Virginia Patton
Acting1925Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biography
Virginia Ann Marie Patton Moss (June 25, 1925 – August 18, 2022) was an American actress. After appearing in several films in the early 1940s, she was cast in her most well-known role as Ruth Dakin Bailey in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946). In 1949, Patton retired from acting, with her final film credit being The Lucky Stiff (1949).
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
Ruth Dakin
A Double Life
Actress in "Othello"
Canyon Passage
Liza Stone/Barlett (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Girl in Ann Sheridan Number (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance
College Girl (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
Junior Hostess (uncredited)
Nobody Lives Forever
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Party Girl (uncredited)
Acting History
1949
The Lucky Stiff
as Millie Dale
1948
Black Eagle
as Ginny Long
1947
The Burning Cross
as Doris Green
A Double Life
as Actress in "Othello"
1946
Nobody Lives Forever
as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ruth Dakin
Canyon Passage
as Liza Stone/Barlett (uncredited)
1945
The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Party Girl (uncredited)
1944
Hollywood Canteen
as Junior Hostess (uncredited)
Roaring Guns
as Karen Ferris
Janie
as Carrie Lou
The Last Ride
as Hazel Dale (uncredited)
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Girl in Ann Sheridan Number (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance
as College Girl (uncredited)