Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

Acting

Birthday

1883/06/10

Day of death

1979/07/26 (96 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

San Jose, California, USA

Also know as

Virginia Alice Brisac

Biography

​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.

Acting
Rebel Without a Cause
7.5

(1955) Rebel Without a Cause

as Jim's Grandmother

Artists & Models
6.0

(1937) Artists & Models

as Seamstress (uncredited)

Hot Cargo
0.0

(1946) Hot Cargo

as Mrs. Chapman

Lady Gangster
5.8

(1942) Lady Gangster

as Mrs. Stoner

Monsieur Verdoux
7.7

(1947) Monsieur Verdoux

as Carlotta Couvais

Dark Victory
7.0

(1939) Dark Victory

as Martha

Two of a Kind
6.7

(1951) Two of a Kind

as Maida McIntyre

Remember the Night
7.3

(1940) Remember the Night

as Mrs. Emory

The Mummy's Tomb
5.7

(1942) The Mummy's Tomb

as Mrs. Ella Evans

Dressed to Kill
6.4

(1941) Dressed to Kill

as Lynne Evans

Bewitched
5.3

(1945) Bewitched

as Martha--Governor's Wife

Edge of Doom
5.9

(1950) Edge of Doom

as Mrs. Dennis

The Ghost Breakers
6.5

(1940) The Ghost Breakers

as Mother Zombie

The Little Foxes
7.5

(1941) The Little Foxes

as Mrs. Hewitt

Phantom Lady
7.0

(1944) Phantom Lady

as Dr. Helen Chase

Destry Rides Again
7.2

(1939) Destry Rides Again

as Sophie Claggett

The Snake Pit
7.1

(1948) The Snake Pit

as Miss Seiffert

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
4.3

(1946) The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

as Martha, the Housekeeper

The Scarlet Clue
5.9

(1945) The Scarlet Clue

as Mrs. Marsh

The Big Shot
6.3

(1942) The Big Shot

as Mrs. Booth

The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
4.8

(1943) The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

as Patricia Cornwall

Harriet Craig
7.5

(1950) Harriet Craig

as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)

Captain from Castile
7.2

(1947) Captain from Castile

as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)

About Mrs. Leslie
7.0

(1954) About Mrs. Leslie

as Mrs. Poole

The Bandits of Corsica
5.8

(1953) The Bandits of Corsica

as Maria

0.0

(1945) Three's a Crowd

as Cary Whipple

The Mysterious Mr. M
3.8

(1946) The Mysterious Mr. M

as Cornelia Waldron

Secret Beyond the Door
6.5

(1947) Secret Beyond the Door

as Sarah (uncredited)

Lucky Jordan
6.0

(1942) Lucky Jordan

as Clarence's Wife

Three Godfathers
6.8

(1936) Three Godfathers

as Mrs. McLane

Down the Stretch
5.5

(1936) Down the Stretch

as Aunt Julia

Song of the Open Road
0.0

(1944) Song of the Open Road

as Camp Matron (uncredited)

Why Girls Leave Home
5.0

(1945) Why Girls Leave Home

as Mrs. Leslie

The Man in the Barn
5.3

(1937) The Man in the Barn

as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Little Old New York
4.0

(1940) Little Old New York

as Mrs. Brevoort

Appointment for Love
5.2

(1941) Appointment for Love

as Nora

Delinquent Parents
8.0

(1938) Delinquent Parents

as Mrs. Herbert Ellis

Chad Hanna
6.0

(1940) Chad Hanna

as Landlady

Operation Pacific
6.0

(1951) Operation Pacific

as Sister Anna

Murder by an Aristocrat
3.0

(1936) Murder by an Aristocrat

as Adela Thatcher

Washington Melodrama
5.0

(1941) Washington Melodrama

as Mrs. Curzon

The Forgotten Woman
0.0

(1939) The Forgotten Woman

as Mrs. Kimball

Together Again
5.4

(1944) Together Again

as Townswoman

Stolen Holiday
6.6

(1937) Stolen Holiday

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Always a Bride
4.5

(1940) Always a Bride

as Lucy Bond

Strike Up the Band
6.2

(1940) Strike Up the Band

as Mrs. May Holden

Fair Wind to Java
4.9

(1953) Fair Wind to Java

as Bintang

Stop, Look and Love
5.0

(1939) Stop, Look and Love

as Dressmaker

Cheaper by the Dozen
6.3

(1950) Cheaper by the Dozen

as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)

It's a Date
6.4

(1940) It's a Date

as Miss Holden

Young Dr. Kildare
6.5

(1938) Young Dr. Kildare

as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)

The Big Noise
5.0

(1936) The Big Noise

as Mrs. Trent

Tension
6.8

(1949) Tension

as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)

Hired Wife
6.8

(1940) Hired Wife

as Miss Collins (uncredited)

Alias the Deacon
0.0

(1940) Alias the Deacon

as Elsie Clark

Mountain Justice
5.5

(1937) Mountain Justice

as Mrs. Hughes

The Nurse's Secret
5.0

(1941) The Nurse's Secret

as Mary

Jesse James
6.4

(1939) Jesse James

as Boy's Mother

Wings of the Navy
6.0

(1939) Wings of the Navy

as Nurse

Young Mr. Lincoln
7.2

(1939) Young Mr. Lincoln

as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)

A Child Is Born
6.5

(1939) A Child Is Born

as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)

They Shall Have Music
6.0

(1939) They Shall Have Music

as Willie's Mother (uncredited)

Invitation to Happiness
0.0

(1939) Invitation to Happiness

as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)

First Love
7.8

(1939) First Love

as Commencement Speaker

The Cisco Kid and the Lady
4.9

(1939) The Cisco Kid and the Lady

as Seamstress

The Mating of Millie
6.8

(1948) The Mating of Millie

as Mrs. Thomas

The Hard Way
6.6

(1943) The Hard Way

as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
7.6

(1945) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

as Miss Tilford (uncredited)

Black Friday
6.0

(1940) Black Friday

as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley

Sing, Neighbor, Sing
0.0

(1944) Sing, Neighbor, Sing

as Cornelia Blake

Sister Kenny
6.5

(1946) Sister Kenny

as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

Shadow of a Doubt
7.5

(1943) Shadow of a Doubt

as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

The Adventurous Blonde
5.4

(1937) The Adventurous Blonde

as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")

The Great Lie
6.8

(1941) The Great Lie

as Sadie

The Untamed Breed
5.0

(1948) The Untamed Breed

as Mrs. Jones

White Bondage
6.0

(1937) White Bondage

as Sarah Talcott

Little Orvie
7.0

(1940) Little Orvie

as Mrs. Green

Parents on Trial
0.0

(1939) Parents on Trial

as Mrs. Martin

G.I. Honeymoon
0.0

(1945) G.I. Honeymoon

as Lavinia Thorndyke

Two Against the World
5.8

(1936) Two Against the World

as Marion Sims

Captain Eddie
6.0

(1945) Captain Eddie

as Flo Clark

Three Daring Daughters
5.7

(1948) Three Daring Daughters

as Miss Drake (uncredited)

Summer Holiday
4.9

(1948) Summer Holiday

as Miss Hawley

No Man of Her Own
6.9

(1950) No Man of Her Own

as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

All This, and Heaven Too
7.2

(1940) All This, and Heaven Too

as Nun (uncredited)

Gateway
6.5

(1938) Gateway

as Friend of Mrs. McNutt

The House Across the Bay
5.3

(1940) The House Across the Bay

as Landlady

Lady with Red Hair
6.5

(1940) Lady with Red Hair

as Miss Humbert (uncredited)

Cinderella's Feller
0.0

(1940) Cinderella's Feller

as Wicked Stepmother

An Act of Murder
6.8

(1948) An Act of Murder

as Mrs. Russell

Take a Letter, Darling
6.5

(1942) Take a Letter, Darling

as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)

Faces in the Fog
3.0

(1944) Faces in the Fog

as Miss Harvey, Juror

Tough as They Come
0.0

(1942) Tough as They Come

as Mrs. Clark

Mug Town
7.0

(1942) Mug Town

as Mrs. Bell

Old Los Angeles
5.5

(1948) Old Los Angeles

as Señora Del Rey

Bad Men of Missouri
5.6

(1941) Bad Men of Missouri

as Mrs. Hathaway

The Last Bandit
6.0

(1949) The Last Bandit

as Kate's Mother

Woman of the North Country
4.5

(1952) Woman of the North Country

as Mrs. Dawson

They Died with Their Boots On
6.6

(1941) They Died with Their Boots On

as Woman (uncredited)

Honeymoon Limited
6.0

(1935) Honeymoon Limited

as Mrs. Van Twerp

Remember the Day
6.6

(1941) Remember the Day

as Mrs. Hill

I Stole a Million
6.0

(1939) I Stole a Million

as Nurse (uncredited)

Get Hep to Love
4.0

(1942) Get Hep to Love

as Mrs. Brown

The Bad Man of Brimstone
6.0

(1937) The Bad Man of Brimstone

as Mrs. Grant

Idol of the Crowds
4.1

(1937) Idol of the Crowds

as Mrs. Dale

If I Had My Way
6.4

(1940) If I Had My Way

as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)

This Is the Life
5.0

(1944) This Is the Life

as Mrs. Tiggett

Love Letters of a Star
0.0

(1936) Love Letters of a Star

as Mrs. Blodgett

Marriage Is a Private Affair
5.2

(1944) Marriage Is a Private Affair

as Mrs. Courtland West

Pursued
6.5

(1947) Pursued

as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)

Meet Me at the Fair
7.0

(1953) Meet Me at the Fair

as Mrs. Spooner

Executive Suite
7.0

(1954) Executive Suite

as Edith Alderson

One Foot in Heaven
6.6

(1941) One Foot in Heaven

as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)

Moonlight in Vermont
6.0

(1943) Moonlight in Vermont

as Aunt Bess

The Doolins of Oklahoma
6.8

(1949) The Doolins of Oklahoma

as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)

Thrill of a Romance
6.2

(1945) Thrill of a Romance

as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)

I Love Lucy
7.9

(1951) I Love Lucy

as Mrs. Hammond

The Lone Wolf
7.0

(1954) The Lone Wolf

as Mrs. Kimbo

The Lone Wolf
7.0

(1954) The Lone Wolf

as Mrs. Bell

Studio 57
0.0

(1954) Studio 57

as ---

0.0

(1953) The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

as ---

0.0

(1953) The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

as Mrs. Adams

10.0

(1952) Chevron Theatre

as ---

Dragnet
6.4

(1951) Dragnet

as ---