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Virginia Brissac

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.

Born

Jun 10, 1883

San Jose, California, USA

Died

Jul 26, 1979

Known For

Acting

Movies

118 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.5

Known For

Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause
1955 • as Jim's Grandmother
★ 7.5
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950 • as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
1943 • as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Secret Beyond the Door
Secret Beyond the Door
1947 • as Sarah (uncredited)
★ 6.5
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 • as Woman (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Jesse James
Jesse James
1939 • as Boy's Mother
★ 6.6
Dark Victory
Dark Victory
1939 • as Martha
★ 7.0
Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939 • as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
1941 • as Mrs. Hewitt
★ 7.5
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny
1946 • as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux
1947 • as Carlotta Couvais
★ 7.7
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again
1939 • as Sophie Claggett
★ 7.2
The Ghost Breakers
The Ghost Breakers
1940 • as Mother Zombie
★ 6.5
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945 • as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Operation Pacific
Operation Pacific
1951 • as Sister Anna
★ 6.1
All This, and Heaven Too
All This, and Heaven Too
1940 • as Nun (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943 • as Patricia Cornwall
★ 5.2
Pursued
Pursued
1947 • as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Mating of Millie
The Mating of Millie
1948 • as Mrs. Thomas
★ 6.9
Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers
1936 • as Mrs. McLane
★ 6.9
Strike Up the Band
Strike Up the Band
1940 • as Mrs. May Holden
★ 6.6
Song of the Open Road
Song of the Open Road
1944 • as Camp Matron (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Executive Suite
Executive Suite
1954 • as Edith Alderson
★ 7.0
The Doolins of Oklahoma
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949 • as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
★ 6.8
No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own
1950 • as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Remember the Night
Remember the Night
1940 • as Mrs. Emory
★ 7.3
Remember the Day
Remember the Day
1941 • as Mrs. Hill
★ 7.3
Thrill of a Romance
Thrill of a Romance
1945 • as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
★ 6.6
The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Tomb
1942 • as Mrs. Ella Evans
★ 5.5
Appointment for Love
Appointment for Love
1941 • as Nora
★ 5.8
Fair Wind to Java
Fair Wind to Java
1953 • as Bintang
★ 5.6
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady
1944 • as Dr. Helen Chase
★ 6.9
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954 • as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Black Friday
Black Friday
1940 • as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
★ 6.0
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit
1948 • as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy
1939 • as Nurse
★ 6.2
The Hard Way
The Hard Way
1943 • as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
★ 6.5
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven
1941 • as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill
1941 • as Lynne Evans
★ 6.4
They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music
1939 • as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Edge of Doom
Edge of Doom
1950 • as Mrs. Dennis
★ 6.1
The Great Lie
The Great Lie
1941 • as Sadie
★ 7.0
Lucky Jordan
Lucky Jordan
1942 • as Clarence's Wife
★ 7.4
Cinderella's Feller
Cinderella's Feller
1940 • as Wicked Stepmother
★ 7.0
Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile
1947 • as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind
1951 • as Maida McIntyre
★ 6.8
Woman of the North Country
Woman of the North Country
1952 • as Mrs. Dawson
★ 5.0
The Bandits of Corsica
The Bandits of Corsica
1953 • as Maria
★ 6.4
Always a Bride
Always a Bride
1940 • as Lucy Bond
★ 5.7
Harriet Craig
Harriet Craig
1950 • as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
★ 7.5
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling
1942 • as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Little Old New York
Little Old New York
1940 • as Mrs. Brevoort
★ 5.3
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946 • as Martha, the Housekeeper
★ 4.4
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
1940 • as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Tension
Tension
1949 • as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Forgotten Woman
The Forgotten Woman
1939 • as Mrs. Kimball
★ 7.0
Bad Men of Missouri
Bad Men of Missouri
1941 • as Mrs. Hathaway
★ 6.2
A Child is Born
A Child is Born
1939 • as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness
1939 • as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Bay
1940 • as Landlady
★ 5.6
Alias the Deacon
Alias the Deacon
1940 • as Elsie Clark
★ 8.0
Meet Me at the Fair
Meet Me at the Fair
1953 • as Mrs. Spooner
★ 7.7
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
1942 • as Mrs. Booth
★ 6.2
It's a Date
It's a Date
1940 • as Miss Holden
★ 6.4
Old Los Angeles
Old Los Angeles
1948 • as Señora Del Rey
★ 6.0
Young Dr. Kildare
Young Dr. Kildare
1938 • as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
★ 6.6
If I Had My Way
If I Had My Way
1940 • as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939 • as Seamstress
★ 5.4
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Three's a Crowd
1945 • as Cary Whipple
★ 8.0
This Is the Life
This Is the Life
1944 • as Mrs. Tiggett
★ 6.0
An Act of Murder
An Act of Murder
1948 • as Mrs. Russell
★ 6.9
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million
1939 • as Nurse (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Love Letters of a Star
Love Letters of a Star
1936 • as Mrs. Blodgett
★ 9.0
Lady Gangster
Lady Gangster
1942 • as Mrs. Stoner
★ 5.7
The Bad Man of Brimstone
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937 • as Mrs. Grant
★ 6.8
The Mysterious Mr. M
The Mysterious Mr. M
1946 • as Cornelia Waldron
★ 5.2
Summer Holiday
Summer Holiday
1948 • as Miss Hawley
★ 5.2
The Nurse's Secret
The Nurse's Secret
1941 • as Mary
★ 5.6
Washington Melodrama
Washington Melodrama
1941 • as Mrs. Curzon
★ 6.0
Three Daring Daughters
Three Daring Daughters
1948 • as Miss Drake (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Idol of the Crowds
Idol of the Crowds
1937 • as Mrs. Dale
★ 5.1
Bewitched
Bewitched
1945 • as Martha--Governor's Wife
★ 5.4
The Adventurous Blonde
The Adventurous Blonde
1937 • as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
★ 5.3
Gateway
Gateway
1938 • as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
★ 7.4
Murder by an Aristocrat
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936 • as Adela Thatcher
★ 5.0
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954 • as Martha Maddocks
★ 6.6
Stolen Holiday
Stolen Holiday
1937 • as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
★ 6.4
About Mrs. Leslie
About Mrs. Leslie
1954 • as Mrs. Poole
★ 7.4
Faces in the Fog
Faces in the Fog
1944 • as Miss Harvey, Juror
★ 4.3
Chad Hanna
Chad Hanna
1940 • as Landlady
★ 7.3
Get Hep to Love
Get Hep to Love
1942 • as Mrs. Brown
★ 7.0
Together Again
Together Again
1944 • as Townswoman (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Two Against the World
Two Against the World
1936 • as Marion Sims
★ 6.2
First Love
First Love
1939 • as Commencement Speaker
★ 7.6
Hired Wife
Hired Wife
1940 • as Miss Collins (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Marriage Is a Private Affair
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944 • as Mrs. Courtland West
★ 7.1
Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Home
1945 • as Mrs. Leslie
★ 5.7
Artists & Models
Artists & Models
1937 • as Seamstress (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Tough as They Come
Tough as They Come
1942 • as Mrs. Clark
★ 9.0
The Scarlet Clue
The Scarlet Clue
1945 • as Mrs. Marsh
★ 6.1
The Man in the Barn
The Man in the Barn
1937 • as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Mug Town
Mug Town
1942 • as Mrs. Bell
★ 8.5
Stop, Look and Love
Stop, Look and Love
1939 • as Dressmaker
★ 6.5
Mountain Justice
Mountain Justice
1937 • as Mrs. Hughes
★ 6.3
The Big Noise
The Big Noise
1936 • as Mrs. Trent
★ 7.5
The Last Bandit
The Last Bandit
1949 • as Kate's Mother
★ 7.0
Honeymoon Limited
Honeymoon Limited
1935 • as Mrs. Van Twerp
★ 5.8
Captain Eddie
Captain Eddie
1945 • as Flo Clark
★ 7.2
The Untamed Breed
The Untamed Breed
1948 • as Mrs. Jones
★ 5.0
Down the Stretch
Down the Stretch
1936 • as Aunt Julia
★ 6.0
Hot Cargo
Hot Cargo
1946 • as Mrs. Chapman
★ 8.0
White Bondage
White Bondage
1937 • as Sarah Talcott
★ 6.8
Parents on Trial
Parents on Trial
1939 • as Mrs. Martin
★ 8.0
Little Orvie
Little Orvie
1940 • as Mrs. Green
★ 8.5
Delinquent Parents
Delinquent Parents
1938 • as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
★ 7.3
Moonlight in Vermont
Moonlight in Vermont
1943 • as Aunt Bess
★ 6.5
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
1944 • as Cornelia Blake
★ 8.0
G.I. Honeymoon
G.I. Honeymoon
1945 • as Lavinia Thorndyke
★ 8.0