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.