Biography
Joan Blondell
Acting
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. Blonde…
Career works
177
Movies
127
Series
50
Career average
6.4/10
Birth date
08/30/1906
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Date of death
12/25/1979
Filmography highlights
Movies
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008 · 6.9
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008 · 8.5
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006 · 4.9
Complicated Women
2003 · 6.9
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991 · 6.5
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990 · 7.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 · 9.0
The Woman Inside
1981 · 4.3
The Glove
1979 · 5.1
The Champ
1979 · 7.0
Battered
1978 · 9.0
Grease
1978 · 7.4
Opening Night
1977 · 7.6
The Baron
1977 · 5.6
Series
The Rebels
1979 · 10.0
The Love Boat
1977 · 6.3
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · 7.3
Switch
1975 · 6.7
The Snoop Sisters
1973 · 7.5
Police Story
1973 · 7.0
Banyon
1972 · 8.0
The Rookies
1972 · 6.9
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971 · 5.2
McCloud
1970 · 7.2
Love, American Style
1969 · 6.1
Medical Center
1969 · 6.4
Here Come the Brides
1968 · 7.1
The Name of the Game
1968 · 7.0
The Outsider
1968 · 6.0