Child Actress. Born one of six children to former opera singer, Margaret Meyer and studio miniature artist, Alfred Weidler in Eagle Rock, California. At the age of 6 she was cast in the play 'Autumn Crocus' at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood where her performance earned her offers from the studios, and her first credited role soon followed in 'Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch' (1934). She quickly gained a reputation for being one of the most reliable and talented children in the business, appearing in quick succession in such films as 'Laddie' (1935), 'Freckles '(1935), 'Girl of the Ozarks' (1936), 'The Outcasts of Poker Flat '(1937), 'Love Is a Headache' (1938), and 'Bad Little Angel '(1939). When she then co-starred with the legendary John Barrymore in 'The Great Man Votes' (1939), he dubbed her "Hollywood's greatest actress." A scene stealing talent, she was then cast in 'The Women' (1939); 'The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt' (1939), and perhaps most famously, as Dinah Lord in 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940) opposite such stars as Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart where she not only held her own, but was credited with stealing more than one scene. It was to be her last major role. Her teen films included 'All This, and Heaven Too' (1940), 'Babes on Broadway' (1941), 'Born to Sing' (1942), 'The Youngest Profession' (1943), and 'Best Foot Forward' (1943) which would be her final feature. In 1944, she performed as a singer at the Mocambo Night Club in Hollywood, and the following year debuted on Broadway in 'The Full Rich Life.' Her final film bow came in 1945 when she appeared in a promo short with Jane Withers, 'Peeks at Hollywood.' By 1947, she was retired and married Navy Lieutenant Lionel Krisel; they would have two sons. The couple would remain together until her early death at 41 from congenital heart failure. In 2016, the Los Angeles City Council declared, on what would have been her 90th birthday, a Celebration of Virginia Weidler.