15 Facts About Virginia Christine

Virginia Christine Ricketts was born in Stanton, Iowa of Swedish descent.

The family later moved to Des Moines, the state capital, in central Iowa, where Virginia Christine attended Elmwood Elementary School.

That year, Virginia Christine had a supporting role in The Mummy's Curse and The Wife of Monte Cristo, with her husband Fritz Feld.

Virginia Christine initially tested for the lead role of femme fatale Kitty Collins, but lost out to Ava Gardner.

Virginia Christine portrayed Miss Watston in the 1964 remake of the film, starring Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson.

Virginia Christine became a favorite of his, and went on to appear in a number of his films, including Cyrano de Bergerac and High Noon.

Virginia Christine coached the film's star Olivia de Havilland on her Swedish accent.

In November 1959, Virginia Christine co-starred as the wife of a verbally abusive hypochondriac in the first-season episode of The Twilight Zone entitled "Escape Clause".

In 1960 and 1961, Virginia Christine guest-starred on episodes of Coronado 9, Rawhide, and The Untouchables.

From 1961 to 1962, Virginia Christine had a recurring role as widow Ovie Swenson in the Western series Tales of Wells Fargo.

Virginia Christine made four guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of defendant Beth Sandover in the season-six, 1962 episode, "The Case of the Double-Entry Mind", and murderer Edith Summers in the season-seven, 1963 episode, "The Case of the Devious Delinquent".

In 1969, Virginia Christine co-starred in the ABC television movie Daughter of the Mind.

Virginia Christine went on to appear in over 100 commercials for Folgers.

On July 24,1996, Virginia Christine died at her Brentwood home of cardiovascular disease.

Virginia Christine's interment was at the Jewish Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles.