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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

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