Virginia Pearson
Virginia Pearson is known for The Phantom of the Opera (1925), The Wizard of Oz (1925), Back Street (1932).
Biography
From Wikipedia
Virginia Belle Pearson (March 7, 1886 - June 6, 1958) was an American stage and film actress. She made fifty-one films in a career which extended from 1910 until 1932.
Born in Anchorage, Kentucky, Pearson worked for a brief time as an assistant in the public library in Louisville, Kentucky after completing school. Pearson trained in the tradition of the stars of the American stage, and played in stock productions in Washington, D.C. and New York City. In New York she played the heroine in Hypocrisy, a story which laid bare "the shame of society." She was promoted by William Fox of Fox Film Corporation for the same kind of strong vamp parts as those played by Theda Bara. Among her movies is Blazing Love (1916), Wildness of Youth (1922), The Vital Question (1916), Sister Against Sister (1917), The Red Kimona (1925), Wizard of Oz (1925), and The Phantom of the Opera (1925).
In 1916 Pearson and her husband, movie actor Sheldon Lewis, severed their ties with the Virginia Pearson Producing Company. The couple affiliated themselves with the Independent Productions Company, capitalized at $1,000,000. In 1924 the couple were forced to declare bankruptcy. In 1928, Pearson was legally divorced from Lewis. At the time, it was considered bad box office for screen actresses to be married. However the two remained constant companions., and resided for many years at the old Hollywood Hotel. Later they lived at the Motion Picture Country Hom.
Virginia Pearson died of uremic poisoning in Hollywood on June 6, 1958 nearly a month to the day after Sheldon Lewis. She was 72. Funeral services were held at the Pierce Brothers Hollywood Chapel. She was buried with an unmarked grave in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Questions about Virginia Pearson
How many Virginia Pearson films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 5 films with Virginia Pearson, from 1925 to 1932.
What is the best rated Virginia Pearson film?
The best rated Virginia Pearson film in the catalogue is The Phantom of the Opera (1925), rated 7.1.
What was the first Virginia Pearson film?
The first Virginia Pearson film in the catalogue is The Wizard of Oz, from 1925.
Who has Virginia Pearson worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Virginia Pearson shares the most credits with Chester Conklin (2 films).
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Known for
Full filmography
38 films — 5 in the catalogue
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6.4 Back Street
1932 · Minor Role (uncredited)
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9.0 The Primrose Path
1931 · Marie Randeau
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8.0 Smilin' Guns
1929 · Mrs. van Smythe
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10.0 The Power of Silence
1928 · Mrs. Wright
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10.0 The Actress
1928 · Mrs. Telfer
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10.0 What Price Beauty?
1928 · Mary
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7.0 Driven from Home
1927
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10.0
Lucky Fool
1927
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9.0 Atta Boy
1926 · Madame Carlton
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6.1 Mum's the Word
1926 · The Wife
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8.0 Silence
1926 · Millie Burke
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8.0 Lightning Hutch
1926 · Janet Thornwall
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8.0 The Taxi Mystery
1926 · Mrs. Blaine Jameson
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5.8 The Red Kimona
1925 · Mrs. Beverly Fontaine
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7.1 The Phantom of the Opera
1925 · Carlotta
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5.5 The Wizard of Oz
1925 · Lady Vishuss
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7.0 A Prince of a King
1923 · Queen Claudia
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10.0 Wildness of Youth
1922 · Louise Wesley
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7.0 Impossible Catherine
1919 · Catherine Kimberly
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7.0 The Bishop's Emeralds
1919 · Hester - Lady Cardew
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7.0 The Love Auction
1919 · Lea Montrose, Mrs. Vanderveer
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Buchanan's Wife
1918 · Beatrix Buchanan
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The Queen of Hearts
1918 · Pauline Cheraud
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Her Price
1918 · Marcia Calhoun
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The Firebrand
1918 · Princess Natalya
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A Daughter of France
1918 · Louise de Ciron
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Stolen Honor
1918 · Virginia Lake
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All for a Husband
1917 · Henrietta Downs
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Thou Shalt Not Steal
1917 · Mary Bruce
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When False Tongues Speak
1917 · Mary Page Walton
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Wrath of Love
1917 · Roma Winnet
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A Royal Romance
1917 · The Princess Sylvia
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Sister Against Sister
1917 · Anne / Katherine
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The War Bride's Secret
1916 · Jean MacDougal
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Daredevil Kate
1916 · Kate
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1.0 The Writing on the Wall
1916 · Barbara Lawrence
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7.0
The Kiss of a Vampire
1916
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9.0 The Stain
1914 · Stevens' Daughter
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