Virginia Dale
Virginia Dale
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
37
Gender
Female
Birthday
1917-07-01 (108 years old)
Place of Birth
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Acting

1985

North and South as 3rd Abolitionist

1984

His Mistress as Lillian

1974

That's Entertainment! as (archive footage)

1957

Code 3 as Not available

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Not available

1955

Highway Patrol as Not available

1955

Buffalo Bill Jr. as Not available

1951

The Adventures of Kit Carson as Not available

1951

Danger Zone as Claire Underwood

1948

Docks of New Orleans as Rene Blanchette

1948

Strike It Rich as Mabel

1947

The Hucksters as Kimberly Receptionist

1947

Dragnet as Irene Trilling

1947

Fall Guy as Marie

1943

Headin' for God's Country as Laurie Lane

1942

Holiday Inn as Lila Dixon

1941

Las Vegas Nights as Patsy Grant

1941

World Premiere as Lee Morrisson

1941

Kiss the Boys Goodbye as Gwendolyn Abbott

1941

The Singing Hill as Jo Adams

1940

Dancing on a Dime as Dolly Stewart

1940

Parole Fixer as Enid Casserly

1940

Love Thy Neighbor as Virginia Astor

1940

Buck Benny Rides Again as Virginia

1940

Fashion Horizons as Not available

1940

The Quarterback as Kay Merrill

1939

Idiot's Delight as Francine Merle

1939

All Women Have Secrets as Jennifer Warwick

1939

Death of a Champion as Patsy Doyle

1939

The Kid From Texas as 'Okay' Kinney

1938

Start Cheering as Mabel

1938

No Time to Marry as Eleanor Winthrop

1937

Missing Witnesses as Mary Norton

1936

Swing Banditry as Virginia Paxton (uncredited)

1921

Shadows of the West as Lucy Norton