Virginia Bruce
Sep 29, 1910 — Feb 24, 1982 (71 years)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
67 Movies
2 Series
Virginia Bruce is a American actress. She appears in the film 'The Great Ziegfeld' as Audrey Dane.
71R.I.P.
67Movies
2Series
Virginia Bruce
67 Movies
2 Series
Virginia Bruce is a American actress. She appears in the film 'The Great Ziegfeld' as Audrey Dane.
71 R.I.P.
R.I.P.
67
Movies
2
Series
Movies
Society Doctor
1935
Strangers When We Meet
1960
Action in Arabia
1944
The Invisible Woman
1940
Paramount on Parade
1930
The Love Parade
1929
The Garden Murder Case
1936
Times Square Lady
1935
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
Pointed Heels
1929
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
Brazil
1944
Raffles
1930
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
Hired Wife
1940
There Goes My Heart
1938
Born to Dance
1936
Dangerous Corner
1934
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940
Downstairs
1932
Jane Eyre
1934
The First Hundred Years
1938
The Murder Man
1935
Love, Honor and Goodbye
1945
Whoopee!
1930
Winner Take All
1932
Let 'em Have It
1935
State Department: File 649
1949
Flight Angels
1940
The Reluctant Bride
1955
Yellow Jack
1938
Society Lawyer
1939
There's That Woman Again
1938
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937
Between Two Women
1937
Let Freedom Ring
1939
Kongo
1932
Woman Against Woman
1938
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
Shadow of Doubt
1935
Let's Go Native
1930
The River of Romance
1929
Women of Glamour
1937
Pardon My Sarong
1942
The Miracle Man
1932
Lilies of the Field
1930
Safety in Numbers
1930
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
1935
Woman Trap
1929
Stronger Than Desire
1939
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Mrs. Wagner
1960
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The Reluctant Bride
Laura Weeks
1955
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The Plague
Nurse
1954
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Letter to Loretta
Dee Norman
1955
TV
General Electric Theater
Adele
1953
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State Department: File 649
Marge
1949
Film
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Jenny
1948
Film
Love, Honor and Goodbye
Roberta Baxter
1945
Film
Brazil
Nicky Henderson
1944
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Virginia Bruce still alive?
Virginia Bruce passed away on February 24, 1982 at age 71.
What are the most famous roles of Virginia Bruce?
Virginia Bruce is best known for roles in The Great Ziegfeld, The Invisible Woman, The Love Parade.
How many movies has Virginia Bruce been in?
Over a 53-year career (since 1929), Virginia Bruce has appeared in 71 movies and 4 TV shows.
What was Virginia Bruce's first movie?
The career of Virginia Bruce began with Fugitives (1929).
What is Virginia Bruce's most recent movie or series?
Virginia Bruce's most recent release is Strangers When We Meet, which premiered on June 29, 1960.
What TV shows has Virginia Bruce appeared in?
On television, Virginia Bruce has appeared in Lux Video Theatre, Matinee Theater, Letter to Loretta, General Electric Theater.
Virginia Bruce
1910-09-29 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Virginia Bruce (September 29, 1910 – February 24, 1982) was an American actress and singer.
Born Helen Virginia Briggs in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1928, she moved with her family to Los Angeles intending to enroll in the University of California, Los Angeles when a friendly wager sent her seeking film work. She got it as an extra in Why Bring That Up?. In 1930 she appeared on Broadway in the musical Smiles, followed by America's Sweetheart in 1931.
She returned to Hollywood in 1932, where on August 10, 1932, she married John Gilbert, her co-star in the film Downstairs. She retired briefly after the birth of their daughter Susan Ann Gilbert. The couple divorced in 1934, and Virginia returned to a hectic schedule of film appearances. Gilbert died two years later in 1936.
Bruce introduced the Cole Porter standard "I've Got You Under My Skin" in the film Born to Dance and co-starred in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical The Great Ziegfeld. One of her final film appearances was in Strangers When We Meet.
In 1949, Bruce starred in a daily 30-minute radio drama. Make Believe Town was an afternoon program on CBS.
Bruce married her second husband, film director J. Walter Ruben, in 1937, making the Wallace Beery western The Bad Man of Brimstone with him that year. Together they had a son named Christopher (b. 1941), before Ruben's death in 1942. In 1946, Bruce married Ali Ipar. They divorced in 1951 in order for him to receive a commission in the Turkish Military (which forbade promotions of men married to foreigners), but remarried in 1952 before divorcing again in 1964.
Bruce died of cancer on February 24, 1982, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. She was 71.