Virginia Brissac
Acting1883San Jose, California, USA
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
Acting History
1955
Rebel Without a Cause
as Jim's Grandmother
1954
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
as Martha Maddocks
Executive Suite
as Edith Alderson
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mrs. Poole
I Love Lucy
TVas Mrs. Hammond• 1 eps
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TVas Mrs. Adams• 1 eps
The Lone Wolf
TVas Mrs. Bell / Mrs. Kimbo
1953
1952
Woman of the North Country
as Mrs. Dawson
1951
Operation Pacific
as Sister Anna
Two of a Kind
as Maida McIntyre
1950
Harriet Craig
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
Edge of Doom
as Mrs. Dennis
1949
The Last Bandit
as Kate's Mother
Tension
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
1948
Summer Holiday
as Miss Hawley
The Snake Pit
as Miss Seiffert
An Act of Murder
as Mrs. Russell
Three Daring Daughters
as Miss Drake (uncredited)
The Mating of Millie
as Mrs. Thomas
The Untamed Breed
as Mrs. Jones
Old Los Angeles
as Señora Del Rey
1947
Secret Beyond the Door
as Sarah (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
as Carlotta Couvais
Captain from Castile
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
Pursued
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
1946
Sister Kenny
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. M
as Cornelia Waldron
Hot Cargo
as Mrs. Chapman
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
as Martha, the Housekeeper
1945
The Scarlet Clue
as Mrs. Marsh
Captain Eddie
as Flo Clark
Thrill of a Romance
as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
Bewitched
as Martha--Governor's Wife
Three's a Crowd
as Cary Whipple
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
Why Girls Leave Home
as Mrs. Leslie
G.I. Honeymoon
as Lavinia Thorndyke
1944
Phantom Lady
as Dr. Helen Chase
Together Again
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Mrs. Courtland West
Song of the Open Road
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
as Cornelia Blake
Faces in the Fog
as Miss Harvey, Juror
This Is the Life
as Mrs. Tiggett
1943
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
as Patricia Cornwall
The Hard Way
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Moonlight in Vermont
as Aunt Bess
1942
Take a Letter, Darling
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
Get Hep to Love
as Mrs. Brown
Lucky Jordan
as Clarence's Wife
Lady Gangster
as Mrs. Stoner
The Mummy's Tomb
as Mrs. Ella Evans
Mug Town
as Mrs. Bell
The Big Shot
as Mrs. Booth
Tough as They Come
as Mrs. Clark
1941
The Great Lie
as Sadie
Washington Melodrama
as Mrs. Curzon
They Died with Their Boots On
as Woman (uncredited)
Remember the Day
as Mrs. Hill
One Foot in Heaven
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
as Lynne Evans
The Little Foxes
as Mrs. Hewitt
Appointment for Love
as Nora
The Nurse's Secret
as Mary
Bad Men of Missouri
as Mrs. Hathaway
1940
Black Friday
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
All This, and Heaven Too
as Nun (uncredited)
Little Old New York
as Mrs. Brevoort
Chad Hanna
as Landlady
The House Across the Bay
as Landlady
Little Orvie
as Mrs. Green
Strike Up the Band
as Mrs. May Holden
If I Had My Way
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
The Ghost Breakers
as Mother Zombie
Hired Wife
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
It's a Date
as Miss Holden
Always a Bride
as Lucy Bond
Alias the Deacon
as Elsie Clark
Cinderella's Feller
as Wicked Stepmother
Remember the Night
as Mrs. Emory
1939
Dark Victory
as Martha
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Seamstress
First Love
as Commencement Speaker
Invitation to Happiness
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
Jesse James
as Boy's Mother
Parents on Trial
as Mrs. Martin
Destry Rides Again
as Sophie Claggett
I Stole a Million
as Nurse (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
as Nurse
They Shall Have Music
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
Stop, Look and Love
as Dressmaker
The Forgotten Woman
as Mrs. Kimball
A Child is Born
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
1938
Young Dr. Kildare
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
Delinquent Parents
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
Gateway
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
1937
Stolen Holiday
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Adventurous Blonde
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
White Bondage
as Sarah Talcott
Artists & Models
as Seamstress (uncredited)
Idol of the Crowds
as Mrs. Dale
Mountain Justice
as Mrs. Hughes
The Man in the Barn
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Mrs. Grant
1936
The Big Noise
as Mrs. Trent
Love Letters of a Star
as Mrs. Blodgett
Down the Stretch
as Aunt Julia
Two Against the World
as Marion Sims
Three Godfathers
as Mrs. McLane
Murder by an Aristocrat
as Adela Thatcher
1935
Honeymoon Limited
as Mrs. Van Twerp