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Awards and Nominations
Golden Globe
Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominated
Emmy (Primetime)
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series
Nominated
Academy Award
Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated
- 2 wins & 5 nominations Academy Awards, USA 1952 Nominee Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Blue Veil Primetime Emmy Awards 1970 Nominee Primetime Emmy Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series
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Near the end of her life, Blondell was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Opening Night (1977). She was featured in two more films, the blockbuster musical Grease (1978) and Franco Zeffirelli 's The Champ (1979), which was released shortly before her death from leukemia.
Joan Blondell. Jump to. 2 wins & 5 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1952 Nominee Oscar. Best Actress in a Supporting Role. The Blue Veil. Primetime Emmy Awards. 1970 Nominee Primetime Emmy. Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series. Here Come the Brides. For playing: "Lottie Hatfield".
- August 30, 1906
- December 25, 1979
Jun 10, 2023 · 46. She Kept A Dark Secret. For most of her life, Joan Blondell kept a horrifying secret. Back in 1927, she lived through a real-life nightmare but was too frightened to tell anyone. While locking up the library she worked at, a police officer approached her—and did the unthinkable.
By the 50s, Joan would garner an Academy Award nomination for The Blue Veil (1951), but her biggest career successes would be on the stage, including a musical version of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." In 1957, Joan would again appear on the screen as a drunk in Lizzie (1957) and as mature companion to Jayne Mansfield in Will Success Spoil Rock ...
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Three of her better roles were in Topper Returns (1941), Cry 'Havoc' (1943), and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945). By the 50s, Joan would garner an Academy Award nomination for The Blue Veil (1951), but her biggest career successes would be on the stage, including a musical version of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn."
- August 30, 1906
- December 25, 1979
She got a Best Actress Academy Award in 1951 for The Blue Veil and continued to work steadily into the late 70’s. She made one last bow in 1978’s Grease before passing away from leukemia in 1979. Joan Blondell’s Pre-Code Filmography. The Heart Breaker (1930) Broadway’s Like That (1930) The Devil’s Parade (1930) The Office Wife (1930)
Memorable Moments. Karl Malden. Supporting Actor for A Streetcar Named Desire, with Claire Trevor and Danny Kaye. Humphrey Bogart. Best Actor winner for The African Queen, with presenter Claire Trevor. Vivien Leigh. Accepting her Best Actress award for A Streetcar Named Desire from Harry Cohn in London, England. View More Memorable Moments.
