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Virginia Clara Jones was born on November 30, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of a newspaper reporter and his wife. The family had a rich heritage in the St. Louis area: her great-great-great-grandfather served in the American Revolution and later founded the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois... See full bio »

Born:

Virginia Clara Jones
in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died:

(age 84) in Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Ronald Reagan and Virginia Mayo C. 1952 Virginia Mayo Still of James Cagney and Virginia Mayo in The West Point Story Virginia Mayo 12/28/44 Still of James Cagney and Virginia Mayo in The West Point Story Bob Hope with Jerry Colonna and all of his leading ladies: left to right- (Back row) Joan Collins, Dorothy Lamour, Virginia Mayo, Vera Miles, Janis Paige (front row) Lucille Ball, Joan Fontaine, Hedy Lamarr and Signe Hasso, circa 1961.
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1997 The Man Next Door
Lucia
 
1993 Midnight Witness
Kitty
 
1990 Evil Spirits
Janet Wilson
 
1986 The Love Boat (TV series)
Virginia Wilcox
– Hello Emily/The Tour Guide/The Winner Number (1986) … Virginia Wilcox
 
1984 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Elinor
– Hooray for Homicide (1984) … Elinor
 
1984 Santa Barbara (TV series)
Peaches DeLight
– Episode #1.33 (1984) … Peaches DeLight (uncredited)
– Episode #1.32 (1984) … Peaches DeLight (uncredited)
– Episode #1.30 (1984) … Peaches DeLight (uncredited)
– Episode #1.24 (1984) … Peaches DeLight
– Episode #1.23 (1984) … Peaches DeLight
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1978 French Quarter
Countess Willie Piazza/Ida
 
1977 Lanigan's Rabbi (TV series)
Margaret Alton
– The Cadaver in the Clutter (1977) … Margaret Alton
 
1977 Haunted
Michelle
 
1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Miss Battley
 
1975 Police Story (TV series)
Angie
– Face for a Shadow (1975) … Angie
 
1975 Fugitive Lovers
Liz Trent
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Carrie Crane (segment "The Diary")
– The Diary/A Matter of Semantics/Big Surprise/Professor Peabody's Last Lecture (1971) … Carrie Crane (segment "The Diary")
 
1969 The Outsider (TV series)
Jean Daniels
– Behind God's Back (1969) … Jean Daniels
 
1967 Fort Utah
Linda Lee
 
1967 Daktari (TV series)
Vera Potter
– Judy and the Gorilla (1967) … Vera Potter
 
1966 Castle of Evil
Mary Theresa 'Sable' Pulaski
 
1965 Burke's Law (TV series)
Dr. Terry Foster
– Who Killed the Man on the White Horse? (1965) … Dr. Terry Foster
 
1965 Young Fury
Sara McCoy
 
1961 Revolt of the Mercenaries
Lady Patrizia, Duchessa di Rivalta
 
1960 McGarry and His Mouse (TV movie)
Kitty McGarry
 
1959 Jet Over the Atlantic
Jean Gurney
 
1959 Lux Playhouse (TV series)
Gloria Crawford
– Deathtrap (1959) … Gloria Crawford
 
1959 Westbound
Norma Putnam
 
1958 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Myrna Nelson
– Operation Snowball (1958) … Myrna Nelson
 
1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
Beauty Jamison
– The Beauty Jamison Story (1958) … Beauty Jamison
 
1958 Fort Dobbs
Celia Gray
 
1957 The Tall Stranger
Ellen
 
1957 The Story of Mankind
Cleopatra
 
1957 Conflict (TV series)
– Execution Night (1957)
 
1957 The Big Land
Helen Jagger
 
1956 Congo Crossing
Louise Whitman
 
1956 The Proud Ones
Sally
 
1956 Great Day in the Morning
Ann Merry Alaine
 
1955 Pearl of the South Pacific
Rita Delaine
 
1954 The Silver Chalice
Helena
 
1954 King Richard and the Crusaders
Lady Edith Plantagenet
 
1953 Devil's Canyon
Abby Nixon
 
1953 South Sea Woman
Ginger Martin
 
1953 She's Back on Broadway
Catherine Terris
 
1952 The Iron Mistress
Judalon de Bornay
 
1952 She's Working Her Way Through College
Angela Gardner/'Hot Garters Gertie'
 
1951 Starlift
Virginia Mayo
 
1951 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Carol
 
1951 Along the Great Divide
Ann Keith
 
1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Lady Barbara Wellesley
 
1950 The West Point Story
Eve Dillon
 
1950 The Flame and the Arrow
Anne de Hesse
 
1950 Backfire
Nurse Julie Benson
 
1949 Always Leave Them Laughing
Nancy Eagen
 
1949 Red Light
Carla North
 
1949 White Heat
Verna Jarrett
 
1949 The Girl from Jones Beach
Ruth Wilson
 
1949 Colorado Territory
Colorado Carson
 
1949 Flaxy Martin
Flaxy Martin
 
1948 A Song Is Born
Honey Swanson
 
1948 Smart Girls Don't Talk
Linda Vickers
 
1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Rosalind van Hoorn
 
1947 Out of the Blue
Deborah Tyler
 
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives
Marie Derry
 
1946 The Kid from Brooklyn
Polly Pringle
 
1945 Wonder Man
Ellen Shanley
 
1944 The Princess and the Pirate
Princess Margaret
 
1944 Seven Days Ashore
Carol Dean
 
1944 Up in Arms
Nurse Joanna (uncredited)
 
1943 Jack London
Mamie
 
1943 Follies Girl
Chorine (uncredited)
 
1939 Gals and Gallons (short)
Virginia Jones
 
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1957 The Big Land (performer: "I LEANED ON A MAN")
 
1953 She's Back on Broadway (performer: "Break the Ties That Bind You" - uncredited, "Breakfast in Bed" - uncredited, "I'll Take You" - uncredited)
 
1952 She's Working Her Way Through College (performer: "With Plenty of Money and You" - uncredited, "We're Working Our Way Through College" - uncredited, "I'll Be Loving You", "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" / "Love Is Still for Free")
 
1951 Starlift (performer: "Noche Caribe Caribbean Night" - uncredited)
 
1951 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (performer: "A Man Is a Necessary Evil" - uncredited, "Tip-Toe thru' the Tulips with Me" - uncredited, "The Mambo Man" - uncredited, "The Birth of the Blues" - uncredited)
 
1951 Along the Great Divide (performer: "Down in the Valley" - uncredited)
 
1950 The West Point Story (performer: "It's Raining Sundrops" - uncredited, "By the Kissing Rock" - uncredited, "It Could Only Happen in Brooklyn" - uncredited)
 
1949 Always Leave Them Laughing (performer: "You're Too Intense" 1949 - uncredited)
 
1948 A Song Is Born (performer: "A Song Is Born" 1948, "Daddy-O" 1948)
 
1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (performer: "Beautiful Dreamer" 1862 - uncredited)
 
1946 The Kid from Brooklyn (performer: "You're The Cause of It All" 1946, "I Love An Old Fashioned Song" 1946)
 
1944 The Princess and the Pirate (performer: "Kiss Me in the Moonlight")
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1999 The Best of Film Noir (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
1992 James Cagney: Top of the World (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (24 titles)
2005 White Heat: Top of the World (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 Norwegian Actresses in Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Ronald Reagan: The Hollywood Years, the Presidential Years (video documentary)
Herself
 
1999 The Best of Film Noir (video documentary)
Herself
 
1998 The Best of Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself - Interview
 
1997 The Naked Truth (TV series)
Herself
– Bridesface Revisited (1997) … Herself
 
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach (1996) … Herself
 
1995 Inside the Dream Factory (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1994 The Bible According to Hollywood (video documentary)
Herself
 
1993 Vicki! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 May 1993 (1993) … Herself
 
1992 James Cagney: Top of the World (TV documentary)
Herself - Actress
 
1991 The 19th Annual Rudolph Valentino Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1989 The 34th Annual Thalians Ball (TV movie)
Herself
 
1987 The 32th Annual Thalians Ball (TV movie)
Herself
 
1986 The 46th Annual Golden Apple Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Herself
 
1983 Do It Debbie's Way (video)
Herself
 
1981 James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1966 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 September 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
1958 Screen Snapshots: Salute to Hollywood (documentary short)
Herself
 
1954 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #8.14 (1954) … Herself
 
1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere (TV short)
Herself
 
1954 The 26th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
1952 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Night Life (short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2009 The Many Faces of Cleopatra (video documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (TV documentary)
Herself - Interviewee
 
2005 Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (TV documentary)
Norma Putnam
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial Tribute
 
2005 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
1997 L.A. Confidential
Herself (uncredited)
 
1984 Remington Steele (TV series)
 
1980 Fade to Black
(uncredited)
 

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Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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[on Doris Day] I loved working with her. We used to call her Miss Sparkle Plenty because she was so vivacious. See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 360-361. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007. See more »

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Star Sign:

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