Virginia Pearson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

March 7, 1886

Died

June 6, 1958 (age 72)

Place of Birth

Anchorage, Kentucky, USA

Also Known As

Virginia Belle Pearson

Virginia Pearson

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.

Known For

Filmography

1932FilmBack Streetas Minor Role (uncredited)1931FilmThe Primrose Pathas Marie Randeau1929FilmSmilin' Gunsas Mrs. van Smythe1928FilmThe Power of Silenceas Mrs. Wright1928FilmThe Actressas Mrs. Telfer1928FilmWhat Price Beauty?as Mary1927FilmDriven from Home1927FilmLucky Fool1926FilmAtta Boyas Madame Carlton1926FilmMum's the Wordas The Wife1926FilmSilenceas Millie Burke1926FilmLightning Hutchas Janet Thornwall1926FilmThe Taxi Mysteryas Mrs. Blaine Jameson1925FilmThe Red Kimonaas Mrs. Beverly Fontaine1925FilmThe Phantom of the Operaas Carlotta1925FilmThe Wizard of Ozas Lady Vishuss1923FilmA Prince of a Kingas Queen Claudia1922FilmWildness of Youthas Louise Wesley1919FilmImpossible Catherineas Catherine Kimberly1919FilmThe Bishop's Emeraldsas Hester - Lady Cardew1919FilmThe Love Auctionas Lea Montrose, Mrs. Vanderveer1918FilmBuchanan's Wifeas Beatrix Buchanan1918FilmThe Queen of Heartsas Pauline Cheraud1918FilmHer Priceas Marcia Calhoun1918FilmThe Firebrandas Princess Natalya1918FilmA Daughter of Franceas Louise de Ciron1918FilmStolen Honoras Virginia Lake1917FilmAll for a Husbandas Henrietta Downs1917FilmThou Shalt Not Stealas Mary Bruce1917FilmWhen False Tongues Speakas Mary Page Walton1917FilmWrath of Loveas Roma Winnet1917FilmA Royal Romanceas The Princess Sylvia1917FilmSister Against Sisteras Anne / Katherine1916FilmThe War Bride's Secretas Jean MacDougal1916FilmDaredevil Kateas Kate1916FilmWriting on the Wallas Barbara Lawrence1916FilmThe Kiss of a Vampire1914FilmThe Stainas Stevens' Daughter

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