Virginia O'Brien - Cast

Register to mark this movie seen or favorite and personalize your experience

Virginia O'Brien

Virginia O'Brien

​Known to classic film fans by various nicknames--including Miss Deadpan, Frozen Face, and Miss Ice Glacier--this statuesque, dark-haired singer/actress carved a unique niche for herself on stage and screen by the hilarious Sphinx-like way she delivered a song. The daughter of the captain of detectives of the Los Angeles Police Department, Virginia Lee O'Brien became interested in music and dance at an early age (it didn't hurt her career chances that her uncle was noted film director Lloyd Bacon). Her big show-business break came in 1939 after she secured a singing role in the L.A. production of the musical/comedy "Meet the People". On opening night, when time came for her solo number, Virginia became so paralyzed with fright that she sang her song with a wide-eyed motionless stare that sent the audience (which thought her performance a gag) into convulsions. Demoralized, Virginia left the stage only to soon find out that she was a sensation.

Casted
  • The Big Store

    Played Kitty

    Average Rating
    6.2
    73 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 20, 1941
    86 years ago
  • Ziegfeld Follies

    Played Virginia O'Brien (segment "Here's to the Ladies")

    Average Rating
    6.0
    55 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 26, 1945
    81 years ago
  • The Harvey Girls

    Played Alma from Ohio

    Average Rating
    6.5
    51 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 18, 1946
    81 years ago
  • Gus

    Played Reporter

    Average Rating
    6.0
    42 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 07, 1976
    50 years ago
  • Till the Clouds Roll By

    Played Ellie May Shipley / Virginia O'Brien

    Average Rating
    5.7
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 05, 1946
    80 years ago
  • Francis in the Navy

    Played Nurse Kittredge

    Average Rating
    5.4
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 24, 1955
    71 years ago
  • Thousands Cheer

    Played Virginia O’Brien

    Average Rating
    6.4
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 13, 1943
    83 years ago
  • Du Barry Was a Lady

    Played Ginny

    Average Rating
    6.2
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 13, 1943
    83 years ago
  • Lady Be Good

    Played Lull

    Average Rating
    5.4
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 18, 1941
    85 years ago
  • Two Girls and a Sailor

    Played Virginia O'Brien

    Average Rating
    5.7
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 14, 1944
    83 years ago
  • Ship Ahoy

    Played Fran Evans

    Average Rating
    5.9
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 16, 1942
    85 years ago
  • Sky Murder

    Played Lucille LaVonne

    Average Rating
    6.3
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 27, 1940
    86 years ago
  • Meet the People

    Played 'Woodpecker' Peg

    Average Rating
    5.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1944
    83 years ago
  • Merton of the Movies

    Played Phyllis Montague

    Average Rating
    6.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 11, 1947
    79 years ago
  • Ringside Maisie

    Played Herself - Singer

    Average Rating
    4.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 01, 1941
    85 years ago
  • Panama Hattie

    Played Flo Foster

    Average Rating
    4.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 30, 1942
    84 years ago
  • The Show-Off

    Played Hortense

    Average Rating
    7.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 01, 1946
    80 years ago
  • The Great Morgan

    Played Film Character (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    5.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1945
    82 years ago
  • Hullabaloo

    Played Virginia Ferris

    Average Rating
    4.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 25, 1940
    86 years ago
  • Musical Merry-Go-Round #4

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    1.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 17, 1948
    78 years ago
  • Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 15, 1941
    85 years ago
Close
Join Discord Discord logo
Follow on X X logo