- Born
- Died
- Birth nameVirginia Baskett Chapman
- Virginia Chapman was born on June 14, 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Highway Patrol (1955), Official Detective (1957) and Perry Mason (1957). She was married to James Arness and Leo Myron Morton. She died on July 29, 1977 in Malibu, California, USA.
- SpousesJames Arness(February 12, 1948 - April 5, 1963) (divorced, 2 children)Leo Myron Morton(October 11, 1942 - October 27, 1947) (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- Mother of Craig Aurness, Rolf Aurness and Jenny Lee Arness.
- Both she and her daughter, Jenny Lee Arness, appeared in Gunsmoke (1955). Virginia appeared while she was still married to the lead actor, James Arness, and Jenny appeared with her father shortly after her parents divorced.
- Ex-sister-in-law of Peter Graves.
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