Virginia Field was a British-born film actress. She was born Margaret Cynthia Field in London. Her father was the judge of England's Leicester County Court Circuit. Her mother was a cousin of Robert E. Lee and her aunt was British stage actress and director Auriol Lee. She was educated in Paris and then returned to England where she studied for the stage. In Vienna she acted for Max Reinhardt and on returning to England she was given her first motion picture role in The Lady is Willing followed by a Hollywood contract. She was brought to the U.S. to appear in David O. Selznick's Little Lord... Fauntleroy . In the late 1930s she appeared in various parts in 20th Century Fox's Mr. Moto movie series. Fields married three times, including a marriage to actor Paul Douglas and a marriage to actor Willard Parker. She and Douglas had a daughter .
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| Birthdate: | November 4, 1917 |
| Birthplace: | London |
| Date of death: | January 2, 1992 |
| Also known as: | Margaret Cynthia Field, Katherine Burke, Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke |