Virginia Patton
Acting
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Acting Credits
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)
Hollywood Canteen
Junior Hostess (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Party Girl (uncredited)
Nobody Lives Forever
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance
College Girl (uncredited)
Filmography
The Lucky Stiff
1949
as Millie Dale
Black Eagle
1948
as Ginny Long
A Double Life
1947
as Actress in "Othello"
The Burning Cross
1947
as Doris Green
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Ruth Dakin
Canyon Passage
1946
as Liza Stone/Barlett (uncredited)
Nobody Lives Forever
1946
as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
as Party Girl (uncredited)
The Last Ride
1944
as Hazel Dale (uncredited)
Janie
1944
as Carrie Lou
Roaring Guns
1944
as Karen Ferris
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Junior Hostess (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Girl in Ann Sheridan Number (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance
1943
as College Girl (uncredited)