Virginia Sale

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.

Known For

Career Timeline

192719331939194519511957196319691973
  1. 1973
    Slither

    Bingo Caller • Acting

  2. 1969
    Big Daddy

    Acting

  3. 1967
    How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

    Cleaning Woman (uncredited) • Acting

  4. 1964
    One Man's Way

    Miss S. E. Collingswood • Acting

  5. 1947
    Trail Street

    Hannah • Acting

  6. 1947
    The Hat Box Mystery

    Veronica Hoopler • Acting

  7. 1947
    The Case of the Baby-Sitter

    Veronica Hoopler • Acting

  8. 1946
    Badman's Territory

    Meg • Acting

Virginia Sale - Aperture