Joan Blondell

Born

Rose Joan Blondell , New York City, New York, USA

Birthday

1906-08-30

Occupation

Actress

Spouse(s)

Michael Todd (4 July 1947 - 8 June 1950) (divorced)
Dick Powell (19 September 1936 - 14 July 1944) (divorced) (1 child)
George Barnes (4 January 1933 - 4 September 1936) (divorced) (1 child)

Years Active

1927–1979

Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an American actress who performed in movies and on television for half a century.

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 Bros. pictures 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 in major film roles 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 Champ (1979) — released shortly before her death from leukemia.

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