Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

Known for
Acting
Born
June 10, 1883
Died
July 26, 1979 (aged 96)
Birthplace
San Jose, California, USA

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

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Filmography

1955
Rebel Without a Cause poster

Rebel Without a Cause

Movie · as Jim's Grandmother

1954
About Mrs. Leslie poster

About Mrs. Leslie

Movie · as Mrs. Poole

1954
Executive Suite poster

Executive Suite

Movie · as Edith Alderson

1954
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home poster

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

Movie · as Martha Maddocks

1954
Phantom of the Rue Morgue poster

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Movie · as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)

1954
The Lone Wolf poster

The Lone Wolf

TV · as Mrs. Kimbo, Mrs. Bell · 1 ep

1954
Studio 57 poster

Studio 57

TV · 1 ep

1953
The Bandits of Corsica poster

The Bandits of Corsica

Movie · as Maria

1953
Fair Wind to Java poster

Fair Wind to Java

Movie · as Bintang

1953
Meet Me at the Fair poster

Meet Me at the Fair

Movie · as Mrs. Spooner

1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

TV · as Mrs. Adams · 1 ep

1952
Woman of the North Country poster

Woman of the North Country

Movie · as Mrs. Dawson

1952
Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1951
Two of a Kind poster

Two of a Kind

Movie · as Maida McIntyre

1951
Operation Pacific poster

Operation Pacific

Movie · as Sister Anna

1951
I Love Lucy poster

I Love Lucy

TV · as Mrs. Hammond · 1 ep

1951
Dragnet poster

Dragnet

TV · 2 eps

1950
Edge of Doom poster

Edge of Doom

Movie · as Mrs. Dennis

1950
Harriet Craig poster

Harriet Craig

Movie · as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)

1950
Cheaper by the Dozen poster

Cheaper by the Dozen

Movie · as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)

1950
No Man of Her Own poster

No Man of Her Own

Movie · as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

1949
Tension poster

Tension

Movie · as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)

1949
The Last Bandit poster

The Last Bandit

Movie · as Kate's Mother

1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma poster

The Doolins of Oklahoma

Movie · as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)

1948
The Snake Pit poster

The Snake Pit

Movie · as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)

1948
The Mating of Millie poster

The Mating of Millie

Movie · as Mrs. Thomas

1948
The Untamed Breed poster

The Untamed Breed

Movie · as Mrs. Jones

1948
Three Daring Daughters poster

Three Daring Daughters

Movie · as Miss Drake (uncredited)

1948
Summer Holiday poster

Summer Holiday

Movie · as Miss Hawley

1948
An Act of Murder poster

An Act of Murder

Movie · as Mrs. Russell

1948
Old Los Angeles poster

Old Los Angeles

Movie · as Señora Del Rey

1947
Monsieur Verdoux poster

Monsieur Verdoux

Movie · as Carlotta Couvais

1947
Captain from Castile poster

Captain from Castile

Movie · as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)

1947
Secret Beyond the Door poster

Secret Beyond the Door

Movie · as Sarah (uncredited)

1947
Pursued poster

Pursued

Movie · as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)

1946
Hot Cargo poster

Hot Cargo

Movie · as Mrs. Chapman

1946
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine poster

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

Movie · as Martha, the Housekeeper

1946
The Mysterious Mr. M poster

The Mysterious Mr. M

Movie · as Cornelia Waldron

1946
Sister Kenny poster

Sister Kenny

Movie · as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

1945
Bewitched poster

Bewitched

Movie · as Martha--Governor's Wife

1945
The Scarlet Clue poster

The Scarlet Clue

Movie · as Mrs. Marsh

1945
Three's a Crowd

Three's a Crowd

Movie · as Cary Whipple

1945
Why Girls Leave Home poster

Why Girls Leave Home

Movie · as Mrs. Leslie

1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn poster

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Movie · as Miss Tilford (uncredited)

1945
G.I. Honeymoon poster

G.I. Honeymoon

Movie · as Lavinia Thorndyke

1945
Captain Eddie poster

Captain Eddie

Movie · as Flo Clark

1945
Thrill of a Romance poster

Thrill of a Romance

Movie · as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)

1944
Phantom Lady poster

Phantom Lady

Movie · as Dr. Helen Chase

1944
Song of the Open Road poster

Song of the Open Road

Movie · as Camp Matron (uncredited)

1944
Together Again poster

Together Again

Movie · as Townswoman (uncredited)

1944
Sing, Neighbor, Sing poster

Sing, Neighbor, Sing

Movie · as Cornelia Blake

1944
Faces in the Fog poster

Faces in the Fog

Movie · as Miss Harvey, Juror

1944
This Is the Life poster

This Is the Life

Movie · as Mrs. Tiggett

1944
Marriage Is a Private Affair poster

Marriage Is a Private Affair

Movie · as Mrs. Courtland West

1943
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case poster

The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

Movie · as Patricia Cornwall

1943
The Hard Way poster

The Hard Way

Movie · as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)

1943
Shadow of a Doubt poster

Shadow of a Doubt

Movie · as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

1943
Moonlight in Vermont poster

Moonlight in Vermont

Movie · as Aunt Bess

1942
Lady Gangster poster

Lady Gangster

Movie · as Mrs. Stoner

1942
The Mummy's Tomb poster

The Mummy's Tomb

Movie · as Mrs. Ella Evans

1942
The Big Shot poster

The Big Shot

Movie · as Mrs. Booth

1942
Lucky Jordan poster

Lucky Jordan

Movie · as Clarence's Wife

1942
Take a Letter, Darling poster

Take a Letter, Darling

Movie · as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)

1942
Tough as They Come poster

Tough as They Come

Movie · as Mrs. Clark

1942
Mug Town poster

Mug Town

Movie · as Mrs. Bell

1942
Get Hep to Love poster

Get Hep to Love

Movie · as Mrs. Brown

1941
Dressed to Kill poster

Dressed to Kill

Movie · as Lynne Evans

1941
The Little Foxes poster

The Little Foxes

Movie · as Mrs. Hewitt

1941
Appointment for Love poster

Appointment for Love

Movie · as Nora

1941
Washington Melodrama poster

Washington Melodrama

Movie · as Mrs. Curzon

1941
The Nurse's Secret poster

The Nurse's Secret

Movie · as Mary

1941
The Great Lie poster

The Great Lie

Movie · as Sadie

1941
Bad Men of Missouri poster

Bad Men of Missouri

Movie · as Mrs. Hathaway

1941
They Died with Their Boots On poster

They Died with Their Boots On

Movie · as Woman (uncredited)

1941
Remember the Day poster

Remember the Day

Movie · as Mrs. Hill

1941
One Foot in Heaven poster

One Foot in Heaven

Movie · as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)

1940
Remember the Night poster

Remember the Night

Movie · as Mrs. Emory

1940
The Ghost Breakers poster

The Ghost Breakers

Movie · as Mother Zombie

1940
Little Old New York poster

Little Old New York

Movie · as Mrs. Brevoort

1940
Chad Hanna poster

Chad Hanna

Movie · as Landlady

1940
Always a Bride poster

Always a Bride

Movie · as Lucy Bond

1940
Strike Up the Band poster

Strike Up the Band

Movie · as Mrs. May Holden

1940
It's a Date poster

It's a Date

Movie · as Miss Holden

1940
Hired Wife poster

Hired Wife

Movie · as Miss Collins (uncredited)

1940
Alias the Deacon poster

Alias the Deacon

Movie · as Elsie Clark

1940
Black Friday poster

Black Friday

Movie · as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley

1940
Little Orvie poster

Little Orvie

Movie · as Mrs. Green

1940
All This, and Heaven Too poster

All This, and Heaven Too

Movie · as Nun (uncredited)

1940
The House Across the Bay poster

The House Across the Bay

Movie · as Landlady

1940
Lady with Red Hair poster

Lady with Red Hair

Movie · as Miss Humbert (uncredited)

1940
Cinderella's Feller poster

Cinderella's Feller

Movie · as Wicked Stepmother

1940
If I Had My Way poster

If I Had My Way

Movie · as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)

1939
Dark Victory poster

Dark Victory

Movie · as Martha

1939
Destry Rides Again poster

Destry Rides Again

Movie · as Sophie Claggett

1939
The Forgotten Woman poster

The Forgotten Woman

Movie · as Mrs. Kimball

1939
Stop, Look and Love poster

Stop, Look and Love

Movie · as Dressmaker

1939
Jesse James poster

Jesse James

Movie · as Boy's Mother

1939
Wings of the Navy poster

Wings of the Navy

Movie · as Nurse

1939
Young Mr. Lincoln poster

Young Mr. Lincoln

Movie · as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)

1939
A Child is Born poster

A Child is Born

Movie · as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)

1939
They Shall Have Music poster

They Shall Have Music

Movie · as Willie's Mother (uncredited)

1939
Invitation to Happiness poster

Invitation to Happiness

Movie · as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)

1939
First Love poster

First Love

Movie · as Commencement Speaker

1939
The Cisco Kid and the Lady poster

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

Movie · as Seamstress

1939
Parents on Trial poster

Parents on Trial

Movie · as Mrs. Martin

1939
I Stole a Million poster

I Stole a Million

Movie · as Nurse (uncredited)

1938
Delinquent Parents poster

Delinquent Parents

Movie · as Mrs. Herbert Ellis

1938
Young Dr. Kildare poster

Young Dr. Kildare

Movie · as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)

1938
Gateway poster

Gateway

Movie · as Friend of Mrs. McNutt

1937
Artists & Models poster

Artists & Models

Movie · as Seamstress (uncredited)

1937
The Man in the Barn poster

The Man in the Barn

Movie · as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

1937
Stolen Holiday poster

Stolen Holiday

Movie · as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

1937
Mountain Justice poster

Mountain Justice

Movie · as Mrs. Hughes

1937
The Adventurous Blonde poster

The Adventurous Blonde

Movie · as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")

1937
White Bondage poster

White Bondage

Movie · as Sarah Talcott

1937
The Bad Man of Brimstone poster

The Bad Man of Brimstone

Movie · as Mrs. Grant

1937
Idol of the Crowds poster

Idol of the Crowds

Movie · as Mrs. Dale

1936
Three Godfathers poster

Three Godfathers

Movie · as Mrs. McLane

1936
Down the Stretch poster

Down the Stretch

Movie · as Aunt Julia

1936
Murder by an Aristocrat poster

Murder by an Aristocrat

Movie · as Adela Thatcher

1936
The Big Noise poster

The Big Noise

Movie · as Mrs. Trent

1936
Two Against the World poster

Two Against the World

Movie · as Marion Sims

1936
Love Letters of a Star poster

Love Letters of a Star

Movie · as Mrs. Blodgett

1935
Honeymoon Limited poster

Honeymoon Limited

Movie · as Mrs. Van Twerp