    Gold Diggers of 1937

  • The King and the Chorus Girl

    The King and the Chorus Girl

  • And She Learned About Dames

    And She Learned About Dames

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • Stand-In

    Stand-In

  • Things You Never See on the Screen

    Things You Never See on the Screen

  • East Side of Heaven

    East Side of Heaven

  • Millie

    Millie

  • Broadway Gondolier

    Broadway Gondolier

  • Battered

    Battered

  • We're in the Money

    We're in the Money

  • The Corpse Came C.O.D.

    The Corpse Came C.O.D.

  • An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

    An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

  • Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

  • Back in Circulation

    Back in Circulation

  • The Baron

    The Baron

  • Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

    Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

  • I've Got Your Number

    I've Got Your Number

  • God's Gift to Women

    God's Gift to Women

  • The Kid from Kokomo

    The Kid from Kokomo

  • The Famous Ferguson Case

    The Famous Ferguson Case

  • Union Depot

    Union Depot

  • Miss Pinkerton

    Miss Pinkerton

  • Havana Widows

    Havana Widows

  • The Greeks Had a Word for Them

    The Greeks Had a Word for Them

  • Goodbye Again

    Goodbye Again

  • The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

  • Central Park

    Central Park

  • The Woman Inside

    The Woman Inside

  • The Reckless Hour

    The Reckless Hour

  • A Marriage of Strangers

    A Marriage of Strangers

  • Kona Coast

    Kona Coast

  • Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

  • How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'

    How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'

  • The Voice of Hollywood

    The Voice of Hollywood

  • Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning"

    Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning"

  • Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 5"

    Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 5"

  • Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 3, Normie"

    Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 3, Normie"

  • The Devil's Parade

    The Devil's Parade

  • The Heart Breaker

    The Heart Breaker

  • Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

    Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

  • The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle

    The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle

  • Broadway's Like That

    Broadway's Like That

  • One And One Is One

    One And One Is One