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Biography of Virginia Grey - Actress
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Virginia Grey (March 22, 1917 - July 31, 2004) was an United States|American actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of film director|director Ray Grey. One of her early babysitters was Gloria Swanson. Virginia debuted at the age of ten in the silent film Uncle Tom's Cabin as Little Eva (character)|Little Eva. She continued acting for a few more years, but then left movies in order to finish her education. Grey returned to films in the 1930s with bit parts and extra work, but she eventually signed a contract with MGM and appeared in such movies as Another Thin Man, Hullabaloo (movie)|Hullabaloo and The Big Store. She left MGM in 1942, and signed with several different movie studio|studios over the years, working steadily. Notable movies include Tarzan's New York Adventure, Idaho (movie)|Idaho, Wyoming (movie)|Wyoming, Sweet Rosie O'Grady, Flame of Barbary Coast, Jungle Jim, The Rose Tattoo, Jeanne Eagels, Madame X and Airport (movie)|Airport. Grey was a regular on television in the 1950s, appearing on The Ford Theatre Hour, Your Show of Shows, Four Star Playhouse, The Millionaire, Science Fiction Theater, Wagon Train, and many more.

