Virginia Field was a British-born film actress.

Born Margaret Cynthia Field in London

London

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, her father was the judge of England's Leicester County Court Circuit. Her mother was a cousin of Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee

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 and her aunt was British stage actress and director Auriol Lee

Auriol Lee

Auriol Lee was a popular British stage actress who became a successful West End and Broadway theatrical producer and director.-Biography:...

.

She was educated in Paris

Paris

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 and then returned to England

England

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 where she studied for the stage. In Vienna

Vienna

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 she acted for Max Reinhardt

Max Reinhardt

----Max Reinhardt was an Austrian theater and film director and actor.-Biography:...

 and on returning to England

England

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 she was given her first motion picture role in The Lady is Willing

The Lady is Willing

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 followed by a Hollywood contract.

She was brought to the U.S. to appear in David O. Selznick

David O. Selznick

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's Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

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(1936). In the late 1930s she appeared in various parts in 20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox

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's Mr. Moto

Mr. Moto

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 movie series.

She appeared in over 40 films including Ladies in Love

Ladies in Love

Ladies in Love is a romantic comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith. Starring Janet Gaynor, Constance Bennett and Loretta Young the film revolves around three roommates in exotic Budapest and their comical romantic adventures. Gaynor, Bennett, and Young were billed above the title, with...

(1936), Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

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(1940), Repeat Performance

Repeat Performance

Repeat Performance is a film of the film noir style. It combines elements of a 1940s drama with a science fiction twist. The film was released by Poverty Row studio Eagle-Lion Films and directed by Alfred L. Werker.- Plot :...

(1947), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

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(1949) and Dial 1119

Dial 1119

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(1950).

Fields married three times, including a marriage to actor Paul Douglas

Paul Douglas (actor)

Paul Douglas was an American actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as Paul Douglas Fleischer.-Career:...

 and a marriage to actor Willard Parker

Willard Parker

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. She and Douglas had a daughter (Margaret Field Douglas, born 1945).

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