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The fast-talking reporter Torchy Blane, who Farrell played in a series of movies, was the inspiration for Lois Lane.

She was considered for the role of Belle Watling in Vom Winde verweht (1939), which eventually went to Ona Munson.

Had her cat "Frankie" fitted for glasses by a Hollywood optician after noticing the animal was continually bumping into furniture all over the house.

One of the reasons Farrell was cast in Lady für einen Tag (1933) was because of her relationship with writer Robert Riskin.

She appeared in eight films with Joan Blondell: Three on a Match (1932), Rächer des Westens (1934), I've Got Your Number (1934), Kansas City Princess (1934), Traveling Saleslady (1935), We're in the Money (1935), Miss Pacific Fleet (1935) and Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936).

Following her death, she was interred at West Point Cemetery, on the grounds of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York.

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6524 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.

In 1938 she was elected honorary Mayor of Hollywood, beating out Bing Crosby and Lewis Stone.

Her son Tommy Farrell was born October 7, 1921 at her parents' house.

In November 2018, she was honored as Turner Classic Movies Star of the Month.

She has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant": Der kleine Cäsar (1931) and Ich bin ein entflohener Kettensträfling (1932).

She appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award winners: Ich bin ein entflohener Kettensträfling (1932), Lady für einen Tag (1933) and Zeuge der Anklage (1942).

Grandmother of Mark Farrell.

Ms. Farrell was the featured star for 24 hours starting on August 11, 2025 on TCM during their "Summer Under the Stars" event.

She was a lifelong conservative Republican.