Virginia Brissac

Acting • 1883-06-10 • San Jose, California, USA

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

6.0

Black Friday

1940

7.0

Dark Victory

1939

6.5

The Ghost Breakers

1940

7.5

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

5.5

The Mummy's Tomb

1942

6.4

Dressed to Kill

1941

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Filmography

1955
Rebel Without a CauseFilm
Jim's Grandmother
★ 7.5
1954
Executive SuiteFilm
Edith Alderson
★ 7.0
1954
Phantom of the Rue MorgueFilm
Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1954
Ma and Pa Kettle at HomeFilm
Martha Maddocks
★ 6.6
1954
Studio 57TV
★ 7.5
1954
About Mrs. LeslieFilm
Mrs. Poole
★ 7.4
1954
The Lone WolfTV
Mrs. Kimbo • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1954
The Lone WolfTV
Mrs. Bell • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1953
Fair Wind to JavaFilm
Bintang
★ 5.6
1953
The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseTV
★ 8.5
1953
The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseTV
Mrs. Adams • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
1953
The Bandits of CorsicaFilm
Maria
★ 6.4
1953
Meet Me at the FairFilm
Mrs. Spooner
★ 7.7
1952
Chevron TheatreTV
★ 8.0
1952
Woman of the North CountryFilm
Mrs. Dawson
★ 5.0
1951
I Love LucyTV
Mrs. Hammond • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1951
DragnetTV
★ 6.5
1951
Operation PacificFilm
Sister Anna
★ 6.1
1951
Two of a KindFilm
Maida McIntyre
★ 6.8
1950
Cheaper by the DozenFilm
Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1950
No Man of Her OwnFilm
Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1950
Harriet CraigFilm
Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
★ 7.5
1950
Edge of DoomFilm
Mrs. Dennis
★ 6.1
1949
TensionFilm
Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
★ 6.8
1949
The Doolins of OklahomaFilm
Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
★ 6.8
1949
The Last BanditFilm
Kate's Mother
★ 7.0
1948
The Snake PitFilm
Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
★ 7.1
1948
An Act of MurderFilm
Mrs. Russell
★ 6.9
1948
The Mating of MillieFilm
Mrs. Thomas
★ 6.9
1948
Summer HolidayFilm
Miss Hawley
★ 5.2
1948
Three Daring DaughtersFilm
Miss Drake (uncredited)
★ 5.9
1948
Old Los AngelesFilm
Señora Del Rey
★ 6.0
1948
The Untamed BreedFilm
Mrs. Jones
★ 5.0
1947
Monsieur VerdouxFilm
Carlotta Couvais
★ 7.7
1947
Secret Beyond the DoorFilm
Sarah (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1947
PursuedFilm
Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1947
Captain from CastileFilm
Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1946
Sister KennyFilm
Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1946
The Mysterious Mr. ValentineFilm
Martha, the Housekeeper
★ 4.4
1946
The Mysterious Mr. MFilm
Cornelia Waldron
★ 5.2
1946
Hot CargoFilm
Mrs. Chapman
★ 8.0
1945
A Tree Grows in BrooklynFilm
Miss Tilford (uncredited)
★ 7.6
1945
The Scarlet ClueFilm
Mrs. Marsh
★ 6.1
1945
BewitchedFilm
Martha--Governor's Wife
★ 5.4
1945
Thrill of a RomanceFilm
Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1945
Why Girls Leave HomeFilm
Mrs. Leslie
★ 5.7
1945
Captain EddieFilm
Flo Clark
★ 7.2
1945
Three's a CrowdFilm
Cary Whipple
★ 8.0
1945
G.I. HoneymoonFilm
Lavinia Thorndyke
★ 8.0
1944
Phantom LadyFilm
Dr. Helen Chase
★ 6.9
1944
Together AgainFilm
Townswoman (uncredited)
★ 5.5
1944
Marriage Is a Private AffairFilm
Mrs. Courtland West
★ 7.1
1944
This Is the LifeFilm
Mrs. Tiggett
★ 6.0
1944
Song of the Open RoadFilm
Camp Matron (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1944
Faces in the FogFilm
Miss Harvey, Juror
★ 4.3
1944
Sing, Neighbor, SingFilm
Cornelia Blake
★ 8.0
1943
Shadow of a DoubtFilm
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
★ 7.5
1943
The Hard WayFilm
Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
★ 6.5
1943
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest CaseFilm
Patricia Cornwall
★ 5.2
1943
Moonlight in VermontFilm
Aunt Bess
★ 6.5
1942
The Mummy's TombFilm
Mrs. Ella Evans
★ 5.5
1942
The Big ShotFilm
Mrs. Booth
★ 6.2
1942
Lady GangsterFilm
Mrs. Stoner
★ 5.7
1942
Take a Letter, DarlingFilm
Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1942
Lucky JordanFilm
Clarence's Wife
★ 7.4
1942
Mug TownFilm
Mrs. Bell
★ 8.5
1942
Get Hep to LoveFilm
Mrs. Brown
★ 7.0
1942
Tough as They ComeFilm
Mrs. Clark
★ 9.0
1941
The Little FoxesFilm
Mrs. Hewitt
★ 7.5
1941
They Died with Their Boots OnFilm
Woman (uncredited)
★ 6.7
1941
The Great LieFilm
Sadie
★ 7.0
1941
Dressed to KillFilm
Lynne Evans
★ 6.4
1941
One Foot in HeavenFilm
Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1941
Remember the DayFilm
Mrs. Hill
★ 7.3
1941
Appointment for LoveFilm
Nora
★ 5.8
1941
Bad Men of MissouriFilm
Mrs. Hathaway
★ 6.2
1941
Washington MelodramaFilm
Mrs. Curzon
★ 6.0
1941
The Nurse's SecretFilm
Mary
★ 5.6
1940
Remember the NightFilm
Mrs. Emory
★ 7.3
1940
The Ghost BreakersFilm
Mother Zombie
★ 6.5
1940
All This, and Heaven TooFilm
Nun (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1940
Black FridayFilm
Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
★ 6.0
1940
Strike Up the BandFilm
Mrs. May Holden
★ 6.6
1940
The House Across the BayFilm
Landlady
★ 5.6
1940
It's a DateFilm
Miss Holden
★ 6.4
1940
If I Had My WayFilm
Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1940
Lady with Red HairFilm
Miss Humbert (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1940
Little Old New YorkFilm
Mrs. Brevoort
★ 5.3
1940
Hired WifeFilm
Miss Collins (uncredited)
★ 6.8
1940
Always a BrideFilm
Lucy Bond
★ 5.7
1940
Chad HannaFilm
Landlady
★ 7.3
1940
Little OrvieFilm
Mrs. Green
★ 8.5
1940
Alias the DeaconFilm
Elsie Clark
★ 8.0
1940
Cinderella's FellerFilm
Wicked Stepmother
★ 7.0
1939
Destry Rides AgainFilm
Sophie Claggett
★ 7.2
1939
Young Mr. LincolnFilm
Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1939
Dark VictoryFilm
Martha
★ 7.0
1939
Jesse JamesFilm
Boy's Mother
★ 6.6
1939
First LoveFilm
Commencement Speaker
★ 7.6
1939
They Shall Have MusicFilm
Willie's Mother (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1939
The Cisco Kid and the LadyFilm
Seamstress
★ 5.4
1939
Wings of the NavyFilm
Nurse
★ 6.2
1939
A Child is BornFilm
Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
★ 7.1
1939
I Stole a MillionFilm
Nurse (uncredited)
★ 8.0
1939
Invitation to HappinessFilm
Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1939
Stop, Look and LoveFilm
Dressmaker
★ 6.5
1939
Parents on TrialFilm
Mrs. Martin
★ 8.0
1939
The Forgotten WomanFilm
Mrs. Kimball
★ 7.0
1938
Young Dr. KildareFilm
Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1938
GatewayFilm
Friend of Mrs. McNutt
★ 7.4
1938
Delinquent ParentsFilm
Mrs. Herbert Ellis
★ 7.3
1937
The Adventurous BlondeFilm
Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
★ 5.3
1937
Stolen HolidayFilm
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1937
The Man in the BarnFilm
Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
★ 5.9
1937
Artists & ModelsFilm
Seamstress (uncredited)
★ 6.3
1937
The Bad Man of BrimstoneFilm
Mrs. Grant
★ 6.8
1937
White BondageFilm
Sarah Talcott
★ 6.8
1937
Idol of the CrowdsFilm
Mrs. Dale
★ 5.1
1937
Mountain JusticeFilm
Mrs. Hughes
★ 6.3
1936
Three GodfathersFilm
Mrs. McLane
★ 6.9
1936
Two Against the WorldFilm
Marion Sims
★ 6.2
1936
Down the StretchFilm
Aunt Julia
★ 6.0
1936
The Big NoiseFilm
Mrs. Trent
★ 7.5
1936
Love Letters of a StarFilm
Mrs. Blodgett
★ 9.0
1936
Murder by an AristocratFilm
Adela Thatcher
★ 5.0
1935
Honeymoon LimitedFilm
Mrs. Van Twerp
★ 5.8