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Virginia Mayo

Film Actress / Television Actress / Stage Actress | * 11/30/1920 († 84, 01/17/2005) | St. Louis, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Virginia Mayo (born Virginia Clara Jones; November 30, 1920 – January 17, 2005) was an American actress and dancer. She was in a series of popular comedy films with Danny Kaye and was Warner Bros. biggest box-office draw in the late 1940s. She also co-starred in the 1946 Oscar-winning movie The Best Years of Our Lives. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become ...

The Best Years of Our Lives

NR

1946 | 3.9/5 | 2h 51min
Drama, Romance / Love, War
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Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels. ...

Captain Horatio Hornblower

NR

1951 | 3.5/5 | 1h 57min
Action, Adventure, Drama, War
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The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfri ...

A Song Is Born

NR

1948 | 3.3/5 | 1h 53min
Comedy, Music
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A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn. ...

White Heat

NR

1949 | 3.8/5 | 1h 54min
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Virginia Mayo

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Virginia Mayo as Actress(61)

as Self (archive footage)2008 Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self (archive footage)2005 White Heat: Top of the World
as Lucia1997 The Man Next Door
as herself1996 Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
as herself1995 Inside the Dream Factory
as herself1994 The Bible According to Hollywood
as Kitty1993 Midnight Witness
as herself1992 James Cagney: Top of the World
as Janet Wilson1990 Evil Spirits
as herself1983 Do It Debbie's Way
as Countess Willie Piazza / Ida1978 French Quarter
as Michelle1977 Haunted
as Miss Battley1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Liz Trent1975 Fugitive Lovers
as Linda Lee1967 Fort Utah
as Mary Theresa 'Sable' Pulaski1966 Castle of Evil
as Sara McCoy1965 Young Fury
as Lady Patrizia, Duchessa di Rivalta1961 Revolt of the Mercenaries
as Jean Gurney1959 Jet Over The Atlantic
as Norma Putnam1959 Westbound
as Celia Gray1958 Fort Dobbs
as Ellen1957 The Tall Stranger
as Cleopatra1957 The Story of Mankind
as Helen Jagger1957 The Big Land
as Louise Whitman1956 Congo Crossing
as Ann Merry Alaine1956 Great Day in the Morning
as Sally1956 The Proud Ones
as Rita Delaine1955 Pearl of the South Pacific
as Helena1954 The Silver Chalice
as herself1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Lady Edith Plantagenet1954 King Richard and the Crusaders
as Ginger Martin1953 South Sea Woman
as Abby Nixon1953 Devil's Canyon
as Catherine Terris1953 She's Back on Broadway
as Judalon de Bornay1952 The Iron Mistress
as Angela Gardner1952 She's Working Her Way Through College
as Lady Barbara Wellesley1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower
as herself1951 Starlift
as Ann Keith1951 Along the Great Divide
as Carol1951 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
as Anne de Hesse1950 The Flame and the Arrow
as Eve Dillon1950 The West Point Story
as Nurse Julie Benson1950 Backfire
as Colorado Carson1949 Colorado Territory
as Verna Jarrett1949 White Heat
as Carla North1949 Red Light
as Nancy Eagen1949 Always Leave Them Laughing
as Flaxy Martin1949 Flaxy Martin
as Ruth Wilson1949 The Girl from Jones Beach
as Linda Vickers1948 Smart Girls Don't Talk
as Honey Swanson1948 A Song Is Born
as Rosalind van Hoorn1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Deborah Tyler1947 Out of the Blue
as Marie Derry1946 The Best Years of Our Lives
as Polly Pringle1946 The Kid from Brooklyn
as Ellen Shanley1945 Wonder Man
as Carol Dean1944 Seven Days Ashore
as Princess Margaret1944 The Princess and the Pirate
as Nurse Joanna1944 Up in Arms
as Chorine1943 Follies Girl
as Mamie1943 Jack London

TV Shows/Series with Virginia Mayo as Actress(12)

1995 The Naked Truth
1984 Santa Barbara
as Elinor1984 Murder, She Wrote
as herself1982 Remington Steele
1977 Lanigan's Rabbi
1973 Police Story
1970 Night Gallery
1968 The Outsider
as Dr. Terry Foster1963 Burke's Law
as Myrna Nelson1953 Letter to Loretta
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as herself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Full Name: Virginia Mayo
Born: Tuesday, 11/30 1920 (November) in St. Louis, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 01/17 2005 (January) in Thousand Oaks (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Soldan International Studies High School
Employer: Warner Bros.
Spouses (current/former): Michael O'Shea
Other names for Virginia Mayo (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Virginia Clara Jones"
"Ginny"
Virginia Mayo frequently works together with these people:
Loretta Young (117x, Actress)
Ricardo Montalban (15x, Actor)
John Newland (14x, Crew)
John Bryant (13x, Actor)
Eddie Albert (12x, Actor)
Regis Toomey (11x, Actor)
Don Taylor (11x, Crew)
Stephen McNally (11x, Actor)
Broderick Crawford (10x, Actor)
Ralph Meeker (10x, Actor)
Kitty Kelly (10x, Actress)
Robert Stephanoff (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:33414, Added: 05/13/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024