Virginia GreyVirginia Grey (March 22, 1917 - July 31, 2004) was an American actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of director Ray Grey. One of her early babysitters was Gloria Swanson. Virginia debuted at the age of ten in the silent film Uncle Tom's Cabin as Little Eva. She continued acting for a few more years, but then left movies in order to finish her education. Grey returned to films in the 1930s with bit parts and extra work, but she eventually signed a contract with MGM and appeared in such movies as Another Thin Man, Hullabaloo and The Big Store. She left MGM in 1942, and signed with several different studios over the years, working steadily. Notable movies include Tarzan's New York Adventure, Idaho, Wyoming, Sweet Rosie O'Grady, Flame of Barbary Coast, Jungle Jim, The Rose Tattoo, Jeanne Eagels, Madame X and Airport. Grey was a regular on television in the 1950s, appearing on The Ford Theatre Hour, Your Show of Shows, Four Star Playhouse, The Millionaire, Science Fiction Theater, Wagon Train, and many more. This page about Virginia Grey includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Virginia Grey News stories about Virginia Grey External links for Virginia Grey Videos for Virginia Grey Wikis about Virginia Grey Discussion Groups about Virginia Grey Blogs about Virginia Grey Images of Virginia Grey |
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Grey was a regular on television in the 1950s, appearing on The Ford Theatre Hour, Your Show of Shows, Four Star Playhouse, The Millionaire, Science Fiction Theater, Wagon Train, and many more. Helfer has been married to lawyer Jonathen Marshall since 2002. Notable movies include Tarzan's New York Adventure, Idaho, Wyoming, Sweet Rosie O'Grady, Flame of Barbary Coast, Jungle Jim, The Rose Tattoo, Jeanne Eagels, Madame X and Airport. She also regularly appeared in photo shoots by Maxim magazine and was the magazine's wall calendar girl for 2005. She left MGM in 1942, and signed with several different studios over the years, working steadily. Early in 2004, Helfer was offered the role depicting Farrah Fawcett in the NBC telemovie Behind the Camera: The Unauthorised Story of 'Charlie's Angels'. Grey returned to films in the 1930s with bit parts and extra work, but she eventually signed a contract with MGM and appeared in such movies as Another Thin Man, Hullabaloo and The Big Store. Gaius Baltar; it has now become a television series. She continued acting for a few more years, but then left movies in order to finish her education. The miniseries, which was a remake of the 1970s series Battlestar Galactica, was a huge ratings success, due in part to the visually attractive mind games between Number Six and scientist Dr. Virginia debuted at the age of ten in the silent film Uncle Tom's Cabin as Little Eva. Helfer appeared as a gynoid Cylon agent, Number Six, in the 2003 Sci Fi channel miniseries Battlestar Galactica. One of her early babysitters was Gloria Swanson. She also became a noted beauty pageant judge for Miss Teen USA and Miss USA. She was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of director Ray Grey. In 2003, Helfer played the female lead Eva in the independent film White Rush. Virginia Grey (March 22, 1917 - July 31, 2004) was an American actress. She also co-starred as Sarah on the television series Jeremiah and played the role of a model, Ashleigh James, in the May 16, 2002 episode "The Hunger Artist" on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Apart from starring in a number of fashion documentaries, Helfer appeared on the comedy short Eventual Wife, as Inga, in 2000. She relocated to Los Angeles in 1996 to pursue a full-time film career. Helfer hosted a televsion fashion program Ooh La La in Canada, before moving to New York City to learn acting. She has done photo assignments for Chanel's Cristalle perfume and Victoria's Secret lingerie. Modelling clothes for Givenchy, Christian Dior, Claude Montana and Emanuel Ungaro, Helfer has also appeared on the covers of fashion magazines ELLE (August 1993), Amica Italia (November 1996), Cosmopolitan (July 1998), and Vogue. In 1992, she won Ford's Supermodel of the World Contest and was subsequently signed to the Elite modelling agency. At the age of 17, while standing in line at a local movie theatre, she was "discovered" by modelling agency scout Kelly Streit. She was raised on her family's grain farm. Helfer was born in the rural community of Donalda, Alberta, Canada. Patricia (Tricia) Helfer (born 1974), is a Canadian film and television actress and a former Victoria's Secret model. Battlestar Galactica (2004) television series. Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels' (2004). Battlestar Galactica (2003) mini-series. White Rush (2003). Eventual Wife (2000). |