Virginia Clara Jones Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Virginia Clara Jones was born on November 30, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of a newspaper reporter and his wife. The family had a rich heritage in the St. Louis area: her great-great-great-grandfather served in the American Revolution and later founded the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, located right across the Mississippi River ...
Full Name
Virginia Clara Jones
Net Worth
$1.4 Million
Date Of Birth
November 30, 1920
Died
January 17, 2005, Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Place Of Birth
New Zealand
Height
1.65 m
Occupation
Actress
Profession
YouTuber, Actor
Nationality
American
Spouse
Michael O'Shea
Children
Mary Catherine O'Shea
Parents
Martha Henrietta Jones, Luke Jones
Nicknames
Virginia Mayo, Mayo, Virginia
IMDB
Movies
White Heat, The Best Years of Our Lives, Captain Horatio Hornblower, The Flame and the Arrow, Colorado Territory, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, A Song Is Born, The Princess and the Pirate, She's Working Her Way Through College, Wonder Man, The Kid from Brooklyn, The Iron Mistress, The Silver Chal...
TV Shows
Santa Barbara
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Quote
1
The blacklisting that took place in Hollywood was slightly different than how you hear of it today. There was a genuine Communist threat in this country and there were Communistic actors, directors, screenwriters and producers in Hollywood trying to grab control of the industry and use it for their own end, which was to spread Communist propaganda throughout the country and the world. The system used to get rid of the Communists was bad. Joseph McCarthy and his methods were a little cruel and drastic. But the Communist danger was there. And it has grown.
2
Working with comedians like [Bob Hope] and [Danny Kaye] taught me timing, pace and fine points of acting I never would have learned otherwise.
3
I was a better actress than I was given credit for. I know that for a fact. But you get stamped . . . categorized as pretty, a beauty, shapely . . . and you're just stamped for life.
4
[on how she met her husband, Michael O'Shea] He just sat there watching me, and then he walked right up and kissed me.
5
[on Alan Ladd] And I worked with Alan Ladd who, along with Gregory Peck, was my favorite leading man. He was a beautiful man, charming and gentle, and I think, of all my leading men, he worked best with me.
6
[on James Cagney] Jimmy Cagney was the most dynamic man who ever appeared on the screen. He should have won five Oscars, he was so fabulous. He stimulated me to such an extent. I must say that I didn't have to act very much; I just had to react to him because he was so powerful.
7
[on Doris Day] I loved working with her. We used to call her Miss Sparkle Plenty because she was so vivacious.
8
[on Jack Palance] I must say Jack Palance was a drag. We were together in The Silver Chalice (1954). The way he did his work was strange. He was a weird actor and I didn't like working with him at all.
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Fact
1
Auditioned for the part of "Lisa Douglas" in Green Acres (1965) but lost out to Eva Gabor.
2
Mayo was once termed "the most beautiful blonde in the world" and her beauty so impressed the Sultan of Morocco than seeing her was "tangible proof of the existence of God.".
One daughter with Michael O'Shea - Catherine Mary (b. 1953)
9
Early on, using her real name of Virginia Jones, she played a straight woman in vaudeville for four years to a performing horse act. The "horse" was comprised of two men known as the Mayo Brothers; hence her stage name.
10
Was slightly cross-eyed and had to be carefully photographed.
performer: "Break the Ties That Bind You", "Breakfast in Bed", "I'll Take You" - uncredited
She's Working Her Way Through College
1952
"Love Is Still for Free" / performer: "With Plenty of Money and You" uncredited, "We're Working Our Way Through College" uncredited, "I'll Be Loving You", "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of"
