Virginia Kirtley (born Virginia M. Saffell; November 11, 1888 – August 19, 1956) was an American film actress and writer during the silent era.

Kirtley was born Virginia M. Saffell in Bowling Green, Missouri, but went on to live with her family in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

[1] At age 10 she performed with the Burbank Stock Company of Los Angeles, and she acted in other productions before she made the transition to film.

[3] While employed by Keystone Studios, Kirtley appeared in two Charlie Chaplin short comedies in 1914: Making a Living (Chaplin's first film) and A Film Johnnie.

[1] After Lyons's death, Kirtley married actor Eddie Fetherston in 1927.