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Virginia Cherrill (1908–1996)

Actress in US and UK films of the early 1930s. Born on a farm, Cherrill was discovered by Charles Chaplin while sitting beside him at a boxing match in Los Angeles; he introduced himself at intermission and hired her for her debut in City Lights. She met husband Cary Grant at the premiere of Blonde Venus and stopped working after their marriage in 1933... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1936 Troubled Waters
June Elkhardt
 
1935 What Price Crime?
Sandra Worthington
 
1935 Late Extra
Janet Graham
 
1934 Money Mad
Linda
 
1934 White Heat
Lucille Cheney
 
1933 He Couldn't Take It
Eleanor Rogers
 
1933 Ladies Must Love
Society Girl
 
1933 Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Barbara Winterslip
 
1933 The Nuisance
Miss Rutherford
 
1933 Fast Workers
Virginia - Girl Who Slaps Bucker
 
1931 Delicious
Diana Van Bergh
 
1931 The Brat
Angela
 
1931 Girls Demand Excitement
Joan Madison
 
1928 The Air Circus
Extra (uncredited)
 
Hide HideSelf (2 titles)
1983 Unknown Chaplin (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
The Great Director (1983) … Herself (also archive footage)
 
1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-8 (short)
Herself
 
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2004 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1993 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1992 Chaplin
A Blind Girl (uncredited)
 
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Personal Details


Alternate Names:

Virginia Cherrill Martini

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Trivia:

In her 1935 divorce from actor Cary Grant, she received $50,000, which was equivalent to 50% of his community property at the time. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries