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

Swellegant and elegant. Delux and delovely. Cole Porter was the most sophisticated name in...

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Hit the Ice

as Marcia Manning
Released: 1943-06-02

Flash Fulton (Bud Abbott) and Weejie McCoy (Lou Costello) take pictures of a bank robbery. Lured...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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