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Virginia Sale

Virginia Sale

Department: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Virginia Sale (May 20, 1899 – August 23, 1992) was an American character actress whose career spanned six decades, during most of which she played older women, even when she was in her twenties. Over the 46 years she was active as an actress, she worked in films, stage, radio and television. She was famous for her one-woman stage show, Americana Sketches, which she did for more than 1,000 performances during a 15-year span. Married to actor and studio executive Sam Wren, she co-starred with him in one of the first television family comedies, Wren's Nest, in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She gave birth to fraternal twins, Virginia and Christopher, in 1936. Later in her career she worked on television, and in commercials. She died from heart failure at the age of 93 at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in 1992.

Known For

Topper

Topper

1937

One Man's Way

One Man's Way

1964

Legionnaires in Paris

Legionnaires in Paris

1927

The Dude Wrangler

The Dude Wrangler

1930

Danger Signal

Danger Signal

1945

The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

1967

The Flame of New Orleans

The Flame of New Orleans

1941

Those We Love

Those We Love

1932

Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory

1946

The Man with Two Faces

The Man with Two Faces

1934

The Case of the Baby-Sitter

The Case of the Baby-Sitter

1947

Miss Polly

Miss Polly

1941

Slither

Slither

1973

Dark Mountain

Dark Mountain

1944

Love Past Thirty

Love Past Thirty

1934

The Hat Box Mystery

The Hat Box Mystery

1947

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

1929

Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse

1936

Embarrassing Moments

Embarrassing Moments

1930

Selling Shorts

Selling Shorts

1931

Smarty

Smarty

1934

My Past

My Past

1931

Gold Dust Gertie

Gold Dust Gertie

1931

Dangerous Holiday

Dangerous Holiday

1937

Madame du Barry

Madame du Barry

1934

Running Hollywood

Running Hollywood

1932

Lovin' the Ladies

Lovin' the Ladies

1930

It's A Small World

It's A Small World

1935

Meet the Missus

Meet the Missus

1937

Back Pay

Back Pay

1930

New Moon

New Moon

1930

Show Girl in Hollywood

Show Girl in Hollywood

1930

Weary River

Weary River

1929

Lord Byron of Broadway

Lord Byron of Broadway

1930

Midnight Madness

Midnight Madness

1928

Harold Teen

Harold Teen

1928

Fireman, Save My Child

Fireman, Save My Child

1932

Together Again

Together Again

1944

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931

Bright Lights

Bright Lights

1930

After the Dance

After the Dance

1935

Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse

1934

We Have Our Moments

We Have Our Moments

1937

The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

Calling All Husbands

Calling All Husbands

1940

Charlie Chan in Reno

Charlie Chan in Reno

1939

Outcast

Outcast

1937

The Iron Master

The Iron Master

1933

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

1940

Smoke Lightning

Smoke Lightning

1933

Why Be Good?

Why Be Good?

1929

Star in the Night

Star in the Night

1945

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1930

Harvard Here I Come

Harvard Here I Come

1941

When Strangers Marry

When Strangers Marry

1944

The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold

1940

Strike Up the Band

Strike Up the Band

1940

The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia

1940

You're a Sweetheart

You're a Sweetheart

1937

Too Young to Marry

Too Young to Marry

1931

Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly

1943

What a Life

What a Life

1930

Big Business Girl

Big Business Girl

1931

Forty Little Mothers

Forty Little Mothers

1940

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

Fancy Baggage

Fancy Baggage

1929

Blazing the Western Trail

Blazing the Western Trail

1945

We're in the Money

We're in the Money

1935

The Crowd

The Crowd

1928

Angel's Holiday

Angel's Holiday

1937

The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

1937

The Floating College

The Floating College

1928

She Gets Her Man

She Gets Her Man

1945

Below the Deadline

Below the Deadline

1929

Her First Beau

Her First Beau

1941

Loose Ankles

Loose Ankles

1930

Destroyer

Destroyer

1943

The Jury's Secret

The Jury's Secret

1938

Big Daddy

Big Daddy

1969

Gold Rush Maisie

Gold Rush Maisie

1940

Hit the Ice

Hit the Ice

1943

Trail Street

Trail Street

1947

Union Depot

Union Depot

1932

Embarrassing Moments

Embarrassing Moments

1934

Torpedo Boat

Torpedo Boat

1942

The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

1943

Many a Slip

Many a Slip

1931

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

1941

I Like it That Way

I Like it That Way

1934

The Hollywood Handicap

The Hollywood Handicap

1932

Hi, Beautiful

Hi, Beautiful

1944

When Tomorrow Comes

When Tomorrow Comes

1939

The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City

The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City

1929

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

1963

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

1963

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960