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

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Your Show of Shows

    Your Show of Shows

  • Desert Pursuit

    Desert Pursuit

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Highway 301

    Highway 301

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Our Relations

    Our Relations

  • The Women

    The Women

  • Misbehaving Ladies

    Misbehaving Ladies

  • Jungle Jim

    Jungle Jim

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • Test Pilot

    Test Pilot

  • Back Street

    Back Street

  • Madame X

    Madame X

  • Target Earth

    Target Earth

  • Unconquered

    Unconquered

  • Flirtation Walk

    Flirtation Walk

  • Bad Guy

    Bad Guy

  • Yancy Derringer

    Yancy Derringer

  • Broadway Serenade

    Broadway Serenade

  • Swamp Fire

    Swamp Fire

  • Black Zoo

    Black Zoo

  • Idaho

    Idaho

  • Unknown Island

    Unknown Island

  • Dramatic School

    Dramatic School

  • Secret Valley

    Secret Valley

  • The Threat

    The Threat

  • Washington Melodrama

    Washington Melodrama

  • Hullabaloo

    Hullabaloo

  • All That Heaven Allows

    All That Heaven Allows

  • Tish

    Tish

  • Rosie!

    Rosie!

  • Rosalie

    Rosalie

  • Airport

    Airport

  • Secrets

    Secrets

  • Leather Gloves

    Leather Gloves

  • Blonde Inspiration

    Blonde Inspiration

  • Glamour Girl

    Glamour Girl

  • The Big Store

    The Big Store

  • Palmy Days

    Palmy Days

  • Thunder Afloat

    Thunder Afloat

  • Tarzan's New York Adventure

    Tarzan's New York Adventure

  • Dames

    Dames

  • Heart to Heart

    Heart to Heart

  • Miraculous Journey

    Miraculous Journey

  • Fighting Lawman

    Fighting Lawman

  • The Lives of Jenny Dolan

    The Lives of Jenny Dolan

  • Another Thin Man

    Another Thin Man

  • The Last Command

    The Last Command

  • Accused of Murder

    Accused of Murder

  • No Name on the Bullet

    No Name on the Bullet

  • The Canary Comes Across

    The Canary Comes Across

  • Sweet Rosie O'Grady

    Sweet Rosie O'Grady

  • Tammy Tell Me True

    Tammy Tell Me True

  • House of Horrors

    House of Horrors

  • Whistling in the Dark

    Whistling in the Dark

  • Bullfighter and the Lady

    Bullfighter and the Lady

  • The Eternal Sea

    The Eternal Sea

  • From the Ends of the Earth

    From the Ends of the Earth

  • Portrait in Black

    Portrait in Black

  • Crime of Passion

    Crime of Passion

  • The Rose Tattoo

    The Rose Tattoo

  • Idiot's Delight

    Idiot's Delight

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • Smooth as Silk

    Smooth as Silk

  • Bachelor in Paradise

    Bachelor in Paradise

  • The Naked Kiss

    The Naked Kiss

  • Snow Gets in Your Eyes

    Snow Gets in Your Eyes

  • The Hardys Ride High

    The Hardys Ride High

  • Flame of Barbary Coast

    Flame of Barbary Coast

  • Love Has Many Faces

    Love Has Many Faces

  • Youth Takes a Fling

    Youth Takes a Fling

  • The Michigan Kid

    The Michigan Kid

  • Because I Love Him

    Because I Love Him

  • Mr. and Mrs. North

    Mr. and Mrs. North

  • So This Is New York

    So This Is New York

  • Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

  • Strangers in the Night

    Strangers in the Night

  • A Perilous Journey

    A Perilous Journey

  • Keeping Company

    Keeping Company

  • Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue

    Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue

  • Grand Central Murder

    Grand Central Murder

  • Rich Man, Poor Girl

    Rich Man, Poor Girl

  • Secrets of the Underground

    Secrets of the Underground

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Restless Years

    The Restless Years

  • Wyoming

    Wyoming

  • The Shopworn Angel

    The Shopworn Angel

  • Ladies in Distress

    Ladies in Distress

  • The Captain Is a Lady

    The Captain Is a Lady

  • Pacific Paradise

    Pacific Paradise

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Grissly's Millions

    Grissly's Millions

  • The Forty-Niners

    The Forty-Niners

  • Men in Her Diary

    Men in Her Diary

  • Jeanne Eagels

    Jeanne Eagels

  • Mexican Hayride

    Mexican Hayride

  • Who Killed Doc Robbin?

    Who Killed Doc Robbin?

  • The Golden Fleecing

    The Golden Fleecing

  • Don't Bet on Blondes

    Don't Bet on Blondes

  • Old Hutch

    Old Hutch

  • Captain Scarface

    Captain Scarface

  • Slaughter Trail

    Slaughter Trail

  • Three Desperate Men

    Three Desperate Men

  • 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

  • Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill

    Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill

  • Bells of Capistrano

    Bells of Capistrano

  • Violets in Spring

    Violets in Spring

  • Blonde Ransom

    Blonde Ransom