Glenda Farrell (Actor)

Reviews of Glenda Farrell Movies

Looking for reviews of Glenda Farrell movies? Cinafilm has a total of 647 reviews across 31 movies.

Movies starring Glenda Farrell have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 61%.

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang - released in 1932 - is Glenda Farrell's highest rated movie, with a score of 83% based on 125 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Glenda Farrell is The Big Shakedown - released in 1934 - with a score of 47% based on 2 reviews.

Actor Biography

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.

Glenda Farrell has acted in films with Allen Jenkins, Milton Kibbee, Hugh Herbert and Hobart Cavanaugh.

Glenda Farrell has worked with these film directors: Mervyn LeRoy, Ray Enright, Frank Tashlin and Busby Berkeley.