Virginia Gray
Virginia Gray (born March 22, 1917 in Los Angeles , † July 31, 2004 in Woodland Hills , California ) was an American actress .
Virginia Gray was born into a Hollywood family. Her father Ray Gray was the director of the Pioneer Days, but without having achieved any major success. Her mother was a film editor in Hollywood. At the age of ten she played her first role in the silent film version of Uncle Tom's Hut . After only a few child roles, she left the film business to finish school. As an adult, she returned to Hollywood. For the most part, she only played leading roles in B-films. In total, however, she made over 130 films in the course of her career by 1970. In the 1930s she was briefly in a relationship with Clark Gable . Gray died of heart failure at the age of 87. She was portrayed by Anna Torv in the American television series The Pacific .
Filmography (selection)
- 1927: Uncle Tom's Cabin (Uncle Tom's Cabin)
- 1928: The Michigan Kid
- 1936: The Doppelgangers (Our Relations)
- 1936: The Great Ziegfeld (The Great Ziegfeld)
- 1937: Bad Guy
- 1938: The Test Pilot (Test Pilot)
- 1938: Dramatic School
- 1939: Broadway Serenade; Director: Robert Z. Leonard
- 1939: Thin Man, 3rd Case (Another Thin Man)
- 1940: The Captain is a Lady
- 1941: The Marx Brothers in the department store (The Big Store)
- 1942: Mr. and Mrs. North
- 1942: Tarzan's New York Adventure (Tarzan's New York Adventure)
- 1943: Stage Door Canteen
- 1944: Strangers in the Night
- 1945: San Francisco Lilly
- 1947: Hyenas of the Prairie (Wyoming)
- 1947: The Unconquered
- 1948: Isle of Horror (Unknown Island)
- 1948: The Secret of Zimbalu (Jungle Jim)
- 1951: Bullfighter and the Lady
- 1954: Oklahoma Gold Raider (The Fortyniners)
- 1955: Pelikan company (The Eternal Sea)
- 1955: The Rose Tattoo (The Rose Tattoo)
- 1955: All That Heaven Allows (All That Heaven Allows)
- 1957: That Was Murder, Mr. Doyle (Crime of Passion)
- 1957: A heartbeat to eternity (Jeanne Eagles)
- 1958: Too Young (The Restless Years)
- 1959: On the ball was no name (No Name on the Bullet)
- 1960: The Secret of the Lady in Black (Portrait in Black)
- 1961: Paris terminus (Back Street)
- 1961: Bachelor in Paradise (Bachelor in Paradise)
- 1964: The Naked Kiss (The Naked Kiss)
- 1965: Hot Beach Acapulco (Love Has Many Faces)
- 1966: Madame X
- 1967: Rosie!
- 1970: Airport
- 1976: The Bankiers ( The Moneychangers ; mini-series, 3 episodes)
Web links
- Virginia Gray in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Virginia Gray in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Images by Virginia Gray In: Virtual History
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SURNAME | Gray, Virginia |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1917 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , USA |
DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 2004 |
Place of death | Woodland Hills , California |