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Aliases: Virginia Anna Adelheid Weidler , Ginny Weidler , Virginia W. Krisel , Virginia Krisel , Virginia Anna Adelaide Weidler
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Movie Involvements: 22
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Virginia Anna Adelheid Weidler (March 21, 1927 – July 1, 1968) was an American child actress, popular in Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s. She made her first film appearance in 1931. Her first credited role was in 1934. Virginia made a big impression on audiences as a little girl who would "hold my breath 'til I am black in the face" to get her way. For the next several years, she would appear in many memorable films. Despite being under contract to Paramount, just as many of her roles of the period took place while on loan to RKO-Radio Pictures. When Paramount did not extend her contract, she was signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1938. Her film career ended in 1943. At her retirement from the screen at age 16, she had appeared in more than forty films, and had acted with some of the biggest stars of the day. After her retirement, Weidler gave no interviews for the remainder of her life. She died of a heart attack at age 41 on July 1, 1968.
Most Famous Work
All This, and Heaven Too
(1940) LouisePeter Ibbetson
(1935) MimseyYoung Tom Edison
(1940) Tannie EdisonMaid of Salem
(1937) NabbyBorn to Sing
(1942) Patsy EastmanSouls at Sea
(1937) TinaBad Little Angel
(1939) Patricia Victoria SandersonMen with Wings
(1938) Young Peggy RansonActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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1946 | N/A | |
1943 | Helen Schlesinger | |
Joan Lyons | ||
1942 | Miranda Sommerfield | |
Harriett Bryant | ||
Patsy Eastman | ||
1941 | Jo Conway | |
Lizzie Miller | ||
Virginia Johansen | ||
1940 | Harriet Thomas | |
Dinah Lord | ||
Jubilee 'Jubie' Davis | ||
Louise | ||
Tannie Edison | ||
1939 | Molly Cullison | |
Patricia Victoria Sanderson | ||
Little Mary | ||
Janet Cooper | ||
Ellen Sparling | ||
Nicey | ||
Ethel "Terry" O'Connell | ||
Patricia Lanyard | ||
Joan | ||
1938 | Jake Holt | |
Hulda | ||
Lally Joy Popham | ||
Young Peggy Ranson | ||
Wilma 'Willie' Murphy | ||
Jake O'Toole | ||
1937 | Tina | |
Luck | ||
Nabby | ||
1936 | Flowergirl | |
Edie Moseley | ||
Samantha Tarbox | ||
1935 | Mimsey | |
Laurie Lou Duncan | ||
Little Girl in Hospital | ||
Little Sister | ||
1934 | Europena Wiggs | |
Girl at Pier | ||
1931 | Little Girl (uncredited) | |
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