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Virginia Gregg is a Actor American born on 6 march 1916 at Harrisburg (USA)

Virginia Gregg

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Birth name Virginia Gregg Burket
Nationality USA
Birth 6 march 1916 at Harrisburg (USA)
Death 15 september 1986 (at 70 years) at Encino, Los Angeles (USA)

Virginia Lee Gregg (March 6, 1916 – September 15, 1986) was an American actress known for her many roles in radio dramas and television series.

Biography

Au cinéma, Virginia Gregg débute dans Les Enchaînés (un petit rôle non crédité) d'Alfred Hitchcock, sorti en 1946. Elle retrouve le réalisateur sur Psychose (1960), où elle est la voix de Norma, la mère de Norman Bates (notons que dans les deux premières suites de ce film, Psychose 2 en 1983 et Psychose 3 en 1986 — sa dernière prestation pour le grand écran —, elle est à nouveau la voix de Norma Bates).

En tout, elle contribue à quarante-deux films américains, dont des westerns. Parmi ses films notables, mentionnons Sang et Or de Robert Rossen (1947, avec John Garfield et Lilli Palmer, où elle tient son premier rôle crédité), Une femme en enfer de Daniel Mann (1955, avec Susan Hayward et Richard Conte), Opération jupons de Blake Edwards (1959, avec Cary Grant et Tony Curtis), ou encore La Montagne des neuf Spencer de Delmer Daves (1963, avec Henry Fonda et Maureen O'Hara).

À la télévision, Virginia Gregg apparaît de 1952 à 1983, dans dix-neuf téléfilms, deux feuilletons et surtout, cent-quarante-deux séries, notamment là encore dans le domaine du western. Parmi ses séries notables, citons Badge 714 (onze épisodes, de 1952 à 1955), Alfred Hitchcock présente (quatre épisodes, de 1955 à 1957), Gunsmoke (sept épisodes, de 1958 à 1969) et L'Homme de fer (quatre épisodes, de 1969 à 1974).

Enfin, durant sa carrière, l'actrice est également très active à la radio, où elle collabore à de nombreuses séries et émissions diverses.

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Filmography of Virginia Gregg (42 films)

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24 Hour Psycho, 24h
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, Janet Leigh
Roles Norma Bates (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Rating56% 2.810092.810092.810092.810092.81009
Psycho III
Psycho III (1986)
, 1h30
Directed by Anthony Perkins
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime, Slasher
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey, Roberta Maxwell, Hugh Gillin, Donovan Scott
Roles Norma Bates (voice)
Rating55% 2.751152.751152.751152.751152.75115
Norman Bates works at the Bates Motel and lives with the preserved corpse of his mother, Emma Spool. Local law enforcement and Norman's ex-boss, Ralph Statler, are concerned because Mrs. Spool has been missing for over a month. Duane Duke, a sleazy musician desperate for money, is offered the job of assistant motel manager to replace the late Warren Toomey who was fired by Norman. Maureen Coyle, a mentally unstable young nun, is a long-term tenant at the Bates Motel.
Psycho II
Psycho II (1983)
, 1h53
Directed by Richard Franklin
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Robert Loggia, Meg Tilly, Dennis Franz, Hugh Gillin
Roles Norma Bates (voice) (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.2985353.2985353.2985353.2985353.298535
Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is released from a mental institution after spending 22 years in confinement. Lila Loomis (Vera Miles), sister of Marion Crane, vehemently protests with a petition that she has been circulating with signatures of 743 people, including the relatives of the seven people Norman killed prior to his incarceration, but her plea is dismissed. Norman is taken to his old home behind the Bates Motel by Dr. Bill Raymond (Robert Loggia), who assures him everything will be fine.
Heidi's Song, 1h34
Directed by Robert Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Animation
Themes Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Lorne Greene, Sammy Davis Jr., Pamelyn Ferdin, Michael Bell, Joan Gerber, Peter Cullen
Roles Aunt Dete
Rating61% 3.0968853.0968853.0968853.0968853.096885
An orphaned girl named Heidi is sent to live with her paternal grandfather by her maternal Aunt Dete, who has been looking after Heidi since she was a baby. Heidi's grandfather initially dislikes having Heidi around because she interferes in his routine. But when grandfather hurts his leg, Heidi helps nurse him back to health, and during this time the two bond together. Heidi meets the local goatherd, a boy named Peter, and often goes with him and the village's goats on thei daily grazing trips higher up the Swiss mountain.
S.O.B.
S.O.B. (1981)
, 2h2
Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Julie Andrews, William Holden, Robert Vaughn, Richard Mulligan, Robert Preston, Shelley Winters
Roles Funeral Home Owner's Wife
Rating63% 3.196693.196693.196693.196693.19669
The story is a satire of the film industry and Hollywood society. The main character, Felix Farmer, is a phenomenally successful film producer who has just made the first major flop of his career, to the dismay of his movie studio, resulting in the loss of his own sanity. Felix attempts suicide four times:
No Way Back
Directed by Fred Williamson
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Fred Williamson, Tracy Reed, Virginia Gregg, Stack Pierce, Nick Dimitri, Mike Henry
Roles Mildred Pickens
Rating60% 3.048573.048573.048573.048573.04857
Fred Williamson's character plays by his own rules and will do anything he can within his power to complete his mission, all that he needs to ensure that he does this is some cold hard cash. Besides a thirst for money Crowder also has a thirst for women. He is a ladies’ man as some would say, and is also a stereotypically strong African American man. Crowder is a strong black man, and makes sure that everyone around him knows this. This aspect of the movie may represent a sort of ironic situation in that Crowder boasts about his strength and physical prowess with the women, which are animal-like characteristics, yet also demands to be seen as more than just what the white man has made him out to be. Crowder is a real pro with a gun and his fists and because of this he gets hired by the wife and brother of fugitive Woolf who is on the run because he had just robbed a bank. Woolf uses this money to embezzle it, where from Crowder decides to take the case and follows the fugitive from Los Angeles, California to San Francisco, California. Woolf is on the run with his girlfriend, Candy, played by Tracy Reed . On his pursuit for Woolf Crowder often encounters many women whom he has sexual relations with shortly after meeting them. His slick lines and tough guy attitude sweeps the ladies right off their feet so that at the end of all of these sexual encounters the women are often seen begging for more sex. This stereotype was a common Blaxploitation characteristic to use in African American films. Crowder pursues his targets following small clues while causing a whole mess of trouble with a gangster named Bernie (played by Stack Pierce). Bernie is Candy’s pimp and also the leader of a gang. When Bernie learns that Crowder is looking for one of his employees he makes sure that Crowder is taken care of. He sends numerous thugs in Crowder’s direction but nonetheless Crowder manages to successfully capture Mrs. Pickens’ husband after fighting off a couple of Bernie’s thugs but has yet to capture the girlfriend. Crowder’s previous cop experience provided a helpful basis from which he was able to eventually pick up on her trail after having gotten himself into more trouble with Candy’s pimp and his gang. The movie has a final showdown which takes place in the desert in a blind haze of gunfire. Don Cornelius also guest stars in this film as himself.
Airport 1975, 1h46
Directed by Jack Smight
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes La fin du monde, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy, Efrem Zimbalist II, Susan Clark, Gloria Swanson
Roles Lily (uncredited)
Rating57% 2.8503152.8503152.8503152.8503152.850315
Columbia Air Lines' Flight 409 is a Boeing 747-100 on a red-eye route from Washington Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport. Scott Freeman, meanwhile, is a New Mexican businessman flying his private Beechcraft Baron to an urgent sales meeting in Boise, Idaho. However, an occluded front has the entire West Coast socked in, with Los Angeles reporting zero visibility. Columbia 409 and Freeman's Beechcraft are both diverted to Salt Lake City International Airport.
Quarantined, 1h14
Directed by Leo Penn
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Gary Collins, John Dehner, Sharon Farrell, Gordon Pinsent, Wally Cox, Sam Jaffe
Roles Nurse Nelson
Rating65% 3.29043.29043.29043.29043.2904
A Walk in the Spring Rain, 1h38
Directed by Guy Green
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Anthony Quinn, Ingrid Bergman, Fritz Weaver, Katherine Crawford, Tom Holland, Virginia Gregg
Roles Ann Cade
Rating61% 3.0507353.0507353.0507353.0507353.050735
Libby Meredith (Ingrid Bergman) and her husband, Roger (Fritz Weaver) move from New York to a small house in backwoods Tennessee. Their neighbor, Will Cade (Anthony Quinn), is very helpful to them and to Libby especially. While her intellectual husband is busy writing a book and paying her little attention, she comes to like the country life and finds herself attracted to Will's rural sensibilities. Though he is married to Ann (Virginia Gregg), Will and Libby start up a middle-aged affair. Libby's daughter, Ellen (Katharine Crawford), arrives asking for help raising her son Bucky while she attends Harvard. Soon enough, Will's son Boy Cade (Tom Holland) finds out about the affair and molests Libby, but she is rescued by Will, who accidentally kills his own son. The disillusioned Merediths return to the city, Libby having abandoned her romantic hopes, Roger his literary ambitions.
Heaven with a Gun, 1h41
Directed by Lee H. Katzin
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Glenn Ford, Carolyn Jones, Barbara Hershey, John Anderson, David Carradine, Violetta Villas
Roles Mrs. Patterson
Rating62% 3.142443.142443.142443.142443.14244
Preacher Jim Killian (Ford) arrives in a town divided between cattlemen and sheep herders. Killian is not just any preacher. He is a former gunslinger who has set upon a different path.
Madigan
Madigan (1968)
, 1h41
Directed by Don Siegel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Harry Guardino, Inger Stevens, James Whitmore, Susan Clark
Roles Esther Newman
Rating64% 3.2462653.2462653.2462653.2462653.246265
In New York City's Spanish Harlem, police detectives Dan Madigan and Rocco Bonaro break into a sleazy apartment and arrest Barney Benesch, a hoodlum wanted for questioning by a Brooklyn precinct. Momentarily distracted by the suspect's nude girl friend, the two detectives are outwitted by Benesch, who escapes with their guns.
A Big Hand for the Little Lady, 1h35
Directed by Fielder Cook
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Western
Themes Jeu, Poker
Actors Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Paul Ford, Jason Robards, Burgess Meredith, Charles Bickford
Roles Mrs. Drummond
Rating72% 3.6462453.6462453.6462453.6462453.646245
The five richest men in the territory gather in Laredo for their annual high-stakes poker game. The high rollers let nothing get in the way of their yearly showdown. When undertaker Tropp (Charles Bickford) calls for them in his horse-drawn hearse, cattleman Henry Drummond (Jason Robards) forces a postponement of his daughter's wedding, while lawyer Otto Habershaw (Kevin McCarthy) abandons his closing arguments in a trial, with his client's life hanging in the balance. They are joined by Wilcox (Robert Middleton) and Buford (John Qualen) in the back room of Sam's saloon, while the curious gather outside for occasional reports.
The Bubble
The Bubble (1966)
, 1h52
Directed by Arch Oboler
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Deborah Walley, Michael Cole, Virginia Gregg, Vic Perrin, Olan Soule
Roles Ticket Cashier
Rating49% 2.4658152.4658152.4658152.4658152.465815
A young couple, Mark and Katherine, are traveling on a small airplane and are forced to land in a remote town where the people are behaving oddly. They then attempt to escape from the town, but discover that there is a giant glass-like force field bubble around it that prevents anyone from leaving.