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
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)
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
as Martha Maddocks
(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)
Harriet Craig
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
(1950)
Edge of Doom
as Mrs. Dennis
(1950)
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
(1950)
No Man of Her Own
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
(1949)
Tension
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
(1949)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Mrs. Burton (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)
The Untamed Breed
as Mrs. Jones
(1948)
The Mating of Millie
as Mrs. Thomas
(1948)
An Act of Murder
as Mrs. Russell
(1948)
Old Los Angeles
as Señora Del Rey
(1947)
Secret Beyond the Door
as Sarah (uncredited)
(1947)
Monsieur Verdoux
as Carlotta Couvais
(1947)
Pursued
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
(1947)
Captain from Castile
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
(1946)
The Mysterious Mr. M
as Cornelia Waldron
(1946)
Sister Kenny
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
(1946)
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
as Martha, the Housekeeper
(1946)
Hot Cargo
as Mrs. Chapman
(1945)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
(1945)
The Scarlet Clue
as Mrs. Marsh
(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)
Three's a Crowd
as Cary Whipple
(1945)
Captain Eddie
as Flo Clark
(1944)
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Mrs. Courtland West
(1944)
Together Again
as Townswoman (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
(1944)
Phantom Lady
as Dr. Helen Chase
(1944)
Song of the Open Road
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
(1943)
Moonlight in Vermont
as Aunt Bess
(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)
(1942)
The Big Shot
as Mrs. Booth
(1942)
Lady Gangster
as Mrs. Stoner
(1942)
Mug Town
as Mrs. Bell
(1942)
Tough as They Come
as Mrs. Clark
(1942)
Get Hep to Love
as Mrs. Brown
(1942)
The Mummy's Tomb
as Mrs. Ella Evans
(1942)
Take a Letter, Darling
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
(1942)
Lucky Jordan
as Clarence's Wife
(1941)
The Great Lie
as Sadie
(1941)
One Foot in Heaven
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
(1941)
The Little Foxes
as Mrs. Hewitt
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Woman (uncredited)
(1941)
Appointment for Love
as Nora
(1941)
The Nurse's Secret
as Mary
(1941)
Remember the Day
as Mrs. Hill
(1941)
Dressed to Kill
as Lynne Evans
(1941)
Washington Melodrama
as Mrs. Curzon
(1941)
Bad Men of Missouri
as Mrs. Hathaway
(1940)
Strike Up the Band
as Mrs. May Holden
(1940)
Little Old New York
as Mrs. Brevoort
(1940)
If I Had My Way
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
(1940)
Remember the Night
as Mrs. Emory
(1940)
Lady with Red Hair
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
(1940)
The Ghost Breakers
as Mother Zombie
(1940)
The House Across the Bay
as Landlady
(1940)
Little Orvie
as Mrs. Green
(1940)
It's a Date
as Miss Holden
(1940)
Black Friday
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
(1940)
Always a Bride
as Lucy Bond
(1940)
Cinderella's Feller
as Wicked Stepmother
(1940)
All This, and Heaven Too
as Nun (uncredited)
(1940)
Alias the Deacon
as Elsie Clark
(1940)
Chad Hanna
as Landlady
(1940)
Hired Wife
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
as Nurse
(1939)
Stop, Look and Love
as Dressmaker
(1939)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Seamstress
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as Nurse (uncredited)
(1939)
Jesse James
as Boy's Mother
(1939)
First Love
as Commencement Speaker
(1939)
Invitation to Happiness
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
(1939)
Parents on Trial
as Mrs. Martin
(1939)
Dark Victory
as Martha
(1939)
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
(1939)
The Forgotten Woman
as Mrs. Kimball
(1939)
Destry Rides Again
as Sophie Claggett
(1939)
A Child Is Born
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
(1939)
They Shall Have Music
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
(1938)
Young Dr. Kildare
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
(1938)
Gateway
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
(1938)
Delinquent Parents
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
(1937)
Idol of the Crowds
as Mrs. Dale
(1937)
Stolen Holiday
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
(1937)
Mountain Justice
as Mrs. Hughes
(1937)
The Adventurous Blonde
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
(1937)
Artists & Models
as Seamstress (uncredited)
(1937)
White Bondage
as Sarah Talcott
(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)
The Big Noise
as Mrs. Trent
(1936)
Down the Stretch
as Aunt Julia
(1936)
Love Letters of a Star
as Mrs. Blodgett
(1936)
Murder by an Aristocrat
as Adela Thatcher
(1936)
Two Against the World
as Marion Sims
(1935)
Honeymoon Limited
as Mrs. Van Twerp