Virginia Dale
Born
July 1, 1917
Died
October 3, 1994 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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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Known For
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
Archive Footage
2006
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Miss Taylor · (3 episodes)
1987
North and South
3rd Abolitionist · (1 episode)
1985
His Mistress
Lillian
1984
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
1974
Code 3
(1 episode)
1957
Highway Patrol
(1 episode)
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(1 episode)
1955
Buffalo Bill Jr.
(1 episode)
1955
The Adventures of Kit Carson
(2 episodes)
1951
Danger Zone
Claire Underwood
1951
Strike It Rich
Mabel
1948
Docks of New Orleans
Rene Blanchette
1948
Dragnet
Irene Trilling
1947
The Hucksters
Kimberly Receptionist
1947
Fall Guy
Marie
1947
Headin' for God's Country
Laurie Lane
1943
Holiday Inn
Lila Dixon
1942
World Premiere
Lee Morrisson
1941
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Gwendolyn Abbott
1941
The Singing Hill
Jo Adams
1941
Las Vegas Nights
Patsy Grant
1941
Love Thy Neighbor
Virginia Astor
1940
Dancing on a Dime
Dolly Stewart
1940
The Quarterback
Kay Merrill
1940
Fashion Horizons
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
Virginia
1940
Parole Fixer
Enid Casserly
1940
All Women Have Secrets
Jennifer Warwick
1939
Death of a Champion
Patsy Doyle
1939
The Kid From Texas
'Okay' Kinney
1939
Idiot's Delight
Francine Merle
1939
Start Cheering
Mabel
1938
No Time to Marry
Eleanor Winthrop
1938
Missing Witnesses
Mary Norton
1937
Swing Banditry
Virginia Paxton (uncredited)
1936
Shadows of the West
Lucy Norton
1921