Girvin, Virginia 1902-1975.

Virginia Girvin was an actor, print ad-model, real estate agent and a community activist. As an actor, Girvin worked in multiple mediums - stage, film and radio. Her roles were mainly that of domestic, nurse, chorus member or appearing in crowd scenes. A life time member of the Negro Actors Guild, the high point of Girvin's involvement with the organization was in 1970 when she served as its Vice President. Between acting roles and when she could no longer secure that type of work, Girvin was employed as a secretary and a real estate agent. She worked with Donbar Enterprises-Sundale, a real estate development corporation based in Westbury Long Island that developed a number of integrated communities throughout the northeast in the 1960s.