Virginia Bruce

Personal Info

Birthday

September 29, 1910

Day of Death

1982-02-24

(71 years old)

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

Helen Virginia Briggs

Virginia Bruce

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.

Known For

Lux Video Theatre

Letter to Loretta

General Electric Theater

The Great Ziegfeld

Adventure in Washington

That's Entertainment!

Strangers When We Meet

The Invisible Woman

Filmography

2003
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1974
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
1960
Strangers When We Meet
as Mrs. Wagner
1955
The Reluctant Bride
as Laura Weeks
1954
The Plague
as Nurse
1949
State Department: File 649
as Marge
1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as Jenny
1945
Love, Honor and Goodbye
as Roberta Baxter
1944
Brazil
as Nicky Henderson
Action in Arabia
as Yvonne
1942
Careful, Soft Shoulders
as Connie Mathers
Pardon My Sarong
as Joan Marshall
Butch Minds the Baby
as Susie O'Neill
1941
Adventure in Washington
as Jane Scott
1940
The Invisible Woman
as Kitty Carroll
Hired Wife
as Phyllis Walden
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
The Man Who Talked Too Much
as Joan Reed
Flight Angels
as Mary Norvell
1939
Stronger Than Desire
as Elizabeth Flagg
Land of Liberty
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
Society Lawyer
as Pat Abbott
Let Freedom Ring
as Maggie Adams
1938
There's That Woman Again
as Sally Reardon
There Goes My Heart
as Joan Butterfield
Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self
Woman Against Woman
as Maris Kent
Yellow Jack
as Frances Blake
The First Hundred Years
as Lynn Conway
Arsène Lupin Returns
as Lorraine de Grissac
1937
The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Loretta Douglas
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
as Nurse Stephens
Between Two Women
as Patricia Sloan
When Love Is Young
as Wanda Werner
Women of Glamour
as Gloria Hudson
1936
Born to Dance
as Lucy James
The Great Ziegfeld
as Audrey Dane
The Garden Murder Case
as Zalia Graem
1935
A Dream Comes True
as Herself (uncredited)
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
as Virginia Bruce (uncredited)
Metropolitan
as Anne Merrill
Here Comes the Band
as Margaret
The Murder Man
as Mary Shannon
Escapade
as Gerta
Let 'em Have It
as Eleanor Spencer
Times Square Lady
as Toni Bradley
Shadow of Doubt
as Trenna
Society Doctor
as Madge
1934
The Mighty Barnum
as Jenny Lind
Dangerous Corner
as Ann Beale
Jane Eyre
as Jane Eyre
1932
Kongo
as Ann
Downstairs
as Anna
Winner Take All
as Joan Gibson
Sky Bride
as Ruth Dunning
The Miracle Man
as Margaret Thornton
1930
Whoopee!
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Follow Thru
as Woman in Ladies' Locker Room (uncredited)
Let's Go Native
as Wendell Sr.'s Secretary (uncredited)
Raffles
as Gwen's Friend (uncredited)
The Social Lion
as Society Girl
Safety in Numbers
as Alma McGregor
Paramount on Parade
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Young Eagles
as Florence Welford
Only the Brave
as Elizabeth
Slightly Scarlet
as Enid Corbett
The Love Parade
as Lady-in-Waiting
Lilies of the Field
as Doris
1929
Pointed Heels
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Woman Trap
as Nurse
Hard to Get
as Young Woman (uncredited)
The River of Romance
as Southern Belle
Fugitives
as Extra (uncredited)