Virginia Bruce
Known for Acting · 79 credits
- Born
- 1910-09-29
- Died
- 1982-02-24
- Place of birth
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Helen Virginia Briggs
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Virginia Bruce (September 29, 1910 – February 24, 1982) was an American actress and singer.
Born Helen Virginia Briggs in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1928, she moved with her family to Los Angeles intending to enroll in the University of California, Los Angeles when a friendly wager sent her seeking film work. She got it as an extra in Why Bring That Up?. In 1930 she appeared on Broadway in the musical Smiles, followed by America's Sweetheart in 1931.
She returned to Hollywood in 1932, where on August 10, 1932, she married John Gilbert, her co-star in the film Downstairs. She retired briefly after the birth of their daughter Susan Ann Gilbert. The couple divorced in 1934, and Virginia returned to a hectic schedule of film appearances. Gilbert died two years later in 1936.
Bruce introduced the Cole Porter standard "I've Got You Under My Skin" in the film Born to Dance and co-starred in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical The Great Ziegfeld. One of her final film appearances was in Strangers When We Meet.
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (75)
Society Doctor
1935
as Madge
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Strangers When We Meet
1960
as Mrs. Wagner
Careful, Soft Shoulders
1942
as Connie Mathers
Action in Arabia
1944
as Yvonne
The Invisible Woman
1940
as Kitty Carroll
The Plague
1954
as Nurse
Paramount on Parade
1930
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
The Love Parade
1929
as Lady-in-Waiting
The Garden Murder Case
1936
as Zalia Graem
Times Square Lady
1935
as Toni Bradley
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
as Jenny
Land of Liberty
1939
as (archive footage)
Pointed Heels
1929
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
as Audrey Dane
Brazil
1944
as Nicky Henderson
Raffles
1930
as Gwen's Friend (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Lorraine de Grissac
Hired Wife
1940
as Phyllis Walden
There Goes My Heart
1938
as Joan Butterfield
Born to Dance
1936
as Lucy James
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Mighty Barnum
1934
as Jenny Lind
Dangerous Corner
1934
as Ann Beale
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940
as Joan Reed
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as Susie O'Neill
Downstairs
1932
as Anna
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self
Jane Eyre
1934
as Jane Eyre
The First Hundred Years
1938
as Lynn Conway
The Murder Man
1935
as Mary Shannon
Love, Honor and Goodbye
1945
as Roberta Baxter
Whoopee!
1930
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Winner Take All
1932
as Joan Gibson
Let 'em Have It
1935
as Eleanor Spencer
State Department: File 649
1949
as Marge
Flight Angels
1940
as Mary Norvell
The Reluctant Bride
1955
as Laura Weeks
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Self (uncredited)
Yellow Jack
1938
as Frances Blake
Society Lawyer
1939
as Pat Abbott
There's That Woman Again
1938
as Sally Reardon
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937
as Nurse Stephens
Between Two Women
1937
as Patricia Sloan
Let Freedom Ring
1939
as Maggie Adams
Kongo
1932
as Ann
A Dream Comes True
1935
as Herself (uncredited)
Woman Against Woman
1938
as Maris Kent
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Loretta Douglas
Shadow of Doubt
1935
as Trenna
Let's Go Native
1930
as Wendell Sr.'s Secretary (uncredited)
The River of Romance
1929
as Southern Belle
Fugitives
1929
as Extra (uncredited)
Sky Bride
1932
as Ruth Dunning
Women of Glamour
1937
as Gloria Hudson
Only the Brave
1930
as Elizabeth
The Social Lion
1930
as Society Girl
Pardon My Sarong
1942
as Joan Marshall
The Miracle Man
1932
as Margaret Thornton
Lilies of the Field
1930
as Doris
Escapade
1935
as Gerta
Hard to Get
1929
as Young Woman (uncredited)
Safety in Numbers
1930
as Alma McGregor
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
1935
as Virginia Bruce (uncredited)
Metropolitan
1935
as Anne Merrill
Here Comes the Band
1935
as Margaret
When Love Is Young
1937
as Wanda Werner
Woman Trap
1929
as Nurse
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Elizabeth Flagg
Follow Thru
1930
as Woman in Ladies' Locker Room (uncredited)
Adventure in Washington
1941
as Jane Scott
Slightly Scarlet
1930
as Enid Corbett
Young Eagles
1930
as Florence Welford
About Virginia Bruce
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Virginia Bruce (September 29, 1910 – February 24, 1982) was an American actress and singer. Born Helen Virginia Briggs in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1928, she moved with her family to Los Angeles intending to enroll in the University of California, Los Angeles when a friendly wager sent her seeking film work. She got it as an extra in Why Bring That Up?. In 1930 she appeared on Broadway in the musical Smiles, followed by America's Sweetheart in 1931. She returned to Hollywood in 1932, where on August 10, 1… With 79 credits spanning from 1929 to 2003, Virginia Bruce has appeared in 75 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Virginia Bruce Movies
- Society Doctor (1935) — as Madge
- That's Entertainment! (1974) — as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Strangers When We Meet (1960) — as Mrs. Wagner
- Careful, Soft Shoulders (1942) — as Connie Mathers
- Action in Arabia (1944) — as Yvonne
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