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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Blondell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • Switch

    Switch

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett

    The Guns of Will Sonnett

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Grease

    Grease

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Here Come the Brides

    Here Come the Brides

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

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

  • The Public Enemy

    The Public Enemy

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • The Glove

    The Glove

  • Banyon

    Banyon

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

    An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

  • East Side of Heaven

    East Side of Heaven

  • You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

    You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

  • The New Dick Van Dyke Show

    The New Dick Van Dyke Show

  • Sinners' Holiday

    Sinners' Holiday

  • Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

    Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

  • Illicit

    Illicit

  • $weepstake$

    $weepstake$

  • Stage Struck

    Stage Struck

  • The Woman Inside

    The Woman Inside

  • The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

  • Gold Diggers of 1937

    Gold Diggers of 1937

  • The Kid from Kokomo

    The Kid from Kokomo

  • The Perfect Specimen

    The Perfect Specimen

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • The Voice of Hollywood

    The Voice of Hollywood

  • Miss Pacific Fleet

    Miss Pacific Fleet

  • The Phynx

    The Phynx

  • Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

    Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • The Reckless Hour

    The Reckless Hour

  • The Dead Don't Die

    The Dead Don't Die

  • Sons o' Guns

    Sons o' Guns

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

  • Child of Trouble

    Child of Trouble

  • Colleen

    Colleen

  • The Cincinnati Kid

    The Cincinnati Kid

  • The Champ

    The Champ

  • I Want a Divorce

    I Want a Divorce

  • The Snoop Sisters

    The Snoop Sisters

  • Winchester '73

    Winchester '73

  • Breakdowns of 1939

    Breakdowns of 1939

  • Make Me a Star

    Make Me a Star

  • Off the Record

    Off the Record

  • Waterhole #3

    Waterhole #3

  • Union Depot

    Union Depot

  • The Blue Veil

    The Blue Veil

  • Goodbye Again

    Goodbye Again

  • Three Men on a Horse

    Three Men on a Horse

  • A Marriage of Strangers

    A Marriage of Strangers

  • Christmas Eve

    Christmas Eve

  • Central Park

    Central Park

  • Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

  • The Spy in the Green Hat

    The Spy in the Green Hat

  • Traveling Saleslady

    Traveling Saleslady

  • Smarty

    Smarty

  • Things You Never See on the Screen

    Things You Never See on the Screen

  • Opening Night

    Opening Night

  • Broadway Bad

    Broadway Bad

  • The Greeks Had a Word for Them

    The Greeks Had a Word for Them

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • Kona Coast

    Kona Coast

  • Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Kansas City Princess

    Kansas City Princess

  • The Rebels

    The Rebels

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Lizzie

    Lizzie

  • Millie

    Millie

  • The Corpse Came C.O.D.

    The Corpse Came C.O.D.

  • Adventure

    Adventure

  • Support Your Local Gunfighter

    Support Your Local Gunfighter

  • Broadway's Like That

    Broadway's Like That

  • Angel Baby

    Angel Baby

  • Cry 'Havoc'

    Cry 'Havoc'

  • Kilroy

    Kilroy

  • Hollywood Newsreel

    Hollywood Newsreel

  • My Past

    My Past

  • Two Girls on Broadway

    Two Girls on Broadway

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Stay Away, Joe

    Stay Away, Joe

  • Stand-In

    Stand-In

  • I've Got Your Number

    I've Got Your Number

  • Good Girls Go to Paris

    Good Girls Go to Paris

  • Gold Diggers of 1933

    Gold Diggers of 1933

  • Summer Fun

    Summer Fun

  • Footlight Parade

    Footlight Parade

  • Havana Widows

    Havana Widows

  • 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

  • Broadway Gondolier

    Broadway Gondolier

  • This Could Be the Night

    This Could Be the Night

  • Three on a Match

    Three on a Match

  • Talent Scout

    Talent Scout

  • The Baron

    The Baron

  • Lady for a Night

    Lady for a Night

  • Advance to the Rear

    Advance to the Rear

  • Lawyer Man

    Lawyer Man

  • Night Nurse

    Night Nurse

  • Don Juan Quilligan

    Don Juan Quilligan

  • He Was Her Man

    He Was Her Man

  • Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

    Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

  • For Heaven's Sake

    For Heaven's Sake

  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

  • Miss Pinkerton

    Miss Pinkerton

  • Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

  • Blonde Crazy

    Blonde Crazy

  • Big Daddy

    Big Daddy

  • Three Girls About Town

    Three Girls About Town

  • Death at Love House

    Death at Love House

  • The King and the Chorus Girl

    The King and the Chorus Girl

  • Convention City

    Convention City

  • Battered

    Battered

  • God's Gift to Women

    God's Gift to Women

  • Desk Set

    Desk Set

  • Blondie Johnson

    Blondie Johnson

  • There's Always a Woman

    There's Always a Woman

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • Dames

    Dames

  • Model Wife

    Model Wife

  • Winner Take All

    Winner Take All

  • Ride Beyond Vengeance

    Ride Beyond Vengeance

  • The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle

    The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle

  • Big Business Girl

    Big Business Girl

  • We're in the Money

    We're in the Money

  • The Opposite Sex

    The Opposite Sex

  • Topper Returns

    Topper Returns

  • The Famous Ferguson Case

    The Famous Ferguson Case

  • Other Men's Women

    Other Men's Women

  • And She Learned About Dames

    And She Learned About Dames

  • Back in Circulation

    Back in Circulation

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

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

  • Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

  • The Office Wife

    The Office Wife

  • Just Around the Corner

    Just Around the Corner

  • The Devil's Parade

    The Devil's Parade

  • One And One Is One

    One And One Is One

  • The Heart Breaker

    The Heart Breaker