Virginia Sale

Virginia Sale

Date of Birth:

May 19, 1899

Place of Birth:

Urbana, Illinois, USA

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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.

filmography:

Too Young to Marry Too Young to Marry

1931

You're a Sweetheart You're a Sweetheart

1937

The Howards of Virginia The Howards of Virginia

1940

Strike Up the Band Strike Up the Band

1940

Reveille with Beverly Reveille with Beverly

1943

What a Life What a Life

1930

Fancy Baggage Fancy Baggage

1929

They Died with Their Boots On They Died with Their Boots On

1941

Forty Little Mothers Forty Little Mothers

1940

Big Business Girl Big Business Girl

1931

Flowing Gold Flowing Gold

1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

Smoke Lightning Smoke Lightning

1933

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

1940

The Iron Master The Iron Master

1933

Outcast Outcast

1937

Why Be Good? Why Be Good?

1929

Star in the Night Star in the Night

1945

When Strangers Marry When Strangers Marry

1944

Harvard Here I Come Harvard Here I Come

1941

Moby Dick Moby Dick

1930

Blazing the Western Trail Blazing the Western Trail

1945

We're in the Money We're in the Money

1935

Union Depot Union Depot

1932

Trail Street Trail Street

1947

Hit the Ice Hit the Ice

1943

Gold Rush Maisie Gold Rush Maisie

1940

Embarrassing Moments Embarrassing Moments

1934

Torpedo Boat Torpedo Boat

1942

I Like it That Way I Like it That Way

1934

One Foot in Heaven One Foot in Heaven

1941

Many a Slip Many a Slip

1931

The Gang's All Here The Gang's All Here

1943

Big Daddy Big Daddy

1969

The Jury's Secret The Jury's Secret

1938

The Floating College The Floating College

1928

The Go-Getter The Go-Getter

1937

Angel's Holiday Angel's Holiday

1937

The Crowd The Crowd

1928

She Gets Her Man She Gets Her Man

1945

Below the Deadline Below the Deadline

1929

Destroyer Destroyer

1943

Loose Ankles Loose Ankles

1930

Her First Beau Her First Beau

1941

Charlie Chan in Reno Charlie Chan in Reno

1939

Calling All Husbands Calling All Husbands

1940

Love Past Thirty Love Past Thirty

1934

Dark Mountain Dark Mountain

1944

Slither Slither

1973

Miss Polly Miss Polly

1941

The Hat Box Mystery The Hat Box Mystery

1947

Stewed, Fried and Boiled Stewed, Fried and Boiled

1929

Smarty Smarty

1934

Selling Shorts Selling Shorts

1931

Embarrassing Moments Embarrassing Moments

1930

Three Men on a Horse Three Men on a Horse

1936

The Case of the Baby-Sitter The Case of the Baby-Sitter

1947

The Man with Two Faces The Man with Two Faces

1934

Danger Signal Danger Signal

1945

The Dude Wrangler The Dude Wrangler

1930

Legionnaires in Paris Legionnaires in Paris

1927

One Man's Way One Man's Way

1964

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

Badman's Territory Badman's Territory

1946

Those We Love Those We Love

1932

The Flame of New Orleans The Flame of New Orleans

1941

My Past My Past

1931

Gold Dust Gertie Gold Dust Gertie

1931

Together Again Together Again

1944

Fireman, Save My Child Fireman, Save My Child

1932

Harold Teen Harold Teen

1928

Midnight Madness Midnight Madness

1928

The Sin of Madelon Claudet The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931

Bright Lights Bright Lights

1930

The Amazing Mr. Williams The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

We Have Our Moments We Have Our Moments

1937

After the Dance After the Dance

1935

Registered Nurse Registered Nurse

1934

Lord Byron of Broadway Lord Byron of Broadway

1930

Weary River Weary River

1929

Lovin' the Ladies Lovin' the Ladies

1930

Running Hollywood Running Hollywood

1932

Madame du Barry Madame du Barry

1934

Dangerous Holiday Dangerous Holiday

1937

It's A Small World It's A Small World

1935

Meet the Missus Meet the Missus

1937

Show Girl in Hollywood Show Girl in Hollywood

1930

New Moon New Moon

1930

Back Pay Back Pay

1930

Topper Topper

1937

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