Virginia Brissac

Born: 1883-06-10 in San Jose, California, USA

Died: 1979-07-26

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1955

Rebel Without a Cause as Jim's Grandmother

1954

Studio 57
The Lone Wolf as Mrs. Kimbo
Executive Suite as Edith Alderson
Phantom of the Rue Morgue as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
About Mrs. Leslie as Mrs. Poole
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home as Martha Maddocks

1953

1952

Chevron Theatre
Woman of the North Country as Mrs. Dawson

1951

Dragnet
I Love Lucy as Mrs. Hammond
Operation Pacific as Sister Anna
Two of a Kind as Maida McIntyre

1950

Cheaper by the Dozen as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Edge of Doom as Mrs. Dennis
Harriet Craig as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)

1949

The Doolins of Oklahoma as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
Tension as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
The Last Bandit as Kate's Mother

1948

An Act of Murder as Mrs. Russell
The Snake Pit as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
The Mating of Millie as Mrs. Thomas
Three Daring Daughters as Miss Drake (uncredited)
Old Los Angeles as Señora Del Rey
Summer Holiday as Miss Hawley
The Untamed Breed as Mrs. Jones

1947

Monsieur Verdoux as Carlotta Couvais
Secret Beyond the Door as Sarah (uncredited)
Captain from Castile as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
Pursued as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)

1946

Sister Kenny as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine as Martha, the Housekeeper
The Mysterious Mr. M as Cornelia Waldron
Hot Cargo as Mrs. Chapman

1945

Why Girls Leave Home as Mrs. Leslie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
Thrill of a Romance as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
Three's a Crowd as Cary Whipple
Bewitched as Martha--Governor's Wife
The Scarlet Clue as Mrs. Marsh
Captain Eddie as Flo Clark
G.I. Honeymoon as Lavinia Thorndyke

1944

Phantom Lady as Dr. Helen Chase
Song of the Open Road as Camp Matron (uncredited)
Marriage Is a Private Affair as Mrs. Courtland West
Faces in the Fog as Miss Harvey, Juror
Together Again as Townswoman (uncredited)
This Is the Life as Mrs. Tiggett
Sing, Neighbor, Sing as Cornelia Blake

1943

Shadow of a Doubt as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case as Patricia Cornwall
The Hard Way as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Moonlight in Vermont as Aunt Bess

1942

The Mummy's Tomb as Mrs. Ella Evans
Take a Letter, Darling as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
Get Hep to Love as Mrs. Brown
Lucky Jordan as Clarence's Wife
Tough as They Come as Mrs. Clark
The Big Shot as Mrs. Booth
Lady Gangster as Mrs. Stoner
Mug Town as Mrs. Bell

1941

They Died with Their Boots On as Woman (uncredited)
The Little Foxes as Mrs. Hewitt
Bad Men of Missouri as Mrs. Hathaway
The Great Lie as Sadie
One Foot in Heaven as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
Remember the Day as Mrs. Hill
Appointment for Love as Nora
Dressed to Kill as Lynne Evans
The Nurse's Secret as Mary
Washington Melodrama as Mrs. Curzon

1940

All This, and Heaven Too as Nun (uncredited)
The Ghost Breakers as Mother Zombie
Remember the Night as Mrs. Emory
Strike Up the Band as Mrs. May Holden
Lady with Red Hair as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
Black Friday as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Little Old New York as Mrs. Brevoort
The House Across the Bay as Landlady
If I Had My Way as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
It's a Date as Miss Holden
Always a Bride as Lucy Bond
Chad Hanna as Landlady
Hired Wife as Miss Collins (uncredited)
Little Orvie as Mrs. Green
Alias the Deacon as Elsie Clark
Cinderella's Feller as Wicked Stepmother

1939

Jesse James as Boy's Mother
Young Mr. Lincoln as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Dark Victory as Martha
Destry Rides Again as Sophie Claggett
Wings of the Navy as Nurse
A Child is Born as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
I Stole a Million as Nurse (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady as Seamstress
The Forgotten Woman as Mrs. Kimball
Stop, Look and Love as Dressmaker
First Love as Commencement Speaker
Parents on Trial as Mrs. Martin

1938

Gateway as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
Young Dr. Kildare as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
Delinquent Parents as Mrs. Herbert Ellis

1937

The Bad Man of Brimstone as Mrs. Grant
Idol of the Crowds as Mrs. Dale
The Man in the Barn as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
The Adventurous Blonde as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
Mountain Justice as Mrs. Hughes
Artists & Models as Seamstress (uncredited)
Stolen Holiday as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
White Bondage as Sarah Talcott

1936

Two Against the World as Marion Sims
Three Godfathers as Mrs. McLane
Murder by an Aristocrat as Adela Thatcher
Love Letters of a Star as Mrs. Blodgett
The Big Noise as Mrs. Trent
Down the Stretch as Aunt Julia

1935

Honeymoon Limited as Mrs. Van Twerp