Virginia Brissac
- Acting
- June 10, 1883 · San Jose, California, USA
- July 26, 1979
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Rebel Without a Cause · Jim's Grandmother
- Studio 57
- About Mrs. Leslie · Mrs. Poole
- Executive Suite · Edith Alderson
- The Lone Wolf · Mrs. Kimbo, Mrs. Bell
- Phantom of the Rue Morgue · Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
- Ma and Pa Kettle at Home · Martha Maddocks
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse · Mrs. Adams
- The Bandits of Corsica · Maria
- Fair Wind to Java · Bintang
- Meet Me at the Fair · Mrs. Spooner
- Woman of the North Country · Mrs. Dawson
- Chevron Theatre
- Dragnet
- I Love Lucy · Mrs. Hammond
- Two of a Kind · Maida McIntyre
- Operation Pacific · Sister Anna
- Harriet Craig · Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
- Edge of Doom · Mrs. Dennis
- Cheaper by the Dozen · Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
- No Man of Her Own · Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
- Tension · Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
- The Doolins of Oklahoma · Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
- The Last Bandit · Kate's Mother
- An Act of Murder · Mrs. Russell
- The Snake Pit · Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
- The Untamed Breed · Mrs. Jones
- Old Los Angeles · Señora Del Rey
- Summer Holiday · Miss Hawley
- The Mating of Millie · Mrs. Thomas
- Three Daring Daughters · Miss Drake (uncredited)
- Captain from Castile · Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
- Secret Beyond the Door · Sarah (uncredited)
- Monsieur Verdoux · Carlotta Couvais
- Pursued · Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
- Sister Kenny · Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
- The Mysterious Mr. Valentine · Martha, the Housekeeper
- The Mysterious Mr. M · Cornelia Waldron
- Hot Cargo · Mrs. Chapman
- Why Girls Leave Home · Mrs. Leslie
- Bewitched · Martha--Governor's Wife
- Captain Eddie · Flo Clark
- Three's a Crowd · Cary Whipple
- Thrill of a Romance · Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
- The Scarlet Clue · Mrs. Marsh
- G.I. Honeymoon · Lavinia Thorndyke
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn · Miss Tilford (uncredited)
- Together Again · Townswoman (uncredited)
- Faces in the Fog · Miss Harvey, Juror
- Marriage Is a Private Affair · Mrs. Courtland West
- Sing, Neighbor, Sing · Cornelia Blake
- Song of the Open Road · Camp Matron (uncredited)
- This Is the Life · Mrs. Tiggett
- Phantom Lady · Dr. Helen Chase
- Moonlight in Vermont · Aunt Bess
- The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case · Patricia Cornwall
- Shadow of a Doubt · Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
- The Hard Way · Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
- Mug Town · Mrs. Bell
- Lucky Jordan · Clarence's Wife
- The Mummy's Tomb · Mrs. Ella Evans
- Get Hep to Love · Mrs. Brown
- The Big Shot · Mrs. Booth
- Tough as They Come · Mrs. Clark
- Take a Letter, Darling · Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
- Lady Gangster · Mrs. Stoner
- Remember the Day · Mrs. Hill
- They Died with Their Boots On · Woman (uncredited)
- One Foot in Heaven · Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
- Appointment for Love · Nora
- The Little Foxes · Mrs. Hewitt
- Dressed to Kill · Lynne Evans
- Bad Men of Missouri · Mrs. Hathaway
- The Nurse's Secret · Mary
- Washington Melodrama · Mrs. Curzon
- The Great Lie · Sadie
- Chad Hanna · Landlady
- Lady with Red Hair · Miss Humbert (uncredited)
- Always a Bride · Lucy Bond
- Strike Up the Band · Mrs. May Holden