Virginia Grey

Virginia Grey

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.

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Personal info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1917-03-22

Place of birth

Edendale, California, USA

Images

Cast

Airport

Airport

1970

6.40

Target Earth

Target Earth

1954

5.80

Black Zoo

Black Zoo

1963

5.60

The Women

The Women

1939

7.14

Highway 301

Highway 301

1950

6.60

Madame X

Madame X

1966

6.40

Rosalie

Rosalie

1937

5.50

Unconquered

Unconquered

1947

6.20

The Threat

The Threat

1949

5.80

Jungle Jim

Jungle Jim

1948

5.30

Idaho

Idaho

1943

5.70

Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo

1940

4.00

Rosie!

Rosie!

1967

0.00

Bad Guy

Bad Guy

1937

6.00

Back Street

Back Street

1961

5.80

Dames

Dames

1934

6.36

Old Hutch

Old Hutch

1936

0.00

Tish

Tish

1942

5.70

Test Pilot

Test Pilot

1938

6.50

Swamp Fire

Swamp Fire

1946

5.40

Glamour Girl

Glamour Girl

1948

0.00

Palmy Days

Palmy Days

1931

7.00

Secrets

Secrets

1933

5.10

Wyoming

Wyoming

1947

6.00