Joan Blondell
Birthday: 30 August 1906, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Rose Joan Blondell
Height: 157 cm
With blonde hair, big blue eyes and a big smile, Joan was usually cast as the wisecracking working girl who was the lead's best friend. Born into vaudeville to a comic named Eddie, Joan was on th ...Show More
[on Clark Gable] It was the joy of your life to know Clark Gable. He was everything good you could t Show more
[on Clark Gable] It was the joy of your life to know Clark Gable. He was everything good you could think of. He had delicious humor, he had great compassion, he was always a fine old teddy bear. In no way was he conscious of his good looks, as were most other men in pictures at that time. Clark was very unactorly. Hide
There's a very fine line between underacting and not acting at all. And not acting is what a lot of Show more
There's a very fine line between underacting and not acting at all. And not acting is what a lot of actors are guilty of. It amazes me how some of these little numbers with dreamy looks and a dead pan are getting away wit it. I'd hate to see them on stage with a dog act. Hide
[on Bette Davis] When Bette's good, she's real good. When she's bad, she's awful. But at least, she' Show more
[on Bette Davis] When Bette's good, she's real good. When she's bad, she's awful. But at least, she's not afraid to bat an eyelash. Hide
[on Jean Harlow] You know, she never wore underclothes and she was walking past the guys on The Publ Show more
[on Jean Harlow] You know, she never wore underclothes and she was walking past the guys on The Public Enemy (1931) one day and James Cagney said, "How do you hold those things up?" and she said, "I ice them." And she was very serious. Hide
[on her husbands] [George] Barnes provided my first real home, [Dick] Powell was my security man, an Show more
[on her husbands] [George] Barnes provided my first real home, [Dick] Powell was my security man, and [Michael] Todd was my passion. But I loved them all. Hide
[on Leslie Howard] Leslie Howard was a darling flirt. He'd be caressing your eyes and have his hand Show more
[on Leslie Howard] Leslie Howard was a darling flirt. He'd be caressing your eyes and have his hand on someone else's leg at the same time. He was adorable. He was a little devil and just wanted his hands on every woman around. He just loved ladies. Hide
In the 20s, you were a face. And that was enough. In the '30s, you also had to be a voice. And your Show more
In the 20s, you were a face. And that was enough. In the '30s, you also had to be a voice. And your voice had to match your face, if you can imagine that. Jimmy Cagney and Eddie Robinson had voices that were as important as the characters they played. You knew what you were getting even before you paid for the ticket. Hide
[on director Edmund Goulding] He did something that drove actors crazy. He'd get out there and act o Show more
[on director Edmund Goulding] He did something that drove actors crazy. He'd get out there and act out everybody's role for them -- even the women! And we were supposed to imitate him. We wanted to give our own interpretations. Hide
[on Al Jolson] The screen didn't give him enough space to project in. I remember as a kid seeing him Show more
[on Al Jolson] The screen didn't give him enough space to project in. I remember as a kid seeing him on stage and I think to this day there have been two great performers in the world: one is Jolson and the other is Judy Garland. They had some kind of magic in front of people that no one could surpass -- they were sheer, magnificent talent beyond belief. Hide
Joan Blondell's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (150)
Joan Blondell'S roles
Mamie
Nan Prescott
Mrs. Fingers Stilletto
