Virginia Davis

Virginia Davis(-McGhee) (born December 31, 1918 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American movie actress. She was the first actress to play Alice in the Alice Comedies

Early Career
Virginia Davis began working for Walt Disney's Laugh-O-Gram Films in the summer of 1924. She was hired to act in a film called "Alice's Wonderland," which combined live action with animation. This film initiated a series known as the Alice Comedies, or "Alice In Cartoonland." During this time, Davis resided at the La Brea Apartments in Hollywood, California.

While filming "The Viennese Medley", Davis signed a contract with Harry Carey and the two actors worked together in "The Man From Red Gulch" (1925).

Other Work With Disney
Davis also did voice testing for a role in Snow White as well as some of the little boys' voices in "Pinocchio" but was, unfortunately, not hired.

Personal Information
Davis is now 89 years old. She was in a total of 13 films.

Retirement and Current
Davis gave up acting after the "Alice" films concluded with "Alice In The Jungle" (1925). By 1934, she was performing as a dancer. She had an uncredited role as a dancer in College Holiday (1936).

In 2005, Davis was interviewed by Leonard Maltin for the Walt Disney Treasures.

Davis made a rare appearance at the annual Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention in September 2007.