Virginia Brissac
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1883-06-10
Day of Death
1979-07-26 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
San Jose, California, USA
Virginia Brissac
Biography
From Wikipedia
Virginia Brissac 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
Acting
(1955)
Rebel Without a Cause
as Jim's Grandmother
(1954)
Executive Suite
as Edith Alderson
(1954)
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mrs. Poole
(1953)
Fair Wind to Java
as Bintang
(1953)
Meet Me at the Fair
as Mrs. Spooner
(1953)
The Bandits of Corsica
as Maria
(1952)
Woman of the North Country
as Mrs. Dawson
(1951)
Operation Pacific
as Sister Anna
(1951)
Two of a Kind
as Maida McIntyre
(1950)
No Man of Her Own
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
(1950)
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
(1950)
Harriet Craig
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
(1950)
Edge of Doom
as Mrs. Dennis
(1949)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
(1949)
Tension
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
(1949)
The Last Bandit
as Kate's Mother
(1948)
The Snake Pit
as Miss Seiffert
(1948)
Old Los Angeles
as Señora Del Rey
(1948)
The Mating of Millie
as Mrs. Thomas
(1948)
Summer Holiday
as Miss Hawley
(1948)
An Act of Murder
as Mrs. Russell
(1948)
Three Daring Daughters
as Miss Drake (uncredited)
(1948)
The Untamed Breed
as Mrs. Jones
(1947)
Monsieur Verdoux
as Carlotta Couvais
(1947)
Pursued
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
(1947)
Secret Beyond the Door
as Sarah (uncredited)
(1947)
Captain from Castile
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
(1946)
Hot Cargo
as Mrs. Chapman
(1946)
Sister Kenny
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
(1946)
The Mysterious Mr. M
as Cornelia Waldron
(1946)
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
as Martha, the Housekeeper
(1945)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
(1945)
The Scarlet Clue
as Mrs. Marsh
(1945)
Bewitched
as Martha--Governor's Wife
(1945)
Thrill of a Romance
as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
(1945)
Why Girls Leave Home
as Mrs. Leslie
(1945)
G.I. Honeymoon
as Lavinia Thorndyke
(1945)
Three's a Crowd
as Cary Whipple
(1945)
Captain Eddie
as Flo Clark
(1944)
Phantom Lady
as Dr. Helen Chase
(1944)
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Mrs. Courtland West
(1944)
Together Again
as Townswoman (uncredited)
(1944)
Song of the Open Road
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
(1944)
Faces in the Fog
as Miss Harvey, Juror
(1944)
This Is the Life
as Mrs. Tiggett
(1944)
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
as Cornelia Blake
(1943)
Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
(1943)
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
as Patricia Cornwall
(1943)
The Hard Way
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
(1943)
Moonlight in Vermont
as Aunt Bess
(1942)
The Mummy's Tomb
as Mrs. Ella Evans
(1942)
Lucky Jordan
as Clarence's Wife
(1942)
Lady Gangster
as Mrs. Stoner
(1942)
The Big Shot
as Mrs. Booth
(1942)
Mug Town
as Mrs. Bell
(1942)
Take a Letter, Darling
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
(1942)
Get Hep to Love
as Mrs. Brown
(1942)
Tough as They Come
as Mrs. Clark
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Woman (uncredited)
(1941)
The Little Foxes
as Mrs. Hewitt
(1941)
The Great Lie
as Sadie
(1941)
Bad Men of Missouri
as Mrs. Hathaway
(1941)
One Foot in Heaven
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
(1941)
Appointment for Love
as Nora
(1941)
Remember the Day
as Mrs. Hill
(1941)
The Nurse's Secret
as Mary
(1941)
Dressed to Kill
as Lynne Evans
(1941)
Washington Melodrama
as Mrs. Curzon
(1940)
Remember the Night
as Mrs. Emory
(1940)
The Ghost Breakers
as Mother Zombie
(1940)
All This, and Heaven Too
as Nun (uncredited)
(1940)
Chad Hanna
as Landlady
(1940)
Strike Up the Band
as Mrs. May Holden
(1940)
Lady with Red Hair
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
(1940)
Little Old New York
as Mrs. Brevoort
(1940)
The House Across the Bay
as Landlady
(1940)
Black Friday
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
(1940)
It's a Date
as Miss Holden
(1940)
If I Had My Way
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
(1940)
Always a Bride
as Lucy Bond
(1940)
Hired Wife
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
(1940)
Little Orvie
as Mrs. Green
(1940)
Alias the Deacon
as Elsie Clark
(1940)
Cinderella's Feller
as Wicked Stepmother
(1939)
Jesse James
as Boy's Mother
(1939)
Destry Rides Again
as Sophie Claggett
(1939)
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
(1939)
Dark Victory
as Martha
(1939)
They Shall Have Music
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
(1939)
Invitation to Happiness
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
(1939)
A Child Is Born
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
as Nurse
(1939)
First Love
as Commencement Speaker
(1939)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Seamstress
(1939)
Parents on Trial
as Mrs. Martin
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as Nurse (uncredited)
(1939)
Stop, Look and Love
as Dressmaker
(1939)
The Forgotten Woman
as Mrs. Kimball
(1938)
Young Dr. Kildare
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
(1938)
Gateway
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
(1938)
Delinquent Parents
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
(1937)
The Adventurous Blonde
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
(1937)
Artists & Models
as Seamstress (uncredited)
(1937)
The Man in the Barn
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
(1937)
White Bondage
as Sarah Talcott
(1937)
Stolen Holiday
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
(1937)
Mountain Justice
as Mrs. Hughes
(1937)
The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Mrs. Grant
(1937)
Idol of the Crowds
as Mrs. Dale
(1936)
The Big Noise
as Mrs. Trent
(1936)
Two Against the World
as Marion Sims
(1936)
Three Godfathers
as Mrs. McLane
(1936)
Love Letters of a Star
as Mrs. Blodgett
(1936)
Down the Stretch
as Aunt Julia
(1936)
Murder by an Aristocrat
as Adela Thatcher
(1935)
Honeymoon Limited
as Mrs. Van Twerp