Virginia Leith

Biography

Sultry, smoky-voiced brunette actress, a former model, who was put under contract by 20th Century-Fox in the early 1950s. She had a showy role and acquitted herself well in the thriller Violent Saturday (1955), but her career quickly lost major ground when Fox didn't renew her contract in 1956.

94years old at death

Born October 15, 1925Cleveland
Died November 4, 2019Palm Springs
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 9 years1953 to 1962

Genres

Drama67%, 4 films
Crime33%, 2 films
Thriller33%, 2 films
Film-Noir17%, 1 film
History17%, 1 film

First and latest

Virginia Leith movies on Netflix

The Brain That Wouldn't Die1962IMDb rating 4.6as Jan Compton
A Kiss Before Dying1956IMDb rating 6.7as Ellen Kingship
Violent Saturday1955IMDb rating 6.9as Linda Sherman
White Feather1955IMDb rating 6.4as Ann Magruder
Black Widow1954IMDb rating 6.7as Claire Amberly
Fear and Desire1953IMDb rating 5.3as The Girl

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Brain That Wouldn't Die1962 Horror, Sci-Fias Jan Compton
IMDb rating 4.68.2K votes
Fear and Desire1953 Drama, Thriller, Waras The Girl
IMDb rating 5.316K votes
A Kiss Before Dying1956as Ellen Kingship
IMDb rating 6.75.1K votes
Violent Saturday1955as Linda Sherman
IMDb rating 6.93.5K votes
Black Widow1954as Claire Amberly
IMDb rating 6.73.8K votes
White Feather1955as Ann Magruder
IMDb rating 6.41.3K votes

Worked with

Virginia Leith shares two films with Robert Wagner, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Robert Wagner

Jeffrey Hunter

Ernest Borgnine

Lee Marvin

J. Carrol Naish

Robert Adler

Stanley KubrickDirector, 1 film Joseph GreenDirector, 1 film Gerd OswaldDirector, 1 film

Films together

Robert Wagner2 films together, 1955 to 1956
Robert Wagner's page
- A Kiss Before Dying1956IMDb rating 6.7Leith as Ellen KingshipWagner as Bud Corliss
- White Feather1955IMDb rating 6.4Leith as Ann MagruderWagner as Josh Tanner
Jeffrey Hunter2 films together, 1955 to 1956
Jeffrey Hunter's page
- A Kiss Before Dying1956IMDb rating 6.7Leith as Ellen KingshipHunter as Gordon Grant
- White Feather1955IMDb rating 6.4Leith as Ann MagruderHunter as Little Dog
Ernest Borgnine1 film together, 1955
Ernest Borgnine's page
- Violent Saturday1955IMDb rating 6.9Leith as Linda ShermanBorgnine as Stadt, Amish Farmer
Lee Marvin1 film together, 1955
Lee Marvin's page
- Violent Saturday1955IMDb rating 6.9Leith as Linda ShermanMarvin as Dill, Bank Robber
J. Carrol Naish1 film together, 1955
J. Carrol Naish's page
- Violent Saturday1955IMDb rating 6.9Leith as Linda ShermanNaish as Chapman, Bank Robber
Robert Adler1 film together, 1955
Robert Adler's page
- Violent Saturday1955IMDb rating 6.9Leith as Linda ShermanAdler as Stan
Stanley KubrickDirector, 1 film, 1953
All films by Stanley Kubrick
- Fear and Desire1953IMDb rating 5.3Leith as The Girl
Joseph GreenDirector, 1 film, 1962
All films by Joseph Green
- The Brain That Wouldn't Die1962IMDb rating 4.6Leith as Jan Compton
Gerd OswaldDirector, 1 film, 1956
All films by Gerd Oswald
- A Kiss Before Dying1956IMDb rating 6.7Leith as Ellen Kingship

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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