Virginia Weidler
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.
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Movies (42)
Peeks at Hollywood
1946
Best Foot Forward
as Helen Schlesinger
1943
The Youngest Profession
as Joan Lyons
1943
The Affairs of Martha
as Miranda Sommerfield
1942
This Time for Keeps
as Harriett Bryant
1942
Born to Sing
as Patsy Eastman
1942
Babes on Broadway
as Jo Conway
1941
I'll Wait for You
as Lizzie Miller
1941
Barnacle Bill
as Virginia Johansen
1941
Keeping Company
as Harriet Thomas
1940
The Philadelphia Story
as Dinah Lord
1940
Gold Rush Maisie
as Jubilee 'Jubie' Davis
1940
All This, and Heaven Too
as Louise
1940
Young Tom Edison
as Tannie Edison
1940
Henry Goes Arizona
as Molly Cullison
1939
Bad Little Angel
as Patricia Victoria Sanderson
1939
The Women
as Little Mary
1939
The Under-Pup
as Janet Cooper
1939
Outside These Walls
as Ellen Sparling
1939
The Rookie Cop
as Nicey
1939
Fixer Dugan
as Ethel "Terry" O'Connell
1939
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Patricia Lanyard
1939
The Great Man Votes
as Joan
1939
Out West with the Hardys
as Jake Holt
1938
Too Hot to Handle
as Hulda
1938
Mother Carey's Chickens
as Lally Joy Popham
1938
Men with Wings
as Young Peggy Ranson
1938
Scandal Street
as Wilma 'Willie' Murphy
1938
Love Is a Headache
as Jake O'Toole
1938
Souls at Sea
as Tina
1937
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Luck
1937
Maid of Salem
as Nabby
1937
The Big Broadcast of 1937
as Flowergirl
1936
Girl of the Ozarks
as Edie Moseley
1936
Timothy's Quest
as Samantha Tarbox
1936
Peter Ibbetson
as Mimsey
1935
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Little Girl in Hospital
1935
Freckles
as Laurie Lou Duncan
1935
Laddie
as Little Sister
1935
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Europena Wiggs
1934
Long Lost Father
as Girl at Pier
1934
Surrender
as Little Girl (uncredited)
1931
