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Glenda Farrell
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 66
GenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn30/06/1904Born inEnid, Oklahoma, USADied01/05/1971 (aged 66)Died inNew York CityCauselung cancerWikidataQ272083 ↗Buried atWest Point CemeteryTMDb#29315 ↗

Glenda Farrell was an American actress. Farrell personified the smart and sassy, wisecracking blonde of the Classic Hollywood films. Her career spanned more than 50 years, and she appeared in numerous Broadway plays, films and television series. She won an Emmy Award in 1963 for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her performance as Martha Morrison in the medical drama television series Ben Casey.

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Filmography82 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1968The Name of the GameSeriesWoman64
1966Felony SquadSeries—62
1964BewitchedSeries—60
1964Kissin' CousinsMovieMa Tatum60
1964The Bing Crosby ShowSeries—60
1964The Disorderly OrderlyMovieDr. Jean Howard60
1963The FugitiveSeriesMrs. Maggie Lambert59
1961Ben CaseySeries—57
1961Dr. KildareSeriesVera Dennis57
1961The DefendersSeriesEdna Holley57
1961A String of BeadsMovie—57
1960Route 66Series—56
1960Special for WomenSeries—56
1960The IslandersSeriesMrs. Dan King56
1959RawhideSeriesMrs. Elizabeth Farragut55
1959Middle of the NightMovieMrs Mueller55
1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries—51
1954Secret of the IncasMovieMrs. Winston50
1954Susan Slept HereMovieMaude Snodgrass50
1953General Electric TheaterSeriesMrs. Brady49
1953Girls in the NightMovieAlice Haynes49
1952Apache War SmokeMovieFanny Webson48
1951Tales of TomorrowSeries—47
1950Your Show of ShowsSeries—46
1948Studio OneSeriesLucille Sears44
1948Studio OneSeriesMrs. Endsley44
1948I Love TroubleMovieHazel Bixby44
1948Lulu BelleMovieMolly Benson44
1948Mary LouMovieWinnie Winford44
1947Kraft Television TheatreSeriesMomma43
1947Heading for HeavenMovieNora Elkins43
1944Ever Since VenusMovieBabs Cartwright40
1943Klondike KateMovieMolly39
1943A Night for CrimeMovieSusan Cooper39
1943City Without MenMovieBillie LaRue39
1942The Talk of the TownMovieRegina Bush38
1942Twin BedsMovieSonya Cherupin38
1939Torchy Runs for MayorMovieTorchy Blane35
1939Breakdowns of 1939MovieSelf35
1939Torchy Blane in ChinatownMovieTorchy Blane35
1938ExposedMovie'Click' Stewart34
1938Torchy Gets Her ManMovieTorchy Blane34
1938Breakdowns of 1938MovieTorchy Blaine (archive footage) (uncredited)34
1938Hollywood HotelMovieMiss Jones, 'Jonesy'34
1938Prison BreakMovieJean Fenderson34
1938Stolen HeavenMovieRita34
1937Breakfast for TwoMovieCarol Wallace33
1937Smart BlondeMovieTorchy Blane33
1937The Adventurous BlondeMovieTorchy Blane33
1937Breakdowns of 1937MovieSelf33
1937You Live and LearnMovieMamie Wallis33
1937Fly Away BabyMovieTorchy Blane33
1937Sunday Night at the TrocaderoMovieGlenda Farrell33
1937Dance Charlie DanceMovieFanny Morgan33
1936The Law in Her HandsMovieDorothy Davis32
1936Breakdowns of 1936MovieSelf32
1936High TensionMovieEdith McNeil32
1935In CalienteMovieClara31
1935Things You Never See on the ScreenMovieSelf31
1935Gold Diggers of 1935MovieBetty Hawes31
1935Go Into Your DanceMovieMolly Howard31
1935We're in the MoneyMovieDixie Tilton31
1934Merry Wives of RenoMovieBunny30
1934The Big ShakedownMovieLily 'Lil' Duran30
1934I've Got Your NumberMovieBonnie aka Madame Francis30
1934Kansas City PrincessMovieMarie Callahan30
1933Lady for a DayMovieMissouri Martin29
1933Man's CastleMovieFay La Rue29
1933Gambling ShipMovieJeanne Sands29
1933Mary Stevens, M.D.MovieGlenda Carroll29
1933Bureau of Missing PersonsMovieBelle Howard Saunders29
1933How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back SwingMovieThe Golfer's Wife29
1933Girl MissingMovieKay Curtis29
1933The KeyholeMovieDot29
1933Grand SlamMovieBlondie29
1932Three on a MatchMovieVivian's Friend (uncredited)28
1932I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangMovieMarie Woods28
1932The Match KingMovieBabe28
1932Life BeginsMovieFlorette28
1932Scandal for SaleMovieStella28
1931Little CaesarMovieOlga Stassoff27
1929Lucky BoyMovieSecretary at theater (Unbilled)25