Virginia Patton

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
June 25, 1925 (97 years old)
Died
August 18, 2022
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Comedy Crime
Career Span
1943 – 1949

Virginia Patton

2 wins
17 nominations
2 Oscars
14 credits

Virginia Ann Marie Patton Moss (June 25, 1925 – August 18, 2022) was an American actress. After appearing in several films in the early 1940s, she was cast in her most well-known role as Ruth Dakin Bailey in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946). In 1949, Patton retired from acting, with her final film credit being The Lucky Stiff (1949).

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Personal Info

Born
Jun 25, 1925
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1943 – 1949

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Ruth Dakin
Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Junior Hostess (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Girl in Ann Sheridan Number (uncredited)
A Double Life
A Double Life
1947
as Actress in "Othello"
The Horn Blows at Midnight
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
as Party Girl (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance
Old Acquaintance
1943
as College Girl (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage
1946
as Liza Stone/Barlett (uncredited)
Nobody Lives Forever
Nobody Lives Forever
1946
as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
The Burning Cross
The Burning Cross
1947
as Doris Green
Janie
Janie
1944
as Carrie Lou
The Lucky Stiff
The Lucky Stiff
1949
as Millie Dale
The Last Ride
The Last Ride
1944
as Hazel Dale (uncredited)

Frequent Collaborators

Dick Gordon
Dick Gordon
3 shared projects
in "A Double Life"
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Alexis Smith
Alexis Smith
3 shared projects
in "The Horn Blows at Midnight"
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Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
2 shared projects
in "Thank Your Lucky Stars"
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Mary Treen
Mary Treen
2 shared projects
in "Thank Your Lucky Stars"
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Joseph E. Bernard
Joseph E. Bernard
2 shared projects
in "A Double Life"
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Dick Elliott
Dick Elliott
2 shared projects
in "Thank Your Lucky Stars"
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Arthur Stuart Hull
Arthur Stuart Hull
2 shared projects
in "Thank Your Lucky Stars"
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Wilbur Mack
Wilbur Mack
2 shared projects
in "Thank Your Lucky Stars"
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Bert Moorhouse
2 shared projects
in "Thank Your Lucky Stars"
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Cedric Stevens
2 shared projects
in "A Double Life"
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Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
2 shared projects
in "Hollywood Canteen"
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Jack Benny
Jack Benny
2 shared projects
in "The Horn Blows at Midnight"
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Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

It's a Wonderful Life
Hollywood Canteen
Thank Your Lucky Stars
A Double Life
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Old Acquaintance
Canyon Passage
Nobody Lives Forever

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