Actor
Virginia Patton
June 25, 1925 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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).
Notable work
Often works with
Bette Davis
3 titles together
Thank Your Lucky Stars, Old Acquaintance, Hollywood Canteen
John Garfield
3 titles together
Thank Your Lucky Stars, Hollywood Canteen, Nobody Lives Forever
Alan Hale
3 titles together
Thank Your Lucky Stars, Hollywood Canteen, Janie
Ward Bond
2 titles together
It's a Wonderful Life, Canyon Passage
Joe Sawyer
2 titles together
A Double Life, The Lucky Stiff
Whit Bissell
2 titles together
A Double Life, The Horn Blows at Midnight
Full filmography · 14
The Lucky Stiff
as Millie Dale
1949
Black Eagle
as Ginny Long
1948
A Double Life
as Actress in "Othello"
19476.4
The Burning Cross
as Doris Green
1947
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ruth Dakin
19468.3
Nobody Lives Forever
as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
19466.4
Canyon Passage
as Liza Stone/Barlett (uncredited)
19466.7
The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Party Girl (uncredited)
19455.9
Hollywood Canteen
as Junior Hostess (uncredited)
19447.3
The Last Ride
as Hazel Dale (uncredited)
1944
Janie
as Carrie Lou
1944
Roaring Guns
as Karen Ferris
1944