
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.
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Filmography

Rebel Without a Cause
Movie · as Jim's Grandmother

About Mrs. Leslie
Movie · as Mrs. Poole

Executive Suite
Movie · as Edith Alderson

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Movie · as Martha Maddocks

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Movie · as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf
TV · as Mrs. Kimbo, Mrs. Bell · 1 ep

Studio 57
TV · 1 ep

The Bandits of Corsica
Movie · as Maria

Fair Wind to Java
Movie · as Bintang

Meet Me at the Fair
Movie · as Mrs. Spooner
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TV · as Mrs. Adams · 1 ep

Woman of the North Country
Movie · as Mrs. Dawson
Chevron Theatre
TV · 1 ep

Two of a Kind
Movie · as Maida McIntyre

Operation Pacific
Movie · as Sister Anna

I Love Lucy
TV · as Mrs. Hammond · 1 ep

Dragnet
TV · 2 eps

Edge of Doom
Movie · as Mrs. Dennis

Harriet Craig
Movie · as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)

Cheaper by the Dozen
Movie · as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)

No Man of Her Own
Movie · as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

Tension
Movie · as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)

The Last Bandit
Movie · as Kate's Mother

The Doolins of Oklahoma
Movie · as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)

The Snake Pit
Movie · as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)

The Mating of Millie
Movie · as Mrs. Thomas

The Untamed Breed
Movie · as Mrs. Jones

Three Daring Daughters
Movie · as Miss Drake (uncredited)

Summer Holiday
Movie · as Miss Hawley

An Act of Murder
Movie · as Mrs. Russell

Old Los Angeles
Movie · as Señora Del Rey

Monsieur Verdoux
Movie · as Carlotta Couvais

Captain from Castile
Movie · as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)

Secret Beyond the Door
Movie · as Sarah (uncredited)

Pursued
Movie · as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)

Hot Cargo
Movie · as Mrs. Chapman

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
Movie · as Martha, the Housekeeper

The Mysterious Mr. M
Movie · as Cornelia Waldron

Sister Kenny
Movie · as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

Bewitched
Movie · as Martha--Governor's Wife

The Scarlet Clue
Movie · as Mrs. Marsh
Three's a Crowd
Movie · as Cary Whipple

Why Girls Leave Home
Movie · as Mrs. Leslie

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Movie · as Miss Tilford (uncredited)

G.I. Honeymoon
Movie · as Lavinia Thorndyke

Captain Eddie
Movie · as Flo Clark

Thrill of a Romance
Movie · as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)

Phantom Lady
Movie · as Dr. Helen Chase

Song of the Open Road
Movie · as Camp Matron (uncredited)

Together Again
Movie · as Townswoman (uncredited)

Sing, Neighbor, Sing
Movie · as Cornelia Blake

Faces in the Fog
Movie · as Miss Harvey, Juror

This Is the Life
Movie · as Mrs. Tiggett

Marriage Is a Private Affair
Movie · as Mrs. Courtland West

The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
Movie · as Patricia Cornwall

The Hard Way
Movie · as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)

Shadow of a Doubt
Movie · as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Moonlight in Vermont
Movie · as Aunt Bess

Lady Gangster
Movie · as Mrs. Stoner

The Mummy's Tomb
Movie · as Mrs. Ella Evans

The Big Shot
Movie · as Mrs. Booth

Lucky Jordan
Movie · as Clarence's Wife

Take a Letter, Darling
Movie · as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)

Tough as They Come
Movie · as Mrs. Clark

Mug Town
Movie · as Mrs. Bell

Get Hep to Love
Movie · as Mrs. Brown

Dressed to Kill
Movie · as Lynne Evans

The Little Foxes
Movie · as Mrs. Hewitt

Appointment for Love
Movie · as Nora

Washington Melodrama
Movie · as Mrs. Curzon

The Nurse's Secret
Movie · as Mary

The Great Lie
Movie · as Sadie

Bad Men of Missouri
Movie · as Mrs. Hathaway

They Died with Their Boots On
Movie · as Woman (uncredited)

Remember the Day
Movie · as Mrs. Hill

One Foot in Heaven
Movie · as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)

Remember the Night
Movie · as Mrs. Emory

The Ghost Breakers
Movie · as Mother Zombie

Little Old New York
Movie · as Mrs. Brevoort

Chad Hanna
Movie · as Landlady

Always a Bride
Movie · as Lucy Bond

Strike Up the Band
Movie · as Mrs. May Holden

It's a Date
Movie · as Miss Holden

Hired Wife
Movie · as Miss Collins (uncredited)

Alias the Deacon
Movie · as Elsie Clark

Black Friday
Movie · as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley

Little Orvie
Movie · as Mrs. Green

All This, and Heaven Too
Movie · as Nun (uncredited)

The House Across the Bay
Movie · as Landlady

Lady with Red Hair
Movie · as Miss Humbert (uncredited)

Cinderella's Feller
Movie · as Wicked Stepmother

If I Had My Way
Movie · as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)

Dark Victory
Movie · as Martha

Destry Rides Again
Movie · as Sophie Claggett

The Forgotten Woman
Movie · as Mrs. Kimball

Stop, Look and Love
Movie · as Dressmaker

Jesse James
Movie · as Boy's Mother

Wings of the Navy
Movie · as Nurse

Young Mr. Lincoln
Movie · as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)

A Child is Born
Movie · as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)

They Shall Have Music
Movie · as Willie's Mother (uncredited)

Invitation to Happiness
Movie · as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)

First Love
Movie · as Commencement Speaker

The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Movie · as Seamstress

Parents on Trial
Movie · as Mrs. Martin

I Stole a Million
Movie · as Nurse (uncredited)

Delinquent Parents
Movie · as Mrs. Herbert Ellis

Young Dr. Kildare
Movie · as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)

Gateway
Movie · as Friend of Mrs. McNutt

Artists & Models
Movie · as Seamstress (uncredited)

The Man in the Barn
Movie · as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Stolen Holiday
Movie · as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Mountain Justice
Movie · as Mrs. Hughes

The Adventurous Blonde
Movie · as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")

White Bondage
Movie · as Sarah Talcott

The Bad Man of Brimstone
Movie · as Mrs. Grant

Idol of the Crowds
Movie · as Mrs. Dale

Three Godfathers
Movie · as Mrs. McLane

Down the Stretch
Movie · as Aunt Julia

Murder by an Aristocrat
Movie · as Adela Thatcher

The Big Noise
Movie · as Mrs. Trent

Two Against the World
Movie · as Marion Sims

Love Letters of a Star
Movie · as Mrs. Blodgett

Honeymoon Limited
Movie · as Mrs. Van Twerp

