Virginia Brissac
From Wikipedia 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.
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- Born:
- Jun 11, 1883 In San Jose, California, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 115
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Honeymoon Limited 1935-07-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Rebel Without a Cause 1955-10-27
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Rebel Without a Cause | Jim's Grandmother | 1955-10-27 |
| Movie | Executive Suite | Edith Alderson | 1954-04-30 |
| Movie | About Mrs. Leslie | Mrs. Poole | 1954-08-03 |
| Movie | Meet Me at the Fair | Mrs. Spooner | 1953-01-01 |
| Movie | Fair Wind to Java | Bintang | 1953-01-28 |
| Movie | All I Desire | 1953-07-03 | |
| Movie | The Bandits of Corsica | Maria | 1953-02-27 |
| Movie | Woman of the North Country | Mrs. Dawson | 1952-07-23 |
| Movie | Two of a Kind | Maida McIntyre | 1951-07-01 |
| Movie | Operation Pacific | Sister Anna | 1951-01-27 |
| Movie | Cheaper by the Dozen | Mrs. Benson (uncredited) | 1950-03-31 |
| Movie | No Man of Her Own | Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) | 1950-02-21 |
| Movie | Edge of Doom | Mrs. Dennis | 1950-08-03 |
| Movie | Harriet Craig | Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited) | 1950-11-02 |
| Movie | The Last Bandit | Kate's Mother | 1949-02-25 |
| Movie | Tension | Mrs. Andrews (uncredited) | 1949-11-25 |
| Movie | The Doolins of Oklahoma | Mrs. Burton (uncredited) | 1949-05-27 |
| Movie | Summer Holiday | Miss Hawley | 1948-04-15 |
| Movie | Three Daring Daughters | Miss Drake (uncredited) | 1948-02-12 |
| Movie | Old Los Angeles | Señora Del Rey | 1948-04-24 |
| Movie | The Mating of Millie | Mrs. Thomas | 1948-03-08 |
| Movie | The Untamed Breed | Mrs. Jones | 1948-10-20 |
| Movie | An Act of Murder | Mrs. Russell | 1948-12-05 |
| Movie | The Snake Pit | Miss Seiffert | 1948-11-04 |
| Movie | Pursued | Woman at the Wedding (uncredited) | 1947-03-02 |
| Movie | Monsieur Verdoux | Carlotta Couvais | 1947-09-26 |
| Movie | Captain from Castile | Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited) | 1947-12-25 |
| Movie | Secret Beyond the Door... | Sarah (uncredited) | 1947-12-24 |
| Movie | The Mysterious Mr. Valentine | Martha, the Housekeeper | 1946-09-03 |
| Movie | The Mysterious Mr. M | Cornelia Waldron | 1946-07-23 |
| Movie | Sister Kenny | Mrs. Johnson (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
| Movie | G.I. Honeymoon | Lavinia Thorndyke | 1945-04-06 |
| Movie | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Miss Tilford (uncredited) | 1945-02-28 |
| Movie | The Scarlet Clue | Mrs. Marsh | 1945-05-11 |
| Movie | Thrill of a Romance | Ms. McKenzie (uncredited) | 1945-05-23 |
| Movie | Why Girls Leave Home | Mrs. Leslie | 1945-10-09 |
| Movie | Captain Eddie | Flo Clark | 1945-06-18 |
| Movie | Bewitched | Martha--Governor's Wife | 1945-07-04 |
| Movie | Three's a Crowd | Cary Whipple | 1945-05-23 |
| Movie | Song of the Open Road | Camp Matron (uncredited) | 1944-06-21 |
| Movie | This Is the Life | Mrs. Tiggett | 1944-06-01 |
| Movie | Sing, Neighbor, Sing | Cornelia Blake | 1944-08-12 |
| Movie | Phantom Lady | Dr. Helen Chase | 1944-01-28 |
| Movie | Marriage Is a Private Affair | Mrs. Courtland West | 1944-08-23 |
| Movie | Together Again | Townswoman (uncredited) | 1944-12-23 |
| Movie | Faces in the Fog | Miss Harvey, Juror | 1944-11-30 |
| Movie | The Hard Way | Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
| Movie | Shadow of a Doubt | Mrs. Phillips (uncredited) | 1943-01-15 |
| Movie | The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case | Patricia Cornwall | 1943-12-09 |
| Movie | Tough as They Come | Mrs. Clark | 1942-06-05 |
| Movie | Take a Letter, Darling | Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited) | 1942-05-06 |
| Movie | Lady Gangster | Mrs. Stoner | 1942-04-01 |
| Movie | The Big Shot | Mrs. Booth | 1942-06-13 |
| Movie | Get Hep to Love | Mrs. Brown | 1942-10-02 |
| Movie | The Mummy's Tomb | Mrs. Ella Evans | 1942-10-23 |
| Movie | Mug Town | Mrs. Bell | 1942-12-18 |
| Movie | Lucky Jordan | Clarence's Wife | 1942-11-16 |
| Movie | Bad Men of Missouri | Mrs. Hathaway | 1941-07-26 |
| Movie | The Nurse's Secret | Mary | 1941-05-24 |
| Movie | Dressed to Kill | Lynne Evans | 1941-08-08 |
| Movie | The Great Lie | Sadie | 1941-04-05 |
| Movie | Washington Melodrama | Mrs. Curzon | 1941-04-17 |
| Movie | Remember the Day | Mrs. Hill | 1941-12-25 |
| Movie | The Little Foxes | Mrs. Hewitt | 1941-08-29 |
| Movie | One Foot in Heaven | Mrs. Jellison (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
| Movie | They Died with Their Boots On | Woman (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
| Movie | Appointment for Love | Nora | 1941-10-31 |
| Movie | Little Orvie | Mrs. Green | 1940-03-11 |
| Movie | It's a Date | Miss Holden | 1940-03-22 |
| Movie | The House Across the Bay | Landlady | 1940-03-01 |
| Movie | Remember the Night | Mrs. Emory | 1940-01-19 |
| Movie | Alias the Deacon | Elsie Clark | 1940-05-13 |
| Movie | Little Old New York | Mrs. Brevoort | 1940-02-09 |
| Movie | Black Friday | Mrs. Margaret Kingsley | 1940-02-29 |
| Movie | If I Had My Way | Mrs. Blair (uncredited) | 1940-05-05 |
| Movie | Always a Bride | Lucy Bond | 1940-11-02 |
| Movie | Cinderella's Feller | Wicked Stepmother | 1940-06-08 |
| Movie | Chad Hanna | Landlady | 1940-12-25 |
| Movie | Strike Up the Band | Mrs. May Holden | 1940-09-27 |
| Movie | Lady with Red Hair | Miss Humbert (uncredited) | 1940-11-30 |
| Movie | Hired Wife | Miss Collins (uncredited) | 1940-09-13 |
| Movie | The Ghost Breakers | Mother Zombie | 1940-06-21 |
| Movie | All This, and Heaven Too | Nun (uncredited) | 1940-07-05 |
| Movie | I Stole a Million | Nurse (uncredited) | 1939-08-01 |
| Movie | The Forgotten Woman | Mrs. Kimball | 1939-07-07 |
| Movie | Young Mr. Lincoln | Peach Pie Baker (uncredited) | 1939-06-09 |
| Movie | Wings of the Navy | Nurse | 1939-02-11 |
| Movie | Jesse James | Boy's Mother | 1939-01-14 |
| Movie | Dark Victory | Martha | 1939-04-20 |
| Movie | Invitation to Happiness | Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited) | 1939-06-07 |
| Movie | Parents on Trial | Mrs. Martin | 1939-09-21 |
| Movie | The Cisco Kid and the Lady | Seamstress | 1939-12-29 |
| Movie | They Shall Have Music | Willie's Mother (uncredited) | 1939-08-18 |
| Movie | A Child Is Born | Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited) | 1939-12-07 |
| Movie | Destry Rides Again | Sophie Claggett | 1939-11-30 |
| Movie | Stop, Look and Love | Dressmaker | 1939-09-22 |
| Movie | First Love | Commencement Speaker | 1939-11-10 |
| Movie | Delinquent Parents | Mrs. Herbert Ellis | 1938-07-15 |
| Movie | Young Dr. Kildare | Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited) | 1938-10-14 |
| Movie | Gateway | Friend of Mrs. McNutt | 1938-08-05 |
| Movie | Artists & Models | Seamstress (uncredited) | 1937-08-04 |
| Movie | White Bondage | Sarah Talcott | 1937-08-05 |
| Movie | Mountain Justice | Mrs. Hughes | 1937-04-24 |
| Movie | Stolen Holiday | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1937-02-06 |
| Movie | The Adventurous Blonde | Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny") | 1937-11-13 |
| Movie | Idol of the Crowds | Mrs. Dale | 1937-09-30 |
| Movie | The Bad Man of Brimstone | Mrs. Grant | 1937-12-31 |
| Movie | The Man in the Barn | Farmer's Wife (uncredited) | 1937-11-20 |
| Movie | Murder by an Aristocrat | Adela Thatcher | 1936-06-13 |
| Movie | Three Godfathers | Mrs. McLane | 1936-03-06 |
| Movie | The Big Noise | Mrs. Trent | 1936-06-22 |
| Movie | Down the Stretch | Aunt Julia | 1936-09-18 |
| Movie | Two Against the World | Marion Sims | 1936-07-11 |
| Movie | Love Letters of a Star | Mrs. Blodgett | 1936-11-08 |
| Movie | Honeymoon Limited | Mrs. Van Twerp | 1935-07-01 |