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Acting

Virginia O'Brien

Career: Active from 1941 to 1947, busiest in 1942 and 1946 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles: 2
top three billing

Average score: 54/100

Highest rated: The Harvey Girls
68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Virginia O'Brien Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
0.6, average 5.4
Psychological
2.4, average 5.5
Tension
3.3, average 5.9
Melancholy
2.2, average 4.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Showbiz Romance 2
Wholesome Entertainment 2
Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1970s

1 title · average score 54

Gus

54

as Reporter

1950s

1 title · average score 52

Francis in the Navy

52

as Miss Kittredge

1940s

16 titles · average score 60

Merton of the Movies

57

as Phyllis Montague

The Harvey Girls

68

as Alma from Ohio

The Show-Off

48

as Hortense

Till the Clouds Roll By

78

as Ellie May Shipley / Virginia O'Brien

The Great Morgan

55

as Film Character (archive footage)

Meet the People

45

as 'Woodpecker' Peg

Two Girls and a Sailor

82

as Virginia O'Brien

Du Barry Was a Lady

58

as Ginny

Ship Ahoy

55

as Fran Evans

Panama Hattie

50

as Flo Foster

Lady Be Good

53

as Lull

The Big Store

64

as Kitty