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 (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
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)
The Bandits of Corsica
as Maria
(1953)
Meet Me at the Fair
as Mrs. Spooner
(1952)
Woman of the North Country
as Mrs. Dawson
(1951)
Operation Pacific
as Sister Anna
(1951)
Two of a Kind
as Maida McIntyre
(1950)
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
(1950)
Harriet Craig
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
(1950)
No Man of Her Own
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (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)
An Act of Murder
as Mrs. Russell
(1948)
The Untamed Breed
as Mrs. Jones
(1948)
Summer Holiday
as Miss Hawley
(1948)
The Mating of Millie
as Mrs. Thomas
(1948)
Old Los Angeles
as Señora Del Rey
(1948)
Three Daring Daughters
as Miss Drake (uncredited)
(1947)
Monsieur Verdoux
as Carlotta Couvais
(1947)
Secret Beyond the Door
as Sarah (uncredited)
(1947)
Pursued
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
(1947)
Captain from Castile
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
(1946)
Sister Kenny
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
(1946)
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
as Martha, the Housekeeper
(1946)
The Mysterious Mr. M
as Cornelia Waldron
(1946)
Hot Cargo
as Mrs. Chapman
(1945)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
(1945)
Thrill of a Romance
as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
(1945)
G.I. Honeymoon
as Lavinia Thorndyke
(1945)
Bewitched
as Martha--Governor's Wife
(1945)
Why Girls Leave Home
as Mrs. Leslie
(1945)
Captain Eddie
as Flo Clark
(1945)
The Scarlet Clue
as Mrs. Marsh
(1945)
Three's a Crowd
as Cary Whipple
(1944)
Phantom Lady
as Dr. Helen Chase
(1944)
Together Again
as Townswoman (uncredited)
(1944)
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Mrs. Courtland West
(1944)
This Is the Life
as Mrs. Tiggett
(1944)
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
as Cornelia Blake
(1944)
Faces in the Fog
as Miss Harvey, Juror
(1944)
Song of the Open Road
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
(1943)
Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
(1943)
The Hard Way
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
(1943)
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
as Patricia Cornwall
(1943)
Moonlight in Vermont
as Aunt Bess
(1942)
The Mummy's Tomb
as Mrs. Ella Evans
(1942)
The Big Shot
as Mrs. Booth
(1942)
Mug Town
as Mrs. Bell
(1942)
Lucky Jordan
as Clarence's Wife
(1942)
Lady Gangster
as Mrs. Stoner
(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)
Remember the Day
as Mrs. Hill
(1941)
Dressed to Kill
as Lynne Evans
(1941)
Bad Men of Missouri
as Mrs. Hathaway
(1941)
Washington Melodrama
as Mrs. Curzon
(1941)
Appointment for Love
as Nora
(1941)
One Foot in Heaven
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
(1941)
The Nurse's Secret
as Mary
(1940)
Remember the Night
as Mrs. Emory
(1940)
The Ghost Breakers
as Mother Zombie
(1940)
All This, and Heaven Too
as Nun (uncredited)
(1940)
Hired Wife
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
(1940)
Black Friday
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
(1940)
Chad Hanna
as Landlady
(1940)
It's a Date
as Miss Holden
(1940)
The House Across the Bay
as Landlady
(1940)
Strike Up the Band
as Mrs. May Holden
(1940)
Little Old New York
as Mrs. Brevoort
(1940)
Lady with Red Hair
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
(1940)
Alias the Deacon
as Elsie Clark
(1940)
Little Orvie
as Mrs. Green
(1940)
Always a Bride
as Lucy Bond
(1940)
If I Had My Way
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
(1940)
Cinderella's Feller
as Wicked Stepmother
(1939)
Dark Victory
as Martha
(1939)
Jesse James
as Boy's Mother
(1939)
Destry Rides Again
as Sophie Claggett
(1939)
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
(1939)
They Shall Have Music
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as Nurse (uncredited)
(1939)
First Love
as Commencement Speaker
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
as Nurse
(1939)
A Child Is Born
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
(1939)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Seamstress
(1939)
Parents on Trial
as Mrs. Martin
(1939)
Invitation to Happiness
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
(1939)
The Forgotten Woman
as Mrs. Kimball
(1939)
Stop, Look and Love
as Dressmaker
(1938)
Gateway
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
(1938)
Delinquent Parents
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
(1938)
Young Dr. Kildare
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
(1937)
Artists & Models
as Seamstress (uncredited)
(1937)
Mountain Justice
as Mrs. Hughes
(1937)
White Bondage
as Sarah Talcott
(1937)
The Adventurous Blonde
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
(1937)
Stolen Holiday
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
(1937)
Idol of the Crowds
as Mrs. Dale
(1937)
The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Mrs. Grant
(1937)
The Man in the Barn
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
(1936)
Three Godfathers
as Mrs. McLane
(1936)
Murder by an Aristocrat
as Adela Thatcher
(1936)
Love Letters of a Star
as Mrs. Blodgett
(1936)
Two Against the World
as Marion Sims
(1936)
The Big Noise
as Mrs. Trent
(1936)
Down the Stretch
as Aunt Julia
(1935)
Honeymoon Limited
as Mrs. Van Twerp