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Virginia Pearson(1886-1958)

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Virginia Pearson
Virginia Pearson was born on 7 March 1886 in Anchorage, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Impossible Catherine (1919), A Daughter of France (1918) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). She was married to Sheldon Lewis. She died on 6 June 1958 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornMarch 7, 1886
DiedJune 6, 1958(72)
BornMarch 7, 1886
DiedJune 6, 1958(72)
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Known for

Virginia Pearson in Impossible Catherine (1919)
Impossible Catherine
  • Catherine Kimberly
  • 1919
Virginia Pearson in A Daughter of France (1918)
A Daughter of France
  • Louise de Ciron
  • 1918
Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
The Phantom of the Opera
7.5
  • Carlotta
  • Carlotta's Mother(1929 re-edited version)
  • 1925
The Actress (1928)
The Actress
5.7
  • Mrs. Telfer
  • 1928

Credits

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Actress

  • Irene Dunne in Back Street (1932)
    Back Street
    7.1
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Lane Chandler, John Darrow, and Helen Foster in The Primrose Path (1931)
    The Primrose Path
    • Marie Randeau
    • 1931
  • Hoot Gibson in Smilin' Guns (1929)
    Smilin' Guns
    • Mrs. van Smythe
    • 1929
  • Belle Bennett in The Power of Silence (1928)
    The Power of Silence
    • Mrs. Wright
    • 1928
  • The Actress (1928)
    The Actress
    5.7
    • Mrs. Telfer
    • 1928
  • Lon Chaney, Marceline Day, and James Murray in The Big City (1928)
    The Big City
    6.7
    • Tennessee
    • 1928
  • Driven from Home (1927)
    Driven from Home
    5.6
    • 1927
  • Vladimir Stenberg and Georgii Stenberg in Atta Boy (1926)
    Atta Boy
    5.5
    • Madame Carlton
    • 1926
  • The Lucky Fool
    • 1926
  • Charley Chase, Virginia Pearson, Anders Randolf, Hal Roach, and Martha Sleeper in Mum's the Word (1926)
    Mum's the Word
    6.3
    Short
    • The Wife (uncredited)
    • 1926
  • Raymond Hatton and Vera Reynolds in Silence (1926)
    Silence
    6.3
    • Millie Burke
    • 1926
  • Lightning Hutch (1926)
    Lightning Hutch
    7.8
    • Janet Thornwall
    • 1926
  • The Taxi Mystery
    • Mrs. Blaine Jameson
    • 1926
  • Dorothy Davenport in The Red Kimono (1926)
    The Red Kimono
    6.5
    • Mrs. Fontaine
    • 1926
  • Myrna Loy in What Price Beauty? (1925)
    What Price Beauty?
    6.3
    • Mary
    • 1925

Writer

  • Gladys Wynne in As the Fates Decree (1912)
    As the Fates Decree
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1912

Producer

  • Virginia Pearson in The Bishop's Emeralds (1919)
    The Bishop's Emeralds
    • producer
    • 1919

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • March 7, 1886
    • Anchorage, Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    • June 6, 1958
    • Hollywood, California, USA(uremic poisoning)
  • Spouse
    • Sheldon LewisApril 1911 - May 7, 1958 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 24 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In her silent heyday, this dark-eyed beauty was known as "the screen's heretic" and reigned along with Theda Bara, Louise Glaum and Valeska Suratt as Hollywood's most notorious vamps.

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