Born in Boston, Veda Ann Borg was a New York model in 1936 when a screen test brought her a short-lived contract at Paramount, where she made her debut film, _Three Cheers for Love , produced three children: Mary McLaglen, Josh McLaglen, and Andrew Victor McLaglen II. She died of cancer in Hollywood at age 58 after at least 100 film roles.
Mother of unit manager Mary McLaglen , assistant director/co-producer Josh McLaglen , and Andrew Victor McLaglen II (born August 3, 1954 - died (in Maui, Hawaii) January 16, 2006).
Father, Swedish immigrant Gottfried Borg, was a painter and decorator.
Mother, Minna nee Noble, was a secretary before marriage.
Before Veda became a model, she hoped to become a cartoonist.
She met second husband Andrew V. McLaglen in 1945 when appearing with his father Victor McLaglen in Love, Honor and Goodbye .
[on her first major role after plastic reconstructive surgery due to a,serious auto accident] I felt I had come back from the grave. .
