Virginia Dale

Known For

Acting

Born

Jul 01, 1917

Died

Oct 03, 1994

Place of Birth

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Credits

37 titles

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

Filmography

2006

"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After

Archive Footage

Movie
1987

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

Miss Taylor

Tv
1985

North and South

3rd Abolitionist

Tv
1984

His Mistress

Lillian

Movie
1974

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1957

Code 3

Tv
1955

Highway Patrol

Tv
1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Tv
1955

Buffalo Bill Jr.

Tv
1951

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Tv
1951

Danger Zone

Claire Underwood

Movie
1948

Strike It Rich

Mabel

Movie
1948

Docks of New Orleans

Rene Blanchette

Movie
1947

Dragnet

Irene Trilling

Movie
1947

The Hucksters

Kimberly Receptionist

Movie
1947

Fall Guy

Marie

Movie
1943

Headin' for God's Country

Laurie Lane

Movie
1942

Holiday Inn

Lila Dixon

Movie
1941

World Premiere

Lee Morrisson

Movie
1941

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

Gwendolyn Abbott

Movie
1941

The Singing Hill

Jo Adams

Movie
1941

Las Vegas Nights

Patsy Grant

Movie
1940

Love Thy Neighbor

Virginia Astor

Movie
1940

Dancing on a Dime

Dolly Stewart

Movie
1940

The Quarterback

Kay Merrill

Movie
1940

Fashion Horizons

Movie
1940

Buck Benny Rides Again

Virginia

Movie
1940

Parole Fixer

Enid Casserly

Movie
1939

All Women Have Secrets

Jennifer Warwick

Movie
1939

Death of a Champion

Patsy Doyle

Movie
1939

The Kid From Texas

'Okay' Kinney

Movie
1939

Idiot's Delight

Francine Merle

Movie
1938

Start Cheering

Mabel

Movie
1938

No Time to Marry

Eleanor Winthrop

Movie
1937

Missing Witnesses

Mary Norton

Movie
1936

Swing Banditry

Virginia Paxton (uncredited)

Movie
1921

Shadows of the West

Lucy Norton

Movie