Virginia Roos is the mother of American actor John Stephen Goodman. Virginia’s son John is known for his roles in film, television, and theatre. He is also known for his work as a voice actor in various animated films. He has been a frequent host of Saturday Night Live. He is the recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, among others.
Virginia Roos: Bio Summary
| Name | Virginia Roos |
| Famous as | mother of John Goodman |
| Date of birth | 5 October 1917 |
| Place of birth | Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA |
| Died | 7 June 2000 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | American |
| Parents | William Benjamin Loosmore and Mathilde Mary Knoblauch Loosmore |
| Spouse | Leslie F. Goodman |
| Children | Leslie Goodman, John Goodman, and Elisabeth Goodman |
Who Was John Goodman’s Mother, Virginia Roos?
Virginia Roos Loosmore was born on the 5th of October 1917, in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA to William Benjamin Loosmore and Mathilde Mary Knoblauch Loosmore. She was a very hard-working woman who did several jobs to provide for her family. She worked as a waitress at Jack and Phil’s Bar-B-Que and was a retail store worker.
Virginia Roos also took in laundry to support her family. She met and married Leslie Francis Goodman. Her husband was a postal worker. She and Leslie got married in 1937, in a ceremony that happened in St. Louis, St. Louis County, according to Ancientfaces. It is unknown if Virginia was previously married before marrying Leslie.
Virginia Roos and Leslie F. Goodman welcomed their first child, a son whom they named after her husband, Leslie. Their son Leslie Francis Goodman Jr. was born on January 20, 1938, in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri United States. Their second child John Stephen Goodman was born on June 20, 1952, in Affton, Missouri, United States.
Virginia was pregnant with their third child when her husband Leslie F. Goodman passed away. Unfortunately, Leslie died of a heart attack on 20 May 1954, at age 37. Virginia and Leslie’s daughter Elisabeth Anne Goodman was born six months after her father’s death. Elisabeth arrived into the world on November 20, 1954, in Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri United States
Virginia Roos did her best to raise and provide for her three children. Her son John Goodman became an actor. John had a hard time after his father died so early. He was only two years old at the time his father passed away. His older brother Leslie Jr, who is 14 years his senior had left to go to college and John felt alone and withdrawn. Growing up John liked football and played at school.
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John Goodman decided to be an actor and moved to New York in 1975. His mother, Virginia Roos “had little idea about what being an actor entailed and didn’t really understand the notion,” per the Guardian. John said of his mother: “I don’t think she cared just as long as I was happy.” He added: “And I think the concept was just so foreign to her that it just didn’t register as anything to object to.”
Today, Virginia Roos’ son John is one of the most successful and popular actors. He is a film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for his role as Dan Conner on the TV show Roseanne (1988). He has appeared in films such as Raising Arizona (1987), Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013).
John Goodman has also appeared in The Babe (1992), Matinee (1993), The Flintstones (1994), Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), True Stories (1986), Storytelling (2001), Beyond the Sea (2004), Evan Almighty (2007), Speed Racer (2008), Pope Joan (2009), The Artist (2011), The Monuments Men (2014), Trumbo (2015), Patriots Day (2016), and Atomic Blonde (2017).
John is also known for his voice roles in The Emperor’s New Groove franchise (2000–2008), the Monsters, Inc. franchise (2001–2021), The Jungle Book 2 (2003), Clifford’s Really Big Movie (2004), and Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014). He has played roles in the series Treme (2010–2011), Damages (2011), and Alpha House (2013–2014).
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John also appears in The Righteous Gemstones (2019–present). He made his Broadway debut in Big River (1985) and his West End debut in a revival of David Mamet’s American Buffalo (2015). He has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in motion pictures. He and his wife Anna Beth Goodman are the parents of Molly Evangeline Goodman.
What Happened To John Goodman’s Mother?
John Goodman’s mother Virginia Roos died on 7 June 2000, in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA. She was at the age of 82 years when she passed away. She lived a private life despite being a celebrity mom. She was laid to rest at Mount Hope Cemetery Mausoleum and Crematory, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA.
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