Portrait of Virginia Grey

Acting

Virginia Grey

Career

Active from 1927 to 1965, busiest in 1948 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
34
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Virginia Grey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Murder Mystery 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • New York City 2
  • 1950s America 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

119
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 72
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975)

as Landlady

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Airport
Airport (1970)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mrs. Schultz

1960s

13 titles ยท average score 64
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Mrs. Cavanaugh

Madame X
Madame X (1966)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mimsy

Love Has Many Faces
Love Has Many Faces (1965)
GoodWatch score 47

as Irene Talbot

The Naked Kiss
The Naked Kiss (1964)
GoodWatch score 79

as Candy

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Elaine Barrows

Black Zoo
Black Zoo (1963)
GoodWatch score 44

as Jenny Brooks

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Laura Pritican

Back Street
Back Street (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

as Janey nee Smith

Bachelor in Paradise
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
GoodWatch score 54

as Camille Quinlaw

Tammy Tell Me True
Tammy Tell Me True (1961)
GoodWatch score 67

as Miss Jenks

Portrait in Black
Portrait in Black (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

as Miss Lee

My Three Sons
My Three Sons (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

1950s

34 titles ยท average score 64
No Name on the Bullet
No Name on the Bullet (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

as Roseanne Fraden

The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (1958)

as Myrtle Wilson

Crime of Passion
Crime of Passion (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sara Alidas

All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
GoodWatch score 79

as Alida Anderson

The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

as Estelle Hohengarten

The Forty-Niners
The Forty-Niners (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

as Stella Walker

Fighting Lawman
Fighting Lawman (1953)

as Raquel Jackson

Captain Scarface
Captain Scarface (1953)
GoodWatch score 47

as Elsa

Desert Pursuit
Desert Pursuit (1952)

as Mary Smith

Slaughter Trail
Slaughter Trail (1951)
GoodWatch score 36

as Lorabelle Larkin

Three Desperate Men
Three Desperate Men (1951)

as Laura Brock

Highway 301
Highway 301 (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mary Simms

1940s

38 titles ยท average score 59
The Threat
The Threat (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as Carol

Mexican Hayride
Mexican Hayride (1948)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mary / Montana

Unknown Island
Unknown Island (1948)
GoodWatch score 39

as Carole Lane

Jungle Jim
Jungle Jim (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dr. Hilary Parker

Smooth as Silk
Smooth as Silk (1946)
GoodWatch score 55

as Paula Marlowe

Grissly's Millions
Grissly's Millions (1945)

as Katherine Palmor Bentley

Strangers in the Night
Strangers in the Night (1944)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Leslie Ross

Idaho
Idaho (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

as Terry

Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
GoodWatch score 73

as Connie Beach

Blonde Inspiration
Blonde Inspiration (1941)
GoodWatch score 57

as Margie Blake, Phil's Secretary

The Captain is a Lady
The Captain is a Lady (1940)

as Mary Peabody

Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Laura Merriweather

1930s

28 titles ยท average score 61
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lois MacFay

Thunder Afloat
Thunder Afloat (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Susan Thorson

The Hardys Ride High
The Hardys Ride High (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

as Consuela MacNish

Broadway Serenade
Broadway Serenade (1939)
GoodWatch score 46

as Pearl

Snow Gets in Your Eyes
Snow Gets in Your Eyes (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as June

Billy Rose's Casa Maรฑana Revue
Billy Rose's Casa Maรฑana Revue (1938)

as Virginia Mason

The Canary Comes Across
The Canary Comes Across (1938)

as Ann Clayton

Ladies in Distress
Ladies in Distress (1938)

as Sally

Pacific Paradise
Pacific Paradise (1937)

as Woman Kissing Naval Officer (uncredited)

Bad Guy
Bad Guy (1937)

as Kitty Ryan

Secret Valley
Secret Valley (1937)

as Joan Carlo

Violets in Spring
Violets in Spring (1936)

as Mary Jones

1920s

3 titles ยท average score 68
The Michigan Kid
The Michigan Kid (1928)

as Rose, as a child

Heart to Heart
Heart to Heart (1928)

as Hazel Boyd

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)
GoodWatch score 68

as Evangeline 'Eva' St. Clare