Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1906-08-30
Day of Death
1979-12-25
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.
Filmography (127)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006
Complicated Women
2003
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
The Woman Inside
1981
The Glove
1979
The Champ
1979
Battered
1978
Grease
1978
Opening Night
1977
