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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.

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Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell Biography / Wiki

NameJoan Blondell
Also KnowRose Joan Blondell, Джоан Блонделл, Rosebud Blondell
GenderFemale
Known ForActing
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Date of Birth1906-08-30
Age(as in 2022)73
Deathday1979-12-25

Joan Blondell Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
Blondie JohnsonVirginia M. “Blondie” Johnson1933-02-25A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss….
Gold Diggers of 1933Carol King1933-05-27Things get tough for Carol and her showgirl pals, Trixie and Polly, when the Great Depression kicks in and all the Broadway shows close down. Wealthy …
Lady for a NightJenny Blake1942-01-05Gambling boat operator Jenny Blake throws over her gambler beau Jack Morgan in order to marry into high society….
The Greeks Had a Word for ThemSchatzi Sutro1932-02-03A trio of money-hungry women rent a luxurious penthouse, spending their dough on drink and debonair clothing, backbiting and catfighting as they steal…
Three on a MatchMary Keaton1932-10-29Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery …
DamesMabel Anderson1934-09-01A reformer’s daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show….
Topper ReturnsGail Richards1941-03-21Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it’s Gail Richards, who was accidentally murdered while vacationing at the home of h…
Three Girls About TownHope Banner1941-10-23Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are “convention hostesses” in a hotel. A body is discovered next door as the magician’s convention is leaving and the …
The Famous Ferguson CaseMaizie Dickson1932-04-19A foreword warns against the peril of yellow journalism, and the story illustrates it by following events in the upstate New York town of Cornwall aft…
We’re in the MoneyGinger Stewart1935-08-17Ginger and Dixie are process servers for goofy lawyer Homer Bronson. The two friends want to quit, but they’re offered a thousand dollars to serve fou…
Big City BluesVida Fleet1932-09-18An Indiana boy comes into an inheritance and moves to New York City, living it up with his girlfriend until he gets in over his head and someone gets …
Miss Pacific FleetGloria Fay1935-12-14A down-on-her-luck showgirl sets her eyes on the cash prize that comes with winning the title “Miss Pacific Fleet”….
Central ParkDot1932-12-10Two destitute New Yorkers meet cute in Central Park and then separate and independently get tangled up with some gangsters only to be reunited again i…
Miss PinkertonNurse Georgia Adams aka Miss Pinkerton1932-05-27Scion of the once-rich Mitchell family, Herbert Wynn is found shot to death. Nurse Adams, bored by hospital routine, is recruited by the police to fer…
Just Around the CornerMrs. Graham1933-01-17Promotional short produced by General Electric for release through Warner Bros. to advertise GE’s home appliances….
SmartyVicki1934-05-19Vicki Wallace takes great pleasure in teasing her husband Tony who takes no pleasure at all in being teased and it isn’t long before he ups and clips …
Kansas City PrincessRosie Sturges1934-09-14Rosie and Marie are wisecracking Kansas City manicurists. Marie is an unabashed golddigger but Rosie would like to marry her gangster boyfriend Dynami…
I Want a DivorceGeraldine Brokaw1940-09-20Comedy about newlyweds wondering if their marriage was a mistake….
Havana WidowsMae Knight1933-11-18Two golddiggers go fishing for millionaires in Havana….
I’ve Got Your NumberMarie Lawson1934-02-24Two telephone repairmen have many adventures and romance a pair of blondes….
Broadway BadTony Landers1933-02-24Showgirl Tony Landers, supported by her friend Flip Daly, fights for the custody of her son during a divorce hearing….
Convention CityNancy Lorraine1933-12-14Extra-marital fun and games at a convention of the Honeywell Rubber Company in Atlantic City….
Model WifeJoan Keating Chambers1941-04-17Complications in a dressmaking firm when a model has to hide her marriage….
Traveling SalesladyAngela Twitchell1935-03-28A toothpaste magnate’s mischievous daughter, tired of her father’s traditional ways of conducting business, joins forces with her father’s rival and a…
Make Me a Star‘Flips’ Montague1932-07-01A grocery clerk, longing to become a cowboy actor, goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. Unfortunately, his acting ability is non-existent….
One And One Is OneHerself1936-01-01These home movies shot by Dick Powell feature his wife Joan Blondell in a series of poses and dances as she tries on various dresses….
Breakdowns of 1939Herself1940-01-02Flubs and bloopers that occurred ont the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1939….
The Devil’s Parade1930-06-06A Musical Revue set in Hades….
The Heart Breaker1930-06-30Plot unknown….
A Tree Grows in BrooklynAunt Sissy1945-02-28In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa’s alcoholism. We come to know these people well thro…
Bullets or BallotsLee Morgan1936-06-06After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger th…
Footlight ParadeNan Prescott1933-10-21A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going …
Blonde CrazyAnne Roberts1931-12-03Adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice….
East Side of HeavenMary Wilson1939-04-07A man finds himself the father, by proxy, of a ten-month-old baby and becomes involved in the turbulent lives of the child’s family….
Broadway GondolierAlice Hughes1935-07-27A taxi driver travels to Venice and poses as a gondolier to land a radio singing job….
Gold Diggers of 1937Norma Perry1936-12-28The partners of stage-producer J. J. Hobart gamble away the money for his new show. They enlist a gold-digging chorus girl to help get it back by co…
Two Girls on BroadwayMolly Mahoney1940-04-19Eddie Kerns sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical. He sends for his dance partner-fiancée Molly Mahoney w…
The Crowd RoarsAnne Scott1932-04-16Famous auto racing champion Joe Greer returns to his hometown to compete in a local race, discovering that his younger brother has aspirations to beco…
Lawyer ManOlga Michaels1932-12-24Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York racketeer named Gilmurry. Adam’s sudden renown att…
Union DepotRuth Collins1932-01-14Among the travelers of varied backgrounds that meet and interact on one night at Union Depot, a metropolitan train station, are Chick and his friend S…
Good Girls Go to ParisJenny Swanson1939-06-20Jenny Swanson, a waitress on a college campus, is dying to visit Paris. Thanks to English professor Ronald Brooke, she manages to make her dream come …
The Perfect SpecimenMona Carter1937-10-23Raised in seclusion to be the epitome of mental, physical and moral perfection, Gerald Beresford Wicks is resigned to following his grandmother’s wish…
Three Men on a HorseMabel1936-11-21A 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(archive footage)2008-10-21Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film….
Stand-InLester Plum1937-10-29An east coast efficiency expert who stakes his reputation on his ability to turn around a financially troubled Hollywood studio receives some help fro…
Sons o’ GunsYvonne1936-05-13Broadway star Jimmy Canfield stars in a patriotic show on the great white way during WWI. He plays the heroic soldier, but he is doesn’t want to join …
The Corpse Came C.O.D.Rosemary Durant1947-06-02Rival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and the box she receives with a dead man inside….
The Amazing Mr. WilliamsMaxine Carroll1939-11-22Kenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor’s secretary. Or isn’t he rather married with his job? For …
Stage StruckPeggy Revere1936-09-12A Broadway show is forced to bow to the whims of a talentless, whacky, but rich, Broadway actress with a contract….
Goodbye AgainAnne Rogers1933-09-09Flirtatious mix-ups abound when a celebrated novelist tangles with an old flame and her suspicious husband. Will the author’s savvy secretary, who’s s…
Off the RecordJane Morgan1939-01-21After a socially conscience reporter adopts a slum orphan after she causes his brother’s gang to go to prison….
There’s Always a WomanSally Reardon1938-04-20An investigator for the District Attorney’s office quits to open his own detective agency. However, business is so bad that he finally decides to give…
The King and the Chorus GirlMiss Dorothy Ellis1937-03-27A destitute, bored monarch falls in love with a chorus girl….
Back in Circulation‘Timmy’ Blake1937-09-25Morning Express ace reporter ‘Timmy’ Blake uses her wiles and charms to get the scoop on rival papers, and keep her editor happy. When the Express get…
He Was Her ManRose Lawrence1934-06-16A safecracker goes straight after doing a stretch for a bum rap. He agrees to do one last job for his “pals”….
Big Daddy1969-06-11A visitor to the Everglades swamps in Florida encounters and falls in love with an uneducated girl. But he finds competition for her affections from t…
The Dead Don’t DieLevenia1975-01-14In the 1930s, a sailor trying to prove that his brother was wrongly executed for murder finds himself becoming drawn into the occult world….
AdventureHelen Melohn1945-12-28A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian….
Stay Away, JoeGlenda Callahan1968-03-08Joe Lightcloud persuades his Congressman to give him 20 heifers and a prize bull so he and his father, Charlie, can prove that the Navajos can success…
Night NurseMaloney1931-07-16Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small chil…
Cry ‘Havoc’Grace1943-11-23The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn’t what they expected. A motley crew, including a Southern belle, a waitres…
The Kid from KokomoDoris Harvey1939-05-23Gruff boxing manager “Square Shooting Murph” Murphy manages a naive boxer from Indiana, Homer Baston.Homer is willing to give up his boxing career sea…
Angel BabyMollie Hays1961-05-14A woman who believes she has been chosen by God to heal people is taken in by a greedy promoter and his shrewish wife to make the rounds of the rural …
Kona CoastKittibelle Lightfoot1968-05-01Sam Moran is a Honolulu charter-boat captain who leads fishing expeditions in the tropical paradise. When his daughter is found murdered at the party …
The Blue VeilAnnie Rawlins1951-10-26A World War I widow loses her only child and spends the rest of her life as a children’s nurse….
LizzieAunt Morgan1957-04-04A psychiatrist treats a woman of three faces: neurotic Elizabeth, wanton Lizzie, and charming Beth….
My PastMarian Moore1931-05-03A stage star finds herself torn between a wealthy older man and a handsome younger one….
Don Juan QuilliganMarjorie Mossrock1945-06-01When a an overly romantic barge captain marries two women, each reminding him of his mother, he finds himself resorting to prison to escape them….
God’s Gift to WomenFifi1931-04-13A notorious womanizer sets his sights on a pretty American tourist, only to be told by his doctor that he must give up all romance for his health….
Broadway’s Like ThatRuth’s Pal1930-03-04A girl who works in a music store discovers, on the eve of her wedding, that her intended husband already has a wife….
Hollywood NewsreelSelf1934-03-24A potpourri of features involving Hollywood celebrities. The Columbia University football team, winner of the 1934 Rose Bowl game, visits the Warner B…
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and DesireSelf (archive footage)1991-07-15Actress Sally Field looks at the dramatic life and successful career of the superb actress Barbara Stanwyck (1907-90), a Hollywood legend….
The Woman InsideAunt Coll1981-09-01A Vietnam vet decides to undergo a sex change operation in the 1970’s. Canadian / American production….
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: ‘Trouble Shots’1931-09-18Golf legend Bobby Jones gives his take on trouble shots….
Desk SetPeg Costello1957-08-02A computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network’s research staff….
Opening NightSarah Goode1977-12-22Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about agin…
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?Violet1957-07-29To save his career, an ad man wants a sex symbol to endorse a lipstick. But she wants something too: he has to pretend to be her new lover….
The Public EnemyMamie1931-04-23Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blo…
Nightmare AlleyZeena Krumbein1947-10-09Stanton Carlisle joins a seedy carnival, working with “Mademoiselle Zeena” and her alcoholic husband, Pete….
The GloveMrs. Fitzgerald1979-12-01In this actioner, a bounty hunter is assigned to bring back an enormous and angry ex-convict who wears a deadly glove made of leather and steel. Rock’…
Christmas EveAnn Nelson1947-10-31The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administer her wealth, but she will be saved if her three l…
Big Business GirlPearl1931-06-12A young woman goes to New York and finds success in advertising thanks to her legs while her boyfriend spends the summer in Europe with his band….
ColleenMinnie Hawkins1936-03-21Musical about dingaling millionaire businessman Cedric Ames and his various employees…
Ride Beyond VengeanceMrs. Lavender1966-01-01Jonas Trapp falls in love with the beautiful Jessie, a wealthy girl out of his humble class. Against the wishes of her snobbish aunt, she marries him,…
The Reckless HourAllen Crane1931-08-15Seduced and abandoned, with child, by a charming cad, a former New York fashion model learns to detest the male race in general until befriended by a …
Things You Never See on the ScreenSelf1935-12-01Collection of Warner’s stars blundering through missed takes….
And She Learned About DamesHerself1934-03-27Students at New York’s Rovina Finishing School for Girls send their photographs to the makers of Claybury’s Beauty Soap, in the hope of being chosen a…
Support Your Local GunfighterJenny1971-05-26A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he’s a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to driv…
For Heaven’s SakeDaphne Peters1950-12-15An angel takes on human form in order to persuade a theatrical couple to finally consummate their child that has been waiting to be born….
Advance to the RearEasy Jenny1964-06-10As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath and his apathetic commanding officer, Col. Claude Brackenbur…
Winchester ’73Larouge1967-03-13TV Remake of the 1950 James Stewart Western movie of the same title has two brothers, one an ex-con the other a law officer, competing for possession …
The BaronMama Lou1977-01-01A black actor tries to make his own movie with an all-black cast, but to make it he’s forced to borrow money from the Mafia….
Winner Take AllBeverly Craig1975-03-03The chronicle of an average American housewife who just happens to be addicted to gambling….
The Office WifeKatharine Murdock1930-08-23Larry, a publisher, wants Kate to write a book about the ‘Office Wife’. An executive stenographer’s duties creates a relationship approaching that of …
Death at Love HouseMarcella Geffenhart1976-09-02Donna and Joel Gregory are staying at the estate of Lorna Love while researching a book about the long dead Hollywood goddess. Joel, whose father had …
BatteredEdna Thompson1978-09-26Gritty drama of three interweaving stories of three women of various backgrounds and ages whose marriages are complicated by spouse-abuse by their hus…
The Cincinnati KidLady Fingers1965-10-15An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game….
This Could Be the NightCrystal St. Clair1957-05-14To earn extra money, a prim schoolteacher takes a second job as secretary to the uncouth owner of a boisterous nightclub….
IllicitHelen ‘Duckie’ Childers1931-02-14Ann, a young woman with outrageously advanced ideas, has been living in sin with Dick, her lover, because of her conviction that marriage would destro…
The RebelsMrs. Brumple1979-05-14Philip Kent (Andrew Stevens) takes part in the American Revolution and the newly formed congress. (Episodes 3 and 4 of the Kent Chronicles miniseries….
MillieAngie1931-02-08Millie Blake is very careful about picking her husband, but that is no guarantee that a marriage will turn out well, nor that she will….
Sinners’ HolidayMyrtle1930-10-11Ma Delano runs a penny arcade in Coney Island, living upstairs with her sons and daughter. Story involves rum-running, accidental murder and a frame-u…
Other Men’s WomenMarie1931-01-17The friendship of two working stiff railroad engineers is put to the test when one falls for the other’s wife….
Waterhole #3Lavinia1967-10-10After a professional gambler kills a Confederate soldier, he finds a map pinpointing the location in the desert where stolen army gold bullion is buri…
The ChampDolly Kenyon1979-07-10The more you love, the harder you fight. The world looks at Billy Flynn and sees a has-been who seemingly never was, an ex-boxing champion slammed to …
The PhynxRuby1970-03-06A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania held by communist enemies of the USA….
The Spy in the Green HatMrs. ‘Fingers’ Stilletto1967-02-03“Spy in the Green Hat, The (1966)” on the other hand, is both exciting AND funny. Especially the scene where Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) hides from …
The Opposite SexEdith Potter1956-11-15Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to …
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. StoryHerself2008-05-15Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century….
Going Hollywood: The ’30s(archive footage)1984-01-01Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually get…
GreaseVi1978-07-07Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they’re now in the same high school, wi…
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodLandlady1976-07-26A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s….
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?(archive footage)1975-08-06Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression….
Talent ScoutBenefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)1937-07-24A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom….
Complicated WomenSelf (archive footage)2003-05-06A look at actresses who starred in films with thought-provoking subjects made between 1930 and July 1934, before the Hollywood Production Code —the …
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver JubileeHerself1930-08-01Mr. and Mrs. Warner Bros. Pictures and their precocious offspring, Little Miss Vitaphone, host a dinner in honor of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee, atten…

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