Joan Blondell
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About
She performed in Grease as well as in The Blue Veil, a film for which she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her other films include A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Nightmare Alley, and The Opposite Sex.
Before fame
She began her film career after winning a beauty pageant.
Trivia
She co-starred with Glenda Farrell in nine films as gold diggers.
Family life
Her first son, Norman S. Powell, became a director and a television executive.
Associated with
In one of her final roles, she played Vi in the hit film Grease opposite John Travolta.
