Joan Blondell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

175

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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Grease

    Grease

  • Switch

    Switch

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • The Greeks Had a Word for Them

    The Greeks Had a Word for Them

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

    Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett

    The Guns of Will Sonnett

  • You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

    You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • 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

  • Illicit

    Illicit

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Here Come the Brides

    Here Come the Brides

  • Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

  • Waterhole #3

    Waterhole #3

  • Broadway Bad

    Broadway Bad

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

    An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

  • Traveling Saleslady

    Traveling Saleslady

  • Opening Night

    Opening Night

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • Goodbye Again

    Goodbye Again

  • The Glove

    The Glove

  • Cry 'Havoc'

    Cry 'Havoc'

  • The Rebels

    The Rebels

  • The Champ

    The Champ

  • My Past

    My Past

  • Smarty

    Smarty

  • Union Depot

    Union Depot

  • Stage Struck

    Stage Struck

  • Sinners' Holiday

    Sinners' Holiday

  • Winchester '73

    Winchester '73

  • The Baron

    The Baron

  • The Phynx

    The Phynx

  • Miss Pinkerton

    Miss Pinkerton

  • The New Dick Van Dyke Show

    The New Dick Van Dyke Show

  • Kilroy

    Kilroy

  • $weepstake$

    $weepstake$

  • Blonde Crazy

    Blonde Crazy

  • Banyon

    Banyon

  • Christmas Eve

    Christmas Eve

  • Angel Baby

    Angel Baby

  • Lizzie

    Lizzie

  • The Public Enemy

    The Public Enemy

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • Adventure

    Adventure

  • Support Your Local Gunfighter

    Support Your Local Gunfighter

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Stand-In

    Stand-In

  • The Cincinnati Kid

    The Cincinnati Kid

  • The Spy in the Green Hat

    The Spy in the Green Hat

  • The Woman Inside

    The Woman Inside

  • Dames

    Dames

  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

  • Havana Widows

    Havana Widows

  • The Snoop Sisters

    The Snoop Sisters

  • Big Daddy

    Big Daddy

  • Make Me a Star

    Make Me a Star

  • This Could Be the Night

    This Could Be the Night

  • Hollywood Newsreel

    Hollywood Newsreel

  • The Corpse Came C.O.D.

    The Corpse Came C.O.D.

  • East Side of Heaven

    East Side of Heaven

  • Lawyer Man

    Lawyer Man

  • The Blue Veil

    The Blue Veil

  • Blondie Johnson

    Blondie Johnson

  • Colleen

    Colleen

  • Stay Away, Joe

    Stay Away, Joe

  • Miss Pacific Fleet

    Miss Pacific Fleet

  • Gold Diggers of 1937

    Gold Diggers of 1937

  • Three on a Match

    Three on a Match

  • Central Park

    Central Park

  • The Dead Don't Die

    The Dead Don't Die

  • The Kid from Kokomo

    The Kid from Kokomo

  • Things You Never See on the Screen

    Things You Never See on the Screen

  • Ride Beyond Vengeance

    Ride Beyond Vengeance

  • The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

  • Off the Record

    Off the Record

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

  • Good Girls Go to Paris

    Good Girls Go to Paris

  • Breakdowns of 1939

    Breakdowns of 1939

  • Night Nurse

    Night Nurse

  • Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

    Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • I've Got Your Number

    I've Got Your Number

  • Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

  • Lady for a Night

    Lady for a Night

  • Death at Love House

    Death at Love House

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • Child of Trouble

    Child of Trouble

  • The Perfect Specimen

    The Perfect Specimen

  • A Marriage of Strangers

    A Marriage of Strangers

  • I Want a Divorce

    I Want a Divorce

  • Summer Fun

    Summer Fun

  • Sons o' Guns

    Sons o' Guns

  • Model Wife

    Model Wife

  • Three Men on a Horse

    Three Men on a Horse

  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

  • Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • Kansas City Princess

    Kansas City Princess

  • The Reckless Hour

    The Reckless Hour

  • The Opposite Sex

    The Opposite Sex

  • God's Gift to Women

    God's Gift to Women

  • For Heaven's Sake

    For Heaven's Sake

  • He Was Her Man

    He Was Her Man

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Gold Diggers of 1933

    Gold Diggers of 1933

  • Don Juan Quilligan

    Don Juan Quilligan

  • Other Men's Women

    Other Men's Women

  • Big Business Girl

    Big Business Girl

  • Footlight Parade

    Footlight Parade

  • There's Always a Woman

    There's Always a Woman

  • Three Girls About Town

    Three Girls About Town

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The King and the Chorus Girl

    The King and the Chorus Girl

  • Broadway's Like That

    Broadway's Like That

  • Advance to the Rear

    Advance to the Rear

  • The Office Wife

    The Office Wife

  • Desk Set

    Desk Set

  • Just Around the Corner

    Just Around the Corner

  • Topper Returns

    Topper Returns

  • Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

    Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

  • Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

  • Millie

    Millie

  • Winner Take All

    Winner Take All

  • Broadway Gondolier

    Broadway Gondolier

  • Two Girls on Broadway

    Two Girls on Broadway

  • Battered

    Battered

  • Back in Circulation

    Back in Circulation

  • The Voice of Hollywood

    The Voice of Hollywood

  • The Famous Ferguson Case

    The Famous Ferguson Case

  • Kona Coast

    Kona Coast

  • We're in the Money

    We're in the Money

  • Talent Scout

    Talent Scout

  • Convention City

    Convention City

  • And She Learned About Dames

    And She Learned About Dames

  • The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle

    The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle

  • The Heart Breaker

    The Heart Breaker

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

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

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

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

  • One And One Is One

    One And One Is One

  • The Devil's Parade

    The Devil's Parade