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Virginia Sale

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedMay 19, 1899 (Died at 93)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthUrbana, Illinois, USA
Career Span1927 – 1992
Known Credits93 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Virginia Sale

Also known as:Virginia Sales
Total Works

93

90 movies • 3 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Crowd
7.6
The Crowd
1928•movie
as Mary's Sister-in-Law (uncredited)
The Andy Griffith Show
7.6
as Woman #1
Topper
6.7
Topper
1937•movie
as Miss Johnson
The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9
as Chicken Woman

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 93 titles featuring Virginia Sale

The Crowd
7.6
The Crowd
1928•movie

as Mary's Sister-in-Law (uncredited)

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6
1 eps

as Woman #1

Topper
6.7
Topper
1937•movie

as Miss Johnson

The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9
1 eps

as Chicken Woman

They Died with Their Boots On
6.7

as Nurse (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home
7.1

as Tom's Wife

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
6.7

as Cleaning Woman (uncredited)

The Gang's All Here
5.9

as Miss Custer, Secretary (uncredited)

Petticoat Junction
5.9
6 eps
Petticoat Junction
1963•series

as Selma Plout

When Strangers Marry
6.2

as Chambermaid

Hit the Ice
6.0
Hit the Ice
1943•movie

as Nurse who Faints (uncredited)

Slither
5.8
Slither
1973•movie

as Bingo Caller

The Sin of Madelon Claudet
5.9

as Charity Ward Nun (uncredited)

Strike Up the Band
6.6
Strike Up the Band
1940•movie

as Music Teacher

The Flame of New Orleans
6.6

as Giraud's Cousin Clarissa

Star in the Night
7.5
Star in the Night
1945•movie

as Miss Roberts (uncredited)

One Foot in Heaven
6.9
One Foot in Heaven
1941•movie

as Sister Sale at the Movie Theatre (uncredited)

Charlie Chan in Reno
6.5

as Maid Reporting Missing Passkey

Union Depot
6.1
Union Depot
1932•movie

as Woman on Platform Watching Actress (uncredited)

Destroyer
6.8
Destroyer
1943•movie

as Kansas' Dance Partner

When Tomorrow Comes
5.4

as Waitress (uncredited)

Danger Signal
6.0
Danger Signal
1945•movie

as Mrs. Crockett

The Howards of Virginia
6.6

as Neighbor Girl

You're a Sweetheart
4.6

as Gawking Wife (uncredited)

Badman's Territory
6.3
Badman's Territory
1946•movie

as Meg

The Man with Two Faces
6.8

as Peabody

Weary River
5.8
Weary River
1929•movie

as Noisy Lady in Audience (uncredited)

Why Be Good?
6.8
Why Be Good?
1929•movie

as Junior's Secretary (uncredited)

Trail Street
6.5
Trail Street
1947•movie

as Hannah

Together Again
5.5
Together Again
1944•movie

as Secretary (uncredited)

Dark Mountain
5.3
Dark Mountain
1944•movie

as Aletha Bates

The Amazing Mr. Williams
6.0

as Miss Mason - Schoolteacher (uncredited)

Moby Dick
5.6
Moby Dick
1930•movie

as Old Maid

Smarty
4.6
Smarty
1934•movie

as Edna - Vicki's Maid

Show Girl in Hollywood
5.8

as Miss J. Rule

The Doctor Takes a Wife
6.8

as School Teacher (uncredited)

Miss Polly
4.9
Miss Polly
1941•movie

as Orsina Wiggins

Flowing Gold
6.7
Flowing Gold
1940•movie

as Nurse

Registered Nurse
4.8
Registered Nurse
1934•movie

as Miss Dixon

Three Men on a Horse
6.4

as Chambermaid

My Past
4.0
My Past
1931•movie

as Miss Taft, Thornley's Secretary

Madame du Barry
4.6
Madame du Barry
1934•movie

as Sophie, the King's Daughter

Back Pay
4.9
Back Pay
1930•movie

as Miss Flanagan - Wheeler's Secretary

Lord Byron of Broadway
4.7

as Flirty Dowager

Bright Lights
5.3
Bright Lights
1930•movie

as Newspaper reporter

We're in the Money
5.9
We're in the Money
1935•movie

as Nanny (uncredited)

Loose Ankles
4.3
Loose Ankles
1930•movie

as Mrs. Berry from Walla Walla

The Hat Box Mystery
4.5

as Veronica Hoopler

Lovin' the Ladies
5.5
Lovin' the Ladies
1930•movie

as Marie - Joan's Maid

Reveille with Beverly
7.5

as Mrs. Browning (uncredited)

Forty Little Mothers
6.5

as Miss Fairwell

Gold Rush Maisie
6.8
Gold Rush Maisie
1940•movie

as Mrs. Harry Gilpin

New Moon
6.0
New Moon
1930•movie

as Madame Romanski

Fireman, Save My Child
6.4

as Miss Gallop

Blazing the Western Trail
6.3

as Nellie

The Go-Getter
6.2
The Go-Getter
1937•movie

as Servant of J. Browne #2 (uncredited)

One Man's Way
4.2
One Man's Way
1964•movie

as Miss S. E. Collingswood

We Have Our Moments
7.1

as Miss Koltz (uncredited)

Harvard Here I Come
5.8

as Miss Frisbie

Big Business Girl
6.8
Big Business Girl
1931•movie

as Sally Curtin (uncredited)

She Gets Her Man
5.2
She Gets Her Man
1945•movie

as Phoebe

The Jury's Secret
5.0
The Jury's Secret
1938•movie

as Miss Montague

Dangerous Holiday
5.3
Dangerous Holiday
1937•movie

as Aunt Augusta

It's A Small World
6.0
It's A Small World
1935•movie

as Lizzie

Smoke Lightning
5.3
Smoke Lightning
1933•movie

as Housekeeper Sawyer

Angel's Holiday
6.0
Angel's Holiday
1937•movie

as Hatchet-Faced Woman

Those We Love
6.5
Those We Love
1932•movie

as Bertha

The Case of the Baby-Sitter
6.5

as Veronica Hoopler

Gold Dust Gertie
6.0
Gold Dust Gertie
1931•movie

as Secretary Who Models Bathing Suit

Meet the Missus
6.5
Meet the Missus
1937•movie

as Mrs. Moseby

Harold Teen
7.0
Harold Teen
1928•movie

as Mrs. Schmittenberger

After the Dance
6.5
After the Dance
1935•movie

as Edna

Calling All Husbands
8.0

as Aunt Mabel Parker

The Iron Master
7.0
The Iron Master
1933•movie

as Miss Smith

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
7.0

as Landlady (uncredited)

Below the Deadline
4.0
Below the Deadline
1929•movie

as Mother Biblow

Her First Beau
6.5
Her First Beau
1941•movie

as Miss Blackmere

Torpedo Boat
7.5
Torpedo Boat
1942•movie

as Mrs. Sweeney

I Like it That Way
7.0
I Like it That Way
1934•movie

as Old Maid

Hi, Beautiful
9.8
Hi, Beautiful
1944•movie

as Wife

Legionnaires in Paris
8.0

as Fifi

The Dude Wrangler
10.0
The Dude Wrangler
1930•movie

as Dude Guest

Embarrassing Moments
10.0

as Aunt Prudence

Midnight Madness
9.0
Midnight Madness
1928•movie

as The Gargoyle - Childers' Secretary

Outcast
8.0
Outcast
1937•movie

as Jessica Tuite

Too Young to Marry
8.0
Too Young to Marry
1931•movie

as Myra

Fancy Baggage
10.0
Fancy Baggage
1929•movie

as Miss Hickey

The Floating College
8.0

as Miss Cobbs

Big Daddy
8.0
Big Daddy
1969•movie
Embarrassing Moments
9.0

as Mother

Many a Slip
10.0
Many a Slip
1931•movie

as Smitty

The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
9.0

as Selma Meyer

What a Life
What a Life
1930•movie

as Head Prison Reformer