Virginia Brissac
Known for Acting · 124 credits
- Born
- 1883-06-10
- Died
- 1979-07-26
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (118)
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Jim's Grandmother
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
Operation Pacific
1951
as Sister Anna
Executive Suite
1954
as Edith Alderson
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Carlotta Couvais
Jesse James
1939
as Boy's Mother
Delinquent Parents
1938
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
Sister Kenny
1946
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
Appointment for Love
1941
as Nora
Lucky Jordan
1942
as Clarence's Wife
Song of the Open Road
1944
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
Remember the Day
1941
as Mrs. Hill
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Lynne Evans
Secret Beyond the Door
1947
as Sarah (uncredited)
Harriet Craig
1950
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
Pursued
1947
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Woman (uncredited)
The Little Foxes
1941
as Mrs. Hewitt
Dark Victory
1939
as Martha
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Nun (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
1944
as Dr. Helen Chase
The House Across the Bay
1940
as Landlady
The Ghost Breakers
1940
as Mother Zombie
Three Godfathers
1936
as Mrs. McLane
Captain from Castile
1947
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Sophie Claggett
The Snake Pit
1948
as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
Tension
1949
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Washington Melodrama
1941
as Mrs. Curzon
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943
as Patricia Cornwall
The Forgotten Woman
1939
as Mrs. Kimball
Gateway
1938
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
An Act of Murder
1948
as Mrs. Russell
Strike Up the Band
1940
as Mrs. May Holden
Remember the Night
1940
as Mrs. Emory
Lady Gangster
1942
as Mrs. Stoner
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
The Great Lie
1941
as Sadie
The Hard Way
1943
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Black Friday
1940
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Mrs. Ella Evans
Three Daring Daughters
1948
as Miss Drake (uncredited)
Artists & Models
1937
as Seamstress (uncredited)
Mountain Justice
1937
as Mrs. Hughes
Two of a Kind
1951
as Maida McIntyre
Stolen Holiday
1937
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Mrs. Hathaway
The Mating of Millie
1948
as Mrs. Thomas
The Big Shot
1942
as Mrs. Booth
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Nurse
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944
as Mrs. Courtland West
Together Again
1944
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Honeymoon Limited
1935
as Mrs. Van Twerp
Bewitched
1945
as Martha--Governor's Wife
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Mrs. Poole
First Love
1939
as Commencement Speaker
I Stole a Million
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
1950
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness
1939
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
Fair Wind to Java
1953
as Bintang
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
as Maria
Summer Holiday
1948
as Miss Hawley
Chad Hanna
1940
as Landlady
Little Old New York
1940
as Mrs. Brevoort
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
as Mrs. Spooner
Always a Bride
1940
as Lucy Bond
Woman of the North Country
1952
as Mrs. Dawson
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939
as Seamstress
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
It's a Date
1940
as Miss Holden
Faces in the Fog
1944
as Miss Harvey, Juror
Old Los Angeles
1948
as Señora Del Rey
The Last Bandit
1949
as Kate's Mother
Edge of Doom
1950
as Mrs. Dennis
The Untamed Breed
1948
as Mrs. Jones
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
Two Against the World
1936
as Marion Sims
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954
as Martha Maddocks
Hired Wife
1940
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
This Is the Life
1944
as Mrs. Tiggett
The Big Noise
1936
as Mrs. Trent
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Mrs. Grant
The Mysterious Mr. M
1946
as Cornelia Waldron
White Bondage
1937
as Sarah Talcott
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946
as Martha, the Housekeeper
G.I. Honeymoon
1945
as Lavinia Thorndyke
If I Had My Way
1940
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
Captain Eddie
1945
as Flo Clark
Down the Stretch
1936
as Aunt Julia
The Nurse's Secret
1941
as Mary
Little Orvie
1940
as Mrs. Green
The Scarlet Clue
1945
as Mrs. Marsh
Love Letters of a Star
1936
as Mrs. Blodgett
Hot Cargo
1946
as Mrs. Chapman
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
Tough as They Come
1942
as Mrs. Clark
A Child is Born
1939
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Mrs. Brown
Moonlight in Vermont
1943
as Aunt Bess
Why Girls Leave Home
1945
as Mrs. Leslie
Alias the Deacon
1940
as Elsie Clark
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936
as Adela Thatcher
Mug Town
1942
as Mrs. Bell
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
1944
as Cornelia Blake
Three's a Crowd
1945
as Cary Whipple
The Man in the Barn
1937
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Stop, Look and Love
1939
as Dressmaker
Idol of the Crowds
1937
as Mrs. Dale
Cinderella's Feller
1940
as Wicked Stepmother
Parents on Trial
1939
as Mrs. Martin
About 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. With 124 credits spanning from 1935 to 1955, Virginia Brissac has appeared in 118 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Virginia Brissac Movies
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — as Jim's Grandmother
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) — as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
- Operation Pacific (1951) — as Sister Anna
- Executive Suite (1954) — as Edith Alderson
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