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

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Unconquered

    Unconquered

  • Dramatic School

    Dramatic School

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • Secrets

    Secrets

  • Tish

    Tish

  • Glamour Girl

    Glamour Girl

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • Test Pilot

    Test Pilot

  • Unknown Island

    Unknown Island

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Rosie!

    Rosie!

  • Wyoming

    Wyoming

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The Restless Years

    The Restless Years

  • Miraculous Journey

    Miraculous Journey

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • Back Street

    Back Street

  • Hullabaloo

    Hullabaloo

  • Bad Guy

    Bad Guy

  • Desert Pursuit

    Desert Pursuit

  • The Women

    The Women

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Leather Gloves

    Leather Gloves

  • Pacific Paradise

    Pacific Paradise

  • Rosalie

    Rosalie

  • Palmy Days

    Palmy Days

  • Because I Love Him

    Because I Love Him

  • Your Show of Shows

    Your Show of Shows

  • So This Is New York

    So This Is New York

  • Jungle Jim

    Jungle Jim

  • Idaho

    Idaho

  • Yancy Derringer

    Yancy Derringer

  • Black Zoo

    Black Zoo

  • Men in Her Diary

    Men in Her Diary

  • Thunder Afloat

    Thunder Afloat

  • Grissly's Millions

    Grissly's Millions

  • Ladies in Distress

    Ladies in Distress

  • Mr. and Mrs. North

    Mr. and Mrs. North

  • Madame X

    Madame X

  • The Naked Kiss

    The Naked Kiss

  • Blonde Inspiration

    Blonde Inspiration

  • The Rose Tattoo

    The Rose Tattoo

  • Airport

    Airport

  • The Shopworn Angel

    The Shopworn Angel

  • Sweet Rosie O'Grady

    Sweet Rosie O'Grady

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • House of Horrors

    House of Horrors

  • All That Heaven Allows

    All That Heaven Allows

  • The Big Store

    The Big Store

  • Crime of Passion

    Crime of Passion

  • No Name on the Bullet

    No Name on the Bullet

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Flirtation Walk

    Flirtation Walk

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Another Thin Man

    Another Thin Man

  • The Last Command

    The Last Command

  • Bachelor in Paradise

    Bachelor in Paradise

  • Broadway Serenade

    Broadway Serenade

  • Portrait in Black

    Portrait in Black

  • Idiot's Delight

    Idiot's Delight

  • The Eternal Sea

    The Eternal Sea

  • Tarzan's New York Adventure

    Tarzan's New York Adventure

  • Dames

    Dames

  • Secret Valley

    Secret Valley

  • The Golden Fleecing

    The Golden Fleecing

  • Flame of Barbary Coast

    Flame of Barbary Coast

  • Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

  • Our Relations

    Our Relations

  • Grand Central Murder

    Grand Central Murder

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • Smooth as Silk

    Smooth as Silk

  • The Threat

    The Threat

  • Love Has Many Faces

    Love Has Many Faces

  • Bullfighter and the Lady

    Bullfighter and the Lady

  • Fighting Lawman

    Fighting Lawman

  • Tammy Tell Me True

    Tammy Tell Me True

  • Jeanne Eagels

    Jeanne Eagels

  • Whistling in the Dark

    Whistling in the Dark

  • The Hardys Ride High

    The Hardys Ride High

  • From the Ends of the Earth

    From the Ends of the Earth

  • Mexican Hayride

    Mexican Hayride

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

  • Slaughter Trail

    Slaughter Trail

  • Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

    Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

  • Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill

    Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill

  • Target Earth

    Target Earth

  • Three Desperate Men

    Three Desperate Men

  • Captain Scarface

    Captain Scarface

  • The Captain Is a Lady

    The Captain Is a Lady

  • Washington Melodrama

    Washington Melodrama

  • A Perilous Journey

    A Perilous Journey

  • Violets in Spring

    Violets in Spring

  • Don't Bet on Blondes

    Don't Bet on Blondes

  • Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue

    Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue

  • Accused of Murder

    Accused of Murder

  • The Lives of Jenny Dolan

    The Lives of Jenny Dolan

  • Three Cheers for the Irish

    Three Cheers for the Irish

  • Strangers in the Night

    Strangers in the Night

  • Highway 301

    Highway 301

  • The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

  • Who Killed Doc Robbin?

    Who Killed Doc Robbin?

  • The Forty-Niners

    The Forty-Niners

  • Heart to Heart

    Heart to Heart

  • Old Hutch

    Old Hutch

  • Youth Takes a Fling

    Youth Takes a Fling

  • Blonde Ransom

    Blonde Ransom

  • Snow Gets in Your Eyes

    Snow Gets in Your Eyes

  • Keeping Company

    Keeping Company

  • Swamp Fire

    Swamp Fire

  • The Michigan Kid

    The Michigan Kid

  • Rich Man, Poor Girl

    Rich Man, Poor Girl

  • Misbehaving Ladies

    Misbehaving Ladies

  • Secrets of the Underground

    Secrets of the Underground

  • Bells of Capistrano

    Bells of Capistrano

  • The Canary Comes Across

    The Canary Comes Across