Virginia Christine
Acting1920Stanton, Iowa, USA
Biography
Virginia Christine Ricketts (March 5, 1920 – July 24, 1996) was an American character actress and voice actress of Swedish descent. She had a long career on the screen, stage, and radio and appeared in more than 170 feature films and TV-productions. She is best remembered for her role in a string of television commercials for Folgers Coffee during the 1960s and 1970s.
Known For
High Noon
Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Wilma Lentz
The Twilight Zone
Ethel Bedeker
Judgment at Nuremberg
Mrs. Halbestadt
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Hilary St. George
Bonanza
Martha Hale / Mary Johnson
Ernest Hemingway's The Killers
Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Secretary / Model
Acting History
1976
Woman of the Year
as Alma
Kojak
TVas Mrs. Yankowski• 1 eps
1974
Ironside
TVas Esther Hawkins• 1 eps
1970
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Miss Cummings
Nanny and the Professor
TVas Mrs. Wilson• 1 eps
Daniel Boone
TVas Mrs. Brewster• 1 eps
1969
1968
In Enemy Country
as Frau Gulden
The F.B.I.
TVas Eugenia Sayres• 1 eps
1967
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Hilary St. George
The Invaders
TVas Mrs. Thorne• 1 eps
The Virginian
TVas Margaret Conlan / Judith Briscoe / Leora Tressider / Nora Claypool• 1 eps
Felony Squad
TVas Cleaning Woman• 1 eps
1966
1965
1964
The Killers
as Miss Watson
One Man's Way
as Anna Peale
The Fugitive
TVas Cora• 1 eps
Ben Casey
TVas Rose Evans• 1 eps
Mr. Novak
TVas Mrs. Payne• 1 eps
Hazel
TVas Mrs. McGuire• 1 eps
Broadside
TVas Wave Commander Peabody
1963
Cattle King
as Mrs. Ruth Winters (Brassfield's Housekeeper)
4 for Texas
as Brunhilde
The Prize
as Mrs. Bergh, Chaperon
Bonanza
TVas Martha Hale / Mary Johnson• 1 eps
Perry Mason
TVas Edith Summers• 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
TVas Greta Haggman / Grace Thorn• 1 eps
1962
Incident in an Alley
as Mrs. Connell
Bronco
TVas Martha Gant• 1 eps
The New Breed
TVas Annabelle• 1 eps
Stoney Burke
TVas Flora Hill• 1 eps
1961
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Mrs. Halbestadt
Mister Ed
TVas Margaret• 1 eps
Rawhide
TVas Ada Covey• 1 eps
Maverick
TVas Verna Lyme• 1 eps
The Rifleman
TVas Mrs. Dalrymple• 1 eps
The Deputy
TVas Molly Baker• 1 eps
The Asphalt Jungle
TVas Miss Brandt
1960
Flaming Star
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Thriller
TVas Marge• 1 eps
M Squad
TVas Mrs. Jake Fassard• 1 eps
The Untouchables
TVas Stella Barber / Dora Mizo• 1 eps
Riverboat
TVas Aunt Samantha Dexter• 1 eps
Coronado 9
TVas Margaret Hammock / Sarita
1959
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TVas Harriet Meecham• 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
TVas Ethel Bedeker• 1 eps
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TVas Mother• 1 eps
1958
Trackdown
TVas Mrs. Nancy Doan• 1 eps
Peter Gunn
TVas Nancy Davis• 1 eps
The Restless Gun
TVas Amy Durant• 1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TVas Martha Evans• 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Julie Hart (uncredited)• 1 eps
The Donna Reed Show
TVas Margaret Lang• 1 eps
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
TVas June Earl
The Millionaire
TVas Mrs. Barnett• 1 eps
Behind Closed Doors
TVas Julie Hollister
Steve Canyon
TVas Mary Moore
1957
Johnny Tremain
as Mrs. Lapham
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Secretary (uncredited)
The Careless Years
as Mrs. Vernon
The Hired Man
as Beverly
Gunsmoke
TVas Lila• 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
TVas Cecile Charron• 1 eps
Casey Jones
TVas Doris Jones
1956
The Killer Is Loose
as Mary Gillespie
Nightmare
as Sue Bressard
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Wilma Lentz
Three Brave Men
as Helen Goldsmith
State Trooper
TVas Ethel Larkin• 1 eps
Studio 57
TVas Jenny Pickett• 1 eps
Father Knows Best
TVas Grace Miller• 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
TVas Mrs. Sargent• 1 eps
Hey, Jeannie!
TVas Mrs. Warren
1955
Good Morning, Miss Dove
as Mrs. Rigsbee (uncredited)
Not as a Stranger
as Bruni
The Cobweb
as Sally
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Secretary / Model• 1 eps
Public Defender
TVas Mom Kennedy• 1 eps
1954
Dragnet
as Mrs. Caldwell
Dragnet
TVas Helen Karsten• 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
TVas Miss Chase• 1 eps
Adventures of Superman
TVas Mrs. Frank• 1 eps
1953
Never Wave at a WAC
as Lt. Myles
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Jenny
General Electric Theater
TVas Sarah / Head Nurse
Letter to Loretta
TVas Bertha Holt / Mrs. Spencer / Mrs. Brown
1952
The First Time
as Nurse
High Noon
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
The Abbott and Costello Show
TVas Grateful Lady• 1 eps
Dangerous Assignment
TVas Carla Fabri
1950
Cyrano de Bergerac
as Sister Marthe
1949
Special Agent
as Mabel Rumpler
Cover Up
as Margaret Baker
1948
Women in the Night
as Claire Adams
Night Wind
as Jean Benson
1947
The Invisible Wall
as Mildred Elsworth
The Gangster
as Mrs. Karty
1946
Ernest Hemingway's The Killers
as Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
The Scarlet Horseman
as Carla Marquette / Matosca
Murder Is My Business
as Dora Darnell
The Inner Circle
as Rhoda Roberts
House of Horrors
as Lady of the Streets
The Wife of Monte Cristo
as Florice Michaud
Idea Girl
as Eveline
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
as Lola Carson
1945
Phantom of the Plains
as Celeste
Girls of the Big House
as Bernice Meyers
1944
The Old Texas Trail
as Queenie Leone
The Mummy's Curse
as Princess Ananka
Raiders of Ghost City
as Countess Elsa von Merck, alias Trina Dressard
1943
Edge of Darkness
as Hulda (Stensgard maid)
Women at War
as Mary Sawyer
Truck Busters
as Eadie Watkins
Mission to Moscow
as Maria - Beautician (uncredited)