Virginia Dale

Acting

Virginia Dale

Born July 1, 1917Charlotte, North Carolina, USA37 credits

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

North and South
1985North and South
as 3rd AbolitionistTV
H
1984His Mistress
as LillianMovie
That's Entertainment!
1974That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)Movie
Danger Zone
1951Danger Zone
as Claire UnderwoodMovie
Strike It Rich
1948Strike It Rich
as MabelMovie
Docks of New Orleans
1948Docks of New Orleans
as Rene BlanchetteMovie
Dragnet
1947Dragnet
as Irene TrillingMovie
The Hucksters
1947The Hucksters
as Kimberly ReceptionistMovie
Fall Guy
1947Fall Guy
as MarieMovie
Holiday Inn
1942Holiday Inn
as Lila DixonMovie
World Premiere
1941World Premiere
as Lee MorrissonMovie
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941Kiss the Boys Goodbye
as Gwendolyn AbbottMovie
The Singing Hill
1941The Singing Hill
as Jo AdamsMovie
Las Vegas Nights
1941Las Vegas Nights
as Patsy GrantMovie
Love Thy Neighbor
1940Love Thy Neighbor
as Virginia AstorMovie
Dancing on a Dime
1940Dancing on a Dime
as Dolly StewartMovie
The Quarterback
1940The Quarterback
as Kay MerrillMovie
Parole Fixer
1940Parole Fixer
as Enid CasserlyMovie
All Women Have Secrets
1939All Women Have Secrets
as Jennifer WarwickMovie
Death of a Champion
1939Death of a Champion
as Patsy DoyleMovie
The Kid From Texas
1939The Kid From Texas
as 'Okay' KinneyMovie
Idiot's Delight
1939Idiot's Delight
as Francine MerleMovie
Start Cheering
1938Start Cheering
as MabelMovie
No Time to Marry
1938No Time to Marry
as Eleanor WinthropMovie
Missing Witnesses
1937Missing Witnesses
as Mary NortonMovie
Swing Banditry
1936Swing Banditry
as Virginia Paxton (uncredited)Movie
Shadows of the West
1921Shadows of the West
as Lucy NortonMovie