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My Take
Virginia Mayo is pure Golden Age Hollywood to me. Born Virginia Jones in St. Louis in 1920, she became Warner Bros.' biggest box-office draw in the late 1940s, which is a staggering thing to say about anyone. I'm drawn to the range her credits show: light comedy alongside Danny Kaye, then the heavyweight drama of The Best Years of Our Lives, then the menace of White Heat. That noir pivot especially intrigues me, because it's rare for a star known for charm to lean convincingly into darkness. Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame feels well earned. She's the sort of name worth rediscovering today.
Overview
Virginia Mayo (born Virginia Clara Jones; November 30, 1920 – January 17, 2005) was an American actress. She was in a series of popular comedy films with Danny Kaye and was Warner Bros.' biggest box-office draw in the late 1940s. She is also known for her roles in the war drama The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), the film noir White Heat (1949), and the war adventure Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Virginia Mayo
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴァージニア・メイヨ
- Reading
- ゔぁーじにあ・めいよ
- Born
- November 30, 1920 – January 17, 2005
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Monkey
- Origin
- St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / stage actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Soldan International Studies High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.