Virginia Grey

Virginia Grey

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.

Acting

1974

That's Entertainment!
Movie

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1970

Airport
Movie

Mrs. Schultz

1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Tv

Mrs. Cavanaugh

1967

Rosie!
Movie

Mrs. Peters

1966

1965

1963

Burke's Law
Tv

Elaine Barrows

1963

Black Zoo
Movie

Jenny Brooks

1961

1961

Back Street
Movie

Janey nee Smith

1960

1959

1958

1957

Jeanne Eagels
Movie

Elsie Desmond

1956

1956

Accused of Murder
Movie

Sandra Lamoreaux

1955

The Rose Tattoo
Movie

Estelle Hohengarten

1955

1955

The Last Command
Movie

Mrs. Dickinson

1955

The Eternal Sea
Movie

Dorothy Buracker

1954

Target Earth
Movie

Vicki Harris

1952

1950

1948

Mexican Hayride
Movie

Mary / Montana

1948

Jungle Jim
Movie

Dr. Hilary Parker

1948

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
Tv

Blanche Bickerson

1946

1946

Smooth as Silk
Movie

Paula Marlowe

1945

Blonde Ransom
Movie

Vicki Morrison

1943

1942

Grand Central Murder
Movie

Sue 'Butch' Custer

1941

1941

1941

Blonde Inspiration
Movie

Margie Blake, Phil's Secretary

1939

1939

Thunder Afloat
Movie

Susan Thorson

1939

1939

Idiot's Delight
Movie

Shirley Laughlin

1938

1937

Rosalie
Movie

Mary Callahan

1937

Bad Guy
Movie

Kitty Ryan

1936

Our Relations
Movie

Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)

1935

Don't Bet on Blondes
Movie

Girl with Henry (Uncredited)

1934

Flirtation Walk
Movie

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

1934

Dames
Movie

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

1933

Secrets
Movie

Audrey Carlton as a Child (uncredited)

1931

Palmy Days
Movie

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

1928

1927

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Movie

Evangeline 'Eva' St. Clare

Infos

Full Name
Virginia Grey
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
3/22/1917
Date of Death
7/31/2004