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 Joan BlondellBirthday: 30 August 1906 Below is a complete filmography (list of movies she's appeared in) for Joan Blondell. If you have any corrections or additions, please email us at corrections@spybee.com. We'd also be interested in any trivia or other information you have.
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Biography
Blonde hair, big blue eyes and a big smile, Joan was the
wisecracking working girl who was usually the best friend of the
lead. Born into Vaudeville to a stage comic named 'Eddie Joan
Blondell' was on the stage when she was three years old. For years,
she toured the circuit with her parents and joined a stock company
when she was 17. She made her New York debut with the Ziegfeld
Follies and appeared in several Broadway productions. She was
starring with 'James Cagney' (qv) on Broadway in "Penny Arcade
(1929)" when Warner Brothers decided to film the play as _Sinner's
Holiday (1930)_ (qv). Both Cagney and Joan were given the leads and
the film was a success. She would be teamed with Cagney again in
such films as _Public Enemy, The (1931)_ (qv) and 'Blonde Crazy
(1931)'. In _Office Wife, The (1930)_ (qv), she would steal the
scenes when she is dressing for work. While Warner Brothers made
Cagney became a star, Joan never rose to that level. In gangster
movies or musicals, her performances were good enough for second
leads, but the studio would not consider her for the first lead. In
the 30's she made a career playing gold-diggers and happy go lucky
girl friends. She would be paired with 'Dick Powell' (qv) in ten
musicals during these years and they were married for 10 years. By
1939, Joan had left Warner Brothers to become an independent
actress, but by then, the blonde role was being defined by
actresses like Veronica Lake, and that role was not Joan.
Therefore, her work slowed greatly as she went into straight comedy
or dramatic roles. Three of her better roles were in 'Topper
Returns (1941)', 'Cry Havoc (1943)' and 'A _Tree Grows in Brooklyn,
A (1945)_ (qv) (1945)'. By the fifties, Joan would garner an
Academy Award Nomination for 'The _Blue Veil, The (1951)_ (qv)
(1951)', but her career would be on the stage which included a
musical version of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn". In 1957, Joan would
again appear on the screen as a drunk in Lizzie and as mature
companion to Jayne Mansfield in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?.
While she would appear in a number of Television shows during the
50's and 60's, she would have the role of Winifred on "The Real
McCoys (1963)". Her role in the drama _Cincinnati Kid, The (1965)_
(qv) was well received, but most of her remaining films would be
comedies such as 'Waterhole #3 (1967)' and 'Support Your Local
Gunfighter (1971)'. Still in demand for Television Series, she
would be cast as Lottie on "Here Comes the Brides", 1968-70 and as
Peggy on "Banyon".
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