Virginia Brissac
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Virginia Brissac (June 11, 1883 – July 26, 1979) was an American stage and film actress. With her stern features, she often played schoolteachers and other authority figures. Her film career began in 1913 with two short films and ended with Rebel Without a Cause (1955), playing grandmother to the character that James Dean portrayed.
Known For
Filmography
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Jim's Grandmother
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Mrs. Poole
Executive Suite
1954
as Edith Alderson
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954
as Martha Maddocks
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf
1954
as Mrs. Kimbo
The Lone Wolf
1954
as Mrs. Bell
Studio 57
1954
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
as Maria
Fair Wind to Java
1953
as Bintang
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
as Mrs. Spooner
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as Mrs. Adams
Woman of the North Country
1952
as Mrs. Dawson
Chevron Theatre
1952
Two of a Kind
1951
as Maida McIntyre
Operation Pacific
1951
as Sister Anna
I Love Lucy
1951
as Mrs. Hammond
Dragnet
1951
Edge of Doom
1950
as Mrs. Dennis
Harriet Craig
1950
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
1950
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Tension
1949
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
The Last Bandit
1949
as Kate's Mother
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
The Snake Pit
1948
as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
The Mating of Millie
1948
as Mrs. Thomas
The Untamed Breed
1948
as Mrs. Jones
Three Daring Daughters
1948
as Miss Drake (uncredited)
Summer Holiday
1948
as Miss Hawley
An Act of Murder
1948
as Mrs. Russell
Old Los Angeles
1948
as Señora Del Rey
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Carlotta Couvais
Captain from Castile
1947
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
Secret Beyond the Door
1947
as Sarah (uncredited)
Pursued
1947
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
Hot Cargo
1946
as Mrs. Chapman
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946
as Martha, the Housekeeper
The Mysterious Mr. M
1946
as Cornelia Waldron
Sister Kenny
1946
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Bewitched
1945
as Martha--Governor's Wife
The Scarlet Clue
1945
as Mrs. Marsh
Three's a Crowd
1945
as Cary Whipple
Why Girls Leave Home
1945
as Mrs. Leslie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
G.I. Honeymoon
1945
as Lavinia Thorndyke
Captain Eddie
1945
as Flo Clark
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
1944
as Dr. Helen Chase
Song of the Open Road
1944
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
Together Again
1944
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
1944
as Cornelia Blake
Faces in the Fog
1944
as Miss Harvey, Juror
This Is the Life
1944
as Mrs. Tiggett
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944
as Mrs. Courtland West
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943
as Patricia Cornwall
The Hard Way
1943
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Moonlight in Vermont
1943
as Aunt Bess
Lady Gangster
1942
as Mrs. Stoner
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Mrs. Ella Evans
The Big Shot
1942
as Mrs. Booth
Lucky Jordan
1942
as Clarence's Wife
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
Tough as They Come
1942
as Mrs. Clark
Mug Town
1942
as Mrs. Bell
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Mrs. Brown
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Lynne Evans
The Little Foxes
1941
as Mrs. Hewitt
Appointment for Love
1941
as Nora
Washington Melodrama
1941
as Mrs. Curzon
The Nurse's Secret
1941
as Mary
The Great Lie
1941
as Sadie
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Mrs. Hathaway
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Woman (uncredited)
Remember the Day
1941
as Mrs. Hill
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
Remember the Night
1940
as Mrs. Emory
The Ghost Breakers
1940
as Mother Zombie
Little Old New York
1940
as Mrs. Brevoort
Chad Hanna
1940
as Landlady
Always a Bride
1940
as Lucy Bond
Strike Up the Band
1940
as Mrs. May Holden
It's a Date
1940
as Miss Holden
Hired Wife
1940
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
Alias the Deacon
1940
as Elsie Clark
Black Friday
1940
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Little Orvie
1940
as Mrs. Green
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Nun (uncredited)
The House Across the Bay
1940
as Landlady
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
Cinderella's Feller
1940
as Wicked Stepmother
If I Had My Way
1940
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
Dark Victory
1939
as Martha
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Sophie Claggett
The Forgotten Woman
1939
as Mrs. Kimball
Stop, Look and Love
1939
as Dressmaker
Jesse James
1939
as Boy's Mother
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Nurse
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
A Child is Born
1939
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness
1939
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
First Love
1939
as Commencement Speaker
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939
as Seamstress
Parents on Trial
1939
as Mrs. Martin
I Stole a Million
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
Delinquent Parents
1938
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
Gateway
1938
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
Artists & Models
1937
as Seamstress (uncredited)
The Man in the Barn
1937
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Stolen Holiday
1937
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Mountain Justice
1937
as Mrs. Hughes
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
White Bondage
1937
as Sarah Talcott
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Mrs. Grant
Idol of the Crowds
1937
as Mrs. Dale
Three Godfathers
1936
as Mrs. McLane
Down the Stretch
1936
as Aunt Julia
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936
as Adela Thatcher
The Big Noise
1936
as Mrs. Trent
Two Against the World
1936
as Marion Sims
Love Letters of a Star
1936
as Mrs. Blodgett
Honeymoon Limited
1935
as Mrs. Van Twerp