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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

14

Gender

Female

Birthday

1915-05-26

Day of Death

1994-04-04 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Virginia Ellen Simms

Ginny Simms

Biography

Virginia Ellen Simms (May 25, 1913 – April 4, 1994) was an American popular singer and film actress. Simms sang with big bands and labeled with Dinah Shore, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Jo Stafford, and others. She also worked as an MGM and Universal film actress and appeared in 11 movies from 1939 to 1951, when she retired.

Known For

Acting

Hit the Ice

1943

Hit the Ice

as

Marcia Manning

Night and Day

1946

Night and Day

as

Carole Hill

Broadway Rhythm

1944

Broadway Rhythm

as

Helen Hoyt

Seven Days' Leave

1942

Seven Days' Leave

as

Ginny Simms

Shady Lady

1945

Shady Lady

as

Leonora Lee Appleby

Here We Go Again

1942

Here We Go Again

as

Jean Gildersleeve

Playmates

1941

Playmates

as

Ginny Simms - Band Singer

Disc Jockey

1951

Disc Jockey

as

Vickie Peters

You'll Find Out

1940

You'll Find Out

as

Herself

Twenty Years After

1944

Twenty Years After

as

(archive footage)

G.I. Journal

1944

G.I. Journal

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing