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.
Acted in 118
2010s
- 2018
The Green Fog
Movie
1970s
- 1975
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Landlady
- 1974
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1967
Rosie!
Mrs. Peters
- 1966
Madame X
Mimsy
- 1965
Love Has Many Faces
Irene Talbot
- 1964
- 1963
Black Zoo
Jenny Brooks
- 1962
- 1961
Bachelor in Paradise
Camille Quinlaw
Back Street
Janey nee Smith
Tammy Tell Me True
Miss Jenks
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
No Name on the Bullet
Roseanne Fraden
- 1958
The Restless Years
Miss Robson
The Great Gatsby
Myrtle Wilson
- 1957
Jeanne Eagels
Elsie Desmond
- 1956
Accused of Murder
Sandra Lamoreaux
- 1955
The Rose Tattoo
Estelle Hohengarten
All That Heaven Allows
Alida Anderson
The Eternal Sea
Dorothy Buracker
- 1954
Target Earth
Vicki Harris
The Forty-Niners
Stella Walker
- 1953
Captain Scarface
Elsa
A Perilous Journey
Abby
General Electric Theater
Mrs. Bennett · 1 episode
- 1952
Desert Pursuit
Mary Smith
- 1951
Slaughter Trail
Lorabelle Larkin
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Laura Ward · 1 episode
Bullfighter and the Lady
Lisbeth Flood
- 1950
Highway 301
Mary Simms
1940s
- 1949
The Threat
Carol
- 1948
Mexican Hayride
Mary / Montana
Leather Gloves
Jane Gilbert
Unknown Island
Carole Lane
Miraculous Journey
Patricia
So This Is New York
Ella Finch
Glamour Girl
Lorraine Royle
- 1947
Wyoming
Lila Regan
- 1946
House of Horrors
Joan Medford
Smooth as Silk
Paula Marlowe
- 1945
Men in Her Diary
Diana Lee
Grissly's Millions
Katherine Palmor Bentley
- 1944
Strangers in the Night
Dr. Leslie Ross
- 1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Edna Van Dyke
Idaho
Terry
- 1942
Secrets of the Underground
Terry Parker
Tish
Katherine 'Kit' Bowser Sands
Bells of Capistrano
Jennifer Benton
Grand Central Murder
Sue 'Butch' Custer
Mr. and Mrs. North
Jane Wilson
- 1941
Whistling in the Dark
'Fran' Post
Washington Melodrama
Teddy Carlyle
Blonde Inspiration
Margie Blake, Phil's Secretary
- 1940
Keeping Company
Anastasia Atherton
Hullabaloo
Laura Merriweather
The Golden Fleecing
Lila Hanley
The Captain is a Lady
Mary Peabody
Three Cheers for the Irish
Patricia Casey
1930s
- 1939
Another Thin Man
Lois MacFay
Thunder Afloat
Susan Thorson
The Hardys Ride High
Consuela MacNish
Broadway Serenade
Pearl
Idiot's Delight
Shirley Laughlin
- 1938
Dramatic School
Simone
Youth Takes a Fling
Madge
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Selma Willis
The Shopworn Angel
Chorus Girl #1
Ladies in Distress
Sally
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
June
Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue
Virginia Mason
The Canary Comes Across
Ann Clayton
- 1937
Rosalie
Mary Callahan
Pacific Paradise
Woman Kissing Naval Officer (uncredited)
Bad Guy
Kitty Ryan
Secret Valley
Joan Carlo
- 1936
Old Hutch
Ethel
Our Relations
Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
- 1935
Don't Bet on Blondes
Girl with Henry (Uncredited)
- 1934
Flirtation Walk
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
- 1933
- 1931
Misbehaving Ladies
Hazel Boyd
1920s
- 1928
The Michigan Kid
Rose, as a child
Heart to Heart
Hazel Boyd
- 1927
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Evangeline 'Eva' St. Clare
Appearances3
2000s
- 2002
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Self - Actress
1930s
- 1939
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
- 1937
The Romance of Celluloid
Self