- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 1, 1917
- Place of Birth
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
- Died
- October 3, 1994
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 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. …
Filmography
movie"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
2006 · Archive Footage
tvNutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987 · Miss Taylor
tvNorth and South
1985 · 3rd Abolitionist
movieHis Mistress
1984 · Lillian
movieThat's Entertainment!
1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvCode 3
1957
tvHighway Patrol
1955
tvThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
tvBuffalo Bill Jr.
1955
tvThe Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
movieDanger Zone
1951 · Claire Underwood
movieStrike It Rich
1948 · Mabel
movieDocks of New Orleans
1948 · Rene Blanchette
movieDragnet
1947 · Irene Trilling
movieThe Hucksters
1947 · Kimberly Receptionist
movieFall Guy
1947 · Marie
movieHeadin' for God's Country
1943 · Laurie Lane
movieHoliday Inn
1942 · Lila Dixon
movieWorld Premiere
1941 · Lee Morrisson
movieKiss the Boys Goodbye
1941 · Gwendolyn Abbott
movieThe Singing Hill
1941 · Jo Adams
movieLas Vegas Nights
1941 · Patsy Grant
movieLove Thy Neighbor
1940 · Virginia Astor
movieDancing on a Dime
1940 · Dolly Stewart
movieThe Quarterback
1940 · Kay Merrill
Fashion Horizons
movieFashion Horizons
1940
movieBuck Benny Rides Again
1940 · Virginia
movieParole Fixer
1940 · Enid Casserly
movieAll Women Have Secrets
1939 · Jennifer Warwick
movieDeath of a Champion
1939 · Patsy Doyle
movieThe Kid From Texas
1939 · 'Okay' Kinney
movieIdiot's Delight
1939 · Francine Merle
movieStart Cheering
1938 · Mabel
movieNo Time to Marry
1938 · Eleanor Winthrop
movieMissing Witnesses
1937 · Mary Norton
movieSwing Banditry
1936 · Virginia Paxton (uncredited)
movieShadows of the West
1921 · Lucy Norton