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Virginia O'Brien
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1946
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Fast Forward MBA Set
- The fast forward MBA in business
- Success on our own terms
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Film & TV
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known to classic film fans by various nicknames--including Miss Deadpan, Frozen Face, and Miss Ice Glacier--this statuesque, dark-haired singer/actress carved a unique niche for herself on stage and screen by the hilarious Sphinx-like way she delivered a song. The daughter of the captain of detectives of the Los Angeles Police Department, Virginia Lee O'Brien became interested in music and dance…
Known for
- Gus — Reporter1976
- Francis in the Navy — Miss Kittredge1955
- Martin Block's Musical Merry-Go-Round No. 4 — Self1948
- Merton of the Movies — Phyllis Montague1947
- Till the Clouds Roll By — Ellie May Shipley / Virginia O'Brien1946
- The Harvey Girls — Alma from Ohio1946
- The Show-Off — Hortense1946
- The Great Morgan — Film Character (archive footage)1945
- Ziegfeld Follies — Virginia O'Brien (segment "Here's to the Ladies")1945
- Meet the People — 'Woodpecker' Peg1944
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1942-03-25
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,020
- Total plays
- 3,765
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Virginia Lee O'Brien (18 April 1919 – 16 January 2001), was a popular American singer and actress known for her comedic roles in MGM musicals of the 1940s. She was highly regarded for her singing style, as well as her stunning beauty. Some of her monikers include The Diva of Deadpan, Miss Deadpan, The Kid that Never Smiles, and Miss Red Hot Frozen Face due to her singing in a deadpan manner. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Virginia+O%27Brien">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Virginia
- Family name
- O'Brien
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills
- Spouse
- Kirk Alyn
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Virginia O'Brien in Till the Clouds Roll By cropped.jpg
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Virginia O'Brien
- date of birth
- 1919-04-18
- date of death
- 2001-01-16
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
- writing language
- English language
Sources (3)
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