Virginia Grey

Virginia Grey

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Virginia Grey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: March 22, 1917

Deathday: July 31, 2004

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Known For

Crime of Passion
Crime of Passion

1956-12-28

Airport
Airport

1970-03-25

Love Has Many Faces
Love Has Many Faces

1965-02-24

Target Earth
Target Earth

1954-11-07

Black Zoo
Black Zoo

1963-05-15

The Women
The Women

1939-09-01

Mexican Hayride
Mexican Hayride

1948-12-27

The Naked Kiss
The Naked Kiss

1964-10-29

The Big Store
The Big Store

1941-06-20

Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan's New York Adventure

1942-05-01

Flame of Barbary Coast
Flame of Barbary Coast

1945-05-28

The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby

1958-06-26

Who Killed Doc Robbin?
Who Killed Doc Robbin?

1948-04-09

Highway 301
Highway 301

1950-12-01

Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man

1939-11-17

Madame X
Madame X

1966-03-03

Strangers in the Night
Strangers in the Night

1944-09-12

All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows

1955-12-25

Accused of Murder
Accused of Murder

1956-12-21

Rosalie
Rosalie

1937-12-24

Tammy Tell Me True
Tammy Tell Me True

1961-07-26

Portrait in Black
Portrait in Black

1960-07-27

Grand Central Murder
Grand Central Murder

1942-05-01

The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo

1955-12-12

No Name on the Bullet
No Name on the Bullet

1959-02-01

Bachelor in Paradise
Bachelor in Paradise

1961-11-01

Unconquered
Unconquered

1947-10-10

The Threat
The Threat

1949-12-01

Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark

1941-08-08

House of Horrors
House of Horrors

1946-03-29

Bullfighter and the Lady
Bullfighter and the Lady

1951-04-26

Thunder Afloat
Thunder Afloat

1939-09-15

So This Is New York
So This Is New York

1948-06-01

Mr. and Mrs. North
Mr. and Mrs. North

1942-01-23

Jungle Jim
Jungle Jim

1948-12-15

The Restless Years
The Restless Years

1958-12-01

Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels

1957-08-02

Slaughter Trail
Slaughter Trail

1951-10-15

A Perilous Journey
A Perilous Journey

1953-04-05

Three Desperate Men
Three Desperate Men

1951-01-12

Broadway Serenade
Broadway Serenade

1939-04-07

Smooth as Silk
Smooth as Silk

1946-02-01

The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing

1940-08-16

Unknown Island
Unknown Island

1948-10-15

Idaho
Idaho

1943-03-10

Blonde Inspiration
Blonde Inspiration

1941-02-07

Dramatic School
Dramatic School

1938-12-09

Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo

1940-10-25

Rich Man, Poor Girl
Rich Man, Poor Girl

1938-08-12

Rosie!
Rosie!

1967-11-22

Secret Valley
Secret Valley

1937-01-15

Bad Guy
Bad Guy

1937-08-27

Three Cheers for the Irish
Three Cheers for the Irish

1940-03-16

The Eternal Sea
The Eternal Sea

1955-04-19

Back Street
Back Street

1961-10-11

Miraculous Journey
Miraculous Journey

1948-09-17

The Forty-Niners
The Forty-Niners

1954-07-30

Dames
Dames

1934-09-01

Washington Melodrama
Washington Melodrama

1941-04-17

Leather Gloves
Leather Gloves

1948-11-11

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

2002-08-01

The Michigan Kid
The Michigan Kid

1928-10-20

Old Hutch
Old Hutch

1936-09-25

Tish
Tish

1942-09-17

Heart to Heart
Heart to Heart

1928-07-22

Keeping Company
Keeping Company

1940-12-27

Youth Takes a Fling
Youth Takes a Fling

1938-09-22

Snow Gets in Your Eyes
Snow Gets in Your Eyes

1938-05-14

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!

1974-06-21

Flirtation Walk
Flirtation Walk

1934-12-01

Our Relations
Our Relations

1936-09-15

Test Pilot
Test Pilot

1938-04-16

Fighting Lawman
Fighting Lawman

1953-09-20

Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight

1939-01-27

The Hardys Ride High
The Hardys Ride High

1939-04-21

Bells of Capistrano
Bells of Capistrano

1942-09-15

Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Sweet Rosie O'Grady

1943-10-01

Desert Pursuit
Desert Pursuit

1952-05-10

Swamp Fire
Swamp Fire

1946-09-06

The Last Command
The Last Command

1955-08-03

The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel

1938-07-15

Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen

1943-06-24

Ladies in Distress
Ladies in Distress

1938-06-13

Blonde Ransom
Blonde Ransom

1945-05-01

Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue
Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue

1938-04-26

Secrets of the Underground
Secrets of the Underground

1942-12-18

Grissly's Millions
Grissly's Millions

1945-01-16

The Captain Is a Lady
The Captain Is a Lady

1940-06-21

Glamour Girl
Glamour Girl

1948-01-16

Captain Scarface
Captain Scarface

1953-10-15

Palmy Days
Palmy Days

1931-09-23

Misbehaving Ladies
Misbehaving Ladies

1931-04-16

Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill

1950-12-08

The Romance of Celluloid
The Romance of Celluloid

1937-08-27

Secrets
Secrets

1933-03-16

Wyoming
Wyoming

1947-07-28

Violets in Spring
Violets in Spring

1936-09-05

From the Ends of the Earth
From the Ends of the Earth

1939-05-28

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin

1927-11-04

Men in Her Diary
Men in Her Diary

1945-09-14

The Canary Comes Across
The Canary Comes Across

1938-01-26

Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner

2019-05-22

The Lives of Jenny Dolan
The Lives of Jenny Dolan

1975-10-27

Pacific Paradise
Pacific Paradise

1937-08-28

Don't Bet on Blondes
Don't Bet on Blondes

1935-07-13