Virginia Sale

Virginia Sale

Biography

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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.

🎬 Movies Featuring Virginia Sale

Slither

Slither (1973)

as Bingo Caller
One Man's Way

One Man's Way (1964)

as Miss S. E. Collingswood
Danger Signal

Danger Signal (1945)

as Mrs. Crockett
Star in the Night

Star in the Night (1945)

as Miss Roberts (uncredited)
Together Again

Together Again (1944)

as Secretary (uncredited)
The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here (1943)

as Miss Custer, Secretary (uncredited)
Destroyer

Destroyer (1943)

as Kansas' Dance Partner
Hit the Ice

Hit the Ice (1943)

as Nurse who Faints (uncredited)
Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly (1943)

as Mrs. Browning (uncredited)
Torpedo Boat

Torpedo Boat (1942)

as Mrs. Sweeney
Miss Polly

Miss Polly (1941)

as Orsina Wiggins
One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven (1941)

as Sister Sale at the Movie Theatre (uncredited)
The Flame of New Orleans

The Flame of New Orleans (1941)

as Giraud's Cousin Clarissa
Her First Beau

Her First Beau (1941)

as Miss Blackmere
Calling All Husbands

Calling All Husbands (1940)

as Aunt Mabel Parker
Gold Rush Maisie

Gold Rush Maisie (1940)

as Mrs. Harry Gilpin
The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)

as School Teacher (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)

as Miss Mason - Schoolteacher (uncredited)
When Tomorrow Comes

When Tomorrow Comes (1939)

as Waitress (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Reno

Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)

as Maid Reporting Missing Passkey
You're a Sweetheart

You're a Sweetheart (1937)

as Gawking Wife (uncredited)
Topper

Topper (1937)

as Miss Johnson
Angel's Holiday

Angel's Holiday (1937)

as Hatchet-Faced Woman
The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter (1937)

as Servant of J. Browne #2 (uncredited)
Outcast

Outcast (1937)

as Jessica Tuite
We're in the Money

We're in the Money (1935)

as Nanny (uncredited)
Madame du Barry

Madame du Barry (1934)

as Sophie, the King's Daughter
Smarty

Smarty (1934)

as Edna - Vicki's Maid
Smoke Lightning

Smoke Lightning (1933)

as Housekeeper Sawyer
Union Depot

Union Depot (1932)

as Woman on Platform Watching Actress (uncredited)
The Sin of Madelon Claudet

The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)

as Charity Ward Nun (uncredited)
Gold Dust Gertie

Gold Dust Gertie (1931)

as Secretary Who Models Bathing Suit
Big Business Girl

Big Business Girl (1931)

as Sally Curtin (uncredited)
My Past

My Past (1931)

as Miss Taft, Thornley's Secretary
New Moon

New Moon (1930)

as Madame Romanski
Bright Lights

Bright Lights (1930)

as Newspaper reporter
Back Pay

Back Pay (1930)

as Miss Flanagan - Wheeler's Secretary
Lovin' the Ladies

Lovin' the Ladies (1930)

as Marie - Joan's Maid
What a Life

What a Life (1930)

as Head Prison Reformer
Loose Ankles

Loose Ankles (1930)

as Mrs. Berry from Walla Walla
Why Be Good?

Why Be Good? (1929)

as Junior's Secretary (uncredited)
Weary River

Weary River (1929)

as Noisy Lady in Audience (uncredited)
Harold Teen

Harold Teen (1928)

as Mrs. Schmittenberger
Midnight Madness

Midnight Madness (1928)

as The Gargoyle - Childers' Secretary
The Crowd

The Crowd (1928)

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