Person
Virginia Brissac
Acting · 1883–1979 · San Jose, California, USA
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
Dragnet
1951
I Love Lucy
Mrs. Hammond
Studio 57
1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
Chevron Theatre
1952
The Lone Wolf
Mrs. Kimbo
Rebel Without a Cause
Jim's Grandmother
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
Patricia Cornwall
Shadow of a Doubt
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Cheaper by the Dozen
Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1955Rebel Without a CauseJim's Grandmother
- 1954Studio 57
- 1954About Mrs. LeslieMrs. Poole
- 1954Executive SuiteEdith Alderson
- 1954The Lone WolfMrs. Kimbo
- 1954Phantom of the Rue MorgueWell-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
- 1954Ma and Pa Kettle at HomeMartha Maddocks
- 1953The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
- 1953The Bandits of CorsicaMaria
- 1953Fair Wind to JavaBintang
- 1953Meet Me at the FairMrs. Spooner
- 1952Woman of the North CountryMrs. Dawson
- 1952Chevron Theatre
- 1951Dragnet
- 1951I Love LucyMrs. Hammond
- 1951Two of a KindMaida McIntyre
- 1951Operation PacificSister Anna
- 1950Harriet CraigMother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
- 1950Edge of DoomMrs. Dennis
- 1950Cheaper by the DozenMrs. Benson (uncredited)
- 1950No Man of Her OwnJustice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
- 1949TensionMrs. Andrews (uncredited)
- 1949The Doolins of OklahomaMrs. Burton (uncredited)
- 1949The Last BanditKate's Mother
- 1948An Act of MurderMrs. Russell
- 1948The Snake PitMiss Seiffert (uncredited)
- 1948The Untamed BreedMrs. Jones
- 1948Old Los AngelesSeñora Del Rey
- 1948Summer HolidayMiss Hawley
- 1948The Mating of MillieMrs. Thomas
- 1948Three Daring DaughtersMiss Drake (uncredited)
- 1947Captain from CastileDoña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
- 1947Secret Beyond the DoorSarah (uncredited)
- 1947Monsieur VerdouxCarlotta Couvais
- 1947PursuedWoman at the Wedding (uncredited)
- 1946Sister KennyMrs. Johnson (uncredited)
- 1946The Mysterious Mr. ValentineMartha, the Housekeeper
- 1946The Mysterious Mr. MCornelia Waldron
- 1946Hot CargoMrs. Chapman
- 1945Why Girls Leave HomeMrs. Leslie
- 1945BewitchedMartha--Governor's Wife
- 1945Captain EddieFlo Clark
- 1945Three's a CrowdCary Whipple
- 1945Thrill of a RomanceMs. McKenzie (uncredited)
- 1945The Scarlet ClueMrs. Marsh
- 1945G.I. HoneymoonLavinia Thorndyke
- 1945A Tree Grows in BrooklynMiss Tilford (uncredited)
- 1944Together AgainTownswoman (uncredited)
- 1944Faces in the FogMiss Harvey, Juror
- 1944Marriage Is a Private AffairMrs. Courtland West
- 1944Sing, Neighbor, SingCornelia Blake
- 1944Song of the Open RoadCamp Matron (uncredited)
- 1944This Is the LifeMrs. Tiggett
- 1944Phantom LadyDr. Helen Chase
- 1943Moonlight in VermontAunt Bess
- 1943The Crime Doctor’s Strangest CasePatricia Cornwall
- 1943The Hard WayDress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
- 1943Shadow of a DoubtMrs. Phillips (uncredited)
- 1942Mug TownMrs. Bell
- 1942Lucky JordanClarence's Wife
- 1942The Mummy's TombMrs. Ella Evans
- 1942Get Hep to LoveMrs. Brown
- 1942The Big ShotMrs. Booth
- 1942Tough as They ComeMrs. Clark
- 1942Take a Letter, DarlingMrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
- 1942Lady GangsterMrs. Stoner
- 1941Remember the DayMrs. Hill
- 1941They Died with Their Boots OnWoman (uncredited)
- 1941One Foot in HeavenMrs. Jellison (uncredited)
- 1941Appointment for LoveNora
- 1941The Little FoxesMrs. Hewitt
- 1941Dressed to KillLynne Evans
- 1941Bad Men of MissouriMrs. Hathaway
- 1941The Nurse's SecretMary
- 1941Washington MelodramaMrs. Curzon
- 1941The Great LieSadie
- 1940Chad HannaLandlady
- 1940Lady with Red HairMiss Humbert (uncredited)
- 1940Always a BrideLucy Bond
- 1940Strike Up the BandMrs. May Holden
- 1940Hired WifeMiss Collins (uncredited)
- 1940All This, and Heaven TooNun (uncredited)
- 1940The Ghost BreakersMother Zombie
- 1940Cinderella's FellerWicked Stepmother
- 1940Alias the DeaconElsie Clark
- 1940If I Had My WayMrs. Blair (uncredited)
- 1940It's a DateMiss Holden
- 1940Little OrvieMrs. Green
- 1940The House Across the BayLandlady
- 1940Black FridayMrs. Margaret Kingsley
- 1940Little Old New YorkMrs. Brevoort
- 1940Remember the NightMrs. Emory
- 1939The Cisco Kid and the LadySeamstress
- 1939A Child is BornMr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
- 1939Destry Rides AgainSophie Claggett
- 1939First LoveCommencement Speaker
- 1939Stop, Look and LoveDressmaker
- 1939Parents on TrialMrs. Martin
- 1939They Shall Have MusicWillie's Mother (uncredited)
- 1939I Stole a MillionNurse (uncredited)
- 1939The Forgotten WomanMrs. Kimball
- 1939Young Mr. LincolnPeach Pie Baker (uncredited)
- 1939Invitation to HappinessEleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
- 1939Dark VictoryMartha
- 1939Wings of the NavyNurse
- 1939Jesse JamesBoy's Mother
- 1938Young Dr. KildareBoardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
- 1938GatewayFriend of Mrs. McNutt
- 1938Delinquent ParentsMrs. Herbert Ellis
- 1937The Bad Man of BrimstoneMrs. Grant
- 1937The Man in the BarnFarmer's Wife (uncredited)
- 1937The Adventurous BlondeHelen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
- 1937Idol of the CrowdsMrs. Dale
- 1937White BondageSarah Talcott
- 1937Artists & ModelsSeamstress (uncredited)
- 1937Mountain JusticeMrs. Hughes
- 1937Stolen HolidayWedding Guest (uncredited)
- 1936Love Letters of a StarMrs. Blodgett
- 1936Down the StretchAunt Julia
- 1936Two Against the WorldMarion Sims
- 1936The Big NoiseMrs. Trent
- 1936Murder by an AristocratAdela Thatcher
- 1936Three GodfathersMrs. McLane
- 1935Honeymoon LimitedMrs. Van Twerp
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