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Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Actor · Died December 25, 1979, aged 73 · New York City, New York, USA

Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an American actress. After winning a beauty pageant, Blondell embarked upon a film career. Establishing herself as a sexy wisecracking blonde, she was a pre-Code staple of Warner Brothers and appeared in more than 100 movies and television productions. She was most active in films during the 1930s, and during this time she co-starred with Glenda Farrell in nine films, in which the duo portrayed gold-diggers. Blondell continued acting for the rest of her life, often in small character roles or supporting television roles. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in The Blue Veil (1951). Blondell was seen in featured roles in two films, Grease (1978) and the remake of The Champ (1979), released shortly before her death from leukemia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 30, 1906
Died
December 25, 1979 (aged 73)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
72 on MovieCove · 156 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Joan Blondell's films like?

Across their 62 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy29 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Morality
23%
Self
17%
Society
9%
Survival
8%
Power
7%
Ideas
6%
Romantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 62 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 35 · Serious 15 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 34 · Stylized 26 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 22 · Charged 27 · Intense 13

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 30 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 23 · Funny 22

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 37 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 43 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 53 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

38 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 16 of 38 analyzed roles.

Ally
16 of 38
Hero
12 of 38
Trickster
7 of 38
Mentor
2 of 38
Shapeshifter
1 of 38
Show the 38 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Joyful
23
Warm
20
Melancholic
19
Absurd
16
Other
51

How their films linger

Fun28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy29
  • Bittersweet23
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joan Blondell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 72 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joan Blondell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

156 credits, 72 with a MovieCove page; 22 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s(1984)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Woman Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Aunt Coll

  • The Glove(1979)

    as Mrs. Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Champ(1979)

    as Dolly Kenyon

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Rebels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Brumple

  • $weepstake$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Mme. Grimaldi

  • Battered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Edna Thompson

  • Grease(1978)

    as Vi

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Fantasy Island(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Naomi Gittings

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Opening Night(1977)

    as Sarah Goode

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Ramona Bevans

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Baron(1977)

    as Mama Lou

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Death at Love House(1976)

    as Marcella Geffenhart

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood(1976)

    as Landlady

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Pruitt

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Lear

  • Winner Take All(1975)

    as Beverly Craig

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Dead Don't Die(1975)

    as Levenia

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Snoop Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Madame Mimi

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Banyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 15 episodes · as Peggy Revere

  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The New Dick Van Dyke Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Aunt Louise

  • Support Your Local Gunfighter(1971)

    as Jenny

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Phynx(1970)

    as Ruby

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Medical Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Doris

  • Big Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Here Come the Brides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 52 episodes · as Lottie Hatfield

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Wall

  • The Outsider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Sadie Burch

  • Kona Coast(1968)

    as Kittibelle Lightfoot Clark

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Stay Away, Joe(1968)

    as Glenda Callahan

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Waterhole #3(1967)

    as Lavinia

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Lottie

  • Winchester '73(1967)

    as Larouge

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Spy in the Green Hat(1967)

    as Mrs. 'Fingers' Stilletto

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Madame

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Family Affair(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Summer Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ride Beyond Vengeance(1966)

    as Mrs. Lavender

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Cincinnati Kid(1965)

    as Lady Fingers

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Kilroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Rose Kelsey

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Fingers Stilletto

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Advance to the Rear(1964)

    as Easy Jenny

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Melvin Freebie

  • Petticoat Junction(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Florabelle Campbell

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Candy Sturdevant · as Ethel Kronkeit

  • The Greatest Show on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as T.T. Hill

  • Vacation Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Zilke

  • The Lucy Show(1962)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joan Brenner

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Rosanna Dobie

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Dolly Marlowe

  • Angel Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Mollie Hays

  • My Three Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Harriet Blanchard

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Helene Terry

  • The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Hannah 'Lucy' Wagnall

  • Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Millicent Brass

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Phyllis Britt

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Lillian Manfred

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • A Marriage of Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Mrs. Patrick

  • The Real McCoys(1957)

    Show 3 episodes · as Aunt Win

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Desk Set(1957)

    as Peg Costello

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?(1957)

    as Violet

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • This Could Be the Night(1957)

    as Crystal St. Clair

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Child of Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Helen Green

  • Lizzie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Aunt Morgan

  • The Opposite Sex(1956)

    as Edith Potter

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Playwrights '56 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose Kelsey

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Joan Preston

  • The Blue Veil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Annie Rawlins

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Calamity Jane

  • For Heaven's Sake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Daphne Peters

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as May

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · as Clara

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth Breen

  • Christmas Eve(1947)

    as Ann Nelson

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Nightmare Alley(1947)

    as Zeena Krumbein

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Corpse Came C.O.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Rosemary Durant

  • Adventure(1945)

    as Helen Melohn

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Don Juan Quilligan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Marjorie Mossrock

  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn(1945)

    as Aunt Sissy

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Cry 'Havoc'(1943)

    as Grace

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Lady for a Night(1942)

    as Jenny Blake

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Three Girls About Town(1941)

    as Hope Banner

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Model Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Joan Keating Chambers

  • Topper Returns(1941)

    as Gail Richards

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • I Want a Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Geraldine Brokaw

  • Two Girls on Broadway(1940)

    as Molly Mahoney

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams(1939)

    as Maxine Carroll

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Good Girls Go to Paris(1939)

    as Jenny Swanson

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Kid from Kokomo(1939)

    as Doris Harvey

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • East Side of Heaven(1939)

    as Mary Wilson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Off the Record (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Jane Morgan

  • There's Always a Woman(1938)

    as Sally Reardon

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Stand-In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Lester Plum

  • The Perfect Specimen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Mona Carter

  • Back in Circulation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as 'Timmy' Blake

  • Talent Scout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • The King and the Chorus Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Miss Dorothy Ellis

  • Gold Diggers of 1937(1936)

    as Norma Perry

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Three Men on a Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mabel

  • Stage Struck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Peggy Revere

  • Bullets or Ballots(1936)

    as Lee Morgan

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sons o' Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Yvonne

  • Colleen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Minnie Hawkins

  • Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Actor

  • Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 3, Normie" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Actor

  • Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 5" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Actor

  • Miss Pacific Fleet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Gloria Fay

  • We're in the Money(1935)

    as Ginger Stewart

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Broadway Gondolier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Alice Hughes

  • Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Actor

  • Traveling Saleslady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Angela Twitchell

  • Kansas City Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Rosie Sturges

  • Dames(1934)

    as Mabel Anderson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • He Was Her Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Rose Lawrence

  • Smarty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Vicki

  • I've Got Your Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Marie Lawson

  • Convention City(1933)

    as Nancy Lorraine

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Havana Widows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mae Knight

  • Footlight Parade(1933)

    as Nan

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Anne Rogers

  • Gold Diggers of 1933(1933)

    as Carol

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Blondie Johnson(1933)

    as Virginia M. "Blondie" Johnson

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Broadway Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Tony Landers

  • Just Around the Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mrs. Graham

  • Lawyer Man(1932)

    as Olga Michaels

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Central Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Dot

  • Three on a Match(1932)

    as Mary Keaton

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Big City Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Vida Fleet

  • Make Me a Star(1932)

    as 'Flips' Montague

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Miss Pinkerton(1932)

    as Nurse Georgia Adams aka Miss Pinkerton

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Famous Ferguson Case(1932)

    as Maizie Dickson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Crowd Roars(1932)

    as Anne Scott

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Greeks Had a Word for Them(1932)

    as Schatzi Sutro

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Union Depot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Ruth Collins

  • Blonde Crazy(1931)

    as Anne Roberts

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Reckless Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Myrtle Nichols

  • Night Nurse(1931)

    as Maloney

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Big Business Girl(1931)

    as Pearl

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • My Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Marian Moore

  • The Public Enemy(1931)

    as Mamie

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • God's Gift to Women(1931)

    as Fifi

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Illicit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Helen 'Duckie' Childers

  • Millie(1931)

    as Angie

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Other Men's Women(1930)

    as Marie

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Sinners' Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Myrtle

  • The Voice of Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Actor

  • The Office Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Katharine Murdock

  • The Heart Breaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Actor

  • The Devil's Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Actor

  • Broadway's Like That (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Ruth's Pal

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 156 titles from 1930 to 1984; peak year 1978.

Biggest box office

The Champ (1979)

$30M worldwide

Highest rated

Opening Night (1977)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19301984

Peak 1978 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1931Screen debut· The Public Enemy
  • 1932First top-billed film· Three on a Match
  • 1932Breakout· Three on a Match

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting156 of 156: 156 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1930s64 · acting1940s15 · acting1950s19 · acting1960s32 · acting1970s24 · acting1980s2 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 17% of 18 roles
313661

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Joan Blondell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 60; across their 62 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 62

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 62

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 62

Midcredits score across 72 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th27
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

36 of their 72 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser36
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Convention City (1933)

87th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Opening Night (1977)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 57 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Joan Blondell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles16–24 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Joan Blondell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joan Blondell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Cagney shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles