Virginia Weidler
Born: 1927-03-21 in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 1968-07-01
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
1946
1943
- Best Foot Forward as Helen Schlesinger
- The Youngest Profession as Joan Lyons
1942
- The Affairs of Martha as Miranda Sommerfield
- Born to Sing as Patsy Eastman
- This Time for Keeps as Harriett Bryant
1941
- Barnacle Bill as Virginia Johansen
- I'll Wait for You as Lizzie Miller
- Babes on Broadway as Jo Conway
1940
- The Philadelphia Story as Dinah Lord
- Keeping Company as Harriet Thomas
- Gold Rush Maisie as Jubilee 'Jubie' Davis
- Young Tom Edison as Tannie Edison
- All This, and Heaven Too as Louise
1939
- The Women as Little Mary
- The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as Patricia Lanyard
- The Great Man Votes as Joan
- The Under-Pup as Janet Cooper
- Fixer Dugan as Ethel "Terry" O'Connell
- Bad Little Angel as Patricia Victoria Sanderson
- Outside These Walls as Ellen Sparling
- Henry Goes Arizona as Molly Cullison
- The Rookie Cop as Nicey
1938
- Too Hot to Handle as Hulda
- Love Is a Headache as Jake O'Toole
- Mother Carey's Chickens as Lally Joy Popham
- Men with Wings as Young Peggy Ranson
- Out West with the Hardys as Jake Holt
- Scandal Street as Wilma 'Willie' Murphy
1937
- Souls at Sea as Tina
- The Outcasts of Poker Flat as Luck
- Maid of Salem as Nabby
1936
- The Big Broadcast of 1937 as Flowergirl
- Girl of the Ozarks as Edie Moseley
- Timothy's Quest as Samantha Tarbox
1935
- Laddie as Little Sister
- Peter Ibbetson as Mimsey
- Freckles as Laurie Lou Duncan
- The Big Broadcast of 1936 as Little Girl in Hospital
1934
- Long Lost Father as Girl at Pier
- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch as Europena Wiggs
1931
- Surrender as Little Girl (uncredited)