Acting
Virginia Weidler
EN cinema · 42 credits
Born
21 March 1927
Died
1 July 1968 (aged 41)
Birthplace
Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Virginia Anna Adelheid Weidler · Ginny Weidler · Virginia W. Krisel · Virginia Krisel · Virginia Anna Adelaide Weidler
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.
Known for
Filmography
Best Foot Forward
as Helen Schlesinger
The Youngest Profession
as Joan Lyons
Born to Sing
as Patsy Eastman
This Time for Keeps
as Harriett Bryant
The Affairs of Martha
as Miranda Sommerfield
Babes on Broadway
as Jo Conway
Barnacle Bill
as Virginia Johansen
I'll Wait for You
as Lizzie Miller
The Philadelphia Story
as Dinah Lord
All This, and Heaven Too
as Louise
Young Tom Edison
as Tannie Edison
Gold Rush Maisie
as Jubilee 'Jubie' Davis
Keeping Company
as Harriet Thomas
The Women
as Little Mary
Bad Little Angel
as Patricia Victoria Sanderson
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Patricia Lanyard
Fixer Dugan
as Ethel "Terry" O'Connell
Outside These Walls
as Ellen Sparling
Henry Goes Arizona
as Molly Cullison
The Rookie Cop
as Nicey
The Under-Pup
as Janet Cooper
Too Hot to Handle
as Hulda
Out West with the Hardys
as Jake Holt
Love Is a Headache
as Jake O'Toole
Mother Carey's Chickens
as Lally Joy Popham
Men with Wings
as Young Peggy Ranson
Scandal Street
as Wilma 'Willie' Murphy
Souls at Sea
as Tina
Maid of Salem
as Nabby
The Big Broadcast of 1937
as Flowergirl
Girl of the Ozarks
as Edie Moseley
Timothy's Quest
as Samantha Tarbox
Peter Ibbetson
as Mimsey
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Little Girl in Hospital
Laddie
as Little Sister
Freckles
as Laurie Lou Duncan
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Europena Wiggs
Long Lost Father
as Girl at Pier
Surrender
as Little Girl (uncredited)