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Joan Blondell
Acting

Joan Blondell

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

30 Aug 1906

Age

120 Years

Born In

New York City, New York, USA

Total Projects

178

Years Active

79 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.4 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

movie

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

2009

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

as Self (archive footage)

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

movie

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

2008

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

as Self (archive footage)

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

movie

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

2008

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

as Self

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

movie

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

2006

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

as Self (archive footage)

Complicated Women

movie

Complicated Women

2003

Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

movie

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

1991

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as Self (archive footage)

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

movie

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

1990

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

as Self (archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

movie

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

The Woman Inside

movie

The Woman Inside

1981

The Woman Inside

as Aunt Coll

The Glove

movie

The Glove

1979

The Glove

as Mrs. Fitzgerald

The Champ

movie

The Champ

1979

The Champ

as Dolly Kenyon

The Rebels

tv

The Rebels

1979

The Rebels

as Mrs. Brumple

CineRaya

tv

$weepstake$

1979

$weepstake$

as Mme. Grimaldi

Battered

movie

Battered

1978

Battered

as Edna Thompson

Grease

movie

Grease

1978

Grease

as Vi

Opening Night

movie

Opening Night

1977

Opening Night

as Sarah Goode

The Love Boat

tv

The Love Boat

1977

The Love Boat

as Ramona Bevans

The Baron

movie

The Baron

1977

The Baron

as Mama Lou

Death at Love House

movie

Death at Love House

1976

Death at Love House

as Marcella Geffenhart

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

movie

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

as Landlady

Starsky & Hutch

tv

Starsky & Hutch

1975

Starsky & Hutch

as Mrs. Pruitt

Switch

tv

Switch

1975

Switch

as Mrs. Lear

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

movie

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Winner Take All

movie

Winner Take All

1975

Winner Take All

as Beverly Craig

The Dead Don't Die

movie

The Dead Don't Die

1975

The Dead Don't Die

as Levenia

The Snoop Sisters

tv

The Snoop Sisters

1973

The Snoop Sisters

as Madame Mimi

Police Story

tv

Police Story

1973

Police Story

Banyon

tv

Banyon

1972

Banyon

as Peggy Revere

The Rookies

tv

The Rookies

1972

The Rookies

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

tv

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

1971

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

as Aunt Louise

Support Your Local Gunfighter

movie

Support Your Local Gunfighter

1971

Support Your Local Gunfighter

as Jenny

The Phynx

movie

The Phynx

1970

The Phynx

as Ruby

McCloud

tv

McCloud

1970

McCloud

Love, American Style

tv

Love, American Style

1969

Love, American Style

Medical Center

tv

Medical Center

1969

Medical Center

as Doris

Big Daddy

movie

Big Daddy

1969

Big Daddy

Here Come the Brides

tv

Here Come the Brides

1968

Here Come the Brides

as Lottie Hatfield

The Name of the Game

tv

The Name of the Game

1968

The Name of the Game

as Miss Wall

The Outsider

tv

The Outsider

1968

The Outsider

as Sadie Burch

Kona Coast

movie

Kona Coast

1968

Kona Coast

as Kittibelle Lightfoot Clark

Stay Away, Joe

movie

Stay Away, Joe

1968

Stay Away, Joe

as Glenda Callahan

Waterhole #3

movie

Waterhole #3

1967

Waterhole #3

as Lavinia

The Guns of Will Sonnett

tv

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as Miss Lottie

Winchester '73

movie

Winchester '73

1967

Winchester '73

as Larouge

The Spy in the Green Hat

movie

The Spy in the Green Hat

1967

The Spy in the Green Hat

as Mrs. 'Fingers' Stilletto

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

tv

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

1966

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

as Madame

Family Affair

tv

Family Affair

1966

Family Affair

That Girl

tv

That Girl

1966

That Girl

CineRaya

tv

Summer Fun

1966

Summer Fun

Ride Beyond Vengeance

movie

Ride Beyond Vengeance

1966

Ride Beyond Vengeance

as Mrs. Lavender

The Cincinnati Kid

movie

The Cincinnati Kid

1965

The Cincinnati Kid

as Lady Fingers

Kilroy

movie

Kilroy

1965

Kilroy

as Rose Kelsey

The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle

movie

The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle

1965

The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle

as Self

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

tv

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

1964

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

as Mrs. Fingers Stilletto

Advance to the Rear

movie

Advance to the Rear

1964

Advance to the Rear

as Easy Jenny

CineRaya

tv

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Mrs. Melvin Freebie

Petticoat Junction

tv

Petticoat Junction

1963

Petticoat Junction

as Florabelle Campbell

Burke's Law

tv

Burke's Law

1963

Burke's Law

as Ethel Kronkeit

Burke's Law

tv

Burke's Law

1963

Burke's Law

as Candy Sturdevant

CineRaya

tv

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963

The Greatest Show on Earth

as T.T. Hill

CineRaya

tv

Vacation Playhouse

1963

Vacation Playhouse

as Miss Zilke

The Lucy Show

tv

The Lucy Show

1962

The Lucy Show

as Joan Brenner

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

tv

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Virginian

tv

The Virginian

1962

The Virginian

as Rosanna Dobie

The Mike Douglas Show

tv

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Dr. Kildare

tv

Dr. Kildare

1961

Dr. Kildare

as Dolly Marlowe

Angel Baby

movie

Angel Baby

1961

Angel Baby

as Mollie Hays

My Three Sons

tv

My Three Sons

1960

My Three Sons

as Harriet Blanchard

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

tv

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Helene Terry

The Untouchables

tv

The Untouchables

1959

The Untouchables

as Hannah 'Lucy' Wagnall

Adventures in Paradise

tv

Adventures in Paradise

1959

Adventures in Paradise

as Millicent Brass

The Twilight Zone

tv

The Twilight Zone

1959

The Twilight Zone

as Phyllis Britt

Bonanza

tv

Bonanza

1959

Bonanza

as Lillian Manfred

A Marriage of Strangers

movie

A Marriage of Strangers

1959

A Marriage of Strangers

as Mrs. Patrick

The Real McCoys

tv

The Real McCoys

1957

The Real McCoys

as Aunt Win

Desk Set

movie

Desk Set

1957

Desk Set

as Peg Costello

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

movie

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

1957

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

as Violet

CineRaya

tv

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

This Could Be the Night

movie

This Could Be the Night

1957

This Could Be the Night

as Crystal St. Clair

Child of Trouble

movie

Child of Trouble

1957

Child of Trouble

as Helen Green

Lizzie

movie

Lizzie

1957

Lizzie

as Aunt Morgan

The Opposite Sex

movie

The Opposite Sex

1956

The Opposite Sex

as Edith Potter

CineRaya

tv

Playwrights '56

1955

Playwrights '56

The Wonderful World of Disney

tv

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Rose Kelsey

General Electric Theater

tv

General Electric Theater

1953

General Electric Theater

as Joan Preston

The Blue Veil

movie

The Blue Veil

1951

The Blue Veil

as Annie Rawlins

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

tv

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Calamity Jane

For Heaven's Sake

movie

For Heaven's Sake

1950

For Heaven's Sake

as Daphne Peters

CineRaya

tv

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Lux Video Theatre

as May

The Colgate Comedy Hour

tv

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

What's My Line?

tv

What's My Line?

1950

What's My Line?

as Self

Suspense

tv

Suspense

1949

Suspense

as Clara

Studio One

tv

Studio One

1948

Studio One

as Ruth Breen

The Ed Sullivan Show

tv

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Christmas Eve

movie

Christmas Eve

1947

Christmas Eve

as Ann Nelson

Nightmare Alley

movie

Nightmare Alley

1947

Nightmare Alley

as Zeena Krumbein

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

movie

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

1947

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

as Rosemary Durant

Adventure

movie

Adventure

1945

Adventure

as Helen Melohn

Don Juan Quilligan

movie

Don Juan Quilligan

1945

Don Juan Quilligan

as Marjorie Mossrock

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

movie

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

as Aunt Sissy

Cry 'Havoc'

movie

Cry 'Havoc'

1943

Cry 'Havoc'

as Grace

Lady for a Night

movie

Lady for a Night

1942

Lady for a Night

as Jenny Blake

Three Girls About Town

movie

Three Girls About Town

1941

Three Girls About Town

as Hope Banner

Model Wife

movie

Model Wife

1941

Model Wife

as Joan Keating Chambers

Topper Returns

movie

Topper Returns

1941

Topper Returns

as Gail Richards

I Want a Divorce

movie

I Want a Divorce

1940

I Want a Divorce

as Geraldine Brokaw

Two Girls on Broadway

movie

Two Girls on Broadway

1940

Two Girls on Broadway

as Molly Mahoney

Breakdowns of 1939

movie

Breakdowns of 1939

1939

Breakdowns of 1939

as Self

The Amazing Mr. Williams

movie

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

The Amazing Mr. Williams

as Maxine Carroll

Good Girls Go to Paris

movie

Good Girls Go to Paris

1939

Good Girls Go to Paris

as Jenny Swanson

The Kid from Kokomo

movie

The Kid from Kokomo

1939

The Kid from Kokomo

as Doris Harvey

East Side of Heaven

movie

East Side of Heaven

1939

East Side of Heaven

as Mary Wilson

Off the Record

movie

Off the Record

1939

Off the Record

as Jane Morgan

There's Always a Woman

movie

There's Always a Woman

1938

There's Always a Woman

as Sally Reardon

Stand-In

movie

Stand-In

1937

Stand-In

as Lester Plum

The Perfect Specimen

movie

The Perfect Specimen

1937

The Perfect Specimen

as Mona Carter

Back in Circulation

movie

Back in Circulation

1937

Back in Circulation

as 'Timmy' Blake

Talent Scout

movie

Talent Scout

1937

Talent Scout

as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)

The King and the Chorus Girl

movie

The King and the Chorus Girl

1937

The King and the Chorus Girl

as Miss Dorothy Ellis

Gold Diggers of 1937

movie

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936

Gold Diggers of 1937

as Norma Perry

Three Men on a Horse

movie

Three Men on a Horse

1936

Three Men on a Horse

as Mabel

Stage Struck

movie

Stage Struck

1936

Stage Struck

as Peggy Revere

Bullets or Ballots

movie

Bullets or Ballots

1936

Bullets or Ballots

as Lee Morgan

Sons o' Guns

movie

Sons o' Guns

1936

Sons o' Guns

as Yvonne

Colleen

movie

Colleen

1936

Colleen

as Minnie Hawkins

One And One Is One

movie

One And One Is One

1936

One And One Is One

as Herself

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 5"

movie

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 5"

1936

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 5"

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning"

movie

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning"

1936

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning"

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 3, Normie"

movie

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 3, Normie"

1936

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 3, Normie"

Miss Pacific Fleet

movie

Miss Pacific Fleet

1935

Miss Pacific Fleet

as Gloria Fay

Things You Never See on the Screen

movie

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935

Things You Never See on the Screen

as Self

We're in the Money

movie

We're in the Money

1935

We're in the Money

as Ginger Stewart

Broadway Gondolier

movie

Broadway Gondolier

1935

Broadway Gondolier

as Alice Hughes

CineRaya

movie

Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

1935

Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

Traveling Saleslady

movie

Traveling Saleslady

1935

Traveling Saleslady

as Angela Twitchell

Kansas City Princess

movie

Kansas City Princess

1934

Kansas City Princess

as Rosie Sturges

Dames

movie

Dames

1934

Dames

as Mabel Anderson

He Was Her Man

movie

He Was Her Man

1934

He Was Her Man

as Rose Lawrence

Smarty

movie

Smarty

1934

Smarty

as Vicki

And She Learned About Dames

movie

And She Learned About Dames

1934

And She Learned About Dames

as Herself

CineRaya

movie

Hollywood Newsreel

1934

Hollywood Newsreel

as Self

I've Got Your Number

movie

I've Got Your Number

1934

I've Got Your Number

as Marie Lawson

Convention City

movie

Convention City

1933

Convention City

as Nancy Lorraine

Havana Widows

movie

Havana Widows

1933

Havana Widows

as Mae Knight

Footlight Parade

movie

Footlight Parade

1933

Footlight Parade

as Nan Prescott

Goodbye Again

movie

Goodbye Again

1933

Goodbye Again

as Anne Rogers

Gold Diggers of 1933

movie

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

as Carol

Blondie Johnson

movie

Blondie Johnson

1933

Blondie Johnson

as Virginia M. "Blondie" Johnson

Broadway Bad

movie

Broadway Bad

1933

Broadway Bad

as Tony Landers

Just Around the Corner

movie

Just Around the Corner

1933

Just Around the Corner

as Mrs. Graham

Lawyer Man

movie

Lawyer Man

1932

Lawyer Man

as Olga Michaels

Central Park

movie

Central Park

1932

Central Park

as Dot

Three on a Match

movie

Three on a Match

1932

Three on a Match

as Mary Keaton

Big City Blues

movie

Big City Blues

1932

Big City Blues

as Vida Fleet

Make Me a Star

movie

Make Me a Star

1932

Make Me a Star

as 'Flips' Montague

Miss Pinkerton

movie

Miss Pinkerton

1932

Miss Pinkerton

as Nurse Georgia Adams aka Miss Pinkerton

The Famous Ferguson Case

movie

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

The Famous Ferguson Case

as Maizie Dickson

The Crowd Roars

movie

The Crowd Roars

1932

The Crowd Roars

as Anne Scott

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

movie

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

1932

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

as Schatzi Sutro

Union Depot

movie

Union Depot

1932

Union Depot

as Ruth Collins

Blonde Crazy

movie

Blonde Crazy

1931

Blonde Crazy

as Anne Roberts

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

movie

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

1931

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

as Self - Gallery Member (uncredited)

The Reckless Hour

movie

The Reckless Hour

1931

The Reckless Hour

as Allen Crane

Night Nurse

movie

Night Nurse

1931

Night Nurse

as Maloney

Big Business Girl

movie

Big Business Girl

1931

Big Business Girl

as Pearl

My Past

movie

My Past

1931

My Past

as Marian Moore

The Public Enemy

movie

The Public Enemy

1931

The Public Enemy

as Mamie

God's Gift to Women

movie

God's Gift to Women

1931

God's Gift to Women

as Fifi

Illicit

movie

Illicit

1931

Illicit

as Helen 'Duckie' Childers

Millie

movie

Millie

1931

Millie

as Angie

Other Men's Women

movie

Other Men's Women

1931

Other Men's Women

as Marie

Sinners' Holiday

movie

Sinners' Holiday

1930

Sinners' Holiday

as Myrtle

CineRaya

movie

The Voice of Hollywood

1930

The Voice of Hollywood

The Office Wife

movie

The Office Wife

1930

The Office Wife

as Katharine Murdock

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

movie

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

1930

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

as Self

CineRaya

movie

The Heart Breaker

1930

The Heart Breaker

CineRaya

movie

The Devil's Parade

1930

The Devil's Parade

Broadway's Like That

movie

Broadway's Like That

1930

Broadway's Like That

as Ruth's Pal

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