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Virginia Leith(1925-2019)

  • Actress
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Virginia Leith in Black Widow (1954)
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Sultry, smoky-voiced brunette actress, a former model, who was put under contract by 20th Century-Fox in the early 1950s. She had a showy role and acquitted herself well in the thriller Violent Saturday (1955), but her career quickly lost momentum when Fox didn't renew her contract in 1956. She later achieved cult status as the disembodied fiancée in the cheapjack sci-fi film "classic" The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962).
BornOctober 15, 1925
DiedNovember 4, 2019(94)
BornOctober 15, 1925
DiedNovember 4, 2019(94)
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Known for

The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962)
The Brain That Wouldn't Die
4.6
  • Jan Compton
  • 1962
A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
A Kiss Before Dying
6.7
  • Ellen Kingship
  • 1956
Victor Mature and Virginia Leith in Violent Saturday (1955)
Violent Saturday
6.9
  • Linda Sherman
  • 1955
Fear and Desire (1952)
Fear and Desire
5.3
  • The Girl
  • 1952

Credits

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Actress

  • Condominium (1980)
    Condominium
    6.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Carolyn Garver
    • 1980
  • The White Shadow (1978)
    The White Shadow
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Teacher
    • 1979
  • The Next Step Beyond (1978)
    The Next Step Beyond
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Whittaker
    • 1978
  • Joan Blondell, LeVar Burton, Karen Grassle, Howard Duff, Mike Farrell, and Chip Fields in Battered (1978)
    Battered
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Woodmore
    • 1978
  • Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)
    Police Woman
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Miss Dugan
    • 1977
  • Susan Dey and William Katt in First Love (1977)
    First Love
    5.9
    • Ann March (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Wilson
    • 1977
  • Starsky and Hutch (1975)
    Starsky and Hutch
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Margaret Blaine
    • 1977
  • Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
    Baretta
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Sally Locker
    • 1977
  • The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962)
    The Brain That Wouldn't Die
    4.6
    • Jan Compton
    • 1962
  • Great Ghost Tales (1961)
    Great Ghost Tales
    7.6
    TV Series
    • 1961
  • Moment of Fear (1960)
    Moment of Fear
    4.9
    TV Series
    • 1960
  • Tales of the Vikings (1959)
    Tales of the Vikings
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Gertrude
    • 1960
  • One Step Beyond (1959)
    One Step Beyond
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Sally Conroy
    • Karen Wharton
    • 1959
  • Frank McHugh and Marvin Miller in The Millionaire (1955)
    The Millionaire
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Lil Harrigan
    • 1958

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A Kiss Before Dying
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A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying
Trailer 2:17
A Kiss Before Dying
FRENCH STORY | Official Teaser Trailer
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FRENCH STORY | Official Teaser Trailer

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • October 15, 1925
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • November 4, 2019
    • Palm Springs, California, USA(after a brief illness)
  • Spouse
    • Donald HarronNovember 6, 1960 - 1968 (divorced)
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    • 1 Interview

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    Arrested for felonious assault with a razor blade after a fight with her roommate on October 22, 1943. The attack required 40 stitches to repair the damage to her roommate's face. It appears the roommates had major disagreements over late-night reading.

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