politics and governance | January 02, 2026

Virginia Gardner Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Family, Education, Actress, Runaways, Troy, TV Show, Movies

Virginia Gardner Biography

Virginia Gardner full name (Virginia Elizabeth Gardner) is an American actress who is known for playing Karolina Dean in the Hulu original series Marvel’s Runaways (2017) and Vicky in David Gordon Green’s horror film Halloween (2018). Gardner first made her acting debut on the Disney Channel series Lab Rats (2012). She then took a year off from acting to pursue her modeling career.

As she got many opportunities in modeling she was going to stop acting. However, she heard about the audition of Glee (2009) and dropped the idea of leaving acting. As a matter a fact she was selected for the role of Katie Fitzgerald/Marissa and appeared for two episodes in the series.

Virginia Gardner worked with popular brands like Kohl’s, Love Culture, HP, Hollister, LF, and Famous Footwear. She also acted in series like The Goldbergs (2013), How to Get Away with Murder (2014), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Zoo (2015) but didn’t gain much recognition as from modeling.

In 2015, she was cast in the American found footage science-fiction thriller film, Project Almanac (2015) as Christina Raskin. The movie was commercially successful at the box office and it also helped Gardner to establish herself in Hollywood. Since 2017, Gardner portrays the character Karolina Dean in web series, Runaways (2017).

Virginia Gardner Age

Virginia Gardner is a 24-year-old actress born on 18th, April 1995 in Sacramento California United States.  After appearing on the Disney Channel series Lab Rats, she took a year off from acting to work on modeling. When she became absorbed in modeling, she was going to stop acting, but then heard about the audition for Glee. She has modeled for Kohl’s, Love Culture, HP, Hollister, LF, and Famous Footwear.

Virginia Gardner Height

Virginia Gardner stands at a height of 1.73m. She weighs at a weight of 58kgs. Early in her entertainment career, she pursued modeling work and appeared in episodes of Disney’s Lab Rats and The CW’s Hart of Dixie.

Virginia Gardner Family

Virginia Gardner was born in Sacramento California United States to S. Gardner (mother) and Chuck Gardner (father). She has one brother known as Chas  Gardner. Gardner initially lived with her mother to pursue acting full-time. Virginia lived with her mother during her initial phase but once she started getting acting opportunities, she moved into her own apartment and began to live independently.

Virginia Gardner Education

Virginia Gardner finished her primary level in Sacramento Country Day School from kindergarten to eighth grade. While she was in school she took part in school productions of the drama club.

She later went to secondary level in California High School where she was tested to do an exam fortunately she passed. In 2011, she did online schooling when she moved to Los Angeles, but then chose to take the California High School Proficiency Exam when she was allowed to.

She later joined The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing where she got her degree in psychiatric and mental health. She went to get her Masters in psychiatric and mental health as a Practitioner specialist at the same University in 2005.

Virginia Gardner Husband

Virginia Gardner has not yet married but she is still dating her boyfriend Graham Rogers who is also an actor. She moved into her own apartment and began to live independently. As a matter a fact she was selected for the role of Katie Fitzgerald/Marissa and appeared for two episodes in the series.

Virginia Gardner Actress

Virginia Gardner took her time to work on modeling and she later perfected in modeling she went on and modeled for Kohl’s, Love Culture, HP, Hollister, LF, and Famous Footwear. After appearing on the Disney Channel series Lab Rats, she took a year off from acting to work on modeling.

When she became absorbed in modeling, she was going to stop acting, but then heard about the audition for Glee. She has modeled for Kohl’s, Love Culture, HP, Hollister, LF, and Famous Footwear.

Virginia Gardner starred on Project Almanac as Christina Raskin, the main character younger sister in 2005. She was announced as a star as Karolina Dean Marveled in Runaway for the Hulu series in February 2017.

In 2015, Gardner starred in the found footage science-fiction thriller film Project Almanac as Christina Raskin, the main character’s younger sister. The movie helped Gardner to establish herself in Hollywood.

In February 2017, it was announced that Gardner would star as Karolina Dean in Marvel’s Runaways (2017), a Hulu original series. She has received wide recognition for her portrayal of the LGBTQ hero.[7 In January 2018, it was announced that Gardner would star as Vicky in Halloween (2018), a sequel to the 1978 film of the same name.

Brian Frishman, head of the drama department, directed Gardner from sixth to eighth grade. In 2011, she did online schooling when she moved to Los Angeles, but then chose to take the California High School Proficiency Exam when she was allowed to.

She took the test in October 2011 and found out she passed the following month. Her desire to do acting was due to the release of the 2001 Sean Penn film I Am Sam; “In the movie, Dakota Fanning’s dad has autism, and I have a brother with autism and I remember watching that as a young girl and relating to her character and being affected by that,” Gardner explains. “That’s what made me want to get into this industry and make things that can affect people and that people can relate to.”

Virginia Gardner Runaways

Virginia Gardner popped up in a couple of episodes of Glee back in the day and also appeared on The Goldbergs playing Lexy Bloom under that version of her name. She also can be spotted in one episode each of Law & Order: SVU and How To Get Away With Murder, so if all you do is watch TV (no judgment), there’s a very good chance you’ll recognize her.

She has been in thrillers such as Goat and Tells Me How I Die. But Marvel’s Runaways is likely to up her visibility and celeb status since it’s bound to be super popular. She’s also starring in some upcoming movies that come out in 2018 called Little Bitches, Monster Party, Starfish, and Liked, according to her IMDB profile. So Gardner’s been busy this year and it doesn’t look like things will slow down for her.

Back then, she was hoping for Cat woman. She didn’t know if it gets worse than that. It would also be cool to try a female version of Iron Man,” Gardner stated. Well, Karolina Dean will have to do for now. And she’s OK with that.

She told The Hollywood Reporter that the series reminded her a bit of Stranger Things when it came to the dynamic between the kids and the grownups. “You have this kids’ storyline and that excitement, but you also bring in the adults and their storyline, which gives it a whole new feel,” she said.

“It’s grounded and dramatic and it’s also more of a family drama than it is about superpowers. She later moved to Los Angeles from Sacramento when she was just 16 years old to start her career, all on her own. But it wasn’t like she was a wild child.

“People are so taken aback when I tell them that [I came to L.A. when I was a teenager], but it wasn’t like I had free rein. I had a tracker on my phone. My parents checked in on me,” Gardner told Maxim.

“I knew that if I screwed up I would be back home in four seconds flat. If anything, it made me independent and helped me grow up a little faster.” Gardner’s obviously worked hard for her career. And it looks like it’s about to really take off.

Virginia Gardner Net worth

Virginia Gardner is an American actress who has an estimated net worth of $3 million dollars as of 2019. Her desire to do acting was due to the release of the 2001 Sean Penn film I Am Sam; “In the movie, Dakota Fanning’s dad has autism, and I have a brother with autism and I remember watching that as a young girl and relating to her character and being affected by that,” Gardner explains.

Virginia Gardner Awards

  • Golden Issue Awards 2017
  • Hollywood Beauty Awards 2015

Virginia Gardner Troy

Virginia Gardner Troy is an art historian who examines twentieth-century textiles in terms of their visual, technical and contextual significance. She is interested in 20th-century designers who collected and admired non-Western and ancient textiles.

She has authored two books, The Modernist Textile: Europe and America 1890-1940(2006), and Anni Albers and Ancient American Textiles: From Bauhaus to Black Mountain (2002) and articles on Appalachian weaving, weaving during the Cold War, Bauhaus textiles, Marie Cuttoli and pictorial tapestry, and the textile work of Futurist artist Fortunate Peroxide. Dr. Troy is an Associate Professor of Art History at Berry College in Georgia. She has appeared on the Tv Show known as Runaways

Virginia Gardner Movies

  • Project Almanac 2015
  • Goat 2016
  • Good Kids 2016
  • Tell Me How I Die 2016
  • Little Bitches 2018
  • Halloween 2018
  • Starfish 2018
  • Monster Party 2018
  • All the Bright Places (film)

Virginia Gardner TV Shows

  • Heartstrings 2019
  • The Righteous Gemstones 2019
  • Marvel’s Runaways 2017
  • Zoo 2017
  • The Tap 2017
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2016
  • Major Crimes 2016
  • Secrets and Lies 2016
  • How to Get Away with Murder 2015
  • The Goldbergs 2013-2014
  • Glee 2013
  • Lab Rats 2012
  • Hart of Dixie 2011

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