
Virginia Weidler
Born: 1927-03-21
Place of birth: Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Virginia Anna Adelheid Weidler (March 21, 1927 – July 1, 1968) was an American child actress, popular in Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s. She made her first film appearance in 1931. Her first credited role was in 1934. Virginia made a big impression on audiences as a little girl who would "hold my breath 'til I am black in the face" to get her way. For the next several years, she would appear in many memorable films. Despite being under contract to Paramount, just as many of her roles of the period took place while on loan to RKO-Radio Pictures. When Paramount did not extend her contract, she was signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1938. Her film career ended in 1943. At her retirement from the screen at age 16, she had appeared in more than forty films, and had acted with some of the biggest stars of the day. After her retirement, Weidler gave no interviews for the remainder of her life. She died of a heart attack at age 41 on July 1, 1968.
Filmography

Freckles
1935

Laddie
1935

MGM Parade
1955

Outside These Walls
1939

This Time for Keeps
1942

Scandal Street
1938

Barnacle Bill
1941

The Philadelphia Story
1940

All This, and Heaven Too
1940

The Women
1939

Peter Ibbetson
1935

The Under-Pup
1939

I'll Wait for You
1941

Gold Rush Maisie
1940

Best Foot Forward
1943

Keeping Company
1940

Out West with the Hardys
1938

Fixer Dugan
1939