- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 31, 1918
- Place of Birth
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Died
- August 15, 2009
Virginia Davis
Virginia Davis (December 31, 1918 - August 15, 2009) was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Her father was a traveling furniture salesman and spent much time away from home. With her husband gone for weeks at a time, Margaret Davis, a housewife, focused all her attention on her daughter; she began taking Virginia to dancing lessons and modeling auditions when she was 2. A striking child with long curls, Virginia was soon appearing in advertisements that played between films in local theaters. She also entered Georgie Brown's Dramatic School in Kansas City, where she studied drama and dance. In the summer of 1923, 22-year-old Walt Disney, a struggling but ambitious director, saw Virginia in an advertisement in a Kansas City theater and immediately decided to hire her. He quickly contacted Margaret Davis, who was eager to advance her Virginia's career. Alice's Wonderland (1923), the first sho…
Filmography
movieAlice Comedies
2016 · Alice
movieAlice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis
2005
movieFrom Kansas City to Hollywood
2005 · Self
movieWalt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities
2005 · Alice (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
movieThe Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999 · Herself
Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females
movieMurderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females
1992
movieThe Harvey Girls
1946 · Harvey Girl (uncredited)
movieSong of the Islands
1942 · Islander (uncredited)
movieEscort Girl
1941 · Blondie
movieHands Across the Rockies
1941 · Marsha Crawley
movieVivacious Lady
1938 · Young Woman (uncredited)
movieCollege Holiday
1936 · Dancer
movieMurder at the Vanities
1934 · Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
movieThree on a Match
1932 · Mary Keaton as a Child
movieStreet Scene
1931
movieA Ship Comes In
1928
movieThe Greater Glory
1926 · Resi
movieAlice in the Jungle
1925 · Alice
movieThe Man from Red Gulch
1925 · Cissy Falloner
movieAlice Gets Stung
1925 · Alice
movieAlice the Toreador
1925 · Alice
movieAlice Cans the Cannibals
1925 · Alice
movieAlice the Piper
1924 · Alice
movieAlice and the Three Bears
1924 · Alice
movieAlice Hunting in Africa
1924 · Alice
movieAlice Gets in Dutch
1924 · Alice
movieAlice the Peacemaker
1924 · Alice
movieAlice and the Dog Catcher
1924 · Alice
movieAlice's Fishy Story
1924 · Alice
movieAlice's Wild West Show
1924 · Alice
movieAlice's Spooky Adventure
1924 · Alice
movieAlice's Day at Sea
1924 · Alice
movieAlice's Wonderland
1923 · Alice