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Virginia Lee O'Brien (April 18, 1919 – January 16, 2001) was an American actress, singer, and radio personality known for her comedic singing roles in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals of the 1940s.
Virginia O'Brien. Actress: The Harvey Girls. Known to classic film fans by various nicknames--including Miss Deadpan, Frozen Face, and Miss Ice Glacier--this statuesque, dark-haired singer/actress carved a unique niche for herself on stage and screen by the hilarious Sphinx-like way she delivered a song.
Actress: The Harvey Girls. Known to classic film fans by various nicknames--including Miss Deadpan, Frozen Face, and Miss Ice Glacier--this statuesque, dark-haired singer/actress carved a unique niche for herself on stage and screen by the hilarious Sphinx-like way she delivered a song.
Apr 18, 2019 · When the opening night of Meet the People, a musical comedy revue in a Los Angeles playhouse, came in 1939, Virginia O’Brien was scared stiff. The 17-year-old performer had stage fright, and her solo didn’t go as planned.
Oct 22, 2019 · Singer and actress Virginia O'Brien was one of those stars. Born in 1919, O'Brien might not be remember much 100 years later, but she really added a lot to film musicals of the 1940s. O'Brien primarily performed in comedic roles during the height of her formal film career.
Jan 23, 2001 · Virginia O’Brien, whose deadpan singing style brought her plenty of laughs--and plenty of work--in a series of MGM musicals in the 1940s, has died. O’Brien died Tuesday at the Motion Picture...
Sep 11, 2019 · Virginia Lee O'Brien was an American actress, singer, and radio personality known for her comedic roles in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals of the 1940s. ...more.
Jan 16, 2001 · Known to classic film fans by various nicknames--including Miss Deadpan, Frozen Face, and Miss Ice Glacier--this statuesque, dark-haired singer/actress carved a unique niche for herself on stage and screen by the hilarious Sphinx-like way she delivered a song.
Jan 25, 2001 · Virginia O'Brien, a familiar face and voice in film musicals and comedies of the 1940's, died on Jan. 16 in Woodland Hills, a Los Angeles suburb. She was 81. Ms. O'Brien owed her film...
Jan 24, 2001 · Virginia O’Brien, the singer-comedienne who garnered the nickname “Miss Frozen Face” for her signature deadpan delivery in MGM’s musicals of the 1940s, died Thursday at the Motion Picture &...