Joan 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.
Filmography
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Complicated Women
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Going Hollywood: The '30s
The Woman Inside
The Glove
The Champ
Battered
Grease
Opening Night
The Baron
Death at Love House
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Winner Take All
The Dead Don't Die
Support Your Local Gunfighter
The Phynx
Big Daddy
