Virginia Dale
Known for Acting · 37 credits
- Born
- 1917-07-01
- Died
- 1994-10-03
- Place of birth
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
- Also known as
- Jean Dale · Phyllis Randall · Virginia Paxton
Biography
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
TV Shows (7)
Movies (30)
Start Cheering
1938
as Mabel
Holiday Inn
1942
as Lila Dixon
The Hucksters
1947
as Kimberly Receptionist
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Quarterback
1940
as Kay Merrill
Missing Witnesses
1937
as Mary Norton
Docks of New Orleans
1948
as Rene Blanchette
His Mistress
1984
as Lillian
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Francine Merle
World Premiere
1941
as Lee Morrisson
The Singing Hill
1941
as Jo Adams
The Kid From Texas
1939
as 'Okay' Kinney
Parole Fixer
1940
as Enid Casserly
Love Thy Neighbor
1940
as Virginia Astor
Fall Guy
1947
as Marie
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Virginia
Las Vegas Nights
1941
as Patsy Grant
Fashion Horizons
1940
All Women Have Secrets
1939
as Jennifer Warwick
Dragnet
1947
as Irene Trilling
No Time to Marry
1938
as Eleanor Winthrop
Strike It Rich
1948
as Mabel
Death of a Champion
1939
as Patsy Doyle
Headin' for God's Country
1943
as Laurie Lane
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
2006
as Archive Footage
Danger Zone
1951
as Claire Underwood
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941
as Gwendolyn Abbott
Dancing on a Dime
1940
as Dolly Stewart
Swing Banditry
1936
as Virginia Paxton (uncredited)
Shadows of the West
1921
as Lucy Norton
About Virginia Dale
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… With 37 credits spanning from 1921 to 2006, Virginia Dale has appeared in 30 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Virginia Dale Movies
- Start Cheering (1938) — as Mabel
- Holiday Inn (1942) — as Lila Dixon
- The Hucksters (1947) — as Kimberly Receptionist
- That's Entertainment! (1974) — as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Quarterback (1940) — as Kay Merrill
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