Virginia Brissac
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Virginia Brissac (June 11, 1883, San Jose, California – July 26, 1979, Santa Fe, New Mexico) 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 a couple of short films and ended with Rebel Without a Cause (1955), playing grandmother to Jim Stark (James Dean). Description above from the Wikipedia article Virginia Brissac, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Jun 11, 1883 In San Jose, California
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 110
- 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 | All I Desire | 1953-07-03 | |
| Movie | The Bandits of Corsica | Maria | 1953-02-27 |
| Movie | Fair Wind to Java | Bintang | 1953-01-28 |
| Movie | Meet Me at the Fair | Mrs. Spooner | 1953-01-01 |
| 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 | Tension | Mrs. Andrews (uncredited) | 1949-11-25 |
| Movie | The Last Bandit | Kate's Mother | 1949-02-25 |
| Movie | An Act of Murder | Mrs. Russell | 1948-12-05 |
| Movie | The Snake Pit | Miss Seiffert | 1948-11-04 |
| Movie | The Untamed Breed | Mrs. Jones | 1948-10-20 |
| Movie | Old Los Angeles | Señora Del Rey | 1948-04-24 |
| Movie | Summer Holiday | Miss Hawley | 1948-04-15 |
| Movie | The Mating of Millie | Mrs. Thomas | 1948-03-08 |
| Movie | Three Daring Daughters | Miss Drake (uncredited) | 1948-02-12 |
| Movie | Captain from Castile | Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited) | 1947-12-25 |
| Movie | Secret Beyond the Door... | Sarah (uncredited) | 1947-12-24 |
| Movie | Monsieur Verdoux | Carlotta Couvais | 1947-09-26 |
| Movie | Pursued | Woman at the Wedding (uncredited) | 1947-03-02 |
| Movie | The Mysterious Mr. M | Cornelia Waldron | 1946-07-23 |
| Movie | The Mysterious Mr. Valentine | Martha, the Housekeeper | 1946-09-03 |
| Movie | Sister Kenny | Mrs. Johnson (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
| Movie | Why Girls Leave Home | Mrs. Leslie | 1945-10-09 |
| Movie | Bewitched | Martha--Governor's Wife | 1945-07-04 |
| Movie | Captain Eddie | Flo Clark | 1945-06-18 |
| Movie | Three's a Crowd | Cary Whipple | 1945-05-23 |
| Movie | The Scarlet Clue | Mrs. Marsh | 1945-05-11 |
| Movie | G.I. Honeymoon | Lavinia Thorndyke | 1945-04-06 |
| Movie | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Miss Tilford (uncredited) | 1945-02-28 |
| Movie | Song of the Open Road | Camp Matron (uncredited) | 1944-06-21 |
| Movie | This Is the Life | Mrs. Tiggett | 1944-06-01 |
| Movie | Phantom Lady | Dr. Helen Chase | 1944-01-28 |
| Movie | Sing, Neighbor, Sing | Cornelia Blake | 1944-08-12 |
| Movie | Faces in the Fog | Miss Harvey, Juror | 1944-11-30 |
| Movie | Together Again | Townswoman (uncredited) | 1944-12-23 |
| Movie | Marriage Is a Private Affair | Mrs. Courtland West | 1944-08-23 |
| Movie | The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case | Patricia Cornwall | 1943-12-09 |
| Movie | Shadow of a Doubt | Mrs. Phillips (uncredited) | 1943-01-15 |
| Movie | The Hard Way | Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
| Movie | Tough as They Come | Mrs. Clark | 1942-06-05 |
| Movie | Lady Gangster | Mrs. Stoner | 1942-04-01 |
| Movie | Take a Letter, Darling | Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited) | 1942-05-06 |
| Movie | The Mummy's Tomb | Mrs. Ella Evans | 1942-10-23 |
| Movie | The Big Shot | Mrs. Booth | 1942-06-13 |
| Movie | Get Hep to Love | Mrs. Brown | 1942-10-02 |
| Movie | Lucky Jordan | Clarence's Wife | 1942-11-16 |
| Movie | Mug Town | Mrs. Bell | 1942-12-18 |
| Movie | Bad Men of Missouri | Mrs. Hathaway | 1941-07-26 |
| Movie | The Great Lie | Sadie | 1941-04-05 |
| Movie | Washington Melodrama | Mrs. Curzon | 1941-04-17 |
| Movie | The Nurse's Secret | Mary | 1941-05-24 |
| Movie | Remember the Day | Mrs. Hill | 1941-12-25 |
| Movie | Dressed to Kill | Lynne Evans | 1941-08-08 |
| Movie | The Little Foxes | Mrs. Hewitt | 1941-08-29 |
| Movie | Appointment for Love | Nora | 1941-10-31 |
| Movie | One Foot in Heaven | Mrs. Jellison (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
| Movie | They Died with Their Boots On | Woman (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
| Movie | Remember the Night | Mrs. Emory | 1940-01-19 |
| Movie | Little Old New York | Mrs. Brevoort | 1940-02-09 |
| Movie | Black Friday | Mrs. Margaret Kingsley | 1940-02-29 |
| Movie | The House Across the Bay | Landlady | 1940-03-01 |
| Movie | Little Orvie | Mrs. Green | 1940-03-11 |
| Movie | It's a Date | Miss Holden | 1940-03-22 |
| Movie | If I Had My Way | Mrs. Blair (uncredited) | 1940-05-05 |
| Movie | Alias the Deacon | Elsie Clark | 1940-05-13 |
| Movie | The Ghost Breakers | Mother Zombie | 1940-06-21 |
| Movie | All This, and Heaven Too | Nun (uncredited) | 1940-07-05 |
| Movie | Hired Wife | Miss Collins (uncredited) | 1940-09-13 |
| Movie | Strike Up the Band | Mrs. May Holden | 1940-09-27 |
| Movie | Always a Bride | Lucy Bond | 1940-11-02 |
| Movie | Lady with Red Hair | Miss Humbert (uncredited) | 1940-11-30 |
| Movie | Chad Hanna | Landlady | 1940-12-25 |
| Movie | Jesse James | Boy's Mother | 1939-01-14 |
| Movie | Wings of the Navy | Nurse | 1939-02-11 |
| Movie | Dark Victory | Martha | 1939-04-20 |
| Movie | Invitation to Happiness | Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited) | 1939-06-07 |
| Movie | Young Mr. Lincoln | Peach Pie Baker (uncredited) | 1939-06-09 |
| Movie | They Shall Have Music | Willie's Mother (uncredited) | 1939-08-18 |
| Movie | I Stole a Million | Nurse (uncredited) | 1939-08-01 |
| Movie | Parents on Trial | Mrs. Martin | 1939-09-21 |
| Movie | First Love | Commencement Speaker | 1939-11-10 |
| Movie | Destry Rides Again | Sophie Claggett | 1939-11-30 |
| Movie | A Child Is Born | Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited) | 1939-12-07 |
| Movie | The Cisco Kid and the Lady | Seamstress | 1939-12-29 |
| Movie | Young Dr. Kildare | Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited) | 1938-10-14 |
| Movie | Gateway | Friend of Mrs. McNutt | 1938-08-05 |
| Movie | Delinquent Parents | Mrs. Herbert Ellis | 1938-07-15 |
| Movie | Stolen Holiday | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1937-02-06 |
| Movie | Mountain Justice | Mrs. Hughes | 1937-04-24 |
| Movie | Artists & Models | Seamstress (uncredited) | 1937-08-04 |
| Movie | Idol of the Crowds | Mrs. Dale | 1937-09-30 |
| Movie | White Bondage | Sarah Talcott | 1937-08-05 |
| Movie | The Adventurous Blonde | Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny") | 1937-11-13 |
| Movie | The Man in the Barn | Farmer's Wife (uncredited) | 1937-11-20 |
| Movie | The Bad Man of Brimstone | Mrs. Grant | 1937-12-31 |
| Movie | Love Letters of a Star | Mrs. Blodgett | 1936-11-08 |
| Movie | Down the Stretch | Aunt Julia | 1936-09-18 |
| Movie | Two Against the World | Marion Sims | 1936-07-11 |
| Movie | The Big Noise | Mrs. Trent | 1936-06-22 |
| Movie | Murder by an Aristocrat | Adela Thatcher | 1936-06-13 |
| Movie | Three Godfathers | Mrs. McLane | 1936-03-06 |
| Movie | Honeymoon Limited | Mrs. Van Twerp | 1935-07-01 |