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Virginia Sale

Virginia Sale

Acting

Born: May 19, 1899Urbana, Illinois, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography
Slither

Slither

Bingo Caller

1973
Big Daddy

Big Daddy

1969
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Cleaning Woman (uncredited)

1967
One Man's Way

One Man's Way

Miss S. E. Collingswood

1964
The Case of the Baby-Sitter

The Case of the Baby-Sitter

Veronica Hoopler

1947
The Hat Box Mystery

The Hat Box Mystery

Veronica Hoopler

1947
Trail Street

Trail Street

Hannah

1947
Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory

Meg

1946
Danger Signal

Danger Signal

Mrs. Crockett

1945
Star in the Night

Star in the Night

Miss Roberts (uncredited)

1945
Blazing the Western Trail

Blazing the Western Trail

Nellie

1945
She Gets Her Man

She Gets Her Man

Phoebe

1945
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

Tom's Wife

1944
Together Again

Together Again

Secretary (uncredited)

1944
Hi, Beautiful

Hi, Beautiful

Wife

1944
Dark Mountain

Dark Mountain

Aletha Bates

1944
When Strangers Marry

When Strangers Marry

Chambermaid

1944
The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

Miss Custer, Secretary (uncredited)

1943
Destroyer

Destroyer

Kansas' Dance Partner

1943
Hit the Ice

Hit the Ice

Nurse who Faints (uncredited)

1943
Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly

Mrs. Browning (uncredited)

1943
Torpedo Boat

Torpedo Boat

Mrs. Sweeney

1942
Harvard Here I Come

Harvard Here I Come

Miss Frisbie

1941
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

Nurse (uncredited)

1941
Miss Polly

Miss Polly

Orsina Wiggins

1941
One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

Sister Sale at the Movie Theatre (uncredited)

1941
The Flame of New Orleans

The Flame of New Orleans

Giraud's Cousin Clarissa

1941
Her First Beau

Her First Beau

Miss Blackmere

1941
Strike Up the Band

Strike Up the Band

Music Teacher

1940
The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia

Neighbor Girl

1940
Calling All Husbands

Calling All Husbands

Aunt Mabel Parker

1940
Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold

Nurse

1940
Gold Rush Maisie

Gold Rush Maisie

Mrs. Harry Gilpin

1940
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

Landlady (uncredited)

1940
Forty Little Mothers

Forty Little Mothers

Miss Fairwell

1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

School Teacher (uncredited)

1940
The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Amazing Mr. Williams

Miss Mason - Schoolteacher (uncredited)

1939
When Tomorrow Comes

When Tomorrow Comes

Waitress (uncredited)

1939
Charlie Chan in Reno

Charlie Chan in Reno

Maid Reporting Missing Passkey

1939
The Jury's Secret

The Jury's Secret

Miss Montague

1938
You're a Sweetheart

You're a Sweetheart

Gawking Wife (uncredited)

1937
Topper

Topper

Miss Johnson

1937
Angel's Holiday

Angel's Holiday

Hatchet-Faced Woman

1937
Dangerous Holiday

Dangerous Holiday

Aunt Augusta

1937
Meet the Missus

Meet the Missus

Mrs. Moseby

1937
The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

Servant of J. Browne #2 (uncredited)

1937
We Have Our Moments

We Have Our Moments

Miss Koltz

1937
Outcast

Outcast

Jessica Tuite

1937
Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse

Chambermaid

1936
We're in the Money

We're in the Money

Nanny (uncredited)

1935
After the Dance

After the Dance

Edna

1935
It's A Small World

It's A Small World

Lizzie

1935
Madame du Barry

Madame du Barry

Sophie, the King's Daughter

1934
Embarrassing Moments

Embarrassing Moments

Mother

1934
The Man with Two Faces

The Man with Two Faces

Peabody

1934
Smarty

Smarty

Edna - Vicki's Maid

1934
Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse

Miss Dixon

1934
I Like it That Way

I Like it That Way

Old Maid

1934

Love Past Thirty

Nettle

1934
The Iron Master

The Iron Master

Miss Smith

1933
Smoke Lightning

Smoke Lightning

Housekeeper Sawyer

1933
Those We Love

Those We Love

Bertha

1932

The Hollywood Handicap

1932
Fireman, Save My Child

Fireman, Save My Child

Miss Gallop

1932

Running Hollywood

Virginia Sale

1932
Union Depot

Union Depot

Woman on Platform Watching Actress (uncredited)

1932

Selling Shorts

Dot

1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

Charity Ward Nun (uncredited)

1931
Gold Dust Gertie

Gold Dust Gertie

Secretary Who Models Bathing Suit

1931
Big Business Girl

Big Business Girl

Sally Curtin (uncredited)

1931
Too Young to Marry

Too Young to Marry

Myra

1931
My Past

My Past

Miss Taft, Thornley's Secretary

1931
Many a Slip

Many a Slip

Smitty

1931
New Moon

New Moon

Madame Romanski

1930
Bright Lights

Bright Lights

Newspaper reporter

1930
Moby Dick

Moby Dick

Old Maid

1930
The Dude Wrangler

The Dude Wrangler

Dude Guest

1930
Back Pay

Back Pay

Miss Flanagan - Wheeler's Secretary

1930
Show Girl in Hollywood

Show Girl in Hollywood

Miss J. Rule

1930
Lovin' the Ladies

Lovin' the Ladies

Marie - Joan's Maid

1930
What a Life

What a Life

Head Prison Reformer

1930
Lord Byron of Broadway

Lord Byron of Broadway

Flirty Dowager

1930
Loose Ankles

Loose Ankles

Mrs. Berry from Walla Walla

1930
Embarrassing Moments

Embarrassing Moments

Aunt Prudence

1930

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

1929
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City

The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City

Selma Meyer

1929
Why Be Good?

Why Be Good?

Junior's Secretary (uncredited)

1929
Weary River

Weary River

Noisy Lady in Audience (uncredited)

1929
Fancy Baggage

Fancy Baggage

Miss Hickey

1929
Below the Deadline

Below the Deadline

Mother Biblow

1929
The Floating College

The Floating College

Miss Cobbs

1928
Harold Teen

Harold Teen

Mrs. Schmittenberger

1928
Midnight Madness

Midnight Madness

The Gargoyle - Childers' Secretary

1928
The Crowd

The Crowd

Mary's Sister-in-Law (uncredited)

1928
Legionnaires in Paris

Legionnaires in Paris

Fifi

1927