Virginia Gibson
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Virginia Gibson (born April 9, 1928, St. Louis, Missouri) is an American dancer, singer and actress of film, television and musical theatre.
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[edit] Career
Born as Virginia Gorski, Gibson landed a number of leading roles in films, TV Series and made a cameo appearance in Starlift (1951). She was also a regular performer on The Johnny Carson Show (1955-56), an earlier Carson series, not to be confused with The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. From the early 1960s to the early 1970s she co-hosted, with Frank Buxton (and later, Bill Owen), the ABC-TV children's documentary program Discovery.
[edit] Awards
In 1957 she was nominated for a Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Musical, for her portrayal of Beth Livingstone in Happy Hunting.
[edit] Filmography
- Funny Face
- Athena
- She's Back on Broadway
- Stop, You're Killing Me
- Painting the Clouds With Sunshine
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
- About Face
- Goodbye, My Fancy
- Tea for Two
- I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
- Once Upon a Honeymoon
- So This Is Hollywood (TV sitcom)
