Portrait of Glenda Farrell

Acting

Glenda Farrell

Career

Active from 1931 to 1970, busiest in 1933 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
49
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day
GoodWatch score86/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Primetime Emmy Awards ยท Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

    1963 ยท Won ยท 15th Primetime Emmy Awards

    Ben Casey

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Glenda Farrell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 7
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Showbiz Romance 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Situational Humor 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

95
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title ยท average score 54
Tiger by the Tail
Tiger by the Tail (1970)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sarah Harvey

1960s

13 titles ยท average score 66
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Woman

Felony Squad
Felony Squad (1966)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Disorderly Orderly
The Disorderly Orderly (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. Jean Howard

Kissin' Cousins
Kissin' Cousins (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

as Ma Tatum

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

The Bing Crosby Show
The Bing Crosby Show (1964)

TV show

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Mrs. Maggie Lambert

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Vera Dennis

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Edna Holley

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

The Islanders
The Islanders (1960)

TV show ยท as Mrs. Dan King

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 60
Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mrs Mueller

Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Mrs. Elizabeth Farragut

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. Nesbit

The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Susan Slept Here
Susan Slept Here (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

as Maude Snodgrass

Secret of the Incas
Secret of the Incas (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mrs. Winston

Girls in the Night
Girls in the Night (1953)

as Alice Haynes

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Mrs. Brady

Apache War Smoke
Apache War Smoke (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

as Fanny Webson

Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows (1950)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

1940s

13 titles ยท average score 64
I Love Trouble
I Love Trouble (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hazel Bixby

Lulu Belle
Lulu Belle (1948)
GoodWatch score 54

as Molly Benson

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Mrs. Endsley / Irene

Heading for Heaven
Heading for Heaven (1947)

as Nora Elkins

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Daylia / Momma

Ever Since Venus
Ever Since Venus (1944)

as Babs Cartwright

A Night for Crime
A Night for Crime (1943)
GoodWatch score 49

as Susan Cooper

Klondike Kate
Klondike Kate (1943)

as Molly

City Without Men
City Without Men (1943)
GoodWatch score 55

as Billie LaRue

The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town (1942)
GoodWatch score 74

as Regina Bush

Twin Beds
Twin Beds (1942)

as Sonya Cherupin

Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mae Blythe

1930s

56 titles ยท average score 62
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

as Torchy Blane

Torchy Runs for Mayor
Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Torchy Blane

Torchy Gets Her Man
Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

as Torchy Blane

Gold Diggers of 1937
Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
GoodWatch score 53

as Genevieve Larkin

Go Into Your Dance
Go Into Your Dance (1935)
GoodWatch score 44

as Molly Howard

Hi, Nellie!
Hi, Nellie! (1934)
GoodWatch score 66

as Gerry Krale

Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
GoodWatch score 79

as Florence Dempsey

Havana Widows
Havana Widows (1933)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sadie Appleby

Mary Stevens, M.D.
Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)
GoodWatch score 64

as Glenda Carroll

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
GoodWatch score 79

as Marie Woods

The Match King
The Match King (1932)
GoodWatch score 70

as Babe

Little Caesar
Little Caesar (1931)
GoodWatch score 83

as Olga Stassoff

1920s

1 title
Lucky Boy
Lucky Boy (1929)

as Secretary at theater (Unbilled)