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Virginia Grey
Actor

Virginia Grey

22 Mar 1917Born
31 Jul 2004Died
87Age at death
119Credits

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.

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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

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 119 credits.

  1. 2018The Green FogFilm
  2. 1975The Lives of Jenny DolanFilm: Landlady
  3. 1974That's Entertainment!Film: (archive footage) (uncredited)
  4. 1970AirportFilm: Mrs. Schultz
  5. 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Series: Mrs. Cavanaugh (1 episode)
  6. 1967Rosie!Film: Mrs. Peters
  7. 1966Madame XFilm: Mimsy
  8. 1965Love Has Many FacesFilm: Irene Talbot
  9. 1964The Naked KissFilm: Candy
  10. 1963Burke's LawSeries: Elaine Barrows (1 episode)
  11. 1963Black ZooFilm: Jenny Brooks
  12. 1962The VirginianSeries: Laura Pritican (1 episode)
  13. 1961Bachelor in ParadiseFilm: Camille Quinlaw
  14. 1961Back StreetFilm: Janey nee Smith
  15. 1961Tammy Tell Me TrueFilm: Miss Jenks
  16. 1960My Three SonsSeries (1 episode)
  17. 1960Portrait in BlackFilm: Miss Lee
  18. 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries: Connie Vaccarous (1 episode)
  19. 1959No Name on the BulletFilm: Roseanne Fraden
  20. 1958The Restless YearsFilm: Miss Robson
  21. 1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries: Zelda (1 episode)
  22. 1958Yancy DerringerSeries: Emily Dubois (1 episode)
  23. 1958Peter GunnSeries (1 episode)
  24. 1958The Great GatsbyFilm: Myrtle Wilson
  25. 1957TrackdownSeries (1 episode)
  26. 1957Jeanne EagelsFilm: Elsie Desmond
  27. 1956Crime of PassionFilm: Sara Alidas
  28. 1956Accused of MurderFilm: Sandra Lamoreaux
  29. 1955The Rose TattooFilm: Estelle Hohengarten
  30. 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries: Jane Trask (1 episode)
  31. 1955All That Heaven AllowsFilm: Alida Anderson
  32. 1955The Last CommandFilm: Mrs. Dickinson
  33. 1955The Eternal SeaFilm: Dorothy Buracker
  34. 1955The MillionaireSeries: Iris Millar, Marjorie Martinson (1 episode)
  35. 1954Target EarthFilm: Vicki Harris
  36. 1954Climax!Series: Edna (1 episode)
  37. 1954The Forty-NinersFilm: Stella Walker
  38. 1953Captain ScarfaceFilm: Elsa
  39. 1953Fighting LawmanFilm: Raquel Jackson
  40. 1953A Perilous JourneyFilm: Abby
  41. 1953General Electric TheaterSeries: Mrs. Bennett (1 episode)
  42. 1952The Ford Television TheatreSeries (1 episode)
  43. 1952Four Star PlayhouseSeries: Nancy Shaw, Angela (1 episode)
  44. 1952Desert PursuitFilm: Mary Smith
  45. 1951Slaughter TrailFilm: Lorabelle Larkin
  46. 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries: Laura Ward (1 episode)
  47. 1951Bullfighter and the LadyFilm: Lisbeth Flood
  48. 1951Three Desperate MenFilm: Laura Brock
  49. 1950Hurricane at Pilgrim HillFilm: Janet Smedley Adams
  50. 1950Highway 301Film: Mary Simms
  51. 1950Your Show of ShowsSeries (1 episode)
  52. 1949The ThreatFilm: Carol
  53. 1948Mexican HayrideFilm: Mary / Montana
  54. 1948Jungle JimFilm: Dr. Hilary Parker
  55. 1948Leather GlovesFilm: Jane Gilbert
  56. 1948Unknown IslandFilm: Carole Lane
  57. 1948Miraculous JourneyFilm: Patricia
  58. 1948So This Is New YorkFilm: Ella Finch
  59. 1948Who Killed Doc Robbin?Film: Ann Loring
  60. 1948Glamour GirlFilm: Lorraine Royle
  61. 1947UnconqueredFilm: Diana
  62. 1947WyomingFilm: Lila Regan
  63. 1946Swamp FireFilm: Janet Hilton
  64. 1946House of HorrorsFilm: Joan Medford
  65. 1946Smooth as SilkFilm: Paula Marlowe
  66. 1945Men in Her DiaryFilm: Diana Lee
  67. 1945Flame of Barbary CoastFilm: Rita Dane
  68. 1945Blonde RansomFilm: Vicki Morrison
  69. 1945Grissly's MillionsFilm: Katherine Palmor Bentley
  70. 1944Strangers in the NightFilm: Dr. Leslie Ross
  71. 1943Sweet Rosie O'GradyFilm: Edna Van Dyke
  72. 1943Stage Door CanteenFilm: Virginia Grey
  73. 1943IdahoFilm: Terry
  74. 1942Secrets of the UndergroundFilm: Terry Parker
  75. 1942TishFilm: Katherine 'Kit' Bowser Sands
  76. 1942Bells of CapistranoFilm: Jennifer Benton
  77. 1942Tarzan's New York AdventureFilm: Connie Beach
  78. 1942Grand Central MurderFilm: Sue 'Butch' Custer
  79. 1942Mr. and Mrs. NorthFilm: Jane Wilson
  80. 1941Whistling in the DarkFilm: 'Fran' Post

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