Rose Joan Blondell (1906 –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 leukaemia.
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