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Glenda Farrell was an American actress of film, television, and theater. With a career spanning more than 50 years, Farrell appeared in over 100 films and television series, as well as numerous Broadway plays. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960, and won an Emmy Award for best supporting actress for her performance in the television series Ben Casey in 1963.
Born
Thursday, 30 June 1904
Died
Saturday, 01 May 1971
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bloopermania | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| American Masters | Marie | 1986 |
| Tiger by the Tail | Sarah Harvey | 1970 |
| The Name of the Game | Woman | 1968 |
| The Felony Squad | Jeanette Anderson | 1966 |
| The Disorderly Orderly | Dr. Jean Howard | 1964 |
| Bewitched | Hortense Rockeford | 1964 |
| The Bing Crosby Show | Aunt Lulu | 1964 |
| Kissin' Cousins | Ma Tatum | 1964 |
| The Fugitive | Mrs. Maggie Lambert | 1963 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bloopermania | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| American Masters | Marie | 1986 |
| Tiger by the Tail | Sarah Harvey | 1970 |
| The Name of the Game | Woman | 1968 |
| The Felony Squad | Jeanette Anderson | 1966 |
| The Disorderly Orderly | Dr. Jean Howard | 1964 |
| Bewitched | Hortense Rockeford | 1964 |
| The Bing Crosby Show | Aunt Lulu | 1964 |
| Kissin' Cousins | Ma Tatum | 1964 |
| The Fugitive | Mrs. Maggie Lambert | 1963 |
| Frontier Circus | Ma Jukes | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Martha Morrison | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Vera Dennis | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Edna Holley | 1961 |
| A String of Beads | 1961 | |
| Westinghouse Playhouse | Laura | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Laverne | 1960 |
| The Islanders | Mrs. Dan King | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Buick-Electra Playhouse | Landlady | 1959 |
| Our American Heritage | Martha Roosevelt | 1959 |
| Play of the Week | Rose Frobisher | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Lulabelle 'Looney' Watkins | 1959 |
| Middle of the Night | Mrs. Mueller | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut | 1959 |
| Cimarron City | Maggie Arkins | 1958 |
| Wagon Train | Belle MacAbee | 1957 |
| The Sheriff of Cochise | Sarah Avery | 1956 |
| The Alcoa Hour | Eloise Schroeder | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Mae Swasey | 1955 |
| The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing | Mrs. Nesbit | 1955 |
| The Elgin Hour | Mrs. Dane | 1954 |
| Susan Slept Here | Maude Snodgrass | 1954 |
| Secret of the Incas | Mrs. Winston | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Edna Huntington / Grace Smith / Mrs. Rausch / Mrs. Stevenson | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Mrs. Brady | 1953 |
| Girls in the Night | Alice Haynes | 1953 |
| Apache War Smoke | Fanny Webson | 1952 |
| Goodyear Playhouse | Mrs. Davis | 1951 |
| Personal Appearance Theater | Christopher Cross | 1951 |
| The Prudential Family Playhouse | Effie Flound | 1950 |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | Serena Price | 1950 |
| Starlight Theatre | Dorine | 1950 |
| Your Show of Shows | Self - Guest Performer | 1950 |
| The Ken Murray Show | Self | 1950 |
| This Is Show Business | Self - Panelist | 1949 |
| Celebrity Time | Herself | 1948 |
| Studio One | Mrs. Endsley / Lucille Sears / Irene / Claire | 1948 |
| Lulu Belle | Molly Benson | 1948 |
| Mary Lou | Winnie Winford | 1948 |
| I Love Trouble | Hazel Bixby | 1948 |
| Heading for Heaven | Nora Elkins | 1947 |
| Kraft Theatre | Stella Harvey / Momma / Alma Wilkes | 1947 |
| Front Row Center | May Cooper | 1945 |
| Ever Since Venus | Babs Cartwright | 1944 |
| Klondike Kate | Molly | 1943 |
| A Night for Crime | Susan Cooper | 1943 |
| City Without Men | Billie LaRue | 1943 |
| The Talk of the Town | Regina Bush | 1942 |
| Twin Beds | Sonya Cherupin | 1942 |
| Johnny Eager | Mae Blythe / Mae Blythe Agridowski | 1941 |
| Torchy Runs for Mayor | Torchy Blane | 1939 |
| Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Torchy Blane | 1939 |
| Breakdowns of 1938 | Torchy Blaine (Fly Away Baby outtakes) | 1938 |
| Torchy Gets Her Man | Torchy Blane | 1938 |
| Exposed | 'Click' Stewart | 1938 |
| The Road to Reno | Sylvia Shane | 1938 |
| Prison Break | Jean Fenderson | 1938 |
| Stolen Heaven | Rita | 1938 |
| You Live and Learn | Mamie Wallis | 1938 |
| Blondes at Work | Torchy Blane | 1938 |
| Hollywood Hotel | Jonesy / Miss Jones, 'Jonesy' | 1937 |
| The Adventurous Blonde | Torchy Blane | 1937 |
| Breakfast for Two | Carol Wallace | 1937 |
| Sunday Night at the Trocadero | Glenda Farrell | 1937 |
| Dance Charlie Dance | Fanny Morgan | 1937 |
| Fly Away Baby | Torchy Blane | 1937 |
| Breakdowns of 1937 | Herself / Self | 1937 |
| Smart Blonde | Torchy Blane | 1937 |
| Breakdowns of 1936 | Herself / Self | 1936 |
| Gold Diggers of 1937 | Genevieve Larkin | 1936 |
| Here Comes Carter | Verna Kennedy | 1936 |
| High Tension | Edith McNeil | 1936 |
| Nobody's Fool | Ruby Miller | 1936 |
| The Law in Her Hands | Dorothy 'Dot' Davis / Dorothy Davis | 1936 |
| Snowed Under | Daisy Lowell | 1936 |
| Miss Pacific Fleet | Mae O'Brien | 1935 |
| Things You Never See on the Screen | Self | 1935 |
| Little Big Shot | Jean | 1935 |
| We're in the Money | Dixie Tilton | 1935 |
| In Caliente | Clara | 1935 |
| Go Into Your Dance | Molly Howard | 1935 |
| Traveling Saleslady | Claudette | 1935 |
| Gold Diggers of 1935 | Betty Hawes | 1935 |
| The Secret Bride | Hazel Normandie | 1934 |
| Kansas City Princess | Marie Callahan | 1934 |
| The Personality Kid | Joan McCarty / Joan | 1934 |
| Merry Wives of Reno | Bunny | 1934 |
| Heat Lightning | Mrs. Tifton | 1934 |
| I've Got Your Number | Bonnie aka Madame Francis / Bonnie - aka Madame Francis | 1934 |
| Dark Hazard | Valerie 'Val' Wilson | 1934 |
| Hi, Nellie | Gerry / Gerry Krale | 1934 |
| The Big Shakedown | Lily 'Lil' Duran | 1934 |
| Man's Castle | Fay La Rue | 1933 |
| Havana Widows | Sadie Appleby | 1933 |
| Bureau of Missing Persons | Belle Saunders / Belle Howard Saunders | 1933 |
| Lady for a Day | Missouri Martin | 1933 |
| Mary Stevens, M.D. | Glenda Carroll | 1933 |
| Gambling Ship | Jeanne Sands | 1933 |
| The Keyhole | Dot | 1933 |
| Exposed | 'Click' Stewart | 1933 |
| Girl Missing | Kay Curtis | 1933 |
| Grand Slam | Blondie | 1933 |
| Mystery of the Wax Museum | Florence Dempsey / Florence | 1933 |
| The Match King | Babe | 1932 |
| I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Marie Woods / Marie | 1932 |
| Three on a Match | Vivian's Friend | 1932 |
| Life Begins | Florette Darien | 1932 |
| Scandal for Sale | Stella | 1932 |
| Little Caesar | Olga Stassoff | 1931 |
| Lucky Boy | Ziegbert's Secretary | 1929 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1963 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress | Won |
