Virginia Brissac

Personal Info

Birthday

June 10, 1883

Day of Death

1979-07-26

(96 years old)

Place of Birth

San Jose, California, USA

Also Known As

Virginia Alice Brisac

Virginia Brissac

Biography

From Wikipedia Virginia Brissac 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

I Love Lucy

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Lone Wolf

Rebel Without a Cause

The Snake Pit

The Ghost Breakers

Remember the Night

Shadow of a Doubt

Filmography

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