Joan Blondell
Born August 30, 1906 (Age: 119)
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New York City, New York, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 99
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 84
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 83
The Woman Inside
1981
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as Aunt Coll
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Age: 75
The Champ
1979
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as Dolly Kenyon
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Age: 72
Battered
1978
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as Edna Thompson
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Age: 72
Grease
1978
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as Vi
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Age: 71
Big Daddy
1969
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as
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Age: 62
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
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as Lady Fingers
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Age: 59
Kilroy
1965
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as Rose Kelsey
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Age: 58
The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle
1965
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as Self
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Age: 58
Advance to the Rear
1964
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as Easy Jenny
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Age: 57
Angel Baby
1961
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as Mollie Hays
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Age: 54
A Marriage of Strangers
1959
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as Mrs. Patrick
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Age: 52
The Opposite Sex
1956
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as Edith Potter
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Age: 50
For Heaven's Sake
1950
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as Daphne Peters
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Age: 44
Adventure
1945
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as Helen Melohn
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Age: 39
Don Juan Quilligan
1945
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as Marjorie Mossrock
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Age: 38
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
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as Aunt Sissy
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Age: 38
Lady for a Night
1942
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as Jenny Blake
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Age: 35
Three Girls About Town
1941
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as Hope Banner
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Age: 35
Model Wife
1941
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as Joan Keating Chambers
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Age: 34
Topper Returns
1941
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as Gail Richards
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Age: 34
Lawyer Man
1932
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as Olga Michaels
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Age: 26
Central Park
1932
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as Dot
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Age: 26
Three on a Match
1932
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as Mary Keaton
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Age: 26
Big City Blues
1932
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as Vida Fleet
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Age: 26
Make Me a Star
1932
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as 'Flips' Montague
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Age: 25
Miss Pinkerton
1932
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as Nurse Georgia Adams aka Miss Pinkerton
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Age: 25
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
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as Maizie Dickson
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Age: 25
The Crowd Roars
1932
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as Anne Scott
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Age: 25
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
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as Schatzi Sutro
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Age: 25
Union Depot
1932
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as Ruth Collins
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Age: 25
Blonde Crazy
1931
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as Anne Roberts
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Age: 25
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
1931
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as Self - Gallery Member (uncredited)
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Age: 25
The Reckless Hour
1931
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as Allen Crane
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Age: 24
Night Nurse
1931
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as Maloney
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Age: 24
Big Business Girl
1931
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as Pearl
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Age: 24
My Past
1931
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as Marian Moore
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Age: 24
The Public Enemy
1931
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as Mamie
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Age: 24
God's Gift to Women
1931
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as Fifi
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Age: 24
Illicit
1931
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as Helen 'Duckie' Childers
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Age: 24
Millie
1931
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as Angie
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Age: 24
Other Men's Women
1931
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as Marie
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Age: 24
Sinners' Holiday
1930
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as Myrtle
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Age: 24
No Image
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
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as
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Age: 24
The Office Wife
1930
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as Katharine Murdock
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Age: 23
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
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as Self
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Age: 23
No Image
The Heart Breaker
1930
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as
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Age: 23
No Image
The Devil's Parade
1930
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as
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Age: 23
Broadway's Like That
1930
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as Ruth's Pal
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Age: 23