Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Virginia Sale (May 20, 1899 – August 23, 1992) was an American character actress whose career spanned six decades, during most of which she played older women, even when she was in her twenties. Over the 46 years she was active as an actress, she worked in films, stage, radio and television. She was famous for her one-woman stage show, Americana Sketches, which she did for more than 1,000 performances during a 15-year span. Married to actor and studio executive Sam Wren, she co-starred with him in one of the first television family comedies, Wren's Nest, in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She gave birth to fraternal twins, Virginia and Christopher, in 1936. Later in her career she worked on television, and in commercials. She died from heart failure at the age of 93 at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in 1992.

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View The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960Series
7.6
View The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962Series
6.9
View Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

1963Series
5.7
View They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941Film
6.6
View One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

1941Film
6.8
View When Tomorrow Comes
When Tomorrow Comes

When Tomorrow Comes

1939Film
5.2
View The Howards of Virginia
The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia

1940Film
6.6
View The Flame of New Orleans
The Flame of New Orleans

The Flame of New Orleans

1941Film
6.4
View When Strangers Marry
When Strangers Marry

When Strangers Marry

1944Film
6.1
View The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

1937Film
5.8
View Trail Street
Trail Street

Trail Street

1947Film
6.4
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Topper

Topper

1937Film
6.7