Virginia Grey
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieJoan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002
Self - Actress
movieThat's Entertainment!
1974
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieAirport
1970
Mrs. Schultz
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Mrs. Cavanaugh
movieRosie!
1967
Mrs. Peters
movieMadame X
1966
Mimsy
movieLove Has Many Faces
1965
Irene Talbot
tvBurke's Law
1963
Elaine Barrows
movieBlack Zoo
1963
Jenny Brooks
tvThe Virginian
1962
Laura Pritican
movieBachelor in Paradise
1961
Camille Quinlaw
movieBack Street
1961
Janey nee Smith
movieTammy Tell Me True
1961
Miss Jenks
moviePortrait in Black
1960
Miss Lee
tvThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Connie Vaccarous
movieNo Name on the Bullet
1959
Roseanne Fraden
movieThe Restless Years
1958
Miss Robson
tvYancy Derringer
1958
Emily Dubois
movieThe Great Gatsby
1958
Myrtle Wilson
movieJeanne Eagels
1957
Elsie Desmond
movieCrime of Passion
1956
Sara Alidas
movieAccused of Murder
1956
Sandra Lamoreaux
movieThe Rose Tattoo
1955
Estelle Hohengarten
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Jane Trask
movieAll That Heaven Allows
1955
Alida Anderson
movieThe Last Command
1955
Mrs. Dickinson
movieThe Eternal Sea
1955
Dorothy Buracker
tvThe Millionaire
1955
Iris Millar / Marjorie Martinson
movieTarget Earth
1954
Vicki Harris
tvClimax!
1954
Edna
movieThe Forty-Niners
1954
Stella Walker
movieFighting Lawman
1953
Raquel Jackson
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Mrs. Bennett
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952
Nancy Shaw / Angela
movieDesert Pursuit
1952
Mary Smith
movieSlaughter Trail
1951
Lorabelle Larkin
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Laura Ward
movieBullfighter and the Lady
1951
Lisbeth Flood
movieThree Desperate Men
1951
Laura Brock
movieHurricane at Pilgrim Hill
1950
Janet Smedley Adams
movieHighway 301
1950
Mary Simms
movieThe Threat
1949
Carol
movieMexican Hayride
1948
Mary / Montana
movieJungle Jim
1948
Dr. Hilary Parker
movieLeather Gloves
1948
Jane Gilbert
movieUnknown Island
1948
Carole Lane
movieMiraculous Journey
1948
Patricia
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Blanche Bickerson
movieSo This Is New York
1948
Ella Finch
movieWho Killed Doc Robbin?
1948
Ann Loring
movieGlamour Girl
1948
Lorraine Royle
movieUnconquered
1947
Diana
movieWyoming
1947
Lila Regan
movieSwamp Fire
1946
Janet Hilton
movieHouse of Horrors
1946
Joan Medford
movieSmooth as Silk
1946
Paula Marlowe
movieMen in Her Diary
1945
Diana Lee
movieFlame of Barbary Coast
1945
Rita Dane
Blonde Ransom
1945
Vicki Morrison
movieGrissly's Millions
1945
Katherine Palmor Bentley
movieStrangers in the Night
1944
Dr. Leslie Ross
movieSweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
Edna Van Dyke
movieStage Door Canteen
1943
Virginia Grey
movieIdaho
1943
Terry
movieSecrets of the Underground
1942
Terry Parker
movieTish
1942
Katherine 'Kit' Bowser Sands
movieBells of Capistrano
1942
Jennifer Benton
movieTarzan's New York Adventure
1942
Connie Beach
movieGrand Central Murder
1942
Sue 'Butch' Custer
movieMr. and Mrs. North
1942
Jane Wilson
movieWhistling in the Dark
1941
'Fran' Post
movieThe Big Store
1941
Joan Sutton
movieWashington Melodrama
1941
Teddy Carlyle
movieBlonde Inspiration
1941
Margie Blake, Phil's Secretary
movieKeeping Company
1940
Anastasia Atherton
movieHullabaloo
1940
Laura Merriweather
movieThe Golden Fleecing
1940
Lila Hanley
movieThe Captain is a Lady
1940
Mary Peabody
movieThree Cheers for the Irish
1940
Patricia Casey
movieAnother Thin Man
1939
Lois MacFay
movieThunder Afloat
1939
Susan Thorson
movieThe Hardys Ride High
1939
Consuela MacNish
movieIdiot's Delight
1939
Shirley Laughlin
movieDramatic School
1938
Simone
movieRich Man, Poor Girl
1938
Selma Willis
movieThe Shopworn Angel
1938
Chorus Girl #1
movieBilly Rose's Casa Mañana Revue
1938
Virginia Mason
movieTest Pilot
1938
Sarah
movieThe Canary Comes Across
1938
Ann Clayton
movieRosalie
1937
Mary Callahan
moviePacific Paradise
1937
Woman Kissing Naval Officer (uncredited)
movieBad Guy
1937
Kitty Ryan
movieSecret Valley
1937
Joan Carlo
movieOld Hutch
1936
Ethel
movieOur Relations
1936
Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
movieDon't Bet on Blondes
1935
Girl with Henry (Uncredited)
movieFlirtation Walk
1934
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
movieDames
1934
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
movieSecrets
1933
Audrey Carlton as a Child (uncredited)
moviePalmy Days
1931
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
movieMisbehaving Ladies
1931
Hazel Boyd
movieThe Michigan Kid
1928
Rose, as a child
movieHeart to Heart
1928
Hazel Boyd
movieUncle Tom's Cabin
1927
Evangeline 'Eva' St. Clare