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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)
Harriet Craig as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
Edge of Doom as Mrs. Dennis

1949

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

1948

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

1947

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

1946

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

1945

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

1944

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

1943

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

1942

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

1941

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

1940

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

1939

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

1938

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

1937

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

1936

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

1935

Honeymoon Limited as Mrs. Van Twerp