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Virginia O'Brien (1919–2001)

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Known to classic film fans by various nicknames--including Miss Deadpan, Frozen Face, and Miss Ice Glacier--this statuesque, dark-haired singer/actress carved a unique niche for herself on stage and screen by the hilarious Sphinx-like way she delivered a song. The daughter of the captain of detectives of the Los Angeles Police Department... See full bio »

Born:

Virginia Lee O'Brien
in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1976 Gus
Reporter
 
1955 Francis in the Navy
Nurse Kittredge
 
1947 Merton of the Movies
Phyllis Montague
 
1946 The Show-Off
Hortense
 
1946 Till the Clouds Roll By
Ellie May Shipley (segment "Show Boat")/Herself
 
1946 The Harvey Girls
Alma from Ohio
 
1945 Ziegfeld Follies
Virginia O'Brien ('Here's to the Ladies')
 
1944 Meet the People
'Woodpecker' Peg
 
1944 Two Girls and a Sailor
Virginia O'Brien
 
1943 Thousands Cheer
Virginia O'Brien
 
1943 Du Barry Was a Lady
Ginny
 
1942 Panama Hattie
Flo Foster
 
1942 Ship Ahoy
Fran Evans
 
1941 Lady Be Good
Lull
 
1941 The Big Store
Kitty
 
1940 Hullabaloo
Virginia Ferris
 
1940 Sky Murder
Lucille LaVonne (uncredited)
 
1940 Forty Little Mothers
Granville Girl (uncredited)
 
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1949 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.12 (1949) (performer: "A Bird in a Gilded Cage")
 
1948 Musical Merry-Go-Round #4 (short) (performer: "Carry Me Back To Old Virginny")
 
1946 Till the Clouds Roll By (performer: "Show Boat", "A Fine Romance" - uncredited)
 
1946 The Harvey Girls (performer: "It's a Great Big World" - uncredited, "The Wild, Wild West" - uncredited)
 
1945 Ziegfeld Follies (performer: "Bring on the Wonderful Men")
 
1944 Meet the People (performer: "I Like to Recognize the Tune" 1939, "Say That We're Sweethearts Again" 1944, "It's Smart to Be People" 1944)
 
1944 Two Girls and a Sailor (performer: "Take It Easy" 1943 - uncredited)
 
1943 Du Barry Was a Lady (performer: "Salome" 1943, "Friendship" 1939)
 
1943 Thousands Cheer (performer: "In a Little Spanish Town" - uncredited, "Rock-a-Bye Baby" - uncredited)
 
1942 Panama Hattie (performer: "Fresh as a Daisy" 1940, "Let's Be Buddies" 1940, " Did I Get Stinkin' At the Savoy" 1940 - uncredited)
 
1942 Ship Ahoy (performer: "How About You?" 1941, "Poor You" 1942 / "The Last Call for Love" 1942)
 
1941 Lady Be Good (performer: "Your Words and My Music" 1941, "Oh ! Lady Be Good" 1924)
 
1941 The Big Store (performer: "Sing While You Sell" 1941)
 
1941 Ringside Maisie (performer: "A Bird in a Gilded Cage")
 
1940 Hullabaloo (performer: "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" 1878 - uncredited, "Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair" 1854 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
1994 That's Entertainment! III Behind the Screen (video documentary)
Herself (interview)
 
1974 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Herself
– That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) … Herself
 
1952 Parade of Stars Auto Show (TV movie)
Herself
 
1950 The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.9 (1950) … Herself
 
1949 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer
– Episode #1.12 (1949) … Herself - Singer
 
1949 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Comedian / Herself - Singer
– Episode #1.39 (1949) … Herself - Singer/Comedian
 
1948 Musical Merry-Go-Round #4 (short)
Herself
 
1941 Ringside Maisie
Herself - Singer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1977 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1946 The Great Morgan
Herself
 

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Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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She had seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. See more »

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Nickname:

"Miss Red Hot Frozen Face" See more »

Star Sign:

Aries