1917-11-04 London, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Margaret St. John Field (4 November 1917 – 2 January 1992), known professionally as Virginia Field, was a British-born film actress. The niece of stage actress and director Auriol Lee, she took her first film role as a teenager in the 1934 British mystery-comedy The Lady Is Willing before signing a Hollywood contract. Field first went to the US to appear in David O. Selznick's Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936). In the late 1930s, she appeared in various parts in 20th Century Fox's Mr. Moto film series. Field then played a ballerina alongside Vivien Leigh in Waterloo Bridge (1940), an estranged wife in Dorothy Arzner's Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) and Stuart-era performer Nell Gwyn in the historical Western Hudson's Bay (1941). She also performed in the noir genre, with films like Repeat Performance (1947), Dial 1119 (1950) and Appointment with a Shadow (1957). She made frequent appearances on television in the 1950s and '60s. Field married three times. Her spouses included actors Willard Parker and Paul Douglas, with whom she had a daughter, as well as composer and musician Howard Grode. She died of cancer on 2 January 1992 and was cremated, with her ashes scattered at sea. Field has a star at 1751 Vine Street on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, dedicated 8 February 1960.
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The Earth Dies Screaming | Peggy | 1964-10-14 |
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The Explosive Generation | Mrs. Katie Sommers | 1961-10-19 |
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Appointment with a Shadow | Florence Knapp | 1957-09-01 |
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Rockabilly Baby | Eleanor Carter aka Dixie West | 1957-10-30 |
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The Veils of Bagdad | Rosanna | 1953-10-06 |
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The Lady Pays Off | Kay Stoddard | 1951-10-04 |
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Week-End with Father | Phyllis Reynolds | 1951-12-01 |
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Dial 1119 | Freddy | 1950-11-03 |
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Morgan Le Fay | 1949-04-18 |
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John Loves Mary | Lilly Herbish | 1949-02-04 |
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Dream Girl | Miriam Allerton Lucas | 1948-07-27 |
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Ladies' Man | Gladys Hayden | 1947-02-07 |
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Variety Girl | Variety Girl | 1947-08-29 |
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Repeat Performance | Paula Costello | 1947-05-22 |
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Christmas Eve | Claire | 1947-10-31 |
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The Perfect Marriage | Gloria | 1947-01-24 |
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The Imperfect Lady | Rose Bridges | 1946-11-29 |
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The Crystal Ball | Jo Ainsley | 1943-01-22 |
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Stage Door Canteen | Virginia Field | 1943-06-24 |
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Atlantic Convoy | Lida Adams | 1942-07-02 |
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Knockout | Gloria Van Ness | 1941-03-29 |
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Hudson's Bay | Nell Gwyn | 1941-01-03 |
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Singapore Woman | Claire Weston | 1941-05-17 |
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Dance, Girl, Dance | Elinor Harris | 1940-08-30 |
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Waterloo Bridge | Kitty | 1940-05-17 |
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Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation | Eleanor Kirke | 1939-07-07 |
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Eternally Yours | Lola De Vere | 1939-10-07 |
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Captain Fury | Mabel | 1939-05-26 |
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The Cisco Kid and the Lady | Billie Graham | 1939-12-29 |
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Bridal Suite | Abbie Bragdon | 1939-05-26 |
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Mr. Moto's Last Warning | Connie Porter | 1939-01-20 |
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The Sun Never Sets | Phyllis Ransome | 1939-05-31 |
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Ali Baba Goes to Town | Dinah/Dina | 1937-10-29 |
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Lancer Spy | Joan Bruce | 1937-10-08 |
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Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo | Evelyn Gray | 1937-12-17 |
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Think Fast, Mr. Moto | Gloria Danton/Tanya Boriv | 1937-07-23 |
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London by Night | Bessie | 1937-07-30 |
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Career Woman | Fifi Brown | 1936-12-18 |
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Ladies in Love | Countess Helena | 1936-10-09 |
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Lloyd's of London | Polly | 1936-11-25 |
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Sing, Baby, Sing | Farraday's Nurse | 1936-08-21 |
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Thank You, Jeeves! | Marjorie Lowman | 1936-10-04 |
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Little Lord Fauntleroy | Miss Herbert | 1936-03-06 |
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The Lady Is Willing | Maid | 1934-08-10 |
