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Virginia Cherrill (April 12, 1908 – November 14, 1996) was an American actress best known for her role as the blind flower girl in Charlie Chaplin 's City Lights (1931).
Virginia Cherrill was a US and UK actress who starred in films such as City Lights, Blonde Venus and White Heat. She was discovered by Charles Chaplin at a boxing match and married Cary Grant after meeting him at a premiere.
Virginia Cherrill during the shooting of City Lights. To play the blind girl he chose a 20-year-old Chicago socialite and recent divorcée, Virginia Cherrill. Inexperience was never a disadvantage in Chaplin’s eyes - he just wanted actors who would obediently follow his instruction.
The story follows the misadventures of Chaplin's Tramp as he falls in love with a blind girl ( Virginia Cherrill) and develops a turbulent friendship with an alcoholic millionaire ( Harry Myers ).
Mar 7, 2019 · Learn how Chaplin made his silent masterpiece City Lights amidst personal and professional challenges, including the recasting of his leading lady Virginia Cherrill. Discover how Cherrill, a non-actor, became the blind flower girl and the object of The Tramp's affection.
Nov 18, 1996 · Virginia Cherrill, a 1930's actress who starred as a beautiful, blind flower girl in the classic Charlie Chaplin silent film ''City Lights'' (1931), died late...
Nov 20, 1996 · Virginia Cherrill was a silent film actress who starred in City Lights with Charlie Chaplin. She later married Cary Grant and became the Countess of Jersey.
