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Occupation
  
Actress, Singer

Parents
  
Ray Grey

Role
  
Actress

Name
  
Virginia Grey

Years active
  
1927–1977


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Born
  
March 22, 1917 (
1917-03-22
)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Died
  
July 31, 2004, Woodland Hills, California, United States

Movies
  
The Women, All That Heaven Allows, Another Thin Man, The Naked Kiss, Unknown Island

Similar People
  
Richard Thorpe, Joseph Kane, W S Van Dyke, Gloria Swanson, John Basilone

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Virginia Grey (March 22, 1917 – July 31, 2004) was an American actress who appeared in over 100 films and a number of radio and television shows from the 1930s through to the early-1980s.

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Biography

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Born in Edendale, California, on March 22, 1917, Grey was the youngest of three daughters of the director Ray Grey. One of her early babysitters was movie star Gloria Swanson. Grey debuted at the age of 10 in the silent film Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) as Little Eva. She continued acting for a few more years, but then left movies for three years in order to finish her education.

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Grey gave up on training to be a nurse and returned to films in the 1930s with bit parts and work as an extra, and eventually signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), appearing in several films, including The Hardys Ride High (1939), Another Thin Man (1939), Hullabaloo (1940), and The Big Store (1941).

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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.

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She had an on again/off again relationship with Clark Gable in the 1940s. After Gable's wife Carole Lombard died and he returned from military service, Gable and Grey were often seen at restaurants and nightclubs together. Many, including Virginia herself, expected him to marry her with the tabloids expecting a wedding announcement. It was a great surprise when he hastily married Lady Sylvia Ashley in 1949, leaving Grey heartbroken. Gable divorced Ashley in 1952. However, Gable never rekindled their romance and Grey's friends say that her hoping and waiting for Gable was the reason she never married. She was also a staunch conservative Republican. Regarding her faith, Grey adhered to Mormonism stating that, "I am a Mormon. Dad was and I was raised in that religion and during the '30s and '40s, I strayed and got into others things. I drank, I smoked, and did things totally opposite, not even thinking of what I had known during childhood. I remember in 1958, two elders came to my door and I began to think about my upbringing and what I learned and than I started to meditate on that and I found solace once again and realized what I had been neglecting, if not forgetting, all those years when I was out of circulation. I returned to my Mormon roots around Christmastime that year and became very active in the church again. I'm glad those young man dropped in and reminded me about what I'd been missing because if not I would've missed out on what the true "big picture" is".

She was a regular on television in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing on Playhouse 90, U.S. Marshal, General Electric Theater, The DuPont Show with June Allyson, Your Show of Shows, Red Skelton, Wagon Train, Bonanza, Marcus Welby, M.D., Love, American Style, Burke's Law, The Virginian, Peter Gunn, Ironside and many others.

Grey died on July 31, 2004, aged 87, in Woodland Hills, California, at The Motion Picture Home where she was a resident. She was cremated, and her ashes scattered at sea on August 6, 2004, off the Los Angeles coast.

She was portrayed by Anna Torv in the HBO Mini-series The Pacific.

Filmography

Actress
1976
Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (TV Mini Series) as
Miss Callahan
- Part IV (1976) - Miss Callahan
- Part III (1976) - Miss Callahan
- Part I (1976) - Miss Callahan
1975
The Lives of Jenny Dolan (TV Movie) as
Landlady
1973
Love, American Style (TV Series) as
Jack's Mom (segment "Love and the Hot Spell")
- Love and the Hand Maiden/Love and the Hot Spell/Love and the Laughing Lover/Love and the Perfect Set-Up (1973) - Jack's Mom (segment "Love and the Hot Spell")
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Mrs. Cavanaugh
- Rebel Doctor (1970) - Mrs. Cavanaugh
1970
Airport as
Mrs. Schultz
1968
Ironside (TV Series) as
Mrs. Meacham
- The Challenge (1968) - Mrs. Meacham
1967
Rosie! as
Mrs. Peters
1967
I Spy (TV Series) as
Grace
- Magic Mirror (1967) - Grace
1966
My Three Sons (TV Series) as
Ellen
- Fly Away Home (1966) - Ellen
1955
The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) as
Clara Appleby / Selma Undercover / Helen / ...
- Sweet Smell of Failure (1966) - Selma Undercover
- I Came, I Saw, I Conked Her (1964) - Clara Appleby
- Advice to the Loveworn (1963) - Clara Appleby
- Somebody Up There Should Stay There (1962) - Clara Appleby
- Appleby's Anniversary (1962) - Clara Appleby
- George Appleby's Time Machine (1960) - Clara Appleby
- Freddie in Las Vegas (1960) - Clara Appleby
- Clem, the Interior Decorator (1958) - Helen
- Appleby's Cake (1957) - Clara Appleby
- Bolivar's Double (1957) - Clara Appleby
- Appleby's House (1957) - Clara Appleby
- Appleby's Millions (1956) - Clara Appleby
- Halloween Show (1955) - Nancy Lump Lump
1966
Madame X as
Mimsy
1966
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Laura Pritican
- Nobody Said Hello (1966) - Laura Pritican
1965
Love Has Many Faces as
Irene Talbot
1964
The Naked Kiss as
Candy
1964
Burke's Law (TV Series) as
Elaine Barrows
- Who Killed What's His Name? (1964) - Elaine Barrows
1963
Black Zoo as
Jenny Brooks
1957
The Christophers (TV Series) as
Ann Foster
- Lift Up Your Eyes (1963)
- Two Worlds of Ann Foster (1957) - Ann Foster
1962
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Ann Loring
- The Artist (1962) - Ann Loring
1961
Flower Drum Song as
Rosalind (uncredited)
1961
Bachelor in Paradise as
Camille Quinlaw
1961
Back Street as
Janey
1961
Tammy Tell Me True as
Miss Jenks
1961
Peter Gunn (TV Series) as
Lisa Randolph
- Death Is a Four Letter Word (1961) - Lisa Randolph
1958
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Ranie Webster / Beth Pearson / Kate Parker / ...
- The Beth Pearson Story (1961) - Beth Pearson / Ranie Webster
- The Kate Parker Story (1959) - Kate Parker
- The Major Adams Story: Part 2 (1958) - Ranie Webster
- The Major Adams Story: Part 1 (1958) - Ranie Webster
- The Honorable Don Charlie Story (1958) - Tottie Crane
1961
The Jim Backus Show (TV Series) as
Laura Jennings
- Mike Cheats a Cheater (1961) - Laura Jennings
1960
Stagecoach West (TV Series) as
Clara Calloway
- Life Sentence (1960) - Clara Calloway
1960
Portrait in Black as
Miss Lee
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV Series) as
Connie Vaccarous
- Slip of the Tongue (1960) - Connie Vaccarous
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series) as
Mrs. Bennett
- R.S.V.P. (1960) - Mrs. Bennett
- Winners Never Lose (1953)
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) as
Zelda
- The Day the Town Stood Up (1959) - Zelda
1959
The David Niven Show (TV Series) as
Hazel Simms
- Good Deed (1959) - Hazel Simms
1959
Yancy Derringer (TV Series) as
Emily Dubois
- V as in Voodoo (1959) - Emily Dubois
1959
U.S. Marshal (TV Series) as
Flo Collins
- Grandfather (1959) - Flo Collins
1959
No Name on the Bullet as
Roseanne Fraden
1958
The Restless Years as
Miss Robeson
1958
Trackdown (TV Series) as
Laurie Tabor
- Trapped (1958) - Laurie Tabor
1958
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
Myrtle Wilson
- The Great Gatsby (1958) - Myrtle Wilson
1958
Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) as
Audrey Crane
- Taps for Jeffrey (1958) - Audrey Crane
1956
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as
Evelyn / Tracy King
- A Guilty Woman (1958) - Evelyn
- The Wildcatter (1957)
- A Point of Law (1956) - Tracy King
1955
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Marjorie / Iris Millar
- Millionaire Marjorie Martinson (1958) - Marjorie
- The Iris Millar Story (1955) - Iris Millar
1957
Jeanne Eagels as
Elsie Desmond
1957
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Laura Ward
- Easy Going Man (1957) - Laura Ward
1956
Chevron Hall of Stars (TV Series) as
Beth
- The Lone Hand (1956) - Beth
- Arizona Ames (1956)
1956
Crime of Passion as
Sara Alidos
1956
Ethel Barrymore Theater (TV Series)
- General Delivery (1956)
1956
Accused of Murder as
Sandra Lamoreaux
1956
Climax! (TV Series) as
Edna
- Spin Into Darkness (1956) - Edna
1956
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) as
Jane Trask
- Crack-Up (1956) - Jane Trask
1955
The Lone Wolf (TV Series) as
Alma Firenzi
- The San Pedro Story (1955) - Alma Firenzi
1955
The Rose Tattoo as
Estelle Hohengarten
1955
Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) as
Sheila Dunlap
- The Water Maker (1955) - Sheila Dunlap
1955
All That Heaven Allows as
Alida Anderson
1955
The Last Command as
Mrs. Dickinson
1954
Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as
Jen
- The 99th Day (1955) - Jen
- Not Captain Material (1955)
- Three Missions West (1954)
1955
The Eternal Sea as
Dorothy Buracker
1954
Waterfront (TV Series) as
Linda Talmadge
- Tailor-Made Trouble (1954) - Linda Talmadge
1954
Target Earth as
Vicki Harris
1954
The Forty-Niners as
Stella Walker
1952
Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) as
Angela / Nancy Shaw
- The Bad Streak (1954) - Angela
- Dante's Inferno (1952) - Nancy Shaw
1953
Captain Scarface as
Elsa
1953
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Lillie / Madeleine Byron
- Tangier Lady (1953) - Lillie
- The Lady and the Champ (1953)
- They Also Serve (1953) - Madeleine Byron
1953
Fighting Lawman as
Raquel Jackson
1953
The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV Series)
- Because I Love Him (1953)
1953
Footlights Theater (TV Series) as
Madeleine Byron
- They Also Serve (1953) - Madeleine Byron
1953
A Perilous Journey as
Abby
1952
The Unexpected (TV Series) as
Dr. Lorraine Rhodes
- The Professional Touch (1952) - Dr. Lorraine Rhodes
1952
Desert Pursuit as
Mary Smith
1952
The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) as
Blanche Bickerson
- Episode #5.29 (1952) - Blanche Bickerson
- Episode #5.27 (1952) - Blanche Bickerson
1951
Slaughter Trail as
Lorabelle Larkin
1951
Bullfighter and the Lady as
Lisbeth Flood
1951
Three Desperate Men as
Laura Brock
1950
The Magnavox Theater (TV Series) as
Janet Smedley Adams
- The Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill (1950) - Janet Smedley Adams
1950
Highway 301 as
Mary Simms
1949
The Threat as
Carol
1948
Mexican Hayride as
Mary aka Montana
1948
Jungle Jim as
Dr. Hilary Parker
1948
Leather Gloves as
Jane Gilbert
1948
Unknown Island as
Carole Lane
1948
Miraculous Journey as
Patricia
1948
So This Is New York as
Ella Finch
1948
Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin? as
Ann Loring
1948
Glamour Girl as
Lorraine Royle
1947
Unconquered as
Diana
1947
Wyoming as
Lila Regan
1946
Swamp Fire as
Janet Hilton
1946
House of Horrors as
Joan Medford
1946
Smooth as Silk as
Paula Marlowe
1945
Men in Her Diary as
Diana Lee
1945
Blonde Ransom as
Vicki Morrison
1945
Flame of Barbary Coast as
Rita Dane
1945
Grissly's Millions as
Katherine Palmor Bentley
1944
Strangers in the Night as
Dr. Leslie Ross
1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady as
Edna Van Dyke
1943
Stage Door Canteen as
Virginia Grey
1943
Idaho as
Terry Grey
1942
Secrets of the Underground as
Terry Parker
1942
Tish as
Katherine 'Kit' Bowser Sands
1942
Bells of Capistrano as
Jennifer Benton
1942
Tarzan's New York Adventure as
Connie Beach
1942
Grand Central Murder as
Sue Custer
1942
Mr. and Mrs. North as
Jane Wilson
1941
Whistling in the Dark as
'Fran' Post
1941
The Big Store as
Joan Sutton
1941
Washington Melodrama as
Teddy Carlyle
1941
Sis Hopkins as
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1941
Blonde Inspiration as
Margie Blake
1940
Keeping Company as
Anastasia Atherton
1940
Hullabaloo as
Laura Merriweather
1940
The Golden Fleecing as
Lila Hanley
1940
The Captain Is a Lady as
Mary Peabody
1940
3 Cheers for the Irish as
Patricia Casey
1939
Thunder Afloat as
Susan Thorson
1939
The Women as
Pat
1939
Another Thin Man as
Lois
1939
The Hardys Ride High as
Consuela MacNish
1939
Broadway Serenade as
Pearl
1939
Idiot's Delight as
Les Blondes - Shirley
1938
Dramatic School as
Simone
1938
Youth Takes a Fling as
Madge
1938
Rich Man, Poor Girl as
Miss Selma Willis
1938
The Shopworn Angel as
Chorus Girl #1 (uncredited)
1938
Ladies in Distress as
Sally
1938
Snow Gets in Your Eyes (Short) as
June
1938
Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue (Short) as
Virginia Mason
1938
Test Pilot as
Sarah
1938
The Canary Comes Across (Short) as
Ann Clayton
1937
Rosalie as
Mary Callahan
1937
Pacific Paradise (Short) as
Woman Kissing Naval Officer (uncredited)
1937
Bad Guy as
Kitty Ryan
1937
Secret Valley as
Joan Carlo
1936
Old Hutch as
Ethel - Girl with Dave in Drugstore
1936
Our Relations as
Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
1936
Violets in Spring (Short) as
Mary Jones
1936
The Great Ziegfeld as
Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
1935
She Gets Her Man as
Club Woman (uncredited)
1935
Don't Bet on Blondes as
Girl with Henry (uncredited)
1935
Gold Diggers of 1935 as
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1934
Flirtation Walk as
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1934
The Firebird as
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
1934
The St. Louis Kid as
Second Girl (scenes deleted)
1934
Dames as
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1933
Secrets as
Audrey Carlton as a Child (uncredited)
1931
Misbehaving Ladies as
Hazel Boyd
1928
Jazz Mad as
Nurse (uncredited)
1928
Heart to Heart as
Hazel Boyd
1928
The Michigan Kid as
Rose - as a Child
1927
Uncle Tom's Cabin as
Eva
Soundtrack
1974
That's Entertainment! (Documentary) (performer: "Puttin' On The Ritz" (1929) - uncredited)
1945
Men in Her Diary (performer: "Keep Your Chin Up", "Makin' a Million")
1942
Tarzan's New York Adventure (performer: "I'm Thru with Love" - uncredited)
1941
Washington Melodrama (performer: "Fishing for Suckers" (1941), "Siboney" (1929) (uncredited))
1940
Hullabaloo ("A Handful of Stars" (1940), uncredited) / (performer: "When My Baby Smiles at Me" (1920) - uncredited)
1938
Snow Gets in Your Eyes (Short) (performer: "Girl Wanted" - uncredited)
1936
Violets in Spring (Short) (performer: "Let's Keep On Dancing" - uncredited)
Self
2003
Biography (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Clark Gable: The King of Hollywood (2003) - Self
2002
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (TV Movie documentary) as
Self - Actress
1985
The 2th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1977
Hollywood Greats (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Clark Gable (1977) - Self
1961
Here's Hollywood (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.27 (1961) - Self
1959
George Jessel Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.40 (1959) - Self
1952
Your Show of Shows (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Performer
- Episode #3.29 (1952) - Self - Guest Performer
1951
All Star Revue (TV Series) as
Self
- Host: Ed Wynn; Guests: Danny Thomas, Billie Burke, Lew Parker, Virginia Grey, The Modernaires, The Marimba Merrymakers, The George Prentice Marionettes (1951) - Self
1940
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (Documentary short) as
Self - Golf Fan
1937
The Romance of Celluloid (Short) as
Self
Archive Footage
2024
Compression (TV Series documentary)
- Compression the Naked Kiss de Samuel Fuller (2024)
2019
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2017
The Green Fog as
Miss Lee
2005
11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Memorial Tribute
1994
Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders and Ad-Libs (Video) as
Clara Appleby
1981
Red Skelton: A Comedy Scrapbook (Video documentary) as
Mrs. Lump Lump
1974
That's Entertainment! (Documentary) as
Clip from 'Idiot's Delight'
1939
From the Ends of the Earth (Documentary short) as
Self

References

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