Deceased
How Did Virginia Mayo Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 84Virginia Mayo 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).
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster FilmMovie | Self (archive footage) | 88 |
| 1996 | Burt Lancaster: Daring to ReachMovie | Self | 76 |
| 1995 | The Naked TruthSeries | Virginia Mayo | 75 |
| 1995 | Inside the Dream FactoryMovie | Self | 75 |
| 1993 | Midnight WitnessMovie | Kitty | 73 |
| 1988 | Gregory Peck: His Own ManMovie | Self (archive footage) | 68 |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteSeries | Elinor | 64 |
| 1984 | Santa BarbaraSeries | — | 64 |
| 1982 | Remington SteeleSeries | Virginia Mayo | 62 |
| 1977 | Lanigan's RabbiSeries | — | 57 |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodMovie | Miss Battley | 56 |
| 1973 | Police StorySeries | — | 53 |
| 1970 | Night GallerySeries | — | 50 |
| 1968 | The OutsiderSeries | — | 48 |
| 1966 | Castle of EvilMovie | Mary Theresa 'Sable' Pulaski | 46 |
| 1963 | Burke's LawSeries | Dr. Terry Foster | 43 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSeries | Self | 42 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self - Co-Hostess | 41 |
| 1959 | Jet Over The AtlanticMovie | Jean Gurney | 39 |
| 1958 | Fort DobbsMovie | Celia Gray | 38 |
| 1957 | The Big LandMovie | Helen Jagger | 37 |
| 1956 | Great Day in the MorningMovie | Ann Merry Alaine | 36 |
| 1954 | The Silver ChaliceMovie | Helena | 34 |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born World PremiereMovie | Self | 34 |
| 1954 | King Richard and the CrusadersMovie | Lady Edith Plantagenet | 34 |
| 1953 | Letter to LorettaSeries | Myrna Nelson | 33 |
| 1953 | Devil's CanyonMovie | Abby Nixon | 33 |
| 1953 | South Sea WomanMovie | Ginger Martin | 33 |
| 1952 | She's Working Her Way Through CollegeMovie | Angela Gardner | 32 |
| 1951 | Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.Movie | Lady Barbara Wellesley | 31 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries | — | 31 |
| 1951 | Along the Great DivideMovie | Ann Keith | 31 |
| 1951 | Painting the Clouds with SunshineMovie | Carol | 31 |
| 1950 | BackfireMovie | Nurse Julie Benson | 30 |
| 1950 | The Flame and the ArrowMovie | Anne de Hesse | 30 |
| 1950 | The West Point StoryMovie | Eve Dillon | 30 |
| 1949 | White HeatMovie | Verna Jarrett | 29 |
| 1949 | The Girl from Jones BeachMovie | Ruth Wilson | 29 |
| 1949 | Red LightMovie | Carla North | 29 |
| 1949 | Always Leave Them LaughingMovie | Nancy Eagen | 29 |
| 1948 | A Song Is BornMovie | Honey Swanson | 28 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 28 |
| 1947 | Out of the BlueMovie | Deborah Tyler | 27 |
| 1947 | The Secret Life of Walter MittyMovie | Rosalind van Hoorn | 27 |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our LivesMovie | Marie Derry | 26 |
| 1944 | Up in ArmsMovie | Joanna (uncredited) | 24 |
| 1944 | The Princess and the PirateMovie | Princess Margaret | 24 |
| 1944 | Seven Days AshoreMovie | Carol Dean | 24 |
| 1943 | Follies GirlMovie | Chorine | 23 |