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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Grease (1978) — Vi
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The Twilight Zone (1959) — Phyllis Britt
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Bonanza (1959) — Lillian Manfred
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The Public Enemy (1931) — Mamie
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The Cincinnati Kid (1965) — Lady Fingers
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Opening Night (1977) — Sarah Goode
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Nightmare Alley (1947) — Zeena Krumbein
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The Champ (1979) — Dolly Kenyon
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Starsky & Hutch (1975) — Mrs. Pruitt
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The Love Boat (1977) — Ramona Bevans
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Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) — Carol
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The Untouchables (1959) — Hannah 'Lucy' Wagnall
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Desk Set (1957) — Peg Costello
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Fantasy Island (1978) — Naomi Gittings
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) — Aunt Sissy
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Footlight Parade (1933) — Nan
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Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) — Jenny
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
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Night Nurse (1931) — Maloney
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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) — Violet
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Mrs. Fingers Stilletto
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Three on a Match (1932) — Mary Keaton
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Topper Returns (1941) — Gail Richards
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Bullets or Ballots (1936) — Lee Morgan
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McCloud (1970)
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The Lucy Show (1962) — Joan Brenner
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Blonde Crazy (1931) — Anne Roberts
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Dames (1934) — Mabel Anderson
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Family Affair (1966)
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Petticoat Junction (1963) — Florabelle Campbell
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My Three Sons (1960) — Harriet Blanchard
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That Girl (1966)
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The Virginian (1962) — Rosanna Dobie
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The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) — Rose Kelsey
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self
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Other Men's Women (1931) — Marie
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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Stay Away, Joe (1968) — Glenda Callahan
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Illicit (1931) — Helen 'Duckie' Childers
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The Crowd Roars (1932) — Anne Scott