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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

0.3

Known For

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
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950 as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939 as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Secret Beyond the Door
Secret Beyond the Door
1947 as Sarah (uncredited)
★ 6.5
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 as Woman (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux
1947 as Carlotta Couvais
★ 7.7
Pursued
Pursued
1947 as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
★ 6.6
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945 as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Operation Pacific
Operation Pacific
1951 as Sister Anna
★ 6.0
Dark Victory
Dark Victory
1939 as Martha
★ 6.9
Tension
Tension
1949 as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Jesse James
Jesse James
1939 as Boy's Mother
★ 6.5
No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own
1950 as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady
1944 as Dr. Helen Chase
★ 7.0
Black Friday
Black Friday
1940 as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
★ 6.0
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again
1939 as Sophie Claggett
★ 7.2
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit
1948 as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
★ 7.1
All This, and Heaven Too
All This, and Heaven Too
1940 as Nun (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Ghost Breakers
The Ghost Breakers
1940 as Mother Zombie
★ 6.5
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
1941 as Mrs. Hewitt
★ 7.5
Executive Suite
Executive Suite
1954 as Edith Alderson
★ 7.0
Remember the Night
Remember the Night
1940 as Mrs. Emory
★ 7.3
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy
1939 as Nurse
★ 6.0
Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile
1947 as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Bad Men of Missouri
Bad Men of Missouri
1941 as Mrs. Hathaway
★ 5.6
The Great Lie
The Great Lie
1941 as Sadie
★ 7.0
The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Tomb
1942 as Mrs. Ella Evans
★ 5.5
The Doolins of Oklahoma
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949 as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Thrill of a Romance
Thrill of a Romance
1945 as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Edge of Doom
Edge of Doom
1950 as Mrs. Dennis
★ 5.9
Bewitched
Bewitched
1945 as Martha--Governor's Wife
★ 5.3
Gateway
Gateway
1938 as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
★ 6.5
Together Again
Together Again
1944 as Townswoman (uncredited)
★ 5.3
The Mating of Millie
The Mating of Millie
1948 as Mrs. Thomas
★ 6.8
The Mysterious Mr. M
The Mysterious Mr. M
1946 as Cornelia Waldron
★ 3.8
The Hard Way
The Hard Way
1943 as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
★ 6.3
Summer Holiday
Summer Holiday
1948 as Miss Hawley
★ 4.9
Chad Hanna
Chad Hanna
1940 as Landlady
★ 6.0
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven
1941 as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Bay
1940 as Landlady
★ 5.5
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny
1946 as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Last Bandit
The Last Bandit
1949 as Kate's Mother
★ 6.0
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954 as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Harriet Craig
Harriet Craig
1950 as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
★ 7.5
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
1940 as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill
1941 as Lynne Evans
★ 6.3
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Three's a Crowd
1945 as Cary Whipple
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
1942 as Mrs. Booth
★ 6.3
Young Dr. Kildare
Young Dr. Kildare
1938 as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Strike Up the Band
Strike Up the Band
1940 as Mrs. May Holden
★ 6.5
The Scarlet Clue
The Scarlet Clue
1945 as Mrs. Marsh
★ 5.9
Fair Wind to Java
Fair Wind to Java
1953 as Bintang
★ 5.1
They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music
1939 as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
★ 6.2
About Mrs. Leslie
About Mrs. Leslie
1954 as Mrs. Poole
★ 7.0
Mug Town
Mug Town
1942 as Mrs. Bell
★ 7.0
Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers
1936 as Mrs. McLane
★ 6.9
The Big Noise
The Big Noise
1936 as Mrs. Trent
★ 5.0
An Act of Murder
An Act of Murder
1948 as Mrs. Russell
★ 6.7
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million
1939 as Nurse (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Three Daring Daughters
Three Daring Daughters
1948 as Miss Drake (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind
1951 as Maida McIntyre
★ 6.7
The Adventurous Blonde
The Adventurous Blonde
1937 as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
★ 5.0
Get Hep to Love
Get Hep to Love
1942 as Mrs. Brown
★ 4.0
Faces in the Fog
Faces in the Fog
1944 as Miss Harvey, Juror
★ 3.0
Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Home
1945 as Mrs. Leslie
★ 5.0
Lucky Jordan
Lucky Jordan
1942 as Clarence's Wife
★ 6.8
If I Had My Way
If I Had My Way
1940 as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
★ 6.4
First Love
First Love
1939 as Commencement Speaker
★ 7.5
Washington Melodrama
Washington Melodrama
1941 as Mrs. Curzon
★ 5.0
Hired Wife
Hired Wife
1940 as Miss Collins (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Lady Gangster
Lady Gangster
1942 as Mrs. Stoner
★ 5.5
Captain Eddie
Captain Eddie
1945 as Flo Clark
★ 7.0
It's a Date
It's a Date
1940 as Miss Holden
★ 5.9
Stolen Holiday
Stolen Holiday
1937 as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Bandits of Corsica
The Bandits of Corsica
1953 as Maria
★ 5.8
The Nurse's Secret
The Nurse's Secret
1941 as Mary
★ 5.0
Meet Me at the Fair
Meet Me at the Fair
1953 as Mrs. Spooner
★ 7.0
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness
1939 as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
★ 6.0
White Bondage
White Bondage
1937 as Sarah Talcott
★ 6.0
Two Against the World
Two Against the World
1936 as Marion Sims
★ 5.8
Honeymoon Limited
Honeymoon Limited
1935 as Mrs. Van Twerp
★ 5.3
Tough as They Come
Tough as They Come
1942 as Mrs. Clark
The Untamed Breed
The Untamed Breed
1948 as Mrs. Jones
★ 5.0
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943 as Patricia Cornwall
★ 4.8
Woman of the North Country
Woman of the North Country
1952 as Mrs. Dawson
★ 4.0
Little Old New York
Little Old New York
1940 as Mrs. Brevoort
★ 4.4
Mountain Justice
Mountain Justice
1937 as Mrs. Hughes
★ 5.5
Appointment for Love
Appointment for Love
1941 as Nora
★ 5.4
Artists & Models
Artists & Models
1937 as Seamstress (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Love Letters of a Star
Love Letters of a Star
1936 as Mrs. Blodgett
Hot Cargo
Hot Cargo
1946 as Mrs. Chapman
Song of the Open Road
Song of the Open Road
1944 as Camp Matron (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946 as Martha, the Housekeeper
★ 4.1
Marriage Is a Private Affair
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944 as Mrs. Courtland West
★ 5.2
This Is the Life
This Is the Life
1944 as Mrs. Tiggett
★ 5.0
A Child is Born
A Child is Born
1939 as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
1944 as Cornelia Blake
Remember the Day
Remember the Day
1941 as Mrs. Hill
★ 7.0
The Forgotten Woman
The Forgotten Woman
1939 as Mrs. Kimball
Cinderella's Feller
Cinderella's Feller
1940 as Wicked Stepmother
Little Orvie
Little Orvie
1940 as Mrs. Green
★ 7.0
Parents on Trial
Parents on Trial
1939 as Mrs. Martin
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939 as Seamstress
★ 4.9
Old Los Angeles
Old Los Angeles
1948 as Señora Del Rey
★ 5.5
Idol of the Crowds
Idol of the Crowds
1937 as Mrs. Dale
★ 4.1
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling
1942 as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954 as Martha Maddocks
★ 6.3
Murder by an Aristocrat
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936 as Adela Thatcher
★ 3.0
The Bad Man of Brimstone
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937 as Mrs. Grant
★ 6.0
Down the Stretch
Down the Stretch
1936 as Aunt Julia
★ 5.5
Always a Bride
Always a Bride
1940 as Lucy Bond
★ 4.5
G.I. Honeymoon
G.I. Honeymoon
1945 as Lavinia Thorndyke
Stop, Look and Love
Stop, Look and Love
1939 as Dressmaker
★ 5.0
Alias the Deacon
Alias the Deacon
1940 as Elsie Clark
Moonlight in Vermont
Moonlight in Vermont
1943 as Aunt Bess
★ 6.0
Delinquent Parents
Delinquent Parents
1938 as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
★ 6.5
The Man in the Barn
The Man in the Barn
1937 as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
★ 5.3