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