Virginia Brissac

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Popular films

Rebel Without a Cause1955
Shadow of a Doubt1943
Monsieur Verdoux1947
Destry Rides Again1939

About Virginia Brissac

Known for: Acting
Born: June 10, 1883
Died: July 26, 1979 (age 96)
Birthplace: 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.

Also credited as

Virginia Alice Brisac

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Filmography

Rebel Without a Cause1955as Jim's Grandmother

About Mrs. Leslie1954as Mrs. Poole
Executive Suite1954as Edith Alderson
Phantom of the Rue Morgue1954as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home1954as Martha Maddocks
The Bandits of Corsica1953as Maria
Fair Wind to Java1953as Bintang
Meet Me at the Fair1953as Mrs. Spooner
Woman of the North Country1952as Mrs. Dawson
Two of a Kind1951as Maida McIntyre
Operation Pacific1951as Sister Anna
Harriet Craig1950as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
Edge of Doom1950as Mrs. Dennis
Cheaper by the Dozen1950as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own1950as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Tension1949as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma1949as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
The Last Bandit1949as Kate's Mother
An Act of Murder1948as Mrs. Russell
The Snake Pit1948as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
The Untamed Breed1948as Mrs. Jones
Old Los Angeles1948as Señora Del Rey
Summer Holiday1948as Miss Hawley
The Mating of Millie1948as Mrs. Thomas
Three Daring Daughters1948as Miss Drake (uncredited)
Captain from Castile1947as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
Secret Beyond the Door1947as Sarah (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux1947as Carlotta Couvais
Pursued1947as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
Sister Kenny1946as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine1946as Martha, the Housekeeper
The Mysterious Mr. M1946as Cornelia Waldron
Hot Cargo1946as Mrs. Chapman
Why Girls Leave Home1945as Mrs. Leslie
Bewitched1945as Martha--Governor's Wife
Captain Eddie1945as Flo Clark
Three's a Crowd1945as Cary Whipple
Thrill of a Romance1945as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
The Scarlet Clue1945as Mrs. Marsh
G.I. Honeymoon1945as Lavinia Thorndyke
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn1945as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
Together Again1944as Townswoman (uncredited)
Faces in the Fog1944as Miss Harvey, Juror
Marriage Is a Private Affair1944as Mrs. Courtland West
Sing, Neighbor, Sing1944as Cornelia Blake
Song of the Open Road1944as Camp Matron (uncredited)
This Is the Life1944as Mrs. Tiggett
Phantom Lady1944as Dr. Helen Chase
Moonlight in Vermont1943as Aunt Bess
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case1943as Patricia Cornwall
Shadow of a Doubt1943as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
The Hard Way1943as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Mug Town1942as Mrs. Bell
Lucky Jordan1942as Clarence's Wife
The Mummy's Tomb1942as Mrs. Ella Evans
Get Hep to Love1942as Mrs. Brown
The Big Shot1942as Mrs. Booth
Tough as They Come1942as Mrs. Clark
Take a Letter, Darling1942as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
Lady Gangster1942as Mrs. Stoner
Remember the Day1941as Mrs. Hill
They Died with Their Boots On1941as Woman (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven1941as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
Appointment for Love1941as Nora
The Little Foxes1941as Mrs. Hewitt
Dressed to Kill1941as Lynne Evans
Bad Men of Missouri1941as Mrs. Hathaway
The Nurse's Secret1941as Mary
Washington Melodrama1941as Mrs. Curzon
The Great Lie1941as Sadie
Chad Hanna1940as Landlady
Lady with Red Hair1940as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
Always a Bride1940as Lucy Bond
Strike Up the Band1940as Mrs. May Holden
Hired Wife1940as Miss Collins (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too1940as Nun (uncredited)
The Ghost Breakers1940as Mother Zombie
Cinderella's Feller1940as Wicked Stepmother
Alias the Deacon1940as Elsie Clark
If I Had My Way1940as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
It's a Date1940as Miss Holden
Little Orvie1940as Mrs. Green
The House Across the Bay1940as Landlady
Black Friday1940as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Little Old New York1940as Mrs. Brevoort
Remember the Night1940as Mrs. Emory
The Cisco Kid and the Lady1939as Seamstress
A Child is Born1939as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again1939as Sophie Claggett
First Love1939as Commencement Speaker
Stop, Look and Love1939as Dressmaker
Parents on Trial1939as Mrs. Martin
They Shall Have Music1939as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
I Stole a Million1939as Nurse (uncredited)
The Forgotten Woman1939as Mrs. Kimball
Young Mr. Lincoln1939as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness1939as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
Dark Victory1939as Martha
Wings of the Navy1939as Nurse
Jesse James1939as Boy's Mother
Young Dr. Kildare1938as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
Gateway1938as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
Delinquent Parents1938as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
The Bad Man of Brimstone1937as Mrs. Grant
The Man in the Barn1937as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
The Adventurous Blonde1937as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
Idol of the Crowds1937as Mrs. Dale
White Bondage1937as Sarah Talcott
Artists & Models1937as Seamstress (uncredited)
Mountain Justice1937as Mrs. Hughes
Stolen Holiday1937as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Love Letters of a Star1936as Mrs. Blodgett
Down the Stretch1936as Aunt Julia
Two Against the World1936as Marion Sims
The Big Noise1936as Mrs. Trent
Murder by an Aristocrat1936as Adela Thatcher
Three Godfathers1936as Mrs. McLane
Honeymoon Limited1935as Mrs. Van Twerp

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