**Glenda Farrell (1904-1971)** was an American actress, celebrated for embodying on screen the modern woman of the 1930s: brash, independent, and fast-talking. Specializing in roles as quick-witted journalists, showgirls, and tenacious female characters, Farrell became iconic in her role as the determined reporter Torchy Blane in a popular Warner Bros. film series.

Her film career, predominantly in the 1930s, is studded with memorable performances in pre-Code films such as *Little Caesar* (1931), *I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang* (1932), and *Mystery of the Wax Museum* (1933). Her acting style was energetic and direct, making her a recognizable and beloved face of the cinema of that era, often the reliable "sidekick" or the "woman of the world."