Virginia Mayo   Virginia Mayo was born in St Louis, Missouri on November 30, 1920. She was in many dancing productions in St. Louis. She appeared with Eddie Cantor on Broadway in 1941's Banjo Eyes. With Danny Kaye she made some successful comedies, including: Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947). One of Virginia's greatest performances was in White Heat in 1949 were she played the role of Verna Jarrett the wife of gangster Cody Jarret. In 1947 Virginia married actor Michael O'Shea, who died in 1973. They had one child Mary Catherine O'Shea who was born in 1953. They lived for several decades in California. Virginia Mayo 1944 Through the 1950's and 1960's Virginia recieved roles in B-movies such as westerns and adventure films. She has recieved a star on the walk of fame for her work in television. Virginia Mayo passed away in Los Angeles in January 2005 after a long illness at the age of 84. RIP Virginia's Best Known Films Jack London (1943) Wonder Man (1945) The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Out of the Blue (1947) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) Colorado Territory (1949) White Heat (1949) Backfire (1950) Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) Devil's Canyon (1953) The Silver Chalice (1954) The Story of Mankind (1957) Westbound (1959) French Quarter (1977) The Haunted (1979)

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