Virginia Brissac

🎭 Actor

Virginia Brissac

🎂 Born 10 June 1883 (age 96)✝ 26 July 1979📍 San Jose, California, USA

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Popularity Score

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Acting Credits

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

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

Jim's Grandmother

Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

Mrs. Benson (uncredited)

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

Woman (uncredited)

Full Filmography(117 films)

YearTitleCharacterRating

1955Rebel Without a CauseJim's Grandmother★ 7.5 1950Cheaper by the DozenMrs. Benson (uncredited)★ 6.4 1943Shadow of a DoubtMrs. Phillips (uncredited)★ 7.5 1941They Died with Their Boots OnWoman (uncredited)★ 6.7 1939Jesse JamesBoy's Mother★ 6.5 1941The Little FoxesMrs. Hewitt★ 7.5 1947Monsieur VerdouxCarlotta Couvais★ 7.7 1945A Tree Grows in BrooklynMiss Tilford (uncredited)★ 7.5 1949TensionMrs. Andrews (uncredited)★ 6.8 1948The Snake PitMiss Seiffert (uncredited)★ 7.1 1951Operation PacificSister Anna★ 6.1 1939Dark VictoryMartha★ 6.9 1947Secret Beyond the DoorSarah (uncredited)★ 6.5 1946Sister KennyMrs. Johnson (uncredited)★ 6.9 1950Harriet CraigMother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)★ 7.5 1939Young Mr. LincolnPeach Pie Baker (uncredited)★ 7.2 1939Destry Rides AgainSophie Claggett★ 7.2 1940The Ghost BreakersMother Zombie★ 6.5 1942The Mummy's TombMrs. Ella Evans★ 5.5 1941The Great LieSadie★ 7.0 1940Hired WifeMiss Collins (uncredited)★ 6.8 1940Remember the NightMrs. Emory★ 7.3 1943The Hard WayDress Saleswoman (Uncredited)★ 6.4 1947Captain from CastileDoña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)★ 7.2 1940All This, and Heaven TooNun (uncredited)★ 7.2 1940Strike Up the BandMrs. May Holden★ 6.6 1948Summer HolidayMiss Hawley★ 5.2 1940Black FridayMrs. Margaret Kingsley★ 6.0 1954Executive SuiteEdith Alderson★ 7.1 1947PursuedWoman at the Wedding (uncredited)★ 6.6 1937The Man in the BarnFarmer's Wife (uncredited)★ 5.9 1944Phantom LadyDr. Helen Chase★ 7.0 1939They Shall Have MusicWillie's Mother (uncredited)★ 6.5 1950No Man of Her OwnJustice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)★ 6.9 1940Lady with Red HairMiss Humbert (uncredited)★ 6.9 1948The Mating of MillieMrs. Thomas★ 6.9 1939Wings of the NavyNurse★ 6.2 1950Edge of DoomMrs. Dennis★ 6.1 1940Chad HannaLandlady★ 7.3 1942The Big ShotMrs. Booth★ 6.4 1939I Stole a MillionNurse (uncredited)★ 8.0 1945Thrill of a RomanceMs. McKenzie (uncredited)★ 6.6 1954Phantom of the Rue MorgueWell-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)★ 6.2 1944Together AgainTownswoman (uncredited)★ 5.5 1954About Mrs. LeslieMrs. Poole★ 7.4 1945BewitchedMartha--Governor's Wife★ 5.4 1938GatewayFriend of Mrs. McNutt★ 7.4 1939First LoveCommencement Speaker★ 7.6 1952Woman of the North CountryMrs. Dawson★ 5.0 1945The Scarlet ClueMrs. Marsh★ 6.0 1943The Crime Doctor’s Strangest CasePatricia Cornwall★ 5.2 1944Song of the Open RoadCamp Matron (uncredited)★ 8.0 1944Marriage Is a Private AffairMrs. Courtland West★ 6.4 1948Three Daring DaughtersMiss Drake (uncredited)★ 5.9 1951Two of a KindMaida McIntyre★ 6.8 1953Fair Wind to JavaBintang★ 5.6 1941Remember the DayMrs. Hill★ 7.3 1936Down the StretchAunt Julia★ 6.0 1949The Last BanditKate's Mother★ 7.0 1940If I Had My WayMrs. Blair (uncredited)★ 7.0 1945Captain EddieFlo Clark★ 7.3 1942Lady GangsterMrs. Stoner★ 5.7 1953Meet Me at the FairMrs. Spooner★ 8.5 1942Take a Letter, DarlingMrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)★ 6.6 1940The House Across the BayLandlady★ 5.6 1936Love Letters of a StarMrs. Blodgett★ 9.0 1949The Doolins of OklahomaMrs. Burton (uncredited)★ 6.8 1942Lucky JordanClarence's Wife★ 7.4 1937The Bad Man of BrimstoneMrs. Grant★ 6.7 1941One Foot in HeavenMrs. Jellison (uncredited)★ 6.9 1936Two Against the WorldMarion Sims★ 6.2 1940Little Old New YorkMrs. Brevoort★ 5.3 1939The Forgotten WomanMrs. Kimball★ 7.0 1941Dressed to KillLynne Evans★ 6.3 1942Tough as They ComeMrs. Clark★ 9.0 1937The Adventurous BlondeHelen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")★ 5.3 1948An Act of MurderMrs. Russell★ 6.9 1941Washington MelodramaMrs. Curzon★ 6.0 1941Appointment for LoveNora★ 5.8 1946The Mysterious Mr. ValentineMartha, the Housekeeper★ 4.4 1941Bad Men of MissouriMrs. Hathaway★ 6.2 1942Mug TownMrs. Bell★ 8.5 1936Three GodfathersMrs. McLane★ 6.9 1937Artists & ModelsSeamstress (uncredited)★ 6.3 1939Invitation to HappinessEleanor's Nurse (uncredited)★ 7.0 1939Stop, Look and LoveDressmaker★ 6.5 1954Ma and Pa Kettle at HomeMartha Maddocks★ 6.5 1953The Bandits of CorsicaMaria★ 6.4 1945Why Girls Leave HomeMrs. Leslie★ 5.7 1940It's a DateMiss Holden★ 6.4 1944Faces in the FogMiss Harvey, Juror★ 4.3 1937Mountain JusticeMrs. Hughes★ 6.3 1939The Cisco Kid and the LadySeamstress★ 5.4 1937Idol of the CrowdsMrs. Dale★ 5.1 1939A Child is BornMr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)★ 7.1 1942Get Hep to LoveMrs. Brown★ 7.0 1940Always a BrideLucy Bond★ 5.4 1948Old Los AngelesSeñora Del Rey★ 6.0 1946The Mysterious Mr. MCornelia Waldron★ 5.2 1936Murder by an AristocratAdela Thatcher★ 5.0 1937Stolen HolidayWedding Guest (uncredited)★ 6.4 1938Young Dr. KildareBoardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)★ 6.7 1935Honeymoon LimitedMrs. Van Twerp★ 5.8 1937White BondageSarah Talcott★ 6.8 1936The Big NoiseMrs. Trent★ 7.5 1944This Is the LifeMrs. Tiggett★ 6.0 1941The Nurse's SecretMary★ 5.6 1948The Untamed BreedMrs. Jones★ 6.5 1940Alias the DeaconElsie Clark★ 8.0 1943Moonlight in VermontAunt Bess★ 6.5 1944Sing, Neighbor, SingCornelia Blake★ 8.0 1940Cinderella's FellerWicked Stepmother★ 7.0 1939Parents on TrialMrs. Martin★ 8.0 1945G.I. HoneymoonLavinia Thorndyke★ 8.0 1940Little OrvieMrs. Green★ 8.5 1946Hot CargoMrs. Chapman★ 8.0 1938Delinquent ParentsMrs. Herbert Ellis★ 7.3

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