Virginia Grey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

124

Gender

Female

Birthday

1917-03-22

Day of death

2004-07-31 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Edendale, California, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Virginia Grey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • Your Show of Shows

    Your Show of Shows

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • Bells of Capistrano

    Bells of Capistrano

  • All That Heaven Allows

    All That Heaven Allows

  • Yancy Derringer

    Yancy Derringer

  • Grand Central Murder

    Grand Central Murder

  • Madame X

    Madame X

  • The Threat

    The Threat

  • Our Relations

    Our Relations

  • Secret Valley

    Secret Valley

  • Keeping Company

    Keeping Company

  • Crime of Passion

    Crime of Passion

  • Broadway Serenade

    Broadway Serenade

  • Smooth as Silk

    Smooth as Silk

  • Black Zoo

    Black Zoo

  • Highway 301

    Highway 301

  • Wyoming

    Wyoming

  • Swamp Fire

    Swamp Fire

  • The Hardys Ride High

    The Hardys Ride High

  • Secrets of the Underground

    Secrets of the Underground

  • Flame of Barbary Coast

    Flame of Barbary Coast

  • Old Hutch

    Old Hutch

  • The Women

    The Women

  • Snow Gets in Your Eyes

    Snow Gets in Your Eyes

  • Target Earth

    Target Earth

  • A Perilous Journey

    A Perilous Journey

  • Secrets

    Secrets

  • From the Ends of the Earth

    From the Ends of the Earth

  • Accused of Murder

    Accused of Murder

  • Whistling in the Dark

    Whistling in the Dark

  • Flirtation Walk

    Flirtation Walk

  • The Lives of Jenny Dolan

    The Lives of Jenny Dolan

  • Another Thin Man

    Another Thin Man

  • Test Pilot

    Test Pilot

  • Airport

    Airport

  • Love Has Many Faces

    Love Has Many Faces

  • Idaho

    Idaho

  • Dramatic School

    Dramatic School

  • The Canary Comes Across

    The Canary Comes Across

  • Bullfighter and the Lady

    Bullfighter and the Lady

  • Mexican Hayride

    Mexican Hayride

  • Tish

    Tish

  • Back Street

    Back Street

  • Desert Pursuit

    Desert Pursuit

  • Hullabaloo

    Hullabaloo

  • No Name on the Bullet

    No Name on the Bullet

  • Tarzan's New York Adventure

    Tarzan's New York Adventure

  • Because I Love Him

    Because I Love Him

  • Captain Scarface

    Captain Scarface

  • The Eternal Sea

    The Eternal Sea

  • Unknown Island

    Unknown Island

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Idiot's Delight

    Idiot's Delight

  • Unconquered

    Unconquered

  • Misbehaving Ladies

    Misbehaving Ladies

  • Rosie!

    Rosie!

  • Pacific Paradise

    Pacific Paradise

  • Heart to Heart

    Heart to Heart

  • Miraculous Journey

    Miraculous Journey

  • The Michigan Kid

    The Michigan Kid

  • Jungle Jim

    Jungle Jim

  • The Big Store

    The Big Store

  • Strangers in the Night

    Strangers in the Night

  • Fighting Lawman

    Fighting Lawman

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

  • The Rose Tattoo

    The Rose Tattoo

  • The Naked Kiss

    The Naked Kiss

  • Bachelor in Paradise

    Bachelor in Paradise

  • Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue

    Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue

  • The Restless Years

    The Restless Years

  • Bad Guy

    Bad Guy

  • Blonde Ransom

    Blonde Ransom

  • Tammy Tell Me True

    Tammy Tell Me True

  • Grissly's Millions

    Grissly's Millions

  • Mr. and Mrs. North

    Mr. and Mrs. North

  • Youth Takes a Fling

    Youth Takes a Fling

  • The Forty-Niners

    The Forty-Niners

  • Glamour Girl

    Glamour Girl

  • Rich Man, Poor Girl

    Rich Man, Poor Girl

  • Leather Gloves

    Leather Gloves

  • Thunder Afloat

    Thunder Afloat

  • Rosalie

    Rosalie

  • Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

  • Ladies in Distress

    Ladies in Distress

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • So This Is New York

    So This Is New York

  • House of Horrors

    House of Horrors

  • Washington Melodrama

    Washington Melodrama

  • The Captain Is a Lady

    The Captain Is a Lady

  • Palmy Days

    Palmy Days

  • Blonde Inspiration

    Blonde Inspiration

  • The Last Command

    The Last Command

  • The Golden Fleecing

    The Golden Fleecing

  • Dames

    Dames

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • Sweet Rosie O'Grady

    Sweet Rosie O'Grady

  • The Shopworn Angel

    The Shopworn Angel

  • Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill

    Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill

  • Jeanne Eagels

    Jeanne Eagels

  • Portrait in Black

    Portrait in Black

  • Three Desperate Men

    Three Desperate Men

  • Violets in Spring

    Violets in Spring

  • Slaughter Trail

    Slaughter Trail

  • Three Cheers for the Irish

    Three Cheers for the Irish

  • Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

    Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

  • The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

  • Who Killed Doc Robbin?

    Who Killed Doc Robbin?

  • Don't Bet on Blondes

    Don't Bet on Blondes

  • Men in Her Diary

    Men in Her Diary