About

Known credits:
116
Birthday:
1883-06-10
Place of birth:
San Jose, California, USA
Website:
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Virginia Brissac

Overview

​From Wikipedia

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 Actor Jim's Grandmother 71
Good
1954 About Mrs. Leslie Actor Mrs. Poole 59
Average
1954 Executive Suite Actor Edith Alderson 59
Average
1953 The Bandits of Corsica Actor Maria 59
Average
1953 Fair Wind to Java Actor Bintang 58
Average
1953 Meet Me at the Fair Actor Mrs. Spooner 59
Average
1952 Woman of the North Country Actor Mrs. Dawson 58
Average
1951 Two of a Kind Actor Maida McIntyre 59
Average
1951 Operation Pacific Actor Sister Anna 58
Average
1950 Harriet Craig Actor Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited) 59
Average
1950 Edge of Doom Actor Mrs. Dennis 58
Average
1950 Cheaper by the Dozen Actor Mrs. Benson (uncredited) 59
Average
1950 No Man of Her Own Actor Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) 59
Average
1949 Tension Actor Mrs. Andrews (uncredited) 59
Average
1949 The Doolins of Oklahoma Actor Mrs. Burton (uncredited) 59
Average
1949 The Last Bandit Actor Kate's Mother 58
Average
1948 An Act of Murder Actor Mrs. Russell 59
Average
1948 The Snake Pit Actor Miss Seiffert 60
Fair
1948 The Untamed Breed Actor Mrs. Jones 58
Average
1948 Old Los Angeles Actor Señora Del Rey 58
Average
1948 Summer Holiday Actor Miss Hawley 58
Average
1948 The Mating of Millie Actor Mrs. Thomas 59
Average
1948 Three Daring Daughters Actor Miss Drake (uncredited) 59
Average
1947 Captain from Castile Actor Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited) 59
Average
1947 Secret Beyond the Door Actor Sarah (uncredited) 60
Fair
1947 Monsieur Verdoux Actor Carlotta Couvais 67
Fair
1947 Pursued Actor Woman at the Wedding (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 Sister Kenny Actor Mrs. Johnson (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 The Mysterious Mr. Valentine Actor Martha, the Housekeeper 58
Average
1946 The Mysterious Mr. M Actor Cornelia Waldron 58
Average
1946 Hot Cargo Actor Mrs. Chapman N/A
N/A
1945 Why Girls Leave Home Actor Mrs. Leslie 59
Average
1945 Bewitched Actor Martha--Governor's Wife 58
Average
1945 Captain Eddie Actor Flo Clark 59
Average
1945 Thrill of a Romance Actor Ms. McKenzie (uncredited) 58
Average
1945 Three's a Crowd Actor Cary Whipple N/A
N/A
1945 The Scarlet Clue Actor Mrs. Marsh 59
Average
1945 G.I. Honeymoon Actor Lavinia Thorndyke N/A
N/A
1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Actor Miss Tilford (uncredited) 61
Fair
1944 Together Again Actor Townswoman 58
Average
1944 Faces in the Fog Actor Miss Harvey, Juror 58
Average
1944 Marriage Is a Private Affair Actor Mrs. Courtland West 59
Average
1944 Sing, Neighbor, Sing Actor Cornelia Blake N/A
N/A
1944 Song of the Open Road Actor Camp Matron (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1944 This Is the Life Actor Mrs. Tiggett 58
Average
1944 Phantom Lady Actor Dr. Helen Chase 61
Fair
1943 Moonlight in Vermont Actor Aunt Bess 59
Average
1943 The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case Actor Patricia Cornwall 58
Average
1943 Shadow of a Doubt Actor Mrs. Phillips (uncredited) 69
Fair
1943 The Hard Way Actor Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited) 59
Average
1942 Mug Town Actor Mrs. Bell 59
Average
1942 Lucky Jordan Actor Clarence's Wife 59
Average
1942 The Mummy's Tomb Actor Mrs. Ella Evans 58
Average
1942 Get Hep to Love Actor Mrs. Brown 59
Average
1942 The Big Shot Actor Mrs. Booth 59
Average
1942 Tough as They Come Actor Mrs. Clark N/A
N/A
1942 Take a Letter, Darling Actor Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited) 59
Average
1942 Lady Gangster Actor Mrs. Stoner 59
Average
1941 Remember the Day Actor Mrs. Hill 59
Average
1941 They Died with Their Boots On Actor Woman (uncredited) 60
Fair
1941 One Foot in Heaven Actor Mrs. Jellison (uncredited) 59
Average
1941 Appointment for Love Actor Nora 58
Average
1941 The Little Foxes Actor Mrs. Hewitt 62
Fair
1941 Dressed to Kill Actor Lynne Evans 59
Average
1941 Bad Men of Missouri Actor Mrs. Hathaway 59
Average
1941 The Nurse's Secret Actor Mary 58
Average
1941 Washington Melodrama Actor Mrs. Curzon 58
Average
1941 The Great Lie Actor Sadie 59
Average
1940 Chad Hanna Actor Landlady 59
Average
1940 Lady with Red Hair Actor Miss Humbert (uncredited) 59
Average
1940 Always a Bride Actor Lucy Bond 58
Average
1940 Strike Up the Band Actor Mrs. May Holden 59
Average
1940 Hired Wife Actor Miss Collins (uncredited) 59
Average
1940 All This, and Heaven Too Actor Nun (uncredited) 60
Fair
1940 The Ghost Breakers Actor Mother Zombie 59
Average
1940 Cinderella's Feller Actor Wicked Stepmother N/A
N/A
1940 Alias the Deacon Actor Elsie Clark N/A
N/A
1940 If I Had My Way Actor Mrs. Blair (uncredited) 59
Average
1940 It's a Date Actor Miss Holden 59
Average
1940 Little Orvie Actor Mrs. Green 59
Average
1940 The House Across the Bay Actor Landlady 58
Average
1940 Black Friday Actor Mrs. Margaret Kingsley 58
Average
1940 Little Old New York Actor Mrs. Brevoort 58
Average
1940 Remember the Night Actor Mrs. Emory 61
Fair
1939 The Cisco Kid and the Lady Actor Seamstress 58
Average
1939 A Child Is Born Actor Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited) 59
Average
1939 Destry Rides Again Actor Sophie Claggett 62
Fair
1939 First Love Actor Commencement Speaker 59
Average
1939 Stop, Look and Love Actor Dressmaker 58
Average
1939 Parents on Trial Actor Mrs. Martin N/A
N/A
1939 They Shall Have Music Actor Willie's Mother (uncredited) 59
Average
1939 I Stole a Million Actor Nurse (uncredited) 59
Average
1939 The Forgotten Woman Actor Mrs. Kimball N/A
N/A
1939 Young Mr. Lincoln Actor Peach Pie Baker (uncredited) 62
Fair
1939 Invitation to Happiness Actor Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1939 Dark Victory Actor Martha 61
Fair
1939 Wings of the Navy Actor Nurse 58
Average
1939 Jesse James Actor Boy's Mother 59
Average
1938 Young Dr. Kildare Actor Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited) 59
Average
1938 Gateway Actor Friend of Mrs. McNutt 59
Average
1938 Delinquent Parents Actor Mrs. Herbert Ellis 59
Average
1937 The Bad Man of Brimstone Actor Mrs. Grant 59
Average
1937 The Man in the Barn Actor Farmer's Wife (uncredited) 59
Average
1937 The Adventurous Blonde Actor Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny") 58
Average
1937 Idol of the Crowds Actor Mrs. Dale 58
Average
1937 White Bondage Actor Sarah Talcott 59
Average
1937 Artists & Models Actor Seamstress (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1937 Mountain Justice Actor Mrs. Hughes 58
Average
1937 Stolen Holiday Actor Wedding Guest (uncredited) 59
Average
1936 Love Letters of a Star Actor Mrs. Blodgett N/A
N/A
1936 Down the Stretch Actor Aunt Julia 59
Average
1936 Two Against the World Actor Marion Sims 58
Average
1936 The Big Noise Actor Mrs. Trent 59
Average
1936 Murder by an Aristocrat Actor Adela Thatcher 58
Average
1936 Three Godfathers Actor Mrs. McLane 59
Average
1935 Honeymoon Limited Actor Mrs. Van Twerp 59
Average