Person
Virginia Christine
Acting · 1920–1996 · Stanton, Iowa, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
Perry Mason
Beth Sandover
The Donna Reed Show
Margaret Lang
The Rifleman
Mrs. Hardy
The Fugitive
Alma Mercer
Dragnet
1951
Bonanza
Martha Hale
Father Knows Best
Grace Miller
Peter Gunn
Nancy Davis
Ironside
Esther Hawkins
The Twilight Zone
Ethel Bedeker
Filmography
- 1976Woman of the YearAlma
- 1973KojakMrs. Yankowski
- 1970The Old Man Who Cried WolfMiss Cummings
- 1970Nanny and the ProfessorMrs. Wilson
- 1969Daughter of the MindHelga
- 1969Hail, Hero!Eleanor Murchiston
- 1968LancerHannah Sickles
- 1968In Enemy CountryFrau Gulden
- 1967Guess Who's Coming to DinnerHilary St. George
- 1967IronsideEsther Hawkins
- 1967The InvadersMrs. Thorne
- 1966JerichoFrau Luders
- 1966Felony SquadCleaning Woman
- 1966Billy the Kid Versus DraculaEva Oster
- 1965A Rage to LiveEmma
- 1965The F.B.I.Mrs. Ferguson
- 1965LaredoAgnes Halsey
- 1965The Big ValleyMargaret Coleman
- 1964Daniel BooneMartha
- 1964BroadsideWave Commander Peabody
- 1964The KillersMiss Watson
- 1964One Man's WayAnna Peale
- 1963The PrizeMrs. Bergh, Chaperon
- 19634 for TexasBrunhilde
- 1963Mr. NovakMrs. Payne
- 1963The FugitiveAlma Mercer
- 1963Cattle KingMrs. Ruth Winters (Brassfield's Housekeeper)
- 1962Going My Way
- 1962Stoney BurkeFlora Hill
- 1962The VirginianLeora Tressider
- 1962Incident in an AlleyMrs. Connell
- 1961Judgment at NurembergMrs. Halbestadt
- 1961The New BreedAnnabelle
- 1961Ben CaseyAlice Cabot
- 1961Target: The Corruptors!
- 1961HazelMrs. McGuire
- 1961The Asphalt JungleMiss Brandt
- 1961Mister EdMargaret
- 1960Flaming StarMrs. Phillips (uncredited)
- 1960ThrillerMarge
- 1960Coronado 9Sarita
- 1959The UntouchablesDora Mizo
- 1959The Twilight ZoneEthel Bedeker
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonMother
- 1959RiverboatAunt Samantha Dexter
- 1959BonanzaMartha Hale
- 1959The DeputyMolly Baker
- 1959Rawhide
- 195877 Sunset StripGrace Thorn
- 1958Behind Closed DoorsJulie Hollister
- 1958The RiflemanMrs. Hardy
- 1958Frontier Doctor
- 1958The Donna Reed ShowMargaret Lang
- 1958BroncoMartha Gant
- 1958Peter GunnNancy Davis
- 1958Steve CanyonMary Moore
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveMrs. Logan (uncredited)
- 1958Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerJune Earl
- 1957Casey JonesDoris Jones
- 1957TrackdownMillie
- 1957The Restless GunAmy Durant
- 1957MaverickVerna Lyme
- 1957Perry MasonBeth Sandover
- 1957The Thin Man
- 1957M SquadMrs. Jake Fassard
- 1957Wagon TrainMinna Collins
- 1957The Hired ManBeverly
- 1957The Careless YearsMrs. Vernon
- 1957Johnny TremainMrs. Lapham
- 1957The Spirit of St. LouisSecretary (uncredited)
- 1956Three Brave MenHelen Goldsmith
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreJulie Hart (uncredited)
- 1956State Trooper
- 1956Hey, Jeannie!Mrs. Warren
- 1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie
- 1956NightmareSue Bressard
- 1956Invasion of the Body SnatchersWilma Lentz
- 1956The Killer Is LooseMary Gillespie
- 1955Good Morning, Miss DoveMrs. Rigsbee (uncredited)
- 1955Matinee Theater
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsModel
- 1955GunsmokeBess
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpMartha Evans
- 1955Not as a StrangerBruni
- 1955The CobwebSally
- 1955The MillionaireMrs. Barnett
- 1955The Star and the Story
- 1954Father Knows BestGrace Miller
- 1954Studio 57
- 1954DragnetMrs. Caldwell
- 1954The Whistler
- 1954Passport to Danger
- 1954Public DefenderMom Kennedy
- 1953Letter to LorettaMrs. Brown
- 1953Woman They Almost LynchedJenny
- 1953I'm the Law
- 1953General Electric TheaterHead Nurse
- 1953Never Wave at a WACLieutenant Myles (uncredited)
- 1952The Abbott and Costello ShowMrs. Jackson
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreMrs. Talbot
- 1952Cavalcade of AmericaMrs. Sargent
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseClerk
- 1952Adventures of SupermanMrs. Frank
- 1952High NoonMrs. Simpson (uncredited)
- 1952The First TimeNurse
- 1952Chevron Theatre
- 1952Dangerous AssignmentCarla Fabri
- 1951Dragnet
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- 1951Racket Squad
- 1950Cyrano de BergeracSister Marthe
- 1949The Lone RangerCecile Charron
- 1949Special AgentMabel Rumpler
- 1949Cover UpMargaret Baker
- 1948Night WindJean Benson
- 1948Women in the NightClaire Adams
- 1947The GangsterMrs. Karty
- 1947The Invisible WallMildred Elsworth
- 1946The Mysterious Mr. ValentineLola Carson
- 1946The KillersLilly Harmon Lubinsky
- 1946The Inner CircleRhoda Roberts
- 1946The Wife of Monte CristoFlorice Michaud
- 1946House of HorrorsLady of the Streets
- 1946Murder Is My BusinessDora Darnell
- 1946Idea GirlEveline
- 1946The Scarlet HorsemanCarla Marquette / Matosca
- 1945Girls of the Big HouseBernice Meyers
- 1945Phantom of the PlainsCeleste
- 1944The Mummy's CursePrincess Ananka
- 1944The Old Texas TrailQueenie Leone
- 1944Raiders of Ghost CityCountess Elsa von Merck, alias Trina Dressard
- 1943Women at WarMary Sawyer
- 1943Mission to MoscowMaria - Beautician (uncredited)
- 1943Edge of DarknessHulda (Stensgard maid)
- 1943Truck BustersEadie Watkins
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