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Virginia Funicello(1921-2007)

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Virginia Funicello was born on 2 August 1921 in Utica, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story (1995), Sally Jessy Raphael (1983) and The Disney Family Album (1984). She was married to Joe Funicello. She died on 2 September 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 2, 1921
DiedSeptember 2, 2007(86)
BornAugust 2, 1921
DiedSeptember 2, 2007(86)
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A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story (1995)
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
7.3
TV Movie
  • Virginia Funicello
  • 1995
Sally Jessy Raphael in Sally Jessy Raphael (1983)
Sally Jessy Raphael
4.5
TV Series
  • Self
Wally Boag and Fulton Burley in The Disney Family Album (1984)
The Disney Family Album
7.6
TV Series
  • Self

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Actress

  • A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story (1995)
    A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Virginia Funicello
    • 1995

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 2, 1921
    • Utica, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 2, 2007
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Joe Funicello1941 - September 2, 2007 (her death, 3 children)
  • Children
    • Annette Funicello

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Mother of Annette Funicello, Michael Funicello, Joey Funicello; grandmother of Gina Portman, Jack Gilardi Jr. and Jason Gilardi; grandmother-in-law of John Portman.
  • Nickname
    • Virgie

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