Virginia Mayo: Virginia Mayo. Actress: White Heat. Virginia Clara Jones was born on November 30, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of a newspaper reporter and his wife. The family had a rich heritage in the St. Louis area: her great-great-great-grandfather served in the American Revolution and later founded the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, located right across the Mississippi River from its namesake. Virginia was interested in show business...
Known For: White Heat (Verna Jarrett), The Best Years of Our Lives (Marie Derry), A Song Is Born (Honey Swanson), Captain Horatio Hornblower (Lady Barbara Wellesley)