Virginia Rappe(1891-1921)

Actress

An actress best known for her death, her controversial demise occurred the day after being discovered in a hotel bedroom during a party that involved a large amount of alcohol consumption. Actor Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was the last person seen with Rappe before she was found seriously injured. After her death, Arbuckle went through a murder trial and retrials before being found not guilty. The trials severely damaged the reputations of both Arbuckle and Rappe, and Arbuckle's career never recovered from the scandal.

IMDbProStarmeter See rank

Add photos, demo reels

Photos1

Known for

Paradise Garden

Marcia Van Wyck

1917

An Adventuress

5.1

Vanette

1920

The Punch of the Irish

2.3

Short

The Object of Attention

1920

A Twilight Baby

Short

Virginia

1919

Credits

IMDbPro

Actress

The Misfit Pair
Short
- Unknown
- 1921
A Game Lady
Short
- A Different Kind of Game
- 1921
The Punch of the Irish
2.3
Short
- The Object of Attention
- 1920
Wet and Warmer
6.4
Short
- Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- 1920
The Kick in High Life
Short
- Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1920
An Adventuress
5.1
- Vanette
- 1920
Fantasy
Short
- Unknown
- 1919
A Twilight Baby
Short
- Virginia
- 1919
His Musical Sneeze
5.6
Short
- Lucy Butts
- 1919
Wild Women and Tame Lions
Short
- (uncredited)
- 1918
Paradise Garden
- Marcia Van Wyck
- 1917
His Wedding Night
5.9
Short
- Woman in Car (uncredited)
- 1917
The Foolish Virgin
7.5
- Bit Part (uncredited)
- 1916

Personal details

Official site
- Virginia Rappe ~ Tragic Actress
Alternative name
- Virginia Rappae
Height
- 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
Born
- July 7, 1891
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- September 9, 1921
- San Francisco, California, USA(peritonitis)
Publicity listings
- 1 Portrayal
- 3 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
Following her death, movie theatres across the country presented her films, advertising them as starring the victim of a sensational Hollywood murder.