Acting · Stanton, Iowa, USA · Born March 5, 1920
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.
MovieWoman of the Year
1976
as Alma
TVKojak
1973
as Mrs. Yankowski
MovieThe Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970
as Miss Cummings
TVNanny and the Professor
1970
as Mrs. Wilson
MovieDaughter of the Mind
1969
as Helga
MovieHail, Hero!
1969
as Eleanor Murchiston
TVLancer
1968
as Hannah Sickles
MovieIn Enemy Country
1968
as Frau Gulden
MovieGuess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
as Hilary St. George
TVIronside
1967
as Esther Hawkins
TVThe Invaders
1967
as Mrs. Thorne
TVJericho
1966
as Frau Luders
TVFelony Squad
1966
as Cleaning Woman
MovieBilly the Kid Versus Dracula
1966
as Eva Oster
MovieA Rage to Live
1965
as Emma
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Mrs. Ferguson
TVLaredo
1965
as Agnes Halsey
TVThe Big Valley
1965
as Margaret Coleman
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Martha
TVBroadside
1964
as Wave Commander Peabody
MovieThe Killers
1964
as Miss Watson
MovieOne Man's Way
1964
as Anna Peale
MovieThe Prize
1963
as Mrs. Bergh, Chaperon
Movie4 for Texas
1963
as Brunhilde
TVMr. Novak
1963
as Mrs. Payne
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Alma Mercer
MovieCattle King
1963
as Mrs. Ruth Winters (Brassfield's Housekeeper)
TVGoing My Way
1962
TVStoney Burke
1962
as Flora Hill
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Leora Tressider
MovieIncident in an Alley
1962
as Mrs. Connell
MovieJudgment at Nuremberg
1961
as Mrs. Halbestadt
TVThe New Breed
1961
as Annabelle
TVBen Casey
1961
as Alice Cabot
TVTarget: The Corruptors!
1961
TVHazel
1961
as Mrs. McGuire
TVThe Asphalt Jungle
1961
as Miss Brandt
TVMister Ed
1961
as Margaret
MovieFlaming Star
1960
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
TVThriller
1960
as Marge
TVCoronado 9
1960
as Sarita
TVThe Untouchables
1959
as Dora Mizo
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Ethel Bedeker
TVThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Mother
TVRiverboat
1959
as Aunt Samantha Dexter
TVBonanza
1959
as Martha Hale
TVThe Deputy
1959
as Molly Baker
TVRawhide
1959
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Grace Thorn
TVBehind Closed Doors
1958
as Julie Hollister
TVThe Rifleman
1958
as Mrs. Hardy
TVFrontier Doctor
1958
TVThe Donna Reed Show
1958
as Margaret Lang
TVBronco
1958
as Martha Gant
TVPeter Gunn
1958
as Nancy Davis
TVSteve Canyon
1958
as Mary Moore
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Mrs. Logan (uncredited)
TVMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as June Earl
TVCasey Jones
1957
as Doris Jones
TVTrackdown
1957
as Millie
TVThe Restless Gun
1957
as Amy Durant
TVMaverick
1957
as Verna Lyme
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Beth Sandover
TVThe Thin Man
1957
TVM Squad
1957
as Mrs. Jake Fassard
TVWagon Train
1957
as Minna Collins
MovieThe Hired Man
1957
as Beverly
MovieThe Careless Years
1957
as Mrs. Vernon
MovieJohnny Tremain
1957
as Mrs. Lapham
MovieThe Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Secretary (uncredited)
MovieThree Brave Men
1956
as Helen Goldsmith
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Julie Hart (uncredited)
State Trooper
1956
TVHey, Jeannie!
1956
as Mrs. Warren
TVThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
MovieNightmare
1956
as Sue Bressard
MovieInvasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
as Wilma Lentz
MovieThe Killer Is Loose
1956
as Mary Gillespie
MovieGood Morning, Miss Dove
1955
as Mrs. Rigsbee (uncredited)
TVMatinee Theater
1955
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Model
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Bess
TVThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Martha Evans
MovieNot as a Stranger
1955
as Bruni
MovieThe Cobweb
1955
as Sally
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Mrs. Barnett
TVThe Star and the Story
1955
TVFather Knows Best
1954
as Grace Miller
TVStudio 57
1954
MovieDragnet
1954
as Mrs. Caldwell
TVThe Whistler
1954
Passport to Danger
1954
TVPublic Defender
1954
as Mom Kennedy
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Mrs. Brown
MovieWoman They Almost Lynched
1953
as Jenny
TVI'm the Law
1953
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Head Nurse
MovieNever Wave at a WAC
1953
as Lt. Myles
TVThe Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Mrs. Jackson
TVThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Mrs. Talbot
TVCavalcade of America
1952
as Mrs. Sargent
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as Clerk
TVAdventures of Superman
1952
as Mrs. Frank
MovieHigh Noon
1952
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
MovieThe First Time
1952
as Nurse
Chevron Theatre
1952
TVDangerous Assignment
1952
as Carla Fabri
TVDragnet
1951
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
TVRacket Squad
1951
MovieCyrano de Bergerac
1950
as Sister Marthe
TVThe Lone Ranger
1949
as Cecile Charron
MovieSpecial Agent
1949
as Mabel Rumpler
MovieCover Up
1949
as Margaret Baker
MovieNight Wind
1948
as Jean Benson
MovieWomen in the Night
1948
as Claire Adams
MovieThe Gangster
1947
as Mrs. Karty
MovieThe Invisible Wall
1947
as Mildred Elsworth
MovieThe Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946
as Lola Carson
MovieThe Killers
1946
as Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
MovieThe Inner Circle
1946
as Rhoda Roberts
MovieThe Wife of Monte Cristo
1946
as Florice Michaud
MovieHouse of Horrors
1946
as Lady of the Streets
MovieMurder Is My Business
1946
as Dora Darnell
Idea Girl
1946
as Eveline
MovieThe Scarlet Horseman
1946
as Carla Marquette / Matosca
MovieGirls of the Big House
1945
as Bernice Meyers
MoviePhantom of the Plains
1945
as Celeste
MovieThe Mummy's Curse
1944
as Princess Ananka
MovieThe Old Texas Trail
1944
as Queenie Leone
MovieRaiders of Ghost City
1944
as Countess Elsa von Merck, alias Trina Dressard
MovieWomen at War
1943
as Mary Sawyer
MovieMission to Moscow
1943
as Maria - Beautician (uncredited)
MovieEdge of Darkness
1943
as Hulda (Stensgard maid)
MovieTruck Busters
1943
as Eadie Watkins
