Virginia Dale

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Virginia Dale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Known For

North and South

as 3rd Abolitionist

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Highway Patrol

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Buffalo Bill Jr.

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

as Miss Taylor

Holiday Inn

as Lila Dixon

That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage)

Start Cheering

as Mabel

Idiot's Delight

as Francine Merle

The Hucksters

as Kimberly Receptionist

Code 3

Docks of New Orleans

as Rene Blanchette

Love Thy Neighbor

as Virginia Astor

Parole Fixer

as Enid Casserly

Buck Benny Rides Again

as Virginia

Las Vegas Nights

as Patsy Grant

The Kid From Texas

as 'Okay' Kinney

World Premiere

as Lee Morrisson

Strike It Rich

as Mabel