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
About Mrs. Leslie as Mrs. Poole
Phantom of the Rue Morgue as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
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

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

1947

Monsieur Verdoux as Carlotta Couvais
Secret Beyond the Door as Sarah (uncredited)
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
The Mysterious Mr. M as Cornelia Waldron
Hot Cargo as Mrs. Chapman

1945

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
Captain Eddie as Flo Clark
The Scarlet Clue as Mrs. Marsh
Why Girls Leave Home as Mrs. Leslie
G.I. Honeymoon as Lavinia Thorndyke

1944

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

1941

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

1940

The Ghost Breakers as Mother Zombie
All This, and Heaven Too as Nun (uncredited)
Remember the Night as Mrs. Emory
Black Friday as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Lady with Red Hair as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
Alias the Deacon as Elsie Clark
Always a Bride as Lucy Bond
Strike Up the Band as Mrs. May Holden
If I Had My Way as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
Cinderella's Feller as Wicked Stepmother
Chad Hanna as Landlady
The House Across the Bay as Landlady
Hired Wife as Miss Collins (uncredited)
Little Old New York as Mrs. Brevoort
It's a Date as Miss Holden
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
The Forgotten Woman as Mrs. Kimball
I Stole a Million as Nurse (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
First Love as Commencement Speaker
They Shall Have Music as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy as Nurse
A Child is Born as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady as Seamstress
Parents on Trial as Mrs. Martin
Stop, Look and Love as Dressmaker

1938

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

1937

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

1936

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

1935

Honeymoon Limited as Mrs. Van Twerp