![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor Born: March 5, 1920 in Stanton, IA Death: July 24, 1996 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:Of Swedish-American heritage, "Virginia Christine" (born Virginia Kraft) grew up in largely Scandinavian communities in Iowa and Minnesota. As a high schooler, Christine won a National Forensic League award, which led to her first professional engagement on a Chicago radio station. When her family moved to Los Angeles, Christine sought out radio work while attending college. She was trained for a theatrical career by actor/director "Fritz Feld", who later became her husband. In 1942, she signed a contract with Warner Bros., appearing in bits in such films as "Edge of Darkness" (1943) and "Mission to Moscow" (1944). As a free-lance actress, Christine played the female lead in "The Mummy's Curse" (1945), a picture she later described as "ghastly." Maturing into a much-in-demand character actress, Christine appeared in four "Stanley Kramer" productions: "The Men" (1950), "Not as a Stranger" (1955),... Full Biography
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