Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Acting
Born 1906-08-30 New York City, New York, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 1.2
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...
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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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Fantasy Island poster
Fantasy Island
as Naomi Gittings
1978-01-28
The Love Boat poster
The Love Boat
as Ramona Bevans
1977-09-24
Starsky & Hutch poster
Starsky & Hutch
as Mrs. Pruitt
1975-09-10
Switch poster
Switch
as Mrs. Lear
1975-09-09
Police Story poster
Police Story
1973-03-20
Love, American Style poster
Love, American Style
1969-09-29

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