Virginia Sale
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.
Filmography
Slither
as Bingo Caller
Slither
as Bingo Caller
Big Daddy
Big Daddy
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
as Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
as Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
One Man's Way
as Miss S. E. Collingswood
One Man's Way
as Miss S. E. Collingswood
The Case of the Baby-Sitter
as Veronica Hoopler
The Case of the Baby-Sitter
as Veronica Hoopler
The Hat Box Mystery
as Veronica Hoopler
The Hat Box Mystery
as Veronica Hoopler
Trail Street
as Hannah
Trail Street
as Hannah
Badman's Territory
as Meg
Badman's Territory
as Meg
Danger Signal
as Mrs. Crockett
Danger Signal
as Mrs. Crockett
Star in the Night
as Miss Roberts (uncredited)
Star in the Night
as Miss Roberts (uncredited)
Blazing the Western Trail
as Nellie
Blazing the Western Trail
as Nellie
She Gets Her Man
as Phoebe
She Gets Her Man
as Phoebe
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Tom's Wife
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Tom's Wife
Together Again
as Secretary (uncredited)
Together Again
as Secretary (uncredited)
When Strangers Marry
as Chambermaid
When Strangers Marry
as Chambermaid
Hit the Ice
as Nurse who Faints (uncredited)
Hit the Ice
as Nurse who Faints (uncredited)
Torpedo Boat
as Mrs. Sweeney
Torpedo Boat
as Mrs. Sweeney
They Died with Their Boots On
as Nurse (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Nurse (uncredited)
Miss Polly
as Orsina Wiggins
Miss Polly
as Orsina Wiggins
One Foot in Heaven
as Sister Sale at the Movie Theatre (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
as Sister Sale at the Movie Theatre (uncredited)
The Flame of New Orleans
as Giraud's Cousin Clarissa
The Flame of New Orleans
as Giraud's Cousin Clarissa
The Howards of Virginia
as Neighbor Girl
The Howards of Virginia
as Neighbor Girl
Forty Little Mothers
as Miss Fairwell
Forty Little Mothers
as Miss Fairwell
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Miss Mason - Schoolteacher (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Miss Mason - Schoolteacher (uncredited)
When Tomorrow Comes
as Waitress (uncredited)
When Tomorrow Comes
as Waitress (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Reno
as Maid Reporting Missing Passkey
Charlie Chan in Reno
as Maid Reporting Missing Passkey
The Jury's Secret
as Miss Montague
The Jury's Secret
as Miss Montague
You're a Sweetheart
as Gawking Wife (uncredited)
You're a Sweetheart
as Gawking Wife (uncredited)
Topper
as Miss Johnson
Topper
as Miss Johnson
Dangerous Holiday
as Aunt Augusta
Dangerous Holiday
as Aunt Augusta
Meet the Missus
as Mrs. Moseby
Meet the Missus
as Mrs. Moseby
We Have Our Moments
as Miss Koltz (uncredited)
We Have Our Moments
as Miss Koltz (uncredited)
Smarty
as Edna - Vicki's Maid
Smarty
as Edna - Vicki's Maid
Smoke Lightning
as Housekeeper Sawyer
Smoke Lightning
as Housekeeper Sawyer
Running Hollywood
as Virginia Sale
Running Hollywood
as Virginia Sale
Gold Dust Gertie
as Secretary Who Models Bathing Suit
Gold Dust Gertie
as Secretary Who Models Bathing Suit
Weary River
as Noisy Lady in Audience (uncredited)
Weary River
as Noisy Lady in Audience (uncredited)
Below the Deadline
as Mother Biblow
Below the Deadline
as Mother Biblow
The Floating College
as Miss Cobbs
The Floating College
as Miss Cobbs