Virginia Grey

Actor

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Also Known As

Virginia Gray

Birth Place

Los Angeles, California, USA

Born

March 22, 1917

Died

July 31, 2004

Cause of Death

Died Of Heart Failure

Biography

Filmography

The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975)

Love Has Many Faces (1965)

Irene Talbot

The Naked Kiss (1964)

Candy

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Threat, The (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Kluger's Out

Threat, The (1949) -- (Movie Clip) We Need Gas

Biography

A versatile supporting actress with a blue-collar mentality, Virginia Grey appeared in more than 100 films and 40 television shows over the course of her 50-year career. The daughter of a Hollywood director, she made her screen debut in 1927 in the drama "Uncle Tom's Cabin." In the late '30s she made movies for MGM, including the comedy caper "Another Thin Man" and the Marx Brothers comedy "The Big Store." After leaving MGM in 1942 she worked for a number of studios, including 20th Century Fox and Universal, where producer Ross Hunter often used her in romance films like "All That Heaven Allows," starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson. As her film career started to wane, Grey found work on television. She played a variety of characters on the Western series "Wagon Train" from 1958 to 1961, and Clara Appleby, one half of a perpetually bickering couple, on the sketch comedy show "The Red Skelton Hour." Her no-nonsense, businesslike attitude toward acting made her easy to cast and prolonged her career. Aside from her own career, Grey was also known for her brief romance with Clark Gable and her work selling war bonds in support of World War II. She died at the age of 87.

Filmography

Life Events

1927

Acted in "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

Photo Collections

House of Horrors - Publicity Stills

Here are several Publicity Stills from Universal Pictures' House of Horrors (1946), starring Rondo Hatton as The Creeper. Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, taken for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.

House of Horrors - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Here are a few photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of Universal's House of Horrors (1946), starring Rondo Hatton as The Creeper.

House of Horrors - Scene Stills

Here are several scene stills from Universal Pictures' House of Horrors (1946), starring Rondo Hatton as The Creeper.

House of Horrors - Movie Posters

Here are a few movie posters from Universal Pictures' House of Horrors (1946), starring Rondo Hatton as The Creeper. Included with originals posters from 1946 are a few from the 1952 Realart reissue.

House of Horrors - Lobby Cards

Here are a few lobby cards from Universal Pictures' House of Horrors (1946), starring Rondo Hatton as The Creeper. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.

The Women - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Here are a few photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of MGM's The Women (1939), directed by George Cukor and featuring an all-star, all-female cast.