1917-03-22 Edendale, California, USA
Virginia Grey (March 22, 1917 – July 31, 2004) was an American actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of director Ray Grey. One of her early babysitters was Gloria Swanson. Grey debuted at the age of ten in the silent film Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) as Little Eva. She continued acting for a few more years, but then left movies in order to finish her education. Grey returned to films in the 1930s with bit parts and extra work, but she eventually signed a contract with MGM and appeared in such movies as Another Thin Man, Hullabaloo and The Big Store. She played Consuela McNish in The Hardys Ride High (1939) with Mickey Rooney. She left MGM in 1942, and signed with several different studios over the years, working steadily. During the 1950s and 1960s, producer Ross Hunter frequently included Grey in his popular soap melodramas, such as All That Heaven Allows, Back Street and Madame X. She had an on again/off again relationship with Clark Gable in the 1940s. After his wife Carole Lombard died and he returned from military service, Clark and Virginia were often seen at restaurants and nightclubs together. Many, including Virginia herself, expected him to marry her. The tabloids were all expecting the wedding announcement. It was a great surprise when he hastily married Lady Sylvia Ashley in 1949. Virginia was heartbroken. They divorced in 1952, but much to Virginia's dismay their brief romance was never rekindled. Her friends say that her hoping and waiting for Clark was the reason she never married. She was a regular on television in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing on Playhouse 90, General Electric Theater, The DuPont Show with June Allyson, Your Show of Shows, Wagon Train, Bonanza, Marcus Welby, M.D., Love, American Style, Burke's Law, The Virginian, Peter Gunn and many others. She was portrayed by Anna Torv in the HBO Mini-series The Pacific. Description above from the Wikipedia article Virginia Grey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star | Self - Actress | 2002-08-01 |
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The Lives of Jenny Dolan | Landlady | 1975-10-27 |
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That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) | 1974-06-21 |
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Airport | Mrs. Schultz | 1970-03-25 |
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Rosie! | Mrs. Peters | 1967-11-22 |
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Madame X | Mimsy | 1966-03-03 |
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Love Has Many Faces | Irene Talbot | 1965-02-24 |
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The Naked Kiss | Candy | 1964-10-29 |
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Black Zoo | Jenny Brooks | 1963-05-15 |
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Tammy Tell Me True | Miss Jenks | 1961-07-26 |
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Back Street | Janey nee Smith | 1961-10-11 |
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Bachelor in Paradise | Camille Quinlaw | 1961-11-01 |
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Portrait in Black | Miss Lee | 1960-07-27 |
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No Name on the Bullet | Roseanne Fraden | 1959-02-01 |
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The Great Gatsby | Myrtle Wilson | 1958-06-26 |
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The Restless Years | Miss Robson | 1958-12-01 |
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Jeanne Eagels | Elsie Desmond | 1957-08-02 |
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Accused of Murder | Sandra Lamoreaux | 1956-12-21 |
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Crime of Passion | Sara Alidas | 1956-12-28 |
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The Rose Tattoo | Estelle Hohengarten | 1955-12-12 |
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All That Heaven Allows | Alida Anderson | 1955-12-25 |
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The Eternal Sea | Dorothy Buracker | 1955-04-19 |
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The Last Command | Mrs. Dickinson | 1955-08-03 |
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Target Earth | Vicki Harris | 1954-11-07 |
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The Forty-Niners | Stella Walker | 1954-07-30 |
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Fighting Lawman | Raquel Jackson | 1953-09-20 |
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Captain Scarface | Elsa | 1953-10-15 |
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A Perilous Journey | Abby | 1953-04-05 |
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Desert Pursuit | Mary Smith | 1952-05-10 |
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Bullfighter and the Lady | Lisbeth Flood | 1951-04-26 |
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Slaughter Trail | Lorabelle Larkin | 1951-10-15 |
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Three Desperate Men | Laura Brock | 1951-01-12 |
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Highway 301 | Mary Simms | 1950-12-01 |
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Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill | Janet Smedley Adams | 1950-12-08 |
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The Threat | Carol | 1949-12-01 |
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Who Killed Doc Robbin? | Ann Loring | 1948-04-09 |
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Jungle Jim | Dr. Hilary Parker | 1948-12-15 |
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Glamour Girl | Lorraine Royle | 1948-01-16 |
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Mexican Hayride | Mary / Montana | 1948-12-27 |
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Leather Gloves | Jane Gilbert | 1948-11-11 |
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So This Is New York | Ella Finch | 1948-06-01 |
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Miraculous Journey | Patricia | 1948-09-17 |
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Unknown Island | Carole Lane | 1948-10-15 |
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Wyoming | Lila Regan | 1947-07-28 |
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Unconquered | Diana | 1947-10-10 |
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House of Horrors | Joan Medford | 1946-03-29 |
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Swamp Fire | Janet Hilton | 1946-09-06 |
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Smooth as Silk | Paula Marlowe | 1946-02-01 |
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Flame of Barbary Coast | Rita Dane | 1945-05-28 |
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Blonde Ransom | Vicki Morrison | 1945-05-01 |
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Men in Her Diary | Diana Lee | 1945-09-14 |
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Grissly's Millions | Katherine Palmor Bentley | 1945-01-16 |
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Strangers in the Night | Dr. Leslie Ross | 1944-09-12 |
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Idaho | Terry | 1943-03-10 |
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Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Edna Van Dyke | 1943-10-01 |
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Stage Door Canteen | Virginia Grey | 1943-06-24 |
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Tish | Katherine 'Kit' Bowser Sands | 1942-09-17 |
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Bells of Capistrano | Jennifer Benton | 1942-09-15 |
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Mr. and Mrs. North | Jane Wilson | 1942-01-23 |
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Tarzan's New York Adventure | Connie Beach | 1942-05-01 |
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Secrets of the Underground | Terry Parker | 1942-12-18 |
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Grand Central Murder | Sue 'Butch' Custer | 1942-05-01 |
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The Big Store | Joan Sutton | 1941-06-20 |
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Blonde Inspiration | Margie Blake, Phil's Secretary | 1941-02-07 |
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Whistling in the Dark | 'Fran' Post | 1941-08-08 |
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Washington Melodrama | Teddy Carlyle | 1941-04-17 |
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The Captain Is a Lady | Mary Peabody | 1940-06-21 |
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Three Cheers for the Irish | Patricia Casey | 1940-03-16 |
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The Golden Fleecing | Lila Hanley | 1940-08-16 |
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Keeping Company | Anastasia Atherton | 1940-12-27 |
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Hullabaloo | Laura Merriweather | 1940-10-25 |
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Thunder Afloat | Susan Thorson | 1939-09-15 |
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Broadway Serenade | Pearl | 1939-04-07 |
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From the Ends of the Earth | Self | 1939-05-28 |
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Another Thin Man | Lois MacFay | 1939-11-17 |
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The Women | Pat | 1939-09-01 |
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The Hardys Ride High | Consuela MacNish | 1939-04-21 |
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Idiot's Delight | Shirley Laughlin | 1939-01-27 |
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Rich Man, Poor Girl | Selma Willis | 1938-08-12 |
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Test Pilot | Sarah | 1938-04-16 |
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Snow Gets in Your Eyes | June | 1938-05-14 |
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Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue | Virginia Mason | 1938-04-26 |
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The Canary Comes Across | Ann Clayton | 1938-01-26 |
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Dramatic School | Simone | 1938-12-09 |
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The Shopworn Angel | Chorus Girl #1 | 1938-07-15 |
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Ladies in Distress | Sally | 1938-06-13 |
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Youth Takes a Fling | Madge | 1938-09-22 |
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Pacific Paradise | Woman Kissing Naval Officer (uncredited) | 1937-08-28 |
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The Romance of Celluloid | Self | 1937-08-27 |
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Bad Guy | Kitty Ryan | 1937-08-27 |
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Secret Valley | Joan Carlo | 1937-01-15 |
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Rosalie | Mary Callahan | 1937-12-24 |
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Violets in Spring | Mary Jones | 1936-09-05 |
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Old Hutch | Ethel | 1936-09-25 |
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Our Relations | Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited) | 1936-09-15 |
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Don't Bet on Blondes | Girl with Henry (Uncredited) | 1935-07-13 |
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Flirtation Walk | Chorus Girl (uncredited) | 1934-12-01 |
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Dames | Chorus Girl (uncredited) | 1934-09-01 |
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Secrets | Audrey Carlton as a Child (uncredited) | 1933-03-16 |
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Palmy Days | Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) | 1931-09-23 |
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Misbehaving Ladies | Hazel Boyd | 1931-04-16 |
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The Michigan Kid | Rose, as a child | 1928-10-20 |
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Heart to Heart | Hazel Boyd | 1928-07-22 |
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Uncle Tom's Cabin | Evangeline 'Eva' St. Clare | 1927-11-04 |
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