Virginia Brissac
118 movies · 6 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 10, 1883
- Died
- Jul 26, 1979 (age 96)
- 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.
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Known for
Virginia Brissac: movies and TV shows
Acting (124)
- 1955 Rebel Without a Cause
as Jim's Grandmother
- 1954
- 1954 About Mrs. Leslie
as Mrs. Poole
- 1954 Executive Suite
as Edith Alderson
- 1954
- 1954 Phantom of the Rue Morgue
as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
- 1954 Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
as Martha Maddocks
- 1953
- 1953 The Bandits of Corsica
as Maria
- 1953 Fair Wind to Java
as Bintang
- 1953 Meet Me at the Fair
as Mrs. Spooner
- 1952 Woman of the North Country
as Mrs. Dawson
- 1952
- 1951
- 1951
- 1951 Two of a Kind
as Maida McIntyre
- 1951 Operation Pacific
as Sister Anna
- 1950 Harriet Craig
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
- 1950 Edge of Doom
as Mrs. Dennis
- 1950 Cheaper by the Dozen
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
- 1950 No Man of Her Own
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
- 1949 Tension
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
- 1949 The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
- 1949 The Last Bandit
as Kate's Mother
- 1948 An Act of Murder
as Mrs. Russell
- 1948 The Snake Pit
as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
- 1948 The Untamed Breed
as Mrs. Jones
- 1948 Old Los Angeles
as Señora Del Rey
- 1948 Summer Holiday
as Miss Hawley
- 1948 The Mating of Millie
as Mrs. Thomas
- 1948 Three Daring Daughters
as Miss Drake (uncredited)
- 1947 Captain from Castile
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
- 1947 Secret Beyond the Door
as Sarah (uncredited)
- 1947 Monsieur Verdoux
as Carlotta Couvais
- 1947 Pursued
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
- 1946 Sister Kenny
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
- 1946 The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
as Martha, the Housekeeper
- 1946 The Mysterious Mr. M
as Cornelia Waldron
- 1946 Hot Cargo
as Mrs. Chapman
- 1945 Why Girls Leave Home
as Mrs. Leslie
- 1945 Bewitched
as Martha--Governor's Wife
- 1945 Captain Eddie
as Flo Clark
- 1945 Three's a Crowd
as Cary Whipple
- 1945 Thrill of a Romance
as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
- 1945 The Scarlet Clue
as Mrs. Marsh
- 1945 G.I. Honeymoon
as Lavinia Thorndyke
- 1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
- 1944 Together Again
as Townswoman (uncredited)
- 1944 Faces in the Fog
as Miss Harvey, Juror
- 1944 Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Mrs. Courtland West
- 1944 Sing, Neighbor, Sing
as Cornelia Blake
- 1944 Song of the Open Road
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
- 1944 This Is the Life
as Mrs. Tiggett
- 1944 Phantom Lady
as Dr. Helen Chase
- 1943 Moonlight in Vermont
as Aunt Bess
- 1943 The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
as Patricia Cornwall
- 1943 Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
- 1943 The Hard Way
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
- 1942 Mug Town
as Mrs. Bell
- 1942 Lucky Jordan
as Clarence's Wife
- 1942 The Mummy's Tomb
as Mrs. Ella Evans
- 1942 Get Hep to Love
as Mrs. Brown
- 1942 The Big Shot
as Mrs. Booth
- 1942 Tough as They Come
as Mrs. Clark
- 1942 Take a Letter, Darling
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
- 1942 Lady Gangster
as Mrs. Stoner
- 1941 Remember the Day
as Mrs. Hill
- 1941 They Died with Their Boots On
as Woman (uncredited)
- 1941 One Foot in Heaven
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
- 1941 Appointment for Love
as Nora
- 1941 The Little Foxes
as Mrs. Hewitt
- 1941 Dressed to Kill
as Lynne Evans
- 1941 Bad Men of Missouri
as Mrs. Hathaway
- 1941 The Nurse's Secret
as Mary
- 1941 Washington Melodrama
as Mrs. Curzon
- 1941 The Great Lie
as Sadie
- 1940 Chad Hanna
as Landlady
- 1940 Lady with Red Hair
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
- 1940 Always a Bride
as Lucy Bond
- 1940 Strike Up the Band
as Mrs. May Holden
- 1940 Hired Wife
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
- 1940 All This, and Heaven Too
as Nun (uncredited)
- 1940 The Ghost Breakers
as Mother Zombie
- 1940 Cinderella's Feller
as Wicked Stepmother
- 1940 Alias the Deacon
as Elsie Clark
- 1940 If I Had My Way
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
- 1940 It's a Date
as Miss Holden
- 1940 Little Orvie
as Mrs. Green
- 1940 The House Across the Bay
as Landlady
- 1940 Black Friday
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
- 1940 Little Old New York
as Mrs. Brevoort
- 1940 Remember the Night
as Mrs. Emory
- 1939 The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Seamstress
- 1939 A Child is Born
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
- 1939 Destry Rides Again
as Sophie Claggett
- 1939 First Love
as Commencement Speaker
- 1939 Stop, Look and Love
as Dressmaker
- 1939 Parents on Trial
as Mrs. Martin
- 1939 They Shall Have Music
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
- 1939 I Stole a Million
as Nurse (uncredited)
- 1939 The Forgotten Woman
as Mrs. Kimball
- 1939 Young Mr. Lincoln
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
- 1939 Invitation to Happiness
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
- 1939 Dark Victory
as Martha
- 1939 Wings of the Navy
as Nurse
- 1939 Jesse James
as Boy's Mother
- 1938 Young Dr. Kildare
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
- 1938 Gateway
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
- 1938 Delinquent Parents
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
- 1937 The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Mrs. Grant
- 1937 The Man in the Barn
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
- 1937 The Adventurous Blonde
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
- 1937 Idol of the Crowds
as Mrs. Dale
- 1937 White Bondage
as Sarah Talcott
- 1937 Artists & Models
as Seamstress (uncredited)
- 1937 Mountain Justice
as Mrs. Hughes
- 1937 Stolen Holiday
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- 1936 Love Letters of a Star
as Mrs. Blodgett
- 1936 Down the Stretch
as Aunt Julia
- 1936 Two Against the World
as Marion Sims
- 1936 The Big Noise
as Mrs. Trent
- 1936 Murder by an Aristocrat
as Adela Thatcher
- 1936 Three Godfathers
as Mrs. McLane
- 1935 Honeymoon Limited
as Mrs. Van Twerp