Joan Blondell

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Born of stage savvy parents, Joan Blondell was famous as a blonde-haired, cynical, wise-cracking beauty with enormous blue eyes. She was mainly active during the 1930's where she most often was cast as a street-wise gold-digging showgirl.

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1979 The Glove Mrs. Fitzgerald
1979 The Rebels Mrs. Brumple
1979 The Champ Dolly Kenyon
1978 Grease Vi
1977 Opening Night Sarah Goode
1976 Starsky and Hutch (1)
1976 Death at Love House Marcella Geffenhart
1976 Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood Landlady
1976 Switch (1)
1975 The Dead Don't Die Levenia
1974 The Snoop Sisters (1) Madame Mimi
1973 The Rookies (0)
1971 McCloud (1)
1971 Support Your Local Gunfighter! Jenny
1970 The Name of the Game (1)
1970 The Phynx Ruby
1968 Kona Coast Kittibelle Lightfoot
1968 Stay Away, Joe Glenda Callahan
1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett (1)
1967 Family Affair (0)
1967 Waterhole #3 Lavinia
1967 The Spy in the Green Hat Mrs. 'Fingers' Stilletto
1967 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1)
1965 My Three Sons (0)
1965 The Lucy Show (1)
1965 The Cincinnati Kid Lady Fingers
1965 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1)
1964 Dr. Kildare (1)
1964 Bonanza (1)
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (1)
1964 Twilight Zone (1)
1963 Wagon Train (1)
1963 The Real McCoys (3)
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (1)
1961 Angel Baby Mollie Hays
1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1)
1961 The Untouchables (1)
1961 The Witness (1)
1958 This Could Be the Night Crystal St. Clair
1958 Lizzie Aunt Morgan
1957 Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Violet
1957 Desk Set Peg Costello
1957 The Opposite Sex Edith Potter
1955 G.E. True Theater (1)
1955 When the Talkies Were Young Myrtle
1955 Shower of Stars (1) Guest
1952 Schlitz Playhouse (1)
1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour (1) Guest
1947 Nightmare Alley Zeena Krumbein
1945 Adventure Helen Melohn
1945 A Tree Grows In Brooklyn Sissy Edwards
1943 Cry 'Havoc' Grace
1941 Topper Returns Gail Richards
1940 Two Girls on Broadway Molly Mahoney
1938 There's Always a Woman Sally Reardon
1937 Stand-In Lester Plum
1937 The King and the Chorus Girl Miss Dorothy Ellis
1936 Stage Struck Peggy Revere
1936 Bullets or Ballots Lee Morgan
1936 Colleen Minnie Hawkins
1935 We're in the Money Ginger Stewart
1935 Traveling Saleslady Angela Twitchell
1934 Dames Mabel Anderson
1934 He Was Her Man Rose Lawrence
1934 Smarty Vicki Wallace Thorpe
1933 Havana Widows Mae Knight
1933 Footlight Parade Nan Prescott
1933 Gold Diggers of 1933 Carol King
1933 Blondie Johnson Blondie Johnson
1933 Lawyer Man Olga Michaels
1932 Central Park Dot
1932 Three on a Match Mary Keaton / Mary Bernard
1932 Three on a Match Mary Keaton / Mary Bernard
1932 Big City Blues Vida Fleet
1932 Make Me a Star 'Flips' Montague
1932 The Famous Ferguson Case Maizie Dickson
1932 The Crowd Roars Anne Scott
1932 The Greeks Had a Word for Them Schatzi Sutro
1932 Union Depot Ruth Collins
1931 Blonde Crazy Anne Roberts
1931 The Reckless Hour Myrtle Nichols
1931 Night Nurse B. Maloney
1931 The Public Enemy Mamie
1931 God's Gift to Women Fifi
1931 Millie Angie Wickerstaff
1931 Other Men's Women Marie
1930 Sinners' Holiday Myrtle
1930 The Office Wife Katherine Murdock
General Information Edit
Credited Name Joan Blondell
Gender Female
Birthday Aug. 30, 1906
Death Dec. 25, 1979
Primary Role Actor
Hometown New York City
Country USA
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