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
Phantom of the Rue Morgue as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
Executive Suite as Edith Alderson
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)
The Last Bandit as Kate's Mother
Tension as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)

1948

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

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
Hot Cargo as Mrs. Chapman
The Mysterious Mr. M as Cornelia Waldron

1945

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

1944

Phantom Lady as Dr. Helen Chase
Together Again as Townswoman (uncredited)
Song of the Open Road as Camp Matron (uncredited)
Marriage Is a Private Affair as Mrs. Courtland West
This Is the Life as Mrs. Tiggett
Faces in the Fog as Miss Harvey, Juror
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)
Lady Gangster as Mrs. Stoner
The Big Shot as Mrs. Booth
Get Hep to Love as Mrs. Brown
Lucky Jordan as Clarence's Wife
Tough as They Come as Mrs. Clark
Mug Town as Mrs. Bell

1941

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

1940

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

1939

Young Mr. Lincoln as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Jesse James as Boy's Mother
Destry Rides Again as Sophie Claggett
Dark Victory as Martha
First Love as Commencement Speaker
Wings of the Navy as Nurse
I Stole a Million as Nurse (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness as Eleanor's 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
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

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

1936

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

1935

Honeymoon Limited as Mrs. Van Twerp