Virginia Field
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 4, 1917
- Died
- January 2, 1992
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Margaret St. John Field (4 November 1917 – 2 January 1992), known professionally as Virginia Field, was a British-born film actress. The niece of stage actress and director Auriol Lee, she took her first film role as a teenager in the 1934 British mystery-comedy The Lady Is Willing before signing a Hollywood contract. Field first went to the US to appear in David O. Selznick's Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936). In the late 1930s, she appeared in various parts in 20th Century Fox's Mr. Moto film series. Field then played a ballerina alongside Vivien Leigh in Waterloo Bridge (1940), an estranged wife in Dorothy Arzner's Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) and Stuart-era performer Nell Gwyn in the historical Western Hudson's Bay (1941). She also performed in the noir genre, with films like Repeat Performance (1947), Dial 1119 (1950) and Appointment with a Shadow (1957). She made frequent appearances on television in the 1950s and '60s. Field married three times. Her spouses included actors Willard Parker and Paul Douglas, with whom she had a daughter, as well as composer and musician Howard Grode. She died of cancer on 2 January 1992 and was cremated, with her ashes scattered at sea. Field has a star at 1751 Vine Street on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, dedicated 8 February 1960.
Filmography
The Earth Dies Screaming 1964
as Peggy
The Explosive Generation 1961
as Mrs. Katie Sommers
Rockabilly Baby 1957
as Eleanor Carter aka Dixie West
Appointment with a Shadow 1957
as Florence Knapp
- White Corridors
White Corridors 1956
Actor
The Veils of Bagdad 1953
as Rosanna
Week-End with Father 1951
as Phyllis Reynolds
The Lady Pays Off 1951
as Kay Stoddard
Dial 1119 1950
as Freddy
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1949
as Morgan Le Fay
John Loves Mary 1949
as Lilly Herbish
Dream Girl 1948
as Miriam Allerton Lucas
Christmas Eve 1947
as Claire
Variety Girl 1947
as Variety Girl
Repeat Performance 1947
as Paula Costello
Ladies' Man 1947
as Gladys Hayden
The Perfect Marriage 1947
as Gloria
The Imperfect Lady 1946
as Rose Bridges
Stage Door Canteen 1943
as Virginia Field
The Crystal Ball 1943
as Jo Ainsley
Atlantic Convoy 1942
as Lida Adams
Singapore Woman 1941
as Claire Weston
Knockout 1941
as Gloria Van Ness
Hudson's Bay 1940
as Nell Gwyn
Dance, Girl, Dance 1940
as Elinor Harris
Waterloo Bridge 1940
as Kitty
The Cisco Kid and the Lady 1939
as Billie Graham
Eternally Yours 1939
as Lola De Vere
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation 1939
as Eleanor Kirke
The Sun Never Sets 1939
as Phyllis Ransome
Captain Fury 1939
as Mabel
Bridal Suite 1939
as Abbie Bragdon
Mr. Moto's Last Warning 1939
as Connie Porter
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo 1937
as Evelyn Gray
Ali Baba Goes to Town 1937
as Dinah/Dina
Lancer Spy 1937
as Joan Bruce
London by Night 1937
as Bessie
Think Fast, Mr. Moto 1937
as Gloria Danton/Tanya Boriv
Career Woman 1936
as Fifi Brown
Lloyd's of London 1936
as Polly
Ladies in Love 1936
as Countess Helena
Thank You, Jeeves! 1936
as Marjorie Lowman
Sing, Baby, Sing 1936
as Farraday's Nurse
Little Lord Fauntleroy 1936
as Miss Herbert
The Lady Is Willing 1934
as Maid
Credits from TMDB.