Virginia Cherrill

Virginia Cherrill

Actress
Born
April 12, 1908
Died
November 14, 1996
Awards
1 wins, 1 nominations

Actress in US and UK films of the early 1930s. Born on a farm, Cherrill was discovered by Charles Chaplin while sitting beside him at a boxing match in Los Angeles; he introduced himself at intermission and hired her for her debut in City Lights (1931). She met husband Cary Grant at the premiere of…

Biography

Actress in US and UK films of the early 1930s. Born on a farm, Cherrill was discovered by Charles Chaplin while sitting beside him at a boxing match in Los Angeles; he introduced himself at intermission and hired her for her debut in City Lights (1931). She met husband Cary Grant at the premiere of Blonde Venus (1932) and stopped working after their marriage in 1933. At one time, lived in England as the wife of the Earl of Jersey. Finally settled happily in Santa Barbara.

Actress

Troubled WatersTroubled Waters(1936)as June Elkhardt
Late ExtraLate Extra(1935)as Janet Graham
What Price CrimeWhat Price Crime(1935)as Sandra Worthington
Money Mad(1934)as Linda
White HeatWhite Heat(1934)as Lucille Cheney

Self

Unknown ChaplinUnknown Chaplin(1983)as Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1(1934)as Self

Archive Footage

BrittanyBrittany(2022)as A Blind Girl
The Real Charlie ChaplinThe Real Charlie Chaplin(2021)as Self
Charlie Chaplin, le génie de la libertéCharlie Chaplin, le génie de la liberté(2020)
Becoming Cary GrantBecoming Cary Grant(2017)as Self
American MastersAmerican Masters(1985)as Self

Known for

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John Wayne and Virginia Cherrill in Girls Demand Excitement (1931)John Wayne and Virginia Cherrill in Girls Demand Excitement (1931)John Wayne and Virginia Cherrill in Girls Demand Excitement (1931)John Wayne, Virginia Cherrill, and Edward J. Nugent in Girls Demand Excitement (1931)John Wayne, Virginia Cherrill, Marguerite Churchill, Helen Jerome Eddy, William Janney, Edward J. Nugent, Martha Sleeper, and Ralph Welles in Girls Demand Excitement (1931)John Wayne and Virginia Cherrill in Girls Demand Excitement (1931)

Credit Score: Virginia Cherrill

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A Blind Girl
Sat Mar 07 1931
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1City Lights16.2519318.500216403
2White Heat3.2519346.90076
3Late Extra3.0919535.800141
4What Price Crime3.0919355.400142
5Girls Demand Excitement3.0919315.800136
6Ladies Must Love2.5019336.50044
7The Nuisance2.5019336.700348
8Fast Workers2.5019336.300879
9Delicious2.3819315.700270
10Money Mad1.6319340.0000