Full Name Virginia Paxton Name Virginia Dale Other names Phyllis Randall Role Actress | Occupation Actress, dancer Siblings Joey Augusta Paxton | |
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Born July 1, 1917 ( 1917-07-01 ) Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Died October 3, 1994, Burbank, California, United States Movies Holiday Inn, The Singing Hill, Las Vegas Nights, Danger Zone, World Premiere Similar People Marjorie Reynolds, Walter Abel, Mark Sandrich, Louise Beavers, Fred Astaire | ||
Years active 1938–1958, 1982–1987 | ||
Holiday Inn Trailer 1942
Virginia Dale (July 1, 1917 – October 3, 1994) was an American actress and dancer.
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Biography
She was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. While working as one of the dancing Paxton Sisters in New York City, she was discovered by Darryl F. Zanuck who signed her to a contract with 20th Century Fox. She appeared in a number of movies in the late 1930s and 1940s, including Holiday Inn (1942), and became particularly associated with musicals. In the 1950s, she worked mainly in television series such as The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1952), Highway Patrol (1957), and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1957–1958). She left the movie business in 1958, but returned to acting for a few films in the 1980s. She died in Burbank, California.
Filmography
Actress
1987
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (TV Mini Series) as
Miss Taylor
- Episode #1.3 (1987) - Miss Taylor
- Episode #1.2 (1987) - Miss Taylor
- Episode #1.1 (1987) - Miss Taylor
1985
North and South, Book I (TV Mini Series) as
3rd Abolitionist
- Episode #1.5 (1985) - 3rd Abolitionist
1984
His Mistress (TV Movie) as
Lillian
1983
Bare Essence (TV Series)
- Hour Four (1983)
1982
Bare Essence (TV Movie)
1957
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) as
Mrs. Hildreth / Gertie - Saloon Gal
- Frontier Woman (1958) - Mrs. Hildreth
- Fortitude (1957) - Gertie - Saloon Gal (uncredited)
1957
Code 3 (TV Series) as
Daphne
- The Rookie Sheriff (1957) - Daphne
1957
Highway Patrol (TV Series) as
Iris Wilson
- Ranch Copter (1957) - Iris Wilson
1956
Annie Oakley (TV Series) as
Ma Wiggins
- Flint and Steel (1956) - Ma Wiggins
1955
Buffalo Bill, Jr. (TV Series) as
Louise Tyler
- The Little Mavericks (1955) - Louise Tyler
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV Series) as
Aunt Abigail / Faro Nell
- Danger Hill (1952) - Aunt Abigail
- The Murango Story (1951) - Faro Nell
1951
Gruen Guild Theater (TV Series)
- The Driven Snow (1951) - (unconfirmed)
1951
Danger Zone as
Claire Underwood (1st Episode)
1950
Love That Brute as
Maid (uncredited)
1948
Strike It Rich as
Mabel
1948
Docks of New Orleans as
Rene Blanchette
1947
Louisiana
1947
Dragnet as
Irene Trilling
1947
The Hucksters as
Kimberly Receptionist
1947
Fall Guy as
Marie
1943
Headin' for God's Country as
Laurie Lane
1942
Holiday Inn as
Lila Dixon
1941
World Premiere as
Lee Morrisson
1941
Kiss the Boys Goodbye as
Gwendolyn Abbott
1941
The Singing Hill as
Jo Adams
1941
Las Vegas Nights as
Patsy Grant
1940
Love Thy Neighbor as
Virginia Astor
1940
Dancing on a Dime as
Dolly Stewart
1940
The Quarterback as
Kay Merrill
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again as
Virginia
1940
Parole Fixer as
Enid Casserly
1939
All Women Have Secrets as
Jennifer Warwick
1939
Death of a Champion as
Patsy Doyle
1939
The Kid from Texas as
'Okay' Kinney
1939
Idiot's Delight as
Les Blondes - Francine
1938
Start Cheering as
Mabel
1938
No Time to Marry as
Eleanor Winthrop
1937
Missing Witnesses as
Mary Norton (as Jean Dale)
1936
Swing Banditry (Short) as
Orchestra Singer (uncredited)
Soundtrack
1974
That's Entertainment! (Documentary) (performer: "Puttin' On The Ritz" (1929) - uncredited)
1942
Holiday Inn (performer: "I'll Capture Your Heart Singing", "Ending Medley" - uncredited)
1941
Las Vegas Nights (performer: "Mary, Mary Quite Contrary", "That's Southern Hospitality" (uncredited), "Shadow Waltz" (uncredited))
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again (performer: "SAY IT (OVER AND OVER AGAIN)" (1940), "DRUMS IN THE NIGHT" (1940) - uncredited)
1936
Swing Banditry (Short) (performer: "Sing, Sing, Sing", "My Blue Heaven" - uncredited)
Self
1940
Fashion Horizons (Documentary short) as
Self - Featured in "Las Vegas Nights"
Archive Footage
1974
That's Entertainment! (Documentary) as
Clip from 'Idiot's Delight'
References
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