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Whoopee! (1930) -- In this first of six Eddie Cantor musical films of the 1930s, the big-eyed comic plays a state-of-the-art hypochondriac from the East who is convinced that he needs to go West to survive.
The Great Ziegfeld (1936) -- This biography follows the ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld, famed producer of extravagant stage revues.
The Invisible Woman (1940) -- An attractive model with an ulterior motive volunteers as guinea pig for an invisibility machine.

Overview

Date of Death:
24 February 1982, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
American leading lady of the 1930s and 1940s, Virginia Bruce was born... more
Trivia:
Portrayed soprano Jenny Lind in The Mighty Barnum (1934) and a character loosely... more
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. Strangers When We Meet (1960) .... Mrs. Wagner

  2. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Ruth Crest (2 episodes, 1952-1957)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - The Connoisseur (1957) TV episode .... Ruth Crest
        - So Many Things Happen (1952) TV episode
  3. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Mildred Pierce (3 episodes, 1953-1956)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Mildred Pierce (1956) TV episode .... Mildred Pierce
        - Meet Jo Cathcart (1954) TV episode
        - Something to Live For (1953) TV episode
  4. "Studio 57" .... Beth Breen / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
    ... aka Heinz Studio 57 (USA: alternative title)
        - Out of Sight (1956) TV episode .... Maggie
        - Who's Calling? (1956) TV episode .... Beth Breen
  5. "Science Fiction Theatre" .... Dr. Myrna Griffin / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
        - Friend of a Raven (1955) TV episode .... Jean Gordon
        - Dead Storage (1955) TV episode .... Dr. Myrna Griffin
  6. "Letter to Loretta" .... Dee Norman (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
        - Week-End in Winnetka (1955) TV episode .... Dee Norman
  7. Reluctant Bride (1955) .... Laura Weeks
    ... aka Two Grooms for a Bride (USA)
  8. Salgin (1954) .... Nurse
    ... aka Epidemic (International: English title)
    ... aka Istanbul (USA)
  9. "General Electric Theater" .... Adele (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - Woman's World (1953) TV episode .... Adele
  10. "The Silver Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
        - Wedding Anniversary (1950) TV episode

  11. State Department: File 649 (1949) .... Margaret 'Marge' Weldon
    ... aka Assignment in China (UK)
  12. Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948) .... Jenny Courtland
  13. Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945) .... Roberta Baxter
  14. Brazil (1944) .... Nicky Henderson
    ... aka Stars and Guitars (USA: reissue title)
  15. Action in Arabia (1944) .... Yvonne Danesco
  16. Careful, Soft Shoulder (1942) .... Connie Mathers
  17. Pardon My Sarong (1942) .... Joan Marshall
  18. Butch Minds the Baby (1942) .... Susie O'Neill
  19. Adventure in Washington (1941) .... Jane Scott
    ... aka Female Correspondent (UK)
  20. The Invisible Woman (1940) .... Kitty Carroll
  21. Hired Wife (1940) .... Phyllis Walden
  22. The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940) .... Joan Reed, Forbes' secretary
    ... aka Broadway Lawyer
    ... aka The Sentence
  23. Flight Angels (1940) .... Mary Norvell

  24. Stronger Than Desire (1939) .... Elizabeth Flagg
  25. Society Lawyer (1939) .... Pat Abbott
  26. Let Freedom Ring (1939) .... Maggie Adams
    ... aka Song of the Plains (Australia)
  27. There's That Woman Again (1939) .... Sally Reardon
    ... aka What a Woman (UK)
  28. There Goes My Heart (1938) .... Joan Butterfield
  29. Woman Against Woman (1938) .... Maris Kent Holland
  30. Yellow Jack (1938) .... Frances Blake
  31. The First Hundred Years (1938) .... Lynn Claymore Conway
    ... aka The First 100 Years (USA: poster title)
  32. Arsène Lupin Returns (1938) .... Lorraine de Grissac
  33. The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937) .... Loretta Douglas
  34. Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937) .... Miss Stephens aka Steve
  35. Between Two Women (1937) .... Patricia 'Patty'/'Pat' Sloan
    ... aka Surrounded by Women (USA: TV title)
  36. When Love Is Young (1937) .... Wanda Werner
  37. Women of Glamour (1937) .... Gloria Hudson
    ... aka Women of Glamor (USA: informal English title)
  38. Born to Dance (1936) .... Lucy James
  39. The Great Ziegfeld (1936) .... Audrey Dane
  40. The Garden Murder Case (1936) .... Zalia Graem
  41. Metropolitan (1935) .... Anne Merrill Beaconhill
  42. Here Comes the Band (1935) .... Margaret Wallace
  43. The Murder Man (1935) .... Mary Shannon
  44. Escapade (1935) .... Gerta
    ... aka Masquerade
  45. Let 'em Have It (1935) .... Eleanor Spencer
    ... aka False Faces (UK)
  46. Times Square Lady (1935) .... Toni Bradley
  47. Shadow of Doubt (1935) .... Trenna Plaice
  48. Society Doctor (1935) .... Madge Wilson
    ... aka After Eight Hours
  49. The Mighty Barnum (1934) .... Jenny Lind
  50. Dangerous Corner (1934) .... Ann Beale
  51. Jane Eyre (1934) .... Jane Eyre
  52. Kongo (1932) .... Ann Whitehall
  53. A Scarlet Week-End (1932) .... Alma McGregor
  54. Downstairs (1932) .... Anna, Albert's Wife
  55. Winner Take All (1932) .... Joan Gibson
  56. Sky Bride (1932) .... Ruth Dunning
  57. The Miracle Man (1932) .... Margaret Thornton
  58. Hell Divers (1931) (scenes deleted) .... Girl
  59. Whoopee! (1930) (uncredited) .... Goldwyn Girl
  60. Follow Thru (1930) (uncredited) .... Bit in Ladies Locker Room
  61. Let's Go Native (1930) (uncredited) .... Wendell Sen.'s secretary
  62. Raffles (1930) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
  63. The Social Lion (1930/I) (uncredited) .... Society Girl
  64. Safety in Numbers (1930) .... Alma McGregor
  65. Paramount on Parade (1930) (uncredited) .... Chorus Girl
  66. Young Eagles (1930) .... Florence Welford
  67. Only the Brave (1930) .... Elizabeth
  68. Slightly Scarlet (1930) .... Enid Corbett
  69. Lilies of the Field (1930) .... Doris

  70. The Love Parade (1929) (uncredited) .... Lady-in-Waiting
  71. Why Bring That Up? (1929) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
  72. Woman Trap (1929) .... Nurse
  73. Illusion (1929) (uncredited) .... Party Guest
  74. Fashions in Love (1929) (uncredited)
  75. River of Romance (1929) (uncredited)
  76. Blue Skies (1929) (uncredited) .... Party Guest
  77. Fugitives (1929) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
Soundtrack:
  1. Born to Sing (1942) (performer: "I've Got You Under My Skin")

  2. Let Freedom Ring (1939) (performer: "Love Serenade" (1939), "America, My Country 'Tis of Thee" (1832))
    ... aka Song of the Plains (Australia)
  3. Society Lawyer (1939) (performer: "I'm In Love with the Honorable Mr So & So")
  4. Woman Against Woman (1938) ("I've Got You Under My Skin" (1936) (uncredited))
  5. Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue (1938) (performer: "The Night is Young and You're So Beautiful" (1936) (uncredited))
  6. The First Hundred Years (1938) (performer: "Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet" (1909))
    ... aka The First 100 Years (USA: poster title)
  7. When Love Is Young (1937) (performer: "Did Anyone Ever Tell You?", "When Love Is Young")
  8. Born to Dance (1936) (performer: "Entrance of Lucy James" (1936), "Love Me, Love My Pekinese" (1936), "I've Got You Under My Skin" (1936))
  9. The Great Ziegfeld (1936) (performer: "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" (1919) (uncredited), "You Never Looked So Beautiful" (1936) (uncredited))
  10. Here Comes the Band (1935) (performer: "Tender Is the Night" (1935))
  11. Metropolitan (1935) (performer: "Micaëla's Aria" (uncredited)) ("Last Night When We Were Young" (1935) (uncredited))
  12. Times Square Lady (1935) ("The Object Of My Affection" (1934))
  13. Downstairs (1932) ("Schnitzelbank Song")
Self:
  1. Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 9 (1939) .... Herself, Horse Owner
  2. Hollywood Hobbies (1939) (uncredited) .... Herself
  3. Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) .... Herself
  4. Behind the Movie Lens (1938) (uncredited) .... Herself
  5. Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 (1936) .... Herself
  6. Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (1935) (uncredited) .... Herself
  7. A Dream Comes True (1935) (uncredited) .... Herself
  8. Galas de la Paramount (1930) .... Herself - Chorine
Archive Footage:
  1. Ziegfeld Girl Intro (2004) (V) .... Audrey Dane
  2. That's Entertainment! (1974) .... Clip from 'The Great Ziegfeld'
  3. The Invisible Woman (1966) .... Kitty Carroll
  4. Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Herself
  5. Land of Liberty (1939)


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