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Virginia Arness(1921-1977)

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Virginia Arness was born on 14 June 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Official Detective (1957), Highway Patrol (1955) and Whirlybirds (1957). She was married to James Arness and Leo Myron Morton. She died on 29 July 1977 in Malibu, California, USA.
BornJune 14, 1921
DiedJuly 29, 1977(56)
BornJune 14, 1921
DiedJuly 29, 1977(56)
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Known for

Official Detective (1957)
Official Detective
7.3
TV Series
  • Suspect
  • Jane
Highway Patrol (1955)
Highway Patrol
7.7
TV Series
  • Doris Harmon
Craig Hill and Kenneth Tobey in Whirlybirds (1957)
Whirlybirds
7.7
TV Series
  • Martha
Richard Boone in Medic (1954)
Medic
8.1
TV Series
  • Nurse Helen

Credits

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Actress

  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Sylvia Nelson
    • 1960
  • Highway Patrol (1955)
    Highway Patrol
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Doris Harmon
    • 1959
  • Craig Hill and Kenneth Tobey in Whirlybirds (1957)
    Whirlybirds
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Martha
    • 1958
  • Official Detective (1957)
    Official Detective
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Suspect
    • Jane
    • 1957
  • John Bromfield in The Sheriff of Cochise (1956)
    The Sheriff of Cochise
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mary Harlan
    • 1956–1959
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Gypsy
    • 1955–1956
  • Richard Boone in Medic (1954)
    Medic
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Nurse Helen
    • 1955
  • Ernest Borgnine, Broderick Crawford, Neville Brand, and Betty Buehler in The Mob (1951)
    The Mob
    7.1
    • Nurse at Reception Desk (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Robert Young and Barbara Hale in And Baby Makes Three (1949)
    And Baby Makes Three
    5.9
    • Wife (uncredited)
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Virginia Chapman
  • Born
    • June 14, 1921
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • July 29, 1977
    • Malibu, California, USA(accidental overdose)
  • Spouses
      James ArnessFebruary 12, 1948 - April 5, 1963 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Rolf Aurness

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Both she and her daughter, Jenny Lee Arness, appeared in Gunsmoke (1955). Virginia appeared while she was still married to the lead actor, James Arness, and Jenny appeared with her father shortly after her parents divorced.

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