Virginia Bruce

Virginia Bruce (September 29, 1910 - February 24, 1982) was an American actress and singer.

Born Helen Virginia Briggs in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bruce began her acting career in minor roles in Hollywood in 1929. In 1930 she appeared on Broadway in the musical Smiles followed by America's Sweetheart in 1931.

Bruce returned to Hollywood in 1932 where she married John Gilbert, her co-star in the film Downstairs. She retired briefly after the birth of their daughter. The couple divorced in 1934 and Virginia returned to a hectic schedule of film appearances. Gilbert died in 1936.

Virginia married film director J. Walter Rubin in 1937 and they had one son, but she was widowed again in 1942. In 1946 she married Ali Ipar. They divorced in 1951 but remarried in 1952. Her final film appearance was in 1960's Strangers When We Meet.

Virginia Bruce died in Woodland Hills, California.


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Virginia Bruce died in Woodland Hills, California. She has also appeared in many other numerous movies both in Hollywood and China. Her final film appearance was in 1960's Strangers When We Meet.
She directed Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl in 1998 and Autumn in New York in 2000. They divorced in 1951 but remarried in 1952. She went on to star in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor in 1987 and the David Lynch television series Twin Peaks. In 1946 she married Ali Ipar. Her first Hollywood movie was Tai-Pan, filmed on location in China.

Walter Rubin in 1937 and they had one son, but she was widowed again in 1942. At age twenty she moved to the United States where she studied film at California State University. Virginia married film director J. At age eighteen she won the Golden Rooster award for acting in China. Gilbert died in 1936. Born in Shanghai, China. The couple divorced in 1934 and Virginia returned to a hectic schedule of film appearances. Joan Chen (陳沖, pinyin: Chén Chōng) ( born April 26, 1961) is an actor and film director.

Bruce returned to Hollywood in 1932 where she married John Gilbert, her co-star in the film Downstairs. She retired briefly after the birth of their daughter. The Wild side. In 1930 she appeared on Broadway in the musical Smiles followed by America's Sweetheart in 1931. Salute of the Jugger (1990). Born Helen Virginia Briggs in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bruce began her acting career in minor roles in Hollywood in 1929. Virginia Bruce (September 29, 1910 - February 24, 1982) was an American actress and singer.