Virginia Gilmore

Birthday: 26 July 1919, El Monte, California, USA

Birth Name: Sherman Virginia Poole

Virginia Gilmore's father was a British army officer who retired to California. Educated at a convent in Hollywood, she made her stage debut at 15 with a San Francisco theater company and at 20 made her first movie for Samuel Goldwyn. Although her career started out well, she was soon relegated to leading and supporting parts in B pictures, and as offers dwindled, she retired from films in 1952. She still kept her hand in show business as a stage and television actress, and eventually became a drama coach. Show less «

I don't think two actors can manage together. The separations aren't good. Two careers can make for ...Show more »

I don't think two actors can manage together. The separations aren't good. Two careers can make for many problems. Someone has to give. So I quit. I really quit work. I even got over the desire to. -- VG, commenting on her marriage to Yul Brynner Show less «

I was the Queen of the B's for years. But I was never a movie actress. My original training was for ...Show more »

I was the Queen of the B's for years. But I was never a movie actress. My original training was for the stage. The movies want a personality. I just never was that. I'm not interested in being that. The screen is the director's medium. The stage belongs to the actors. Once the curtain is up, the director is non-existent. Show less «

Virginia Gilmore

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