Virginia Sale

Virginia Sale

1899-05-19 – 1992-08-23 (age 93) Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Biography

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Virginia Sale (May 20, 1899 – August 23, 1992) was an American character actress whose career spanned six decades, during most of which she played older women, even when she was in her twenties. Over the 46 years she was active as an actress, she worked in films, stage, radio and television. She was famous for her one-woman stage show, Americana Sketches, which she did for more than 1,000 performances during a 15-year span.

Married to actor and studio executive Sam Wren, she co-starred with him in one of the first television family comedies, Wren's Nest, in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She gave birth to fraternal twins, Virginia and Christopher, in 1936. Later in her career she worked on television, and in commercials. She died from heart failure at the age of 93 at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in 1992.

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Known For

The Crowd
The Crowd

1928

as Mary's Sister-in-Law (uncredited)

The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter

1937

as Servant of J. Browne #2 (uncredited)

Topper
Topper

1937

as Miss Johnson

Trail Street
Trail Street

1947

as Hannah

Back Pay
Back Pay

1930

as Miss Flanagan - Wheeler's Secretary

Union Depot
Union Depot

1932

as Woman on Platform Watching Actress (uncredited)

Smarty
Smarty

1934

as Edna - Vicki's Maid

Calling All Husbands
Calling All Husbands

1940

as Aunt Mabel Parker

Dark Mountain
Dark Mountain

1944

as Aletha Bates

The Howards of Virginia
The Howards of Virginia

1940

as Neighbor Girl

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

1967

as Cleaning Woman (uncredited)

Embarrassing Moments
Embarrassing Moments

1930

as Aunt Prudence

They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Nurse (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

as Tom's Wife

Embarrassing Moments
Embarrassing Moments

1934

as Mother

Destroyer
Destroyer

1943

as Kansas' Dance Partner

When Tomorrow Comes
When Tomorrow Comes

1939

as Waitress (uncredited)

Moby Dick
Moby Dick

1930

as Old Maid

My Past
My Past

1931

as Miss Taft, Thornley's Secretary

Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness

1928

as The Gargoyle - Childers' Secretary