Virginia Carroll
Virginia Carroll (actually Virginia Elizabeth Broberg , born December 2, 1913 in Los Angeles , † July 23, 2009 in Santa Barbara , California ) was an American actress .
Life
Carroll was working as a model when she was spotted for the film. First she played small roles in crime films and war dramas for RKO Pictures ; In the mid-1940s she was cast in a number of B-Westerns . Later she was often seen in TV series episodes . In 1959 she retired from the film business after almost 75 roles as a bar girl, western heroine or nurse.
In 1936 she married the actor Ralph Byrd ; after his death she was married a second time.
Filmography (selection)
- 1936: Bank robbery in Claytonville (Tenderfoot goes York West)
- 1940: her first husband (Waterloo Bridge)
- 1943: Haruschi - son of Dr. Fu Man Chu (G-Men vs. The Black Dragon)
- 1947: Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
- 1947: Daring men in the saddle (The last Round-Up)
- 1949: The Bad Men of Tombstone
- 1949: Riders of the Whistling Pines
- 1949: Whip Wilson strikes (Crashing Thru)
- 1952: Hyenas of the Underworld (Loan Shark)
- 1953: Long Fingers - Hard Fists (Pickup on South Street)
- 1954: The world belongs to women (Woman's world)
- 1955: A Case for Johnny Denton (The Big Tip Off)
- 1955: Good Morning Miss Fink (Good Morning Miss Dove)
- 1955: Sensation on Saturday (Violent Saturday)
- 1956: The black Mustang (Stranger at my Door)
- 1956: A Fistful of Hope (Bigger than Life)
- 1956: Between Heaven and Hell (D-Day Sixt of June)
- 1956: The Dark Wave (documentary short film)
- 1957: Flames over the Silbersee (Spoilers of the Forest)
- 1959: Sensation on page 1 (The Story of Page One)
Web links
- Virginia Carroll in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary in the Daily Telegraph
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carroll, Virginia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Broberg, Virginia Elizabeth (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 2009 |
| Place of death | Santa Barbara , California |