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)
Remember the Day
1941
as Mrs. Hill
Operation Pacific
1951
as Sister Anna
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Carlotta Couvais
Executive Suite
1954
as Edith Alderson
Sister Kenny
1946
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Jesse James
1939
as Boy's Mother
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
The Little Foxes
1941
as Mrs. Hewitt
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Lucky Jordan
1942
as Clarence's Wife
The House Across the Bay
1940
as Landlady
Secret Beyond the Door
1947
as Sarah (uncredited)
Dark Victory
1939
as Martha
Appointment for Love
1941
as Nora
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Woman (uncredited)
Pursued
1947
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Nun (uncredited)
Delinquent Parents
1938
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
The Ghost Breakers
1940
as Mother Zombie
The Snake Pit
1948
as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
Captain from Castile
1947
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
Gateway
1938
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Sophie Claggett
Song of the Open Road
1944
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
Harriet Craig
1950
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
Phantom Lady
1944
as Dr. Helen Chase
The Hard Way
1943
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Lynne Evans
Remember the Night
1940
as Mrs. Emory
The Great Lie
1941
as Sadie
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Mrs. Ella Evans
Black Friday
1940
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Tension
1949
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Washington Melodrama
1941
as Mrs. Curzon
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943
as Patricia Cornwall
Bewitched
1945
as Martha--Governor's Wife
An Act of Murder
1948
as Mrs. Russell
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Nurse
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Mrs. Hathaway
No Man of Her Own
1950
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Strike Up the Band
1940
as Mrs. May Holden
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
Fair Wind to Java
1953
as Bintang
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Mrs. Poole
Three Daring Daughters
1948
as Miss Drake (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
The Big Shot
1942
as Mrs. Booth
Together Again
1944
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Summer Holiday
1948
as Miss Hawley
Artists & Models
1937
as Seamstress (uncredited)
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
as Maria
The Forgotten Woman
1939
as Mrs. Kimball
First Love
1939
as Commencement Speaker
The Mating of Millie
1948
as Mrs. Thomas
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness
1939
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
Chad Hanna
1940
as Landlady
Lady Gangster
1942
as Mrs. Stoner
Two of a Kind
1951
as Maida McIntyre
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
Woman of the North Country
1952
as Mrs. Dawson
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
as Mrs. Spooner
Stolen Holiday
1937
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Three Godfathers
1936
as Mrs. McLane
Faces in the Fog
1944
as Miss Harvey, Juror
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944
as Mrs. Courtland West
Always a Bride
1940
as Lucy Bond
I Stole a Million
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Scarlet Clue
1945
as Mrs. Marsh
Old Los Angeles
1948
as Señora Del Rey
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946
as Martha, the Housekeeper
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939
as Seamstress
Edge of Doom
1950
as Mrs. Dennis
This Is the Life
1944
as Mrs. Tiggett
It's a Date
1940
as Miss Holden
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Mrs. Grant
Alias the Deacon
1940
as Elsie Clark
The Big Noise
1936
as Mrs. Trent
Mountain Justice
1937
as Mrs. Hughes
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954
as Martha Maddocks
If I Had My Way
1940
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
Little Old New York
1940
as Mrs. Brevoort
Hot Cargo
1946
as Mrs. Chapman
Hired Wife
1940
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
Captain Eddie
1945
as Flo Clark
The Last Bandit
1949
as Kate's Mother
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
Honeymoon Limited
1935
as Mrs. Van Twerp
The Untamed Breed
1948
as Mrs. Jones
Why Girls Leave Home
1945
as Mrs. Leslie
The Nurse's Secret
1941
as Mary
A Child is Born
1939
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. M
1946
as Cornelia Waldron
Tough as They Come
1942
as Mrs. Clark
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936
as Adela Thatcher
Moonlight in Vermont
1943
as Aunt Bess
Love Letters of a Star
1936
as Mrs. Blodgett
G.I. Honeymoon
1945
as Lavinia Thorndyke
Three's a Crowd
1945
as Cary Whipple
Two Against the World
1936
as Marion Sims
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
1944
as Cornelia Blake
Little Orvie
1940
as Mrs. Green
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Mrs. Brown
The Man in the Barn
1937
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Down the Stretch
1936
as Aunt Julia
Mug Town
1942
as Mrs. Bell
White Bondage
1937
as Sarah Talcott
Stop, Look and Love
1939
as Dressmaker
Cinderella's Feller
1940
as Wicked Stepmother
Idol of the Crowds
1937
as Mrs. Dale
Parents on Trial
1939
as Mrs. Martin
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)
- Remember the Day (1941) — as Mrs. Hill
- Operation Pacific (1951) — as Sister Anna
- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) — as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
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