Virginia Brissac
Known for Acting · 124 credits
- Born
- 1883-06-10
- Died
- 1979-07-26
- Place of birth
- San Jose, California, USA
- Also known as
- Virginia Alice Brisac
Biography
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
TV Shows (6)
Movies (118)
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Jim's Grandmother
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Carlotta Couvais
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Executive Suite
1954
as Edith Alderson
Operation Pacific
1951
as Sister Anna
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
Jesse James
1939
as Boy's Mother
Lucky Jordan
1942
as Clarence's Wife
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Secret Beyond the Door
1947
as Sarah (uncredited)
Remember the Day
1941
as Mrs. Hill
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Nun (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
1946
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Delinquent Parents
1938
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
Pursued
1947
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Woman (uncredited)
Appointment for Love
1941
as Nora
The House Across the Bay
1940
as Landlady
Harriet Craig
1950
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
Dark Victory
1939
as Martha
The Little Foxes
1941
as Mrs. Hewitt
The Ghost Breakers
1940
as Mother Zombie
Captain from Castile
1947
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
Song of the Open Road
1944
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Lynne Evans
Three Godfathers
1936
as Mrs. McLane
Tension
1949
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Gateway
1938
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Mrs. Ella Evans
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Sophie Claggett
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
1944
as Dr. Helen Chase
The Snake Pit
1948
as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
Stolen Holiday
1937
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Mountain Justice
1937
as Mrs. Hughes
Black Friday
1940
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Three Daring Daughters
1948
as Miss Drake (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943
as Patricia Cornwall
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
Washington Melodrama
1941
as Mrs. Curzon
The Great Lie
1941
as Sadie
Remember the Night
1940
as Mrs. Emory
An Act of Murder
1948
as Mrs. Russell
The Mating of Millie
1948
as Mrs. Thomas
The Hard Way
1943
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Chad Hanna
1940
as Landlady
Bewitched
1945
as Martha--Governor's Wife
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Mrs. Poole
Artists & Models
1937
as Seamstress (uncredited)
The Forgotten Woman
1939
as Mrs. Kimball
Strike Up the Band
1940
as Mrs. May Holden
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Mrs. Hathaway
Lady Gangster
1942
as Mrs. Stoner
No Man of Her Own
1950
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Honeymoon Limited
1935
as Mrs. Van Twerp
Together Again
1944
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Two of a Kind
1951
as Maida McIntyre
First Love
1939
as Commencement Speaker
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Nurse
Summer Holiday
1948
as Miss Hawley
The Big Shot
1942
as Mrs. Booth
Fair Wind to Java
1953
as Bintang
Invitation to Happiness
1939
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944
as Mrs. Courtland West
It's a Date
1940
as Miss Holden
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
as Maria
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939
as Seamstress
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
as Mrs. Spooner
Edge of Doom
1950
as Mrs. Dennis
Woman of the North Country
1952
as Mrs. Dawson
The Last Bandit
1949
as Kate's Mother
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
Little Old New York
1940
as Mrs. Brevoort
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Mrs. Grant
The Scarlet Clue
1945
as Mrs. Marsh
Always a Bride
1940
as Lucy Bond
Hired Wife
1940
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
Captain Eddie
1945
as Flo Clark
Two Against the World
1936
as Marion Sims
Faces in the Fog
1944
as Miss Harvey, Juror
Old Los Angeles
1948
as Señora Del Rey
This Is the Life
1944
as Mrs. Tiggett
A Child is Born
1939
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
Little Orvie
1940
as Mrs. Green
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946
as Martha, the Housekeeper
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
The Nurse's Secret
1941
as Mary
Moonlight in Vermont
1943
as Aunt Bess
If I Had My Way
1940
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954
as Martha Maddocks
The Mysterious Mr. M
1946
as Cornelia Waldron
The Big Noise
1936
as Mrs. Trent
The Untamed Breed
1948
as Mrs. Jones
Why Girls Leave Home
1945
as Mrs. Leslie
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Mrs. Brown
Mug Town
1942
as Mrs. Bell
Alias the Deacon
1940
as Elsie Clark
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
1944
as Cornelia Blake
G.I. Honeymoon
1945
as Lavinia Thorndyke
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936
as Adela Thatcher
Down the Stretch
1936
as Aunt Julia
Hot Cargo
1946
as Mrs. Chapman
Tough as They Come
1942
as Mrs. Clark
The Man in the Barn
1937
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Love Letters of a Star
1936
as Mrs. Blodgett
White Bondage
1937
as Sarah Talcott
Three's a Crowd
1945
as Cary Whipple
Stop, Look and Love
1939
as Dressmaker
Idol of the Crowds
1937
as Mrs. Dale
Cinderella's Feller
1940
as Wicked Stepmother
Parents on Trial
1939
as Mrs. Martin
About Virginia Brissac
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. With 124 credits spanning from 1935 to 1955, Virginia Brissac has appeared in 118 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Virginia Brissac Movies
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — as Jim's Grandmother
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947) — as Carlotta Couvais
- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) — as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
- Executive Suite (1954) — as Edith Alderson
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