Portrait of Ginny Simms

Ginny Simms

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: May 26, 1915

Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Filmography

1951
Disc Jockey

as Vickie Peters

1946
Night and Day

as Carole Hill

1945
Shady Lady

as Leonora Lee Appleby

1944
Broadway Rhythm

as Helen Hoyt

1944
Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

1943
Hit the Ice

as Marcia Manning

1942
Seven Days' Leave

as Ginny Simms

1942
Here We Go Again

as Jean Gildersleeve

1941
Playmates

as Ginny Simms - Band Singer

1940
You'll Find Out

as Herself