Virginia Brissac
Acting
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
Acting124
movieRebel Without a Cause
1955
Jim's Grandmother
movieAbout Mrs. Leslie
1954
Mrs. Poole
movieExecutive Suite
1954
Edith Alderson
tvThe Lone Wolf
1954
Mrs. Kimbo / Mrs. Bell
moviePhantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
movieMa and Pa Kettle at Home
1954
Martha Maddocks
movieFair Wind to Java
1953
Bintang
movieMeet Me at the Fair
1953
Mrs. Spooner
movieWoman of the North Country
1952
Mrs. Dawson
tvI Love Lucy
1951
Mrs. Hammond
movieTwo of a Kind
1951
Maida McIntyre
movieOperation Pacific
1951
Sister Anna
movieHarriet Craig
1950
Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
movieEdge of Doom
1950
Mrs. Dennis
movieCheaper by the Dozen
1950
Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
movieNo Man of Her Own
1950
Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
movieTension
1949
Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
movieThe Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
movieThe Last Bandit
1949
Kate's Mother
movieAn Act of Murder
1948
Mrs. Russell
movieThe Snake Pit
1948
Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
movieThe Untamed Breed
1948
Mrs. Jones
movieOld Los Angeles
1948
Señora Del Rey
movieSummer Holiday
1948
Miss Hawley
movieThe Mating of Millie
1948
Mrs. Thomas
movieThree Daring Daughters
1948
Miss Drake (uncredited)
movieCaptain from Castile
1947
Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
movieSecret Beyond the Door
1947
Sarah (uncredited)
movieMonsieur Verdoux
1947
Carlotta Couvais
moviePursued
1947
Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
movieSister Kenny
1946
Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
movieThe Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946
Martha, the Housekeeper
movieThe Mysterious Mr. M
1946
Cornelia Waldron
movieHot Cargo
1946
Mrs. Chapman
movieWhy Girls Leave Home
1945
Mrs. Leslie
movieBewitched
1945
Martha--Governor's Wife
movieCaptain Eddie
1945
Flo Clark
Three's a Crowd
1945
Cary Whipple
movieThrill of a Romance
1945
Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
movieThe Scarlet Clue
1945
Mrs. Marsh
movieG.I. Honeymoon
1945
Lavinia Thorndyke
movieA Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
Miss Tilford (uncredited)
movieTogether Again
1944
Townswoman (uncredited)
movieFaces in the Fog
1944
Miss Harvey, Juror
movieMarriage Is a Private Affair
1944
Mrs. Courtland West
movieSing, Neighbor, Sing
1944
Cornelia Blake
movieSong of the Open Road
1944
Camp Matron (uncredited)
movieThis Is the Life
1944
Mrs. Tiggett
moviePhantom Lady
1944
Dr. Helen Chase
movieMoonlight in Vermont
1943
Aunt Bess
movieThe Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943
Patricia Cornwall
movieThe Hard Way
1943
Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
movieShadow of a Doubt
1943
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
movieMug Town
1942
Mrs. Bell
movieLucky Jordan
1942
Clarence's Wife
movieThe Mummy's Tomb
1942
Mrs. Ella Evans
movieGet Hep to Love
1942
Mrs. Brown
movieThe Big Shot
1942
Mrs. Booth
movieTough as They Come
1942
Mrs. Clark
movieTake a Letter, Darling
1942
Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
movieLady Gangster
1942
Mrs. Stoner
movieRemember the Day
1941
Mrs. Hill
movieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941
Woman (uncredited)
movieOne Foot in Heaven
1941
Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
movieThe Little Foxes
1941
Mrs. Hewitt
movieDressed to Kill
1941
Lynne Evans
movieBad Men of Missouri
1941
Mrs. Hathaway
movieWashington Melodrama
1941
Mrs. Curzon
movieChad Hanna
1940
Landlady
movieLady with Red Hair
1940
Miss Humbert (uncredited)
movieAlways a Bride
1940
Lucy Bond
movieStrike Up the Band
1940
Mrs. May Holden
movieHired Wife
1940
Miss Collins (uncredited)
movieAll This, and Heaven Too
1940
Nun (uncredited)
movieThe Ghost Breakers
1940
Mother Zombie
movieCinderella's Feller
1940
Wicked Stepmother
movieAlias the Deacon
1940
Elsie Clark
movieIf I Had My Way
1940
Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
movieIt's a Date
1940
Miss Holden
movieLittle Orvie
1940
Mrs. Green
movieBlack Friday
1940
Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
movieLittle Old New York
1940
Mrs. Brevoort
movieRemember the Night
1940
Mrs. Emory
movieThe Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939
Seamstress
movieA Child is Born
1939
Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
movieDestry Rides Again
1939
Sophie Claggett
movieFirst Love
1939
Commencement Speaker
movieStop, Look and Love
1939
Dressmaker
movieParents on Trial
1939
Mrs. Martin
movieThey Shall Have Music
1939
Willie's Mother (uncredited)
movieI Stole a Million
1939
Nurse (uncredited)
movieThe Forgotten Woman
1939
Mrs. Kimball
movieYoung Mr. Lincoln
1939
Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
movieInvitation to Happiness
1939
Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
movieDark Victory
1939
Martha
movieJesse James
1939
Boy's Mother
movieYoung Dr. Kildare
1938
Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
movieGateway
1938
Friend of Mrs. McNutt
movieDelinquent Parents
1938
Mrs. Herbert Ellis
movieThe Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
Mrs. Grant
movieThe Man in the Barn
1937
Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
movieThe Adventurous Blonde
1937
Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
movieIdol of the Crowds
1937
Mrs. Dale
movieWhite Bondage
1937
Sarah Talcott
movieArtists & Models
1937
Seamstress (uncredited)
movieMountain Justice
1937
Mrs. Hughes
movieStolen Holiday
1937
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
movieLove Letters of a Star
1936
Mrs. Blodgett
movieDown the Stretch
1936
Aunt Julia
movieTwo Against the World
1936
Marion Sims
movieThe Big Noise
1936
Mrs. Trent
movieMurder by an Aristocrat
1936
Adela Thatcher
movieThree Godfathers
1936
Mrs. McLane
movieHoneymoon Limited
1935
Mrs. Van Twerp