Virginia Gregg

Virginia Lee Gregg (March 6, 1916 – September 15, 1986) was an American actress known for her many roles in radio dramas and television series.

Early life Born in Harrisburg, Illinois, she was the daughter of musician Dewey Alphaleta (née Todd) and businessman Edward William Gregg. She had a stepsister, Mary.

When Gregg was five, her family and she moved to Pasadena, California. She attended Jefferson High School,

Television Gregg once said of her work as a character actress on television: "I work steadily, but I have no identity." She added, "When casting people have a call for a woman who looks like the wrath of God, I'm notified."

Gregg was active with Recording for the Blind, making recordings as a volunteer and serving on the group's board of directors. aged 70.

Partial filmography

Notorious (1946) – File Clerk (uncredited) Lost Honeymoon (1947) – Mrs. Osborne (uncredited) Body and Soul (1947) – Irma (uncredited) Gentleman's Agreement (1947) – Third Woman (uncredited) Casbah (1948) – Madeline The Amazing Mr. X (1948) – Emily The Gay Intruders (1948) – Dr. Susan Nash Flesh and Fury (1952) – Claire (uncredited) Dragnet (1954) – Ethel Starkie Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) – Anne Richards I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) – Ellen Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) (Season 1 Episode 4: "Don't Come Back Alive") - Mildred Partridge Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) (Season 1 Episode 12: "Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid") - Miss Clementine Webster Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 20: "And So Died Riabouchinska") - Riabouchinska (voice) Terror at Midnight (1956) – Helen Hill Crime in the Streets (1956) – Mrs. Dane The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) – Rose Tibbs Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957) (Season 2 Episode 16: "Nightmare in 4-D") - Norma Parker The D.I. (1957) – Mrs. Charles D. Owens Portland Exposé (1957) – Clara Madison Twilight for the Gods (1958) – Myra Pringle Torpedo Run (1958) – Tokyo Rose (voice, uncredited) The Hanging Tree (1959) – Edna Flaunce Hound-Dog Man (1959) – Amy Waller Operation Petticoat (1959) – Major Edna Heywood RN Psycho (1960) – Norma Bates (voice, uncredited) All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960) – Ada Davis Maverick (1961 episode "The Ice Man") – Abbey Man-Trap (1961) – Ruth Gorath (1962) – (voice) House of Women (1962) – Mrs. Edith Hunter Lawman (1962 episode "Clootey Hutter") - Clootey Hutter Shoot Out at Big Sag (1962) – Sarah Treadway Hawker Spencer's Mountain (1963) – Miss Parker, Clayboy's teacher Perry Mason (1963) (Season 6 Episode 22: "The Case of the Velvet Claws" - Mrs. Vickers Kiss of the Vampire (1963) – Rosa Stangher (US TV version) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (Season 2 Episode 1: "A Home Away from Home") - Miss Gibson The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 3 Episode 11: "Consider Her Ways") - 3rd Doctor The Twilight Zone (1964) (Season 5 Episode 25: "The Masks") - Emily Harper The Virginian (1964) (Season 2 Episode 26: "The Secret of Brynmar Hall) – Mrs. Tyson The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965) (Season 3 Episode 22: "Thou Still Unravished Bride") - Mrs. Essie Setlin Two on a Guillotine (1965) – Dolly Bast Joy in the Morning (1965) – Mrs. Lorgan A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) – Mrs. Drummond The Bubble (1966) – Ticket Cashier Dragnet (1967–1970) - various roles Madigan (1968) – Esther Newman Heaven with a Gun (1969) – Mrs. Patterson The Great Bank Robbery (1969) – Townswoman (voice, uncredited) Quarantined (1970, TV Movie) – Nurse Nelson A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970) – Ann Cade Adam-12 (1970–1975, several episodes) – various roles Airport 1975 (1974) – Lily – Passenger (uncredited) No Way Back (1976) – Mildred Pickens Goodbye, Franklin High (1978) – Nurse S.O.B. (1981) – Funeral Home Owner's Wife Heidi's Song (1982) – Aunt Dete (voice) Psycho II (1983) – Norma Bates (voice, uncredited) Psycho III (1986) – Emma Spool (voice, uncredited) (final film role)