About

Known credits:
30
Birthday:
1917-07-01
Place of birth:
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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Virginia Dale

Overview

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).

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Known for

Acting

1987 Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder Actor Miss Taylor 69
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1984 His Mistress Actor Lillian N/A
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1974 That's Entertainment! Actor (archive footage) 60
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1951 Danger Zone Actor Claire Underwood 58
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1948 Strike It Rich Actor Mabel N/A
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1948 Docks of New Orleans Actor Rene Blanchette 59
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1947 Dragnet Actor Irene Trilling 58
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1947 The Hucksters Actor Kimberly Receptionist 59
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1947 Fall Guy Actor Marie 58
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1943 Headin' for God's Country Actor Laurie Lane N/A
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1942 Holiday Inn Actor Lila Dixon 62
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1941 World Premiere Actor Lee Morrisson 58
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1941 Kiss the Boys Goodbye Actor Gwendolyn Abbott 59
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1941 The Singing Hill Actor Jo Adams N/A
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1941 Las Vegas Nights Actor Patsy Grant 58
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1940 Love Thy Neighbor Actor Virginia Astor 59
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1940 Dancing on a Dime Actor Dolly Stewart 58
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1940 The Quarterback Actor Kay Merrill N/A
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1940 Fashion Horizons Actor 59
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1940 Buck Benny Rides Again Actor Virginia N/A
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1940 Parole Fixer Actor Enid Casserly N/A
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1939 All Women Have Secrets Actor Jennifer Warwick 58
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1939 Death of a Champion Actor Patsy Doyle N/A
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1939 The Kid From Texas Actor 'Okay' Kinney 58
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1939 Idiot's Delight Actor Francine Merle 58
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1938 Start Cheering Actor Mabel 59
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1938 No Time to Marry Actor Eleanor Winthrop 59
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1937 Missing Witnesses Actor Mary Norton 58
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1936 Swing Banditry Actor Virginia Paxton (uncredited) N/A
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1921 Shadows of the West Actor Lucy Norton N/A
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