Virginia Brissac
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 10, 1883
- Died
- July 26, 1979
- 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.
Filmography
Rebel Without a Cause 1955
as Jim's Grandmother
About Mrs. Leslie 1954
as Mrs. Poole
Executive Suite 1954
as Edith Alderson
Phantom of the Rue Morgue 1954
as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home 1954
as Martha Maddocks
The Bandits of Corsica 1953
as Maria
Fair Wind to Java 1953
as Bintang
Meet Me at the Fair 1953
as Mrs. Spooner
Woman of the North Country 1952
as Mrs. Dawson
Two of a Kind 1951
as Maida McIntyre
Operation Pacific 1951
as Sister Anna
Harriet Craig 1950
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
Edge of Doom 1950
as Mrs. Dennis
Cheaper by the Dozen 1950
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own 1950
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Tension 1949
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma 1949
as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
The Last Bandit 1949
as Kate's Mother
An Act of Murder 1948
as Mrs. Russell
The Snake Pit 1948
as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
The Untamed Breed 1948
as Mrs. Jones
Old Los Angeles 1948
as Señora Del Rey
Summer Holiday 1948
as Miss Hawley
The Mating of Millie 1948
as Mrs. Thomas
Three Daring Daughters 1948
as Miss Drake (uncredited)
Captain from Castile 1947
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
Secret Beyond the Door 1947
as Sarah (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux 1947
as Carlotta Couvais
Pursued 1947
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
Sister Kenny 1946
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine 1946
as Martha, the Housekeeper
The Mysterious Mr. M 1946
as Cornelia Waldron
Hot Cargo 1946
as Mrs. Chapman
Why Girls Leave Home 1945
as Mrs. Leslie
Bewitched 1945
as Martha--Governor's Wife
Captain Eddie 1945
as Flo Clark
Thrill of a Romance 1945
as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
- Three's a Crowd
Three's a Crowd 1945
as Cary Whipple
The Scarlet Clue 1945
as Mrs. Marsh
G.I. Honeymoon 1945
as Lavinia Thorndyke
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
Together Again 1944
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Faces in the Fog 1944
as Miss Harvey, Juror
Marriage Is a Private Affair 1944
as Mrs. Courtland West
Sing, Neighbor, Sing 1944
as Cornelia Blake
Song of the Open Road 1944
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
This Is the Life 1944
as Mrs. Tiggett
Phantom Lady 1944
as Dr. Helen Chase
Moonlight in Vermont 1943
as Aunt Bess
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case 1943
as Patricia Cornwall
Shadow of a Doubt 1943
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
The Hard Way 1943
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Mug Town 1942
as Mrs. Bell
Lucky Jordan 1942
as Clarence's Wife
The Mummy's Tomb 1942
as Mrs. Ella Evans
Get Hep to Love 1942
as Mrs. Brown
The Big Shot 1942
as Mrs. Booth
Tough as They Come 1942
as Mrs. Clark
Take a Letter, Darling 1942
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
Lady Gangster 1942
as Mrs. Stoner
Remember the Day 1941
as Mrs. Hill
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
as Woman (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven 1941
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
Appointment for Love 1941
as Nora
The Little Foxes 1941
as Mrs. Hewitt
Dressed to Kill 1941
as Lynne Evans
Bad Men of Missouri 1941
as Mrs. Hathaway
The Nurse's Secret 1941
as Mary
Washington Melodrama 1941
as Mrs. Curzon
The Great Lie 1941
as Sadie
Chad Hanna 1940
as Landlady
Lady with Red Hair 1940
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
Always a Bride 1940
as Lucy Bond
Strike Up the Band 1940
as Mrs. May Holden
Hired Wife 1940
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too 1940
as Nun (uncredited)
The Ghost Breakers 1940
as Mother Zombie
Cinderella's Feller 1940
as Wicked Stepmother
Alias the Deacon 1940
as Elsie Clark
If I Had My Way 1940
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
It's a Date 1940
as Miss Holden
Little Orvie 1940
as Mrs. Green
The House Across the Bay 1940
as Landlady
Black Friday 1940
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Little Old New York 1940
as Mrs. Brevoort
Remember the Night 1940
as Mrs. Emory
The Cisco Kid and the Lady 1939
as Seamstress
A Child is Born 1939
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again 1939
as Sophie Claggett
First Love 1939
as Commencement Speaker
Stop, Look and Love 1939
as Dressmaker
Parents on Trial 1939
as Mrs. Martin
They Shall Have Music 1939
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
I Stole a Million 1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Forgotten Woman 1939
as Mrs. Kimball
Young Mr. Lincoln 1939
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness 1939
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
Dark Victory 1939
as Martha
Wings of the Navy 1939
as Nurse
Jesse James 1939
as Boy's Mother
Young Dr. Kildare 1938
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
Gateway 1938
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
Delinquent Parents 1938
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
The Bad Man of Brimstone 1937
as Mrs. Grant
The Man in the Barn 1937
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
The Adventurous Blonde 1937
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
Idol of the Crowds 1937
as Mrs. Dale
White Bondage 1937
as Sarah Talcott
Artists & Models 1937
as Seamstress (uncredited)
Mountain Justice 1937
as Mrs. Hughes
Stolen Holiday 1937
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Love Letters of a Star 1936
as Mrs. Blodgett
Down the Stretch 1936
as Aunt Julia
Two Against the World 1936
as Marion Sims
The Big Noise 1936
as Mrs. Trent
Murder by an Aristocrat 1936
as Adela Thatcher
Three Godfathers 1936
as Mrs. McLane
Honeymoon Limited 1935
as Mrs. Van Twerp
Credits from TMDB.