Photo: Vitaphone Pictures / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Joan Blondell belongs to that golden, slightly dangerous Pre-Code era of Hollywood, and I love her for it. Coming up through vaudeville and a beauty pageant before landing at Warner Bros., she carved out a niche playing wisecracking, knowing women who were sharper than the men around them. More than 100 films and television productions across a 50-year span is staggering durability for any actor. Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame feels almost like an undersell. What I take from her career is that wit and timing age far better than mere glamour ever could.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joan Blondell
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョーン・ブロンデル
- Reading
- じょーん・ぶろんでる
- Born
- August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
- Origin
- Manhattan, New York, United States
- Occupation
- actor / beauty pageant contestant / model / stage actor / film actor
2. Background
- High school
- Santa Monica High School
- University
- University of North Texas
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Joan Blondell born?
August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979.
Where is Joan Blondell from?
Joan Blondell is from Manhattan, New York, United States.
What does Joan Blondell do?
Joan Blondell works as actor, beauty pageant contestant, model, stage actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.