Virginia Sale

May 19, 1899(93 at death)|Died August 23, 1992
Urbana, Illinois, USA|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.

Movies (90)

Slither
5.8

Slither

1973

Big Daddy
8.0

Big Daddy

1969

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
6.7

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

1967

One Man's Way
4.3

One Man's Way

1964

The Case of the Baby-Sitter
6.5

The Case of the Baby-Sitter

1947

The Hat Box Mystery
4.5

The Hat Box Mystery

1947

Trail Street
6.5

Trail Street

1947

Badman's Territory
6.0

Badman's Territory

1946

Danger Signal
6.0

Danger Signal

1945

Star in the Night
7.5

Star in the Night

1945

Blazing the Western Trail
6.3

Blazing the Western Trail

1945

She Gets Her Man
5.3

She Gets Her Man

1945

The Thin Man Goes Home
7.1

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

Together Again
5.5

Together Again

1944

Hi, Beautiful
9.8

Hi, Beautiful

1944

Dark Mountain
5.3

Dark Mountain

1944

When Strangers Marry
6.2

When Strangers Marry

1944

The Gang's All Here
5.9

The Gang's All Here

1943

Destroyer
6.8

Destroyer

1943

Hit the Ice
6.0

Hit the Ice

1943

Reveille with Beverly
7.5

Reveille with Beverly

1943

Torpedo Boat
7.5

Torpedo Boat

1942

Harvard Here I Come
5.8

Harvard Here I Come

1941

They Died with Their Boots On
6.7

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

Miss Polly
4.9

Miss Polly

1941

One Foot in Heaven
6.9

One Foot in Heaven

1941

The Flame of New Orleans
6.6

The Flame of New Orleans

1941

Her First Beau
6.5

Her First Beau

1941

Strike Up the Band
6.6

Strike Up the Band

1940

The Howards of Virginia
6.8

The Howards of Virginia

1940

Calling All Husbands
8.0

Calling All Husbands

1940

Flowing Gold
6.8

Flowing Gold

1940

Gold Rush Maisie
6.8

Gold Rush Maisie

1940

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
7.0

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

1940

Forty Little Mothers
6.5

Forty Little Mothers

1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife
6.8

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

The Amazing Mr. Williams
6.0

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

When Tomorrow Comes
5.4

When Tomorrow Comes

1939

Charlie Chan in Reno
6.5

Charlie Chan in Reno

1939

The Jury's Secret
5.0

The Jury's Secret

1938

You're a Sweetheart
4.6

You're a Sweetheart

1937

Topper
6.7

Topper

1937

Angel's Holiday
6.0

Angel's Holiday

1937

Dangerous Holiday
5.3

Dangerous Holiday

1937

Meet the Missus
6.5

Meet the Missus

1937

The Go-Getter
6.2

The Go-Getter

1937

We Have Our Moments
7.2

We Have Our Moments

1937

Outcast
8.0

Outcast

1937

Three Men on a Horse
6.3

Three Men on a Horse

1936

We're in the Money
5.9

We're in the Money

1935

After the Dance
6.5

After the Dance

1935

It's A Small World
6.0

It's A Small World

1935

Madame du Barry
4.6

Madame du Barry

1934

Embarrassing Moments
9.0

Embarrassing Moments

1934

The Man with Two Faces
6.4

The Man with Two Faces

1934

Smarty
4.6

Smarty

1934

Registered Nurse
4.8

Registered Nurse

1934

I Like it That Way
7.0

I Like it That Way

1934

The Iron Master
7.0

The Iron Master

1933

Smoke Lightning
5.3

Smoke Lightning

1933

Those We Love
6.5

Those We Love

1932

Fireman, Save My Child
6.4

Fireman, Save My Child

1932

Union Depot
6.0

Union Depot

1932

The Sin of Madelon Claudet
5.9

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931

Gold Dust Gertie
6.0

Gold Dust Gertie

1931

Big Business Girl
6.8

Big Business Girl

1931

My Past
4.0

My Past

1931

Too Young to Marry
8.0

Too Young to Marry

1931

Many a Slip
10.0

Many a Slip

1931

New Moon
5.8

New Moon

1930

Bright Lights
5.2

Bright Lights

1930

Moby Dick
5.6

Moby Dick

1930

The Dude Wrangler
10.0

The Dude Wrangler

1930

Back Pay
4.9

Back Pay

1930

Show Girl in Hollywood
5.8

Show Girl in Hollywood

1930

Lovin' the Ladies
4.8

Lovin' the Ladies

1930

What a Life

What a Life

1930

Lord Byron of Broadway
4.6

Lord Byron of Broadway

1930

Loose Ankles
4.3

Loose Ankles

1930

Embarrassing Moments
10.0

Embarrassing Moments

1930

The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
9.0

The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City

1929

Why Be Good?
6.8

Why Be Good?

1929

Weary River
5.8

Weary River

1929

Fancy Baggage
10.0

Fancy Baggage

1929

Below the Deadline
4.0

Below the Deadline

1929

The Floating College
8.0

The Floating College

1928

Harold Teen
7.0

Harold Teen

1928

Midnight Madness
9.0

Midnight Madness

1928

The Crowd
7.6

The Crowd

1928

Legionnaires in Paris
8.0

Legionnaires in Paris

1927

TV Shows (5)