Virginia Field
Actor, Film actor
1917 – 1992
Who was Virginia Field?
Virginia Field was a British-born film actress.
She was born Margaret Cynthia Field in London. Her father was the judge of Leicester County Court Circuit. Her mother was a cousin of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and her aunt was British stage actress and director Auriol Lee.
She was educated in Paris, France, and then returned to England where she studied for the stage. In Vienna she acted for Max Reinhardt and on returning to Britain she was given her first film role in The Lady is Willing followed by a Hollywood contract.
She went to the U.S. to appear in David O. Selznick's Little Lord Fauntleroy. In the late 1930s she appeared in various parts in 20th Century Fox's Mr. Moto film series.
During the long-running Perry Mason series on CBS between 1957 and 1966, Field made six guest appearances. In both the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Provocative Protege", and the 1962 episode, "The Case of the Polka Dot Pony," she played the murderer. In the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Simple Simon," Field played the role of Mason's client and defendant Ramona Carver. She also appeared as Lotta Langley in an episode of the ABC series The Rebel, starring Nick Adams.
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- Born
- Nov 4, 1917
London - Also known as
- Margaret Cynthia Field
- Katherine Burke
- Parents
- Spouses
- Paul Douglas
(1942/04/11 - 1946/01/30) - Willard Parker
(1951/10/12 - 1992/01/02) - Howard Grode
(1947/04/05 - 1948/01/06)
- Paul Douglas
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Lived in
- Palm Desert
- London
- Died
- Jan 2, 1992
Palm Desert
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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