Virginia Dale

Virginia Dale

1917-07-01 – 1994-10-03 (age 77) Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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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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Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn

1942

as Lila Dixon

Start Cheering
Start Cheering

1938

as Mabel

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Hucksters
The Hucksters

1947

as Kimberly Receptionist

Missing Witnesses
Missing Witnesses

1937

as Mary Norton

The Quarterback
The Quarterback

1940

as Kay Merrill

Docks of New Orleans
Docks of New Orleans

1948

as Rene Blanchette

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His Mistress

1984

as Lillian

The Singing Hill
The Singing Hill

1941

as Jo Adams

Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight

1939

as Francine Merle

World Premiere
World Premiere

1941

as Lee Morrisson

The Kid From Texas
The Kid From Texas

1939

as 'Okay' Kinney

Las Vegas Nights
Las Vegas Nights

1941

as Patsy Grant

Buck Benny Rides Again
Buck Benny Rides Again

1940

as Virginia

Love Thy Neighbor
Love Thy Neighbor

1940

as Virginia Astor

Death of a Champion
Death of a Champion

1939

as Patsy Doyle

Fall Guy
Fall Guy

1947

as Marie

Parole Fixer
Parole Fixer

1940

as Enid Casserly

Strike It Rich
Strike It Rich

1948

as Mabel

Dragnet
Dragnet

1947

as Irene Trilling