Virginia Dwyer Gorman (December 19, 1919 – August 20, 2012) was an American actress known for her roles in several daytime soap operas.

From 1954 to 1962, she had roles on at least five daytime programs, including The Road of Life,[1] The Secret Storm, Young Dr. Malone, Guiding Light, and As the World Turns.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska,[2] Dwyer first acted on TV in a live drama on WABD in New York City.

Although popular with the audience, she fell into disfavor with headwriter Harding Lemay, reportedly because she refused to learn her dialogue as written.

Finally, Lemay had the Mary Matthews character die unexpectedly off-camera, thus eliminating Dwyer from the program.