Acting · San Jose, California, USA · Born June 10, 1883
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.
MovieRebel Without a Cause
1955
as Jim's Grandmother
TVStudio 57
1954
MovieAbout Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Mrs. Poole
MovieExecutive Suite
1954
as Edith Alderson
TVThe Lone Wolf
1954
as Mrs. Kimbo
MoviePhantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
MovieMa and Pa Kettle at Home
1954
as Martha Maddocks
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
MovieThe Bandits of Corsica
1953
as Maria
MovieFair Wind to Java
1953
as Bintang
MovieMeet Me at the Fair
1953
as Mrs. Spooner
MovieWoman of the North Country
1952
as Mrs. Dawson
Chevron Theatre
1952
TVDragnet
1951
TVI Love Lucy
1951
as Mrs. Hammond
MovieTwo of a Kind
1951
as Maida McIntyre
MovieOperation Pacific
1951
as Sister Anna
MovieHarriet Craig
1950
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
MovieEdge of Doom
1950
as Mrs. Dennis
MovieCheaper by the Dozen
1950
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
MovieNo Man of Her Own
1950
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
MovieTension
1949
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
MovieThe Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
MovieThe Last Bandit
1949
as Kate's Mother
MovieAn Act of Murder
1948
as Mrs. Russell
MovieThe Snake Pit
1948
as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
MovieThe Untamed Breed
1948
as Mrs. Jones
MovieOld Los Angeles
1948
as Señora Del Rey
MovieSummer Holiday
1948
as Miss Hawley
MovieThe Mating of Millie
1948
as Mrs. Thomas
MovieThree Daring Daughters
1948
as Miss Drake (uncredited)
MovieCaptain from Castile
1947
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
MovieSecret Beyond the Door
1947
as Sarah (uncredited)
MovieMonsieur Verdoux
1947
as Carlotta Couvais
MoviePursued
1947
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
MovieSister Kenny
1946
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
MovieThe Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946
as Martha, the Housekeeper
MovieThe Mysterious Mr. M
1946
as Cornelia Waldron
MovieHot Cargo
1946
as Mrs. Chapman
MovieWhy Girls Leave Home
1945
as Mrs. Leslie
MovieBewitched
1945
as Martha--Governor's Wife
MovieCaptain Eddie
1945
as Flo Clark
Three's a Crowd
1945
as Cary Whipple
MovieThrill of a Romance
1945
as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
MovieThe Scarlet Clue
1945
as Mrs. Marsh
MovieG.I. Honeymoon
1945
as Lavinia Thorndyke
MovieA Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
MovieTogether Again
1944
as Townswoman (uncredited)
MovieFaces in the Fog
1944
as Miss Harvey, Juror
MovieMarriage Is a Private Affair
1944
as Mrs. Courtland West
MovieSing, Neighbor, Sing
1944
as Cornelia Blake
MovieSong of the Open Road
1944
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
MovieThis Is the Life
1944
as Mrs. Tiggett
MoviePhantom Lady
1944
as Dr. Helen Chase
MovieMoonlight in Vermont
1943
as Aunt Bess
MovieThe Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943
as Patricia Cornwall
MovieThe Hard Way
1943
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
MovieShadow of a Doubt
1943
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
MovieMug Town
1942
as Mrs. Bell
MovieLucky Jordan
1942
as Clarence's Wife
MovieThe Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Mrs. Ella Evans
MovieGet Hep to Love
1942
as Mrs. Brown
MovieThe Big Shot
1942
as Mrs. Booth
MovieTough as They Come
1942
as Mrs. Clark
MovieTake a Letter, Darling
1942
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
MovieLady Gangster
1942
as Mrs. Stoner
MovieRemember the Day
1941
as Mrs. Hill
MovieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Woman (uncredited)
MovieOne Foot in Heaven
1941
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
MovieAppointment for Love
1941
as Nora
MovieThe Little Foxes
1941
as Mrs. Hewitt
MovieDressed to Kill
1941
as Lynne Evans
MovieBad Men of Missouri
1941
as Mrs. Hathaway
MovieThe Nurse's Secret
1941
as Mary
MovieWashington Melodrama
1941
as Mrs. Curzon
MovieThe Great Lie
1941
as Sadie
MovieChad Hanna
1940
as Landlady
MovieLady with Red Hair
1940
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
MovieAlways a Bride
1940
as Lucy Bond
MovieStrike Up the Band
1940
as Mrs. May Holden
MovieHired Wife
1940
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
MovieAll This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Nun (uncredited)
MovieThe Ghost Breakers
1940
as Mother Zombie
MovieCinderella's Feller
1940
as Wicked Stepmother
MovieAlias the Deacon
1940
as Elsie Clark
MovieIf I Had My Way
1940
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
MovieIt's a Date
1940
as Miss Holden
MovieLittle Orvie
1940
as Mrs. Green
MovieThe House Across the Bay
1940
as Landlady
MovieBlack Friday
1940
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
MovieLittle Old New York
1940
as Mrs. Brevoort
MovieRemember the Night
1940
as Mrs. Emory
MovieThe Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939
as Seamstress
MovieA Child is Born
1939
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
MovieDestry Rides Again
1939
as Sophie Claggett
MovieFirst Love
1939
as Commencement Speaker
MovieStop, Look and Love
1939
as Dressmaker
MovieParents on Trial
1939
as Mrs. Martin
MovieThey Shall Have Music
1939
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
MovieI Stole a Million
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
MovieThe Forgotten Woman
1939
as Mrs. Kimball
MovieYoung Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
MovieInvitation to Happiness
1939
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
MovieDark Victory
1939
as Martha
MovieWings of the Navy
1939
as Nurse
MovieJesse James
1939
as Boy's Mother
MovieYoung Dr. Kildare
1938
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
MovieGateway
1938
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
MovieDelinquent Parents
1938
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
MovieThe Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Mrs. Grant
MovieThe Man in the Barn
1937
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
MovieThe Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
MovieIdol of the Crowds
1937
as Mrs. Dale
MovieWhite Bondage
1937
as Sarah Talcott
MovieArtists & Models
1937
as Seamstress (uncredited)
MovieMountain Justice
1937
as Mrs. Hughes
MovieStolen Holiday
1937
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
MovieLove Letters of a Star
1936
as Mrs. Blodgett
MovieDown the Stretch
1936
as Aunt Julia
MovieTwo Against the World
1936
as Marion Sims
MovieThe Big Noise
1936
as Mrs. Trent
MovieMurder by an Aristocrat
1936
as Adela Thatcher
MovieThree Godfathers
1936
as Mrs. McLane
MovieHoneymoon Limited
1935
as Mrs. Van Twerp
