Joan Blondell
Date of birth: 1906-08-30
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Rose Joan Blondell, Джоан Блонделл, Rosebud Blondell
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
The Cincinnati Kid
1965-10-15
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time mast
Grease
1978-06-16
Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedl
Blondie Johnson
1933-02-25
A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to c
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945-02-28
In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933-05-27
When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to
Desk Set
1957-08-02
A computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network's research st
Opening Night
1977-12-22
Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her lat
Bullets or Ballots
1936-06-06
After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly
Footlight Parade
1933-10-21
A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when
Lady for a Night
1942-01-05
Gambling boat operator Jenny Blake throws over her gambler beau Jack Morgan in order to marry into h
The Dead Don't Die
1975-01-14
In the 1930s, a sailor trying to prove that his brother was wrongly executed for murder finds himsel
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932-02-03
A trio of money-hungry women rent a luxurious penthouse, spending their dough on drink and debonair
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976-07-26
A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a stu
Blonde Crazy
1931-09-16
The adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.
Three on a Match
1932-10-29
Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throw
The Opposite Sex
1956-11-15
Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair w
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
1957-07-29
To save his career, an ad man wants a sex symbol to endorse a lipstick but in exchange, she wants hi
East Side of Heaven
1939-04-07
A man finds himself the father, by proxy, of a ten-month-old baby and becomes involved in the turbul
Broadway Gondolier
1935-07-27
A taxi driver travels to Venice and poses as a gondolier to land a radio singing job.
Dames
1934-09-01
A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.
Adventure
1945-12-28
A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.
Topper Returns
1941-03-21
Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Gail Richards, accidentally m
The Public Enemy
1931-04-23
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971-05-26
A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he
Stay Away, Joe
1968-03-08
Joe Lightcloud persuades his Congressman to give him 20 heifers and a prize bull so he and his fathe
The Glove
1979-12-01
In this actioner, a bounty hunter is assigned to bring back an enormous and angry ex-convict who wea
Nightmare Alley
1947-10-09
A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle
Night Nurse
1931-07-16
Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training sh
Cry 'Havoc'
1943-11-23
The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn't what they expected. A
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936-12-28
The partners of stage-producer J. J. Hobart gamble away the money for his new show. They enlist a go
Christmas Eve
1947-10-31
The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administe
The Office Wife
1930-08-23
Larry, a publisher, wants Kate to write a book about the 'Office Wife'. An executive stenographer's
Two Girls on Broadway
1940-04-19
Eddie Kerns sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical. He se
Three Girls About Town
1941-10-23
Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next doo
This Could Be the Night
1957-05-14
To earn extra money, a prim schoolteacher takes a second job as secretary to the uncouth owner of a
For Heaven's Sake
1950-12-15
An angel takes on human form in order to persuade a theatrical couple to finally consummate their ch
Illicit
1931-02-14
Ann, a young woman with outrageously advanced ideas, has been living in sin with Dick, her lover, be
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932-04-19
A foreword warns against the peril of yellow journalism, and the story illustrates it by following e
The Kid from Kokomo
1939-05-23
Gruff boxing manager "Square Shooting Murph" Murphy manages a naive boxer from Indiana, Homer Baston
The Crowd Roars
1932-04-16
Famous auto racing champion Joe Greer returns to his hometown to compete in a local race, discoverin
Angel Baby
1961-05-14
A woman who believes she has been chosen by God to heal people is taken in by a greedy promoter and
Big Business Girl
1931-06-12
A young woman goes to New York and finds success in advertising thanks to her legs while her boyfrie
Colleen
1936-03-21
Musical about dingaling millionaire businessman Cedric Ames and his various employees
Lawyer Man
1932-12-24
Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York
The Rebels
1979-05-14
This sequel to "The Bastard" continues the saga of Philip Kent, the illegitimate son of an English n
Union Depot
1932-01-14
Among the travelers of varied backgrounds that meet and interact on one night at Union Depot, a metr
Good Girls Go to Paris
1939-06-20
Jenny Swanson, a waitress on a college campus, is dying to visit Paris. Thanks to English professor
Kona Coast
1968-05-01
Sam Moran is a Honolulu charter-boat captain who leads fishing expeditions in the tropical paradise.
The Blue Veil
1951-10-26
A World War I widow loses her only child and spends the rest of her life as a children's nurse.
The Perfect Specimen
1937-10-23
Raised in seclusion to be the epitome of mental, physical and moral perfection, Gerald Beresford Wic
Three Men on a Horse
1936-11-21
A meek salesman with an uncanny ability to pick horses is virtually kidnapped by a trio of gamblers.
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008-10-21
Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.
Millie
1931-02-06
After a tumultuous first marriage, Millie Blake learns to love her newfound independence and drags h
Lizzie
1957-04-04
A psychiatrist treats a woman of three faces: neurotic Elizabeth, wanton Lizzie, and charming Beth.
Big City Blues
1932-09-18
An Indiana boy comes into an inheritance and moves to New York City, living it up with his girlfrien
We're in the Money
1935-08-17
Ginger and Dixie are process servers for goofy lawyer Homer Bronson. The two friends want to quit, b
Advance to the Rear
1964-06-10
As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath and his ap
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947-06-02
Rival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and the b
Sons o' Guns
1936-05-13
Broadway star Jimmy Canfield stars in a patriotic show on the great white way during WWI. He plays t
Stand-In
1937-10-29
An east coast efficiency expert, who stakes his reputation on his ability to turn around a financial
The King and the Chorus Girl
1937-03-27
A destitute, bored monarch falls in love with a chorus girl.
The Reckless Hour
1931-08-15
Seduced and abandoned, with child, by a charming cad, a former New York fashion model learns to dete
Make Me a Star
1932-07-01
A grocery clerk, longing to become a cowboy actor, goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune.
There's Always a Woman
1938-04-20
An investigator for the District Attorney's office quits to open his own detective agency. However,
The Phynx
1970-03-06
A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania
Miss Pacific Fleet
1935-12-14
A down-on-her-luck showgirl sets her eyes on the cash prize that comes with winning the title "Miss
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939-11-22
Kenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's secret
Sinners' Holiday
1930-10-11
Ma Delano runs a penny arcade in Coney Island, living upstairs with her sons and daughter. Story inv
Traveling Saleslady
1935-03-28
A toothpaste magnate's mischievous daughter, tired of her father's traditional ways of conducting bu
He Was Her Man
1934-06-16
A safecracker goes straight after doing a stretch for a bum rap. He agrees to do one last job for hi
Central Park
1932-12-10
Two destitute New Yorkers meet cute in Central Park and then separate and independently get tangled
Miss Pinkerton
1932-05-27
Scion of the once-rich Mitchell family, Herbert Wynn is found shot to death. Nurse Adams, bored by h
Stage Struck
1936-09-12
A Broadway show is forced to bow to the whims of a talentless, whacky, but rich, Broadway actress wi
Just Around the Corner
1933-01-17
Promotional short produced by General Electric for release through Warner Bros. to advertise GE's ho
Smarty
1934-05-19
Vicki Wallace takes great pleasure in teasing her husband Tony who takes no pleasure at all in being
Kansas City Princess
1934-09-14
Rosie and Marie are wisecracking Kansas City manicurists. Marie is an unabashed golddigger but Rosie
My Past
1931-05-03
A stage star finds herself torn between a wealthy older man and a handsome younger one.
I Want a Divorce
1940-09-20
Comedy about newlyweds wondering if their marriage was a mistake.
Goodbye Again
1933-09-09
Flirtatious mix-ups abound when a celebrated novelist tangles with an old flame and her suspicious h
Off the Record
1939-01-21
After a socially conscience reporter adopts a slum orphan after she causes his brother's gang to go
Havana Widows
1933-11-18
Two golddiggers go fishing for millionaires in Havana.
Don Juan Quilligan
1945-06-01
When a an overly romantic barge captain marries two women, each reminding him of his mother, he find
I've Got Your Number
1934-02-24
Two telephone repairmen have many adventures and romance a pair of blondes.
Other Men's Women
1931-01-17
The friendship of two working stiff railroad engineers is put to the test when one falls for the oth
Broadway Bad
1933-02-24
Showgirl Tony Landers, supported by her friend Flip Daly, fights for the custody of her son during a
Convention City
1933-12-14
Extra-marital fun and games at a convention of the Honeywell Rubber Company in Atlantic City. Presid
God's Gift to Women
1931-04-13
A notorious womanizer sets his sights on a pretty American tourist, only to be told by his doctor th
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984-01-01
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were
A Marriage of Strangers
1959-05-14
Jerry and Louise are two shy types who meet and wed through a lonely hearts club. They soon learn th
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967-02-03
"Spy in the Green Hat, The (1966)" on the other hand, is both exciting AND funny. Especially the sce
Broadway's Like That
1930-03-04
A girl who works in a music store discovers, on the eve of her wedding, that her intended husband al
Model Wife
1941-04-17
Complications in a dressmaking firm when a model has to hide her marriage.
Back in Circulation
1937-08-27
Morning Express ace reporter 'Timmy' Blake uses her wiles and charms to get the scoop on rival paper
The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle
1965-01-01
A promotional short for The Cincinnati Kid (1965) showcasing the card handling skills of magician an
Winchester '73
1967-03-14
TV Remake of the 1950 James Stewart Western movie of the same title has two brothers, one an ex-con
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930-08-01
Mr. and Mrs. Warner Bros. Pictures and their precocious offspring, Little Miss Vitaphone, host a din
Kilroy
1965-03-14
Just discharged from the Marine Corps, Oscar Kilroy arrives in the small town of Wilton Junction. Be
The Baron
1977-01-01
A black actor tries to make his own movie with an all-black cast, but to make it he's forced to borr
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990-02-02
Abandoned by his father, he was a reform school kid with nothing going for him and a giant chip on h
The Champ
1979-07-07
Billy used to be a great boxer, but he's settled into a hardscrabble life that revolves around drink
Ride Beyond Vengeance
1966-01-01
Jonas Trapp falls in love with the beautiful Jessie, a wealthy girl out of his humble class. Against
Hollywood Newsreel
1934-03-24
A potpourri of features involving Hollywood celebrities. The Columbia University football team, winn
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006-03-21
Short documentary about the Great Depression's impact on film, specifically Berkeley musicals.
Waterhole #3
1967-10-10
After a professional gambler kills a Confederate soldier, he finds a map pinpointing the location in
Winner Take All
1975-03-03
The chronicle of an average American housewife who just happens to be addicted to gambling.
Talent Scout
1937-07-24
A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.
One And One Is One
1936-01-01
These home movies shot by Dick Powell feature his wife Joan Blondell in a series of poses and dances
The Voice of Hollywood
1930-08-30
The Voice of Hollywood hosted by Pat O'Brien. Features Joan Blondell, Robert Montgomery, Elissa Land
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008-05-15
Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American ent
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991-07-15
Actress Sally Field looks at the dramatic life and successful career of the superb actress Barbara S
Death at Love House
1976-09-03
Donna and Joel Gregory are staying at the estate of Lorna Love while researching a book about the lo
The Woman Inside
1981-09-01
A Vietnam vet decides to undergo a sex change operation in the 1970s.
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935-12-01
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1935.
Breakdowns of 1939
1939-12-31
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1939.
Battered
1978-09-26
Gritty drama of three interweaving stories of three women of various backgrounds and ages whose marr
And She Learned About Dames
1934-03-27
Students at New York's Rovina Finishing School for Girls send their photographs to the makers of Cla
Complicated Women
2003-05-06
Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, u
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
1931-09-13
Golf legend Bobby Jones gives his take on trouble shots.
Big Daddy
1969-06-11
A visitor to the Everglades swamps in Florida encounters and falls in love with an uneducated girl.
The Heart Breaker
1930-06-30
The Devil's Parade
1930-06-06
A Musical Revue set in Hades.
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009-01-01
A two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
1935-04-12
Part of the Screen Snapshots series.
Child of Trouble
1957-05-02
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Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 5"
1936-01-01
Silent home movies, in both black and white and color, of Dick Powell and Joan Blondell from around
Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning"
1936-01-01
Silent home movies, in both black and white and color, featuring footage of Dick Powell and Joan Blo
Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 3, Normie"
1936-01-01
Silent home movies, in both black and white and color, of Joan Blondell, Dick Powell and a young chi