Joan Blondell
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.
Acting
Movie
Grease
as Vi
1978
TV
The Twilight Zone
as Phyllis Britt
1959
TV
Bonanza
as Lillian Manfred
1959
Movie
The Public Enemy
as Mamie
1931
Movie
The Cincinnati Kid
as Lady Fingers
1965
Movie
Opening Night
as Sarah Goode
1977
Movie
Nightmare Alley
as Zeena Krumbein
1947
Movie
The Champ
as Dolly Kenyon
1979
TV
Starsky & Hutch
as Mrs. Pruitt
1975
TV
The Love Boat
as Ramona Bevans
1977
Movie
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Carol
1933
TV
The Untouchables
as Hannah 'Lucy' Wagnall
1959
Movie
Desk Set
as Peg Costello
1957
Movie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Aunt Sissy
1945
Movie
Footlight Parade
as Nan Prescott
1933
Movie
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Jenny
1971
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Movie
Night Nurse
as Maloney
1931
Movie
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
as Violet
1957
Movie
Three on a Match
as Mary Keaton
1932
TV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Mrs. Fingers Stilletto
1964
Movie
Topper Returns
as Gail Richards
1941
TV
McCloud
1970
Movie
Bullets or Ballots
as Lee Morgan
1936