Virginia Christine
Acting
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
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tvKojak
1973
Mrs. Yankowski
movieThe Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970
Miss Cummings
tvNanny and the Professor
1970
Mrs. Wilson
movieHail, Hero!
1969
Eleanor Murchiston
tvLancer
1968
Hannah Sickles
movieIn Enemy Country
1968
Frau Gulden
movieGuess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
Hilary St. George
tvIronside
1967
Esther Hawkins
tvThe Invaders
1967
Mrs. Thorne
tvJericho
1966
Frau Luders
tvFelony Squad
1966
Cleaning Woman
tvThe F.B.I.
1965
Mrs. Ferguson / Lucille Fortier / Eugenia Sayres
tvLaredo
1965
Agnes Halsey
tvThe Big Valley
1965
Margaret Coleman
tvDaniel Boone
1964
Martha / Mrs. Brewster
tvBroadside
1964
Wave Commander Peabody
movieThe Killers
1964
Miss Watson
movieOne Man's Way
1964
Anna Peale
movieThe Prize
1963
Mrs. Bergh, Chaperon
movie4 for Texas
1963
Brunhilde
tvMr. Novak
1963
Mrs. Payne
tvThe Fugitive
1963
Alma Mercer / Cora
movieCattle King
1963
Mrs. Ruth Winters (Brassfield's Housekeeper)
tvStoney Burke
1962
Flora Hill
tvThe Virginian
1962
Leora Tressider / Judith Briscoe / Nora Claypool / Margaret Conlan
movieIncident in an Alley
1962
Mrs. Connell
movieJudgment at Nuremberg
1961
Mrs. Halbestadt
tvThe New Breed
1961
Annabelle
tvBen Casey
1961
Alice Cabot / Rose Evans
tvHazel
1961
Mrs. McGuire
tvThe Asphalt Jungle
1961
Miss Brandt
tvMister Ed
1961
Margaret
movieFlaming Star
1960
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
tvThriller
1960
Marge
tvCoronado 9
1960
Sarita / Margaret Hammock
tvThe Untouchables
1959
Dora Mizo / Stella Barber
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Ethel Bedeker
tvRiverboat
1959
Aunt Samantha Dexter
tvBonanza
1959
Martha Hale / Mary Johnson
tvThe Deputy
1959
Molly Baker
tvRawhide
1959
Sarah Tenney / Ada Covey
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
Grace Thorn / Greta Haggman
tvBehind Closed Doors
1958
Julie Hollister
tvThe Rifleman
1958
Mrs. Hardy / Mrs. Dalrymple
tvThe Donna Reed Show
1958
Margaret Lang
tvBronco
1958
Martha Gant
tvPeter Gunn
1958
Nancy Davis
tvSteve Canyon
1958
Mary Moore
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Mrs. Logan (uncredited) / Harriet Meecham
tvMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
June Earl
tvCasey Jones
1957
Doris Jones
tvTrackdown
1957
Millie / Mrs. Nancy Doan
tvThe Restless Gun
1957
Amy Durant
tvMaverick
1957
Verna Lyme
tvPerry Mason
1957
Beth Sandover / Helen Duncan / Edith Summers
tvM Squad
1957
Mrs. Jake Fassard
tvWagon Train
1957
Minna Collins / Amanda Santee / Clara Reynolds / Elaine Gatsby / Mrs. Reed
movieThe Hired Man
1957
Beverly
movieThe Careless Years
1957
Mrs. Vernon
movieJohnny Tremain
1957
Mrs. Lapham
movieThe Spirit of St. Louis
1957
Secretary (uncredited)
movieThree Brave Men
1956
Helen Goldsmith
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Julie Hart (uncredited)
State Trooper
1956
Dorette Mason / Ethel Larkin
tvHey, Jeannie!
1956
Mrs. Warren
movieNightmare
1956
Sue Bressard
movieInvasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
Wilma Lentz
movieThe Killer Is Loose
1956
Mary Gillespie
movieGood Morning, Miss Dove
1955
Mrs. Rigsbee (uncredited)
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Model / Secretary
tvGunsmoke
1955
Bess / Lila
tvThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Martha Evans
movieThe Cobweb
1955
Sally
tvThe Millionaire
1955
Mrs. Barnett
tvFather Knows Best
1954
Grace Miller
tvStudio 57
1954
Jenny Pickett
movieDragnet
1954
Mrs. Caldwell
tvPublic Defender
1954
Mom Kennedy
tvLetter to Loretta
1953
Mrs. Brown / Bertha Holt / Mrs. Spencer
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Head Nurse / Sarah
movieNever Wave at a WAC
1953
Lt. Myles
tvThe Abbott and Costello Show
1952
Mrs. Jackson / Grateful Lady
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
Mrs. Talbot
tvCavalcade of America
1952
Mrs. Sargent
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952
Clerk / Miss Chase
tvAdventures of Superman
1952
Mrs. Frank
movieHigh Noon
1952
Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
tvDangerous Assignment
1952
Carla Fabri
tvDragnet
1951
Mrs. Martin / Helen Karsten
movieCyrano de Bergerac
1950
Sister Marthe
tvThe Lone Ranger
1949
Cecile Charron
movieSpecial Agent
1949
Mabel Rumpler
movieCover Up
1949
Margaret Baker
movieNight Wind
1948
Jean Benson
movieWomen in the Night
1948
Claire Adams
movieThe Gangster
1947
Mrs. Karty
movieThe Invisible Wall
1947
Mildred Elsworth
movieThe Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946
Lola Carson
movieThe Killers
1946
Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
movieThe Inner Circle
1946
Rhoda Roberts
movieThe Wife of Monte Cristo
1946
Florice Michaud
movieHouse of Horrors
1946
Lady of the Streets
movieMurder Is My Business
1946
Dora Darnell
Idea Girl
1946
Eveline
movieThe Scarlet Horseman
1946
Carla Marquette / Matosca
movieGirls of the Big House
1945
Bernice Meyers
movieThe Mummy's Curse
1944
Princess Ananka
movieThe Old Texas Trail
1944
Queenie Leone
movieRaiders of Ghost City
1944
Countess Elsa von Merck, alias Trina Dressard
movieWomen at War
1943
Mary Sawyer
movieMission to Moscow
1943
Maria - Beautician (uncredited)
movieEdge of Darkness
1943
Hulda (Stensgard maid)
movieTruck Busters
1943
Eadie Watkins