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name: "Virginia Weidler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/virginia-weidler"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 March 1927"
died: "1 July 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:31.822531+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Virginia Weidler

Actor. Born 21 March 1927 in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 1 July 1968.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 March 1927, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 1 July 1968
- **Also known as:** Virginia Anna Adelheid Weidler, Ginny Weidler, Virginia W. Krisel, Virginia Krisel, Virginia Anna Adelaide Weidler

## Biography

Virginia Weidler was an American child actress who appeared in Hollywood films from the early 1930s to 1943. Born Virginia Anna Adelheid Weidler on 21 March 1927 in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, she made her screen debut in 1931 and received her first credited role in 1934. She worked under contract to Paramount before moving to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1938.

Weidler is known for her supporting roles in several notable productions, including *The Women* (1939) as Little Mary, *All This, and Heaven Too* (1940) as Louise, and *The Philadelphia Story* (1940) as Dinah Lord. Her final film was *Best Foot Forward* (1943). She retired from acting at the age of 16 after appearing in more than forty films.

In 1947 she married Lionel Krisel; the couple had two sons. Weidler gave no interviews after leaving the screen and died of a heart attack in Los Angeles on 1 July 1968.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Philadelphia Story* (1940), Fi1m 84, as Dinah Lord — [page](https://film.one/film/the-philadelphia-story.md)

## Also known for

- *The Women* (1939), Little Mary
- *Peter Ibbetson* (1935), Mimsey
- *All This, and Heaven Too* (1940), Louise

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