Virginia Brissac
Known for Acting · 124 credits
- Born
- 1883-06-10
- Died
- 1979-07-26
- Place of birth
- San Jose, California, USA
- Also known as
- Virginia Alice Brisac
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
TV Shows (6)
Movies (118)
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Jim's Grandmother
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943
as Patricia Cornwall
Remember the Day
1941
as Mrs. Hill
Always a Bride
1940
as Lucy Bond
Song of the Open Road
1944
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Carlotta Couvais
The Ghost Breakers
1940
as Mother Zombie
Dark Victory
1939
as Martha
The Snake Pit
1948
as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
Appointment for Love
1941
as Nora
Pursued
1947
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Woman (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
1946
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Operation Pacific
1951
as Sister Anna
The Forgotten Woman
1939
as Mrs. Kimball
Executive Suite
1954
as Edith Alderson
Jesse James
1939
as Boy's Mother
Invitation to Happiness
1939
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Lynne Evans
Secret Beyond the Door
1947
as Sarah (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Nurse
Two of a Kind
1951
as Maida McIntyre
Phantom Lady
1944
as Dr. Helen Chase
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
Old Los Angeles
1948
as Señora Del Rey
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Sophie Claggett
Captain from Castile
1947
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Nun (uncredited)
Black Friday
1940
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
The Mating of Millie
1948
as Mrs. Thomas
Cinderella's Feller
1940
as Wicked Stepmother
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939
as Seamstress
The Great Lie
1941
as Sadie
Three's a Crowd
1945
as Cary Whipple
Tough as They Come
1942
as Mrs. Clark
Hired Wife
1940
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
Remember the Night
1940
as Mrs. Emory
A Child is Born
1939
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
as Maria
Why Girls Leave Home
1945
as Mrs. Leslie
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Mrs. Poole
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
The Big Shot
1942
as Mrs. Booth
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Mrs. Hathaway
Fair Wind to Java
1953
as Bintang
This Is the Life
1944
as Mrs. Tiggett
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
Lucky Jordan
1942
as Clarence's Wife
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
Gateway
1938
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
Washington Melodrama
1941
as Mrs. Curzon
Chad Hanna
1940
as Landlady
Little Old New York
1940
as Mrs. Brevoort
Three Daring Daughters
1948
as Miss Drake (uncredited)
Mountain Justice
1937
as Mrs. Hughes
No Man of Her Own
1950
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Harriet Craig
1950
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Mrs. Ella Evans
Edge of Doom
1950
as Mrs. Dennis
Two Against the World
1936
as Marion Sims
The Last Bandit
1949
as Kate's Mother
The Little Foxes
1941
as Mrs. Hewitt
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954
as Martha Maddocks
Moonlight in Vermont
1943
as Aunt Bess
If I Had My Way
1940
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
First Love
1939
as Commencement Speaker
I Stole a Million
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
Idol of the Crowds
1937
as Mrs. Dale
Captain Eddie
1945
as Flo Clark
Artists & Models
1937
as Seamstress (uncredited)
An Act of Murder
1948
as Mrs. Russell
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
Woman of the North Country
1952
as Mrs. Dawson
The Hard Way
1943
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Lady Gangster
1942
as Mrs. Stoner
Down the Stretch
1936
as Aunt Julia
Strike Up the Band
1940
as Mrs. May Holden
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944
as Mrs. Courtland West
Summer Holiday
1948
as Miss Hawley
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. M
1946
as Cornelia Waldron
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Mrs. Grant
Bewitched
1945
as Martha--Governor's Wife
Stolen Holiday
1937
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936
as Adela Thatcher
It's a Date
1940
as Miss Holden
The Big Noise
1936
as Mrs. Trent
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
as Mrs. Spooner
The Nurse's Secret
1941
as Mary
Little Orvie
1940
as Mrs. Green
Tension
1949
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
The House Across the Bay
1940
as Landlady
Alias the Deacon
1940
as Elsie Clark
Love Letters of a Star
1936
as Mrs. Blodgett
Together Again
1944
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Mug Town
1942
as Mrs. Bell
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Mrs. Brown
Three Godfathers
1936
as Mrs. McLane
The Scarlet Clue
1945
as Mrs. Marsh
G.I. Honeymoon
1945
as Lavinia Thorndyke
White Bondage
1937
as Sarah Talcott
The Untamed Breed
1948
as Mrs. Jones
Stop, Look and Love
1939
as Dressmaker
Delinquent Parents
1938
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
Honeymoon Limited
1935
as Mrs. Van Twerp
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
1944
as Cornelia Blake
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946
as Martha, the Housekeeper
Parents on Trial
1939
as Mrs. Martin
Hot Cargo
1946
as Mrs. Chapman
Faces in the Fog
1944
as Miss Harvey, Juror
The Man in the Barn
1937
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
About Virginia Brissac
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. With 124 credits spanning from 1935 to 1955, Virginia Brissac has appeared in 118 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Virginia Brissac Movies
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — as Jim's Grandmother
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) — as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
- The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case (1943) — as Patricia Cornwall
- Remember the Day (1941) — as Mrs. Hill
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