Interesting facts about Joan Blondell
- Joan Blondell is an American actress born on August 30, 1906.
- Real name: Rose Joan Blondell.
- Her Zodiac sign is Virgo.
- Parents: Kathryn Cain and Eddie Joan Blondell, Jr.
- Joan had a close friendship with actor James Cagney.
- Joan Blondell is the mother of Ellen Powell.
- Her daughter Ellen, was a studio hairstylist.
- She is the older sister of actress Gloria Blondell.
- Joan was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in The Blue Veil (1951).
- Under the name Rosebud Blondell, she won the 1926 Miss Dallas pageant.
- Joan Blondell has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to Motion Pictures.
- Joan Blondell was married three times: George Barnes (1933-1936), Dick Powell (1936-1944) and Mike Todd (1947-1950).
- Blondell died of leukemia in Santa Monica, California, on December 25, 1979 at the age of 73.