Ginny Simms

Born: 1915-05-26

Virginia Ellen Simms (May 25, 1913 – April 4, 1994) was an American popular singer and film actress. Simms sang with big bands and labeled with Dinah Shore, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Jo Stafford, and others. She also worked as an MGM and Universal film actress and appeared in 11 movies from 1939 to 1951, when she retired.


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Night and Day

as Carole Hill
Released: 1946-07-02

When his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured,...

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Hit the Ice

as Marcia Manning
Released: 1943-06-02

After Flash Fulton and Weejie McCoy take pictures of a bank robbery, they're lured to the...

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You'll Find Out

as Herself
Released: 1940-11-22

The manager of Kay Kyser’s band books them for a birthday party bash for an heiress at a spooky...

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That's Right – You're Wrong

as Ginny Simms
Released: 1939-11-24

J. D. Forbes, head of the almost-bankrupt Four Star Studios in Hollywood contacts band leader...

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Broadway Rhythm

as Helen Hoyt
Released: 1944-01-19

Broadway producer Johnny Demming is only interested in big-name talent and scoffs that his...

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Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)
Released: 1944-01-01

This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits,...

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Seven Days' Leave

as Ginny Simms
Released: 1942-11-13

Soldier Johnny Grey is engaged to marry singer Mapy Cortes, but his plans go awry when he learns...

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Shady Lady

as Leonora Lee Appleby
Released: 1945-09-07

A crook becomes the victim of a crafty card player who works for the District Attorney.

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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

as Herself
Released: 1941-10-02

Hedda Hopper guides us through some of Hollywood's sights; the home of William S. Hart and a Kay...

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Playmates

as Ginny Simms - Band Singer
Released: 1941-12-26

Lulu Monahan, the press agent for John Barrymore, is attempting to get a sponsor for a radio...

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Here We Go Again

as Jean Gildersleeve
Released: 1942-10-09

It's Fibber and Molly's 20th anniversary and they want to throw a big party. But when everyone...

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Disc Jockey

as Vickie Peters
Released: 1951-09-30

National DJs help a promoter make an unknown girl a star, to prove the power of radio over TV.

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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