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Virginia Grey

Acting 87 (deceased) years old Edendale, California, USA ★ 0.4
Born: March 22, 1917
Died: July 31, 2004

Biography

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.

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Known For

Airport
Airport Mrs. Schultz 1970
Test Pilot
Test Pilot Sarah 1938
Unconquered
Unconquered Diana 1947
The Women
The Women Pat 1939
Madame X
Madame X Mimsy 1966

Filmography

Acting Credits (124)

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star Self - Actress 2002
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
The Lives of Jenny Dolan Landlady 1975
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (archive footage) (uncredited) 1974
Airport
Airport Mrs. Schultz 1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. Mrs. Cavanaugh 1969
Rosie!
Rosie! Mrs. Peters 1967
Madame X
Madame X Mimsy 1966
Love Has Many Faces
Love Has Many Faces Irene Talbot 1965
The Naked Kiss
The Naked Kiss Candy 1964
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Elaine Barrows 1963
Black Zoo
Black Zoo Jenny Brooks 1963
The Virginian
The Virginian Laura Pritican 1962
Bachelor in Paradise
Bachelor in Paradise Camille Quinlaw 1961
Back Street
Back Street Janey nee Smith 1961
Tammy Tell Me True
Tammy Tell Me True Miss Jenks 1961
My Three Sons
My Three Sons 1960
Portrait in Black
Portrait in Black Miss Lee 1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Connie Vaccarous 1959
No Name on the Bullet
No Name on the Bullet Roseanne Fraden 1959
The Restless Years
The Restless Years Miss Robson 1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Zelda 1958
Yancy Derringer
Yancy Derringer Emily Dubois 1958
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn 1958
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby Myrtle Wilson 1958
Trackdown
Trackdown 1957
Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels Elsie Desmond 1957
Crime of Passion
Crime of Passion Sara Alidas 1956
Accused of Murder
Accused of Murder Sandra Lamoreaux 1956
The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo Estelle Hohengarten 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour Jane Trask 1955
All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows Alida Anderson 1955
The Last Command
The Last Command Mrs. Dickinson 1955
The Eternal Sea
The Eternal Sea Dorothy Buracker 1955
The Millionaire
The Millionaire Iris Millar 1955
The Millionaire
The Millionaire Marjorie Martinson 1955
Target Earth
Target Earth Vicki Harris 1954
Climax!
Climax! Edna 1954
The Forty-Niners
The Forty-Niners Stella Walker 1954
Captain Scarface
Captain Scarface Elsa 1953
Fighting Lawman
Fighting Lawman Raquel Jackson 1953
A Perilous Journey
A Perilous Journey Abby 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Mrs. Bennett 1953
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse Nancy Shaw 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse Angela 1952
Desert Pursuit
Desert Pursuit Mary Smith 1952
Slaughter Trail
Slaughter Trail Lorabelle Larkin 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Laura Ward 1951
Bullfighter and the Lady
Bullfighter and the Lady Lisbeth Flood 1951
Three Desperate Men
Three Desperate Men Laura Brock 1951
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill Janet Smedley Adams 1950
Highway 301
Highway 301 Mary Simms 1950
Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows 1950
The Threat
The Threat Carol 1949
Mexican Hayride
Mexican Hayride Mary / Montana 1948
Jungle Jim
Jungle Jim Dr. Hilary Parker 1948
Leather Gloves
Leather Gloves Jane Gilbert 1948
Unknown Island
Unknown Island Carole Lane 1948
Miraculous Journey
Miraculous Journey Patricia 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Blanche Bickerson 1948
So This Is New York
So This Is New York Ella Finch 1948
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
Who Killed Doc Robbin? Ann Loring 1948
Glamour Girl
Glamour Girl Lorraine Royle 1948
Unconquered
Unconquered Diana 1947
Wyoming
Wyoming Lila Regan 1947
Swamp Fire
Swamp Fire Janet Hilton 1946
House of Horrors
House of Horrors Joan Medford 1946
Smooth as Silk
Smooth as Silk Paula Marlowe 1946
Men in Her Diary
Men in Her Diary Diana Lee 1945
Flame of Barbary Coast
Flame of Barbary Coast Rita Dane 1945
Blonde Ransom
Blonde Ransom Vicki Morrison 1945
Grissly's Millions
Grissly's Millions Katherine Palmor Bentley 1945
Strangers in the Night
Strangers in the Night Dr. Leslie Ross 1944
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Sweet Rosie O'Grady Edna Van Dyke 1943
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen Virginia Grey 1943
Idaho
Idaho Terry 1943
Secrets of the Underground
Secrets of the Underground Terry Parker 1942
Tish
Tish Katherine 'Kit' Bowser Sands 1942
Bells of Capistrano
Bells of Capistrano Jennifer Benton 1942
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan's New York Adventure Connie Beach 1942
Grand Central Murder
Grand Central Murder Sue 'Butch' Custer 1942
Mr. and Mrs. North
Mr. and Mrs. North Jane Wilson 1942
Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark 'Fran' Post 1941
The Big Store
The Big Store Joan Sutton 1941
Washington Melodrama
Washington Melodrama Teddy Carlyle 1941
Blonde Inspiration
Blonde Inspiration Margie Blake, Phil's Secretary 1941
Keeping Company
Keeping Company Anastasia Atherton 1940
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo Laura Merriweather 1940
The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing Lila Hanley 1940
The Captain is a Lady
The Captain is a Lady Mary Peabody 1940
Three Cheers for the Irish
Three Cheers for the Irish Patricia Casey 1940
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man Lois MacFay 1939
Thunder Afloat
Thunder Afloat Susan Thorson 1939
The Women
The Women Pat 1939
From the Ends of the Earth
From the Ends of the Earth Self 1939
The Hardys Ride High
The Hardys Ride High Consuela MacNish 1939
Broadway Serenade
Broadway Serenade Pearl 1939
Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight Shirley Laughlin 1939
Dramatic School
Dramatic School Simone 1938
Youth Takes a Fling
Youth Takes a Fling Madge 1938
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Rich Man, Poor Girl Selma Willis 1938
The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel Chorus Girl #1 1938
Ladies in Distress
Ladies in Distress Sally 1938
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
Snow Gets in Your Eyes June 1938
Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue
Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue Virginia Mason 1938
Test Pilot
Test Pilot Sarah 1938
The Canary Comes Across
The Canary Comes Across Ann Clayton 1938
Rosalie
Rosalie Mary Callahan 1937
Pacific Paradise
Pacific Paradise Woman Kissing Naval Officer (uncredited) 1937
Bad Guy
Bad Guy Kitty Ryan 1937
The Romance of Celluloid
The Romance of Celluloid Self 1937
Secret Valley
Secret Valley Joan Carlo 1937
Old Hutch
Old Hutch Ethel 1936
Our Relations
Our Relations Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited) 1936
Violets in Spring
Violets in Spring Mary Jones 1936
Don't Bet on Blondes
Don't Bet on Blondes Girl with Henry (Uncredited) 1935
Flirtation Walk
Flirtation Walk Chorus Girl (uncredited) 1934
Dames
Dames Chorus Girl (uncredited) 1934
Secrets
Secrets Audrey Carlton as a Child (uncredited) 1933
Palmy Days
Palmy Days Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) 1931
Misbehaving Ladies
Misbehaving Ladies Hazel Boyd 1931
The Michigan Kid
The Michigan Kid Rose, as a child 1928
Heart to Heart
Heart to Heart Hazel Boyd 1928
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin Evangeline 'Eva' St. Clare 1927

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