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Glenda Farrell (June 30, 1904 – May 1, 1971) was an American actress of film, television, and theater. She is best known for her role as Torchy Blane in the Warner Bros. Torchy Blane film series and the Academy Award-nominated films Little Caesar (1931), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), and Lady for a Day (1933). With a career spanning more than 50 years, Farrell appeared in over 100 films and television series, as well as numerous Broadway plays. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960, and won an Emmy Award for best supporting actress for her performance in the television series Ben Casey in 1963.

Hi, Nellie!
1934 · as Gerry Krale

In Caliente
1935 · as Clara

I Love Trouble
1948 · as Hazel Bixby

Stolen Heaven
1938 · as Rita

Susan Slept Here
1954 · as Maude Snodgrass

Little Caesar
1931 · as Olga Stassoff

Middle of the Night
1959 · as Mrs Mueller

The Disorderly Orderly
1964 · as Dr. Jean Howard

Twin Beds
1942 · as Sonya Cherupin

Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933 · as Florence Dempsey

Lady for a Day
1933 · as Missouri Martin

Exposed
1938 · as 'Click' Stewart

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955 · as Mrs. Nesbit

Secret of the Incas
1954 · as Mrs. Winston

Heading for Heaven
1947 · as Nora Elkins

Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937 · as Glenda Farrell

Torchy Gets Her Man
1938 · as Torchy Blane

Three on a Match
1932 · as Vivian's Friend (uncredited)