Virginia Dale
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 1, 1917
- Died
- October 3, 1994 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Virginia Dale (July 1, 1917 – October 3, 1994) was an American film actress, who was born Virginia Paxton, in Charlotte, North Carolina. She appeared in a number of movies in the 1930s and 1940s, including Holiday Inn, and became particularly associated with musicals. 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, in which she dances and sings with Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby. In the 1950s, she worked mainly in television series such as The Adventures of Kit Carson, Highway Patrol, and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. She left the movie business in 1958, but returned to acting for a few films in the 1980s. She never married nor had any children. Jean died in Burbank, California, and is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills). Description above from the Wikipedia article Virginia Dale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
Movie · as Archive Footage
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
TV · as Miss Taylor · 3 eps
North and South
TV · as 3rd Abolitionist · 1 ep
His Mistress
Movie · as Lillian
That's Entertainment!
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Code 3
TV · 1 ep
Highway Patrol
TV · 1 ep
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · 1 ep
Buffalo Bill Jr.
TV · 1 ep
Danger Zone
Movie · as Claire Underwood
The Adventures of Kit Carson
TV · 2 eps
Docks of New Orleans
Movie · as Rene Blanchette
Strike It Rich
Movie · as Mabel
Fall Guy
Movie · as Marie
The Hucksters
Movie · as Kimberly Receptionist
Dragnet
Movie · as Irene Trilling
Headin' for God's Country
Movie · as Laurie Lane
Holiday Inn
Movie · as Lila Dixon
Las Vegas Nights
Movie · as Patsy Grant
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Movie · as Gwendolyn Abbott
The Singing Hill
Movie · as Jo Adams
World Premiere
Movie · as Lee Morrisson
Buck Benny Rides Again
Movie · as Virginia
Dancing on a Dime
Movie · as Dolly Stewart
Parole Fixer
Movie · as Enid Casserly
Fashion Horizons
Movie
The Quarterback
Movie · as Kay Merrill
Love Thy Neighbor
Movie · as Virginia Astor
Idiot's Delight
Movie · as Francine Merle
The Kid From Texas
Movie · as 'Okay' Kinney
All Women Have Secrets
Movie · as Jennifer Warwick
Death of a Champion
Movie · as Patsy Doyle
Start Cheering
Movie · as Mabel
No Time to Marry
Movie · as Eleanor Winthrop
Missing Witnesses
Movie · as Mary Norton
Swing Banditry
Movie · as Virginia Paxton (uncredited)
Shadows of the West
Movie · as Lucy Norton