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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

0.8

Known For

Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950 • as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
★ 6.4
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
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)
★ 6.7
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny
1946 • as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux
1947 • as Carlotta Couvais
★ 7.7
Dark Victory
Dark Victory
1939 • as Martha
★ 6.9
The Ghost Breakers
The Ghost Breakers
1940 • as Mother Zombie
★ 6.5
Song of the Open Road
Song of the Open Road
1944 • as Camp Matron (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939 • as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Jesse James
Jesse James
1939 • as Boy's Mother
★ 6.6
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
1941 • as Mrs. Hewitt
★ 7.5
All This, and Heaven Too
All This, and Heaven Too
1940 • as Nun (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943 • as Patricia Cornwall
★ 5.2
Old Los Angeles
Old Los Angeles
1948 • as Señora Del Rey
★ 6.0
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945 • as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again
1939 • as Sophie Claggett
★ 7.2
Appointment for Love
Appointment for Love
1941 • as Nora
★ 5.8
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit
1948 • as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Executive Suite
Executive Suite
1954 • as Edith Alderson
★ 7.0
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954 • as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Remember the Day
Remember the Day
1941 • as Mrs. Hill
★ 7.3
Pursued
Pursued
1947 • as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Mating of Millie
The Mating of Millie
1948 • as Mrs. Thomas
★ 6.9
Always a Bride
Always a Bride
1940 • as Lucy Bond
★ 5.7
No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own
1950 • as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind
1951 • as Maida McIntyre
★ 6.8
Fair Wind to Java
Fair Wind to Java
1953 • as Bintang
★ 5.6
Operation Pacific
Operation Pacific
1951 • as Sister Anna
★ 6.1
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill
1941 • as Lynne Evans
★ 6.4
Remember the Night
Remember the Night
1940 • as Mrs. Emory
★ 7.3
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness
1939 • as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Black Friday
Black Friday
1940 • as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
★ 6.0
The Forgotten Woman
The Forgotten Woman
1939 • as Mrs. Kimball
★ 7.0
Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile
1947 • as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers
1936 • as Mrs. McLane
★ 6.9
Alias the Deacon
Alias the Deacon
1940 • as Elsie Clark
★ 8.0
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)
★ 6.6
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling
1942 • as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Strike Up the Band
Strike Up the Band
1940 • as Mrs. May Holden
★ 6.6
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady
1944 • as Dr. Helen Chase
★ 6.9
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven
1941 • as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Hard Way
The Hard Way
1943 • as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
★ 6.5
They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music
1939 • as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Tomb
1942 • as Mrs. Ella Evans
★ 5.5
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy
1939 • as Nurse
★ 6.2
The Great Lie
The Great Lie
1941 • as Sadie
★ 7.0
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
1940 • as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Meet Me at the Fair
Meet Me at the Fair
1953 • as Mrs. Spooner
★ 7.7
Edge of Doom
Edge of Doom
1950 • as Mrs. Dennis
★ 6.1
Cinderella's Feller
Cinderella's Feller
1940 • as Wicked Stepmother
★ 7.0
Idol of the Crowds
Idol of the Crowds
1937 • as Mrs. Dale
★ 5.1
If I Had My Way
If I Had My Way
1940 • as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Bay
1940 • as Landlady
★ 5.6
Tension
Tension
1949 • as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Tough as They Come
Tough as They Come
1942 • as Mrs. Clark
★ 9.0
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954 • as Martha Maddocks
★ 6.6
Lucky Jordan
Lucky Jordan
1942 • as Clarence's Wife
★ 7.4
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Three's a Crowd
1945 • as Cary Whipple
★ 8.0
Marriage Is a Private Affair
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944 • as Mrs. Courtland West
★ 7.1
Bad Men of Missouri
Bad Men of Missouri
1941 • as Mrs. Hathaway
★ 6.2
Woman of the North Country
Woman of the North Country
1952 • as Mrs. Dawson
★ 5.0
Get Hep to Love
Get Hep to Love
1942 • as Mrs. Brown
★ 7.0
The Nurse's Secret
The Nurse's Secret
1941 • as Mary
★ 5.6
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
1942 • as Mrs. Booth
★ 6.2
The Bad Man of Brimstone
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937 • as Mrs. Grant
★ 6.8
An Act of Murder
An Act of Murder
1948 • as Mrs. Russell
★ 6.9
Lady Gangster
Lady Gangster
1942 • as Mrs. Stoner
★ 5.7
Three Daring Daughters
Three Daring Daughters
1948 • as Miss Drake (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Murder by an Aristocrat
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936 • as Adela Thatcher
★ 5.0
The Bandits of Corsica
The Bandits of Corsica
1953 • as Maria
★ 6.4
Gateway
Gateway
1938 • as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
★ 7.4
Faces in the Fog
Faces in the Fog
1944 • as Miss Harvey, Juror
★ 4.3
First Love
First Love
1939 • as Commencement Speaker
★ 7.6
Harriet Craig
Harriet Craig
1950 • as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
★ 7.5
This Is the Life
This Is the Life
1944 • as Mrs. Tiggett
★ 6.0
Two Against the World
Two Against the World
1936 • as Marion Sims
★ 6.2
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946 • as Martha, the Housekeeper
★ 4.4
It's a Date
It's a Date
1940 • as Miss Holden
★ 6.4
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million
1939 • as Nurse (uncredited)
★ 8.0
The Mysterious Mr. M
The Mysterious Mr. M
1946 • as Cornelia Waldron
★ 5.2
The Adventurous Blonde
The Adventurous Blonde
1937 • as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
★ 5.3
Hired Wife
Hired Wife
1940 • as Miss Collins (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939 • as Seamstress
★ 5.4
Together Again
Together Again
1944 • as Townswoman (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Summer Holiday
Summer Holiday
1948 • as Miss Hawley
★ 5.2
Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Home
1945 • as Mrs. Leslie
★ 5.7
A Child is Born
A Child is Born
1939 • as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Little Old New York
Little Old New York
1940 • as Mrs. Brevoort
★ 5.3
Down the Stretch
Down the Stretch
1936 • as Aunt Julia
★ 6.0
About Mrs. Leslie
About Mrs. Leslie
1954 • as Mrs. Poole
★ 7.4
The Last Bandit
The Last Bandit
1949 • as Kate's Mother
★ 7.0
Love Letters of a Star
Love Letters of a Star
1936 • as Mrs. Blodgett
★ 9.0
Young Dr. Kildare
Young Dr. Kildare
1938 • as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Little Orvie
Little Orvie
1940 • as Mrs. Green
★ 8.5
The Scarlet Clue
The Scarlet Clue
1945 • as Mrs. Marsh
★ 6.1
Bewitched
Bewitched
1945 • as Martha--Governor's Wife
★ 5.4
Captain Eddie
Captain Eddie
1945 • as Flo Clark
★ 7.2
White Bondage
White Bondage
1937 • as Sarah Talcott
★ 6.8
Mug Town
Mug Town
1942 • as Mrs. Bell
★ 8.5
Chad Hanna
Chad Hanna
1940 • as Landlady
★ 7.3
Washington Melodrama
Washington Melodrama
1941 • as Mrs. Curzon
★ 6.0
Stolen Holiday
Stolen Holiday
1937 • as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Mountain Justice
Mountain Justice
1937 • as Mrs. Hughes
★ 6.3
The Untamed Breed
The Untamed Breed
1948 • as Mrs. Jones
★ 5.0
The Man in the Barn
The Man in the Barn
1937 • as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Stop, Look and Love
Stop, Look and Love
1939 • as Dressmaker
★ 6.5
The Big Noise
The Big Noise
1936 • as Mrs. Trent
★ 7.5
Hot Cargo
Hot Cargo
1946 • as Mrs. Chapman
★ 8.0
Honeymoon Limited
Honeymoon Limited
1935 • as Mrs. Van Twerp
★ 5.8
G.I. Honeymoon
G.I. Honeymoon
1945 • as Lavinia Thorndyke
★ 8.0
Artists & Models
Artists & Models
1937 • as Seamstress (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Delinquent Parents
Delinquent Parents
1938 • as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
★ 7.3
Parents on Trial
Parents on Trial
1939 • as Mrs. Martin
★ 8.0
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
1944 • as Cornelia Blake
★ 8.0
Moonlight in Vermont
Moonlight in Vermont
1943 • as Aunt Bess
★ 6.5