Virginia Sale (May , â€" August , ) was an American character actress
whose career spanned six decades, during most of which she played
older women, even when she was in her twenties. Over the years she
was active as an actress, she worked in films, stage, radio and
television. She was famous for her one-woman stage show, Americana
Sketches, which she did for more than , performances during a -year
span.Married to actor and studio executive Sam Wren, she co-starred
with him in one of the first television family comedies, Wren's Nest,
in the late s and early s. She gave birth to fraternal twins, Virginia
and Christopher, in . Later in her career she worked on television,
and in commercials. She died from heart failure at the age of at the
Motion Picture and Television Hospital in .Born on May , , in Urbana,
Illinois to Frank Orville and Lillie Belle (Partlow) Sale, she
attended the University of Illinois for two years, before transferring
to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, from which she graduated.
Her brother, vaudeville comedian Charles "Chic" Sale, convinced her to
leave New York and pursue a career in Hollywood films.Upon her arrival
in Hollywood, Sale quickly discovered it was easier for her to get
character roles as older women. Even though she was still in her
twenties, Sale was cast as old women in many films. Her career began
at the end of the silent film era, with her first film being
Legionnaires In Paris (). Her early career included roles in Moby Dick
(), Oliver Twist (), and Madame Du Barry (). During this period she
met actor and studio executive Sam Wren, and the two were married in .
The following year she gave birth to fraternal twins, Virginia and
Christopher.
whose career spanned six decades, during most of which she played
older women, even when she was in her twenties. Over the years she
was active as an actress, she worked in films, stage, radio and
television. She was famous for her one-woman stage show, Americana
Sketches, which she did for more than , performances during a -year
span.Married to actor and studio executive Sam Wren, she co-starred
with him in one of the first television family comedies, Wren's Nest,
in the late s and early s. She gave birth to fraternal twins, Virginia
and Christopher, in . Later in her career she worked on television,
and in commercials. She died from heart failure at the age of at the
Motion Picture and Television Hospital in .Born on May , , in Urbana,
Illinois to Frank Orville and Lillie Belle (Partlow) Sale, she
attended the University of Illinois for two years, before transferring
to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, from which she graduated.
Her brother, vaudeville comedian Charles "Chic" Sale, convinced her to
leave New York and pursue a career in Hollywood films.Upon her arrival
in Hollywood, Sale quickly discovered it was easier for her to get
character roles as older women. Even though she was still in her
twenties, Sale was cast as old women in many films. Her career began
at the end of the silent film era, with her first film being
Legionnaires In Paris (). Her early career included roles in Moby Dick
(), Oliver Twist (), and Madame Du Barry (). During this period she
met actor and studio executive Sam Wren, and the two were married in .
The following year she gave birth to fraternal twins, Virginia and
Christopher.
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