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