Cast
Virginia Brissac
Acting
Cast
Virginia Brissac
Known for
Acting
Born
1883-06-10
From
San Jose, California, USA
Died
1979-07-26
Also known as Virginia Alice Brisac
Biography
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.
Rebel Without a Cause
as Jim's Grandmother
Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
Operation Pacific
as Sister Anna
Executive Suite
as Edith Alderson
Monsieur Verdoux
as Carlotta Couvais
Jesse James
as Boy's Mother
Delinquent Parents
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
Sister Kenny
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
Appointment for Love
as Nora
Lucky Jordan
as Clarence's Wife
Song of the Open Road
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
Remember the Day
as Mrs. Hill
Dressed to Kill
as Lynne Evans
Secret Beyond the Door
as Sarah (uncredited)
Harriet Craig
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
Pursued
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Woman (uncredited)
The Little Foxes
as Mrs. Hewitt
Dark Victory
as Martha
All This, and Heaven Too
as Nun (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
as Dr. Helen Chase
The House Across the Bay
as Landlady
The Ghost Breakers
as Mother Zombie
Three Godfathers
as Mrs. McLane
Captain from Castile
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
as Sophie Claggett
The Snake Pit
as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
Tension
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Washington Melodrama
as Mrs. Curzon
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
as Patricia Cornwall
The Forgotten Woman
as Mrs. Kimball
Gateway
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
An Act of Murder
as Mrs. Russell
Strike Up the Band
as Mrs. May Holden
Remember the Night
as Mrs. Emory
Lady Gangster
as Mrs. Stoner
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
The Great Lie
as Sadie
The Hard Way
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Black Friday
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
The Mummy's Tomb
as Mrs. Ella Evans
Three Daring Daughters
as Miss Drake (uncredited)
Artists & Models
as Seamstress (uncredited)
Mountain Justice
as Mrs. Hughes
Two of a Kind
as Maida McIntyre
Stolen Holiday
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bad Men of Missouri
as Mrs. Hathaway
The Mating of Millie
as Mrs. Thomas
The Big Shot
as Mrs. Booth
Thrill of a Romance
as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
as Nurse
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Mrs. Courtland West
Together Again
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Honeymoon Limited
as Mrs. Van Twerp
Bewitched
as Martha--Governor's Wife
The Adventurous Blonde
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mrs. Poole
First Love
as Commencement Speaker
I Stole a Million
as Nurse (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Take a Letter, Darling
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
Fair Wind to Java
as Bintang
The Bandits of Corsica
as Maria
Summer Holiday
as Miss Hawley
Chad Hanna
as Landlady
Little Old New York
as Mrs. Brevoort
They Shall Have Music
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
Meet Me at the Fair
as Mrs. Spooner
Always a Bride
as Lucy Bond
Woman of the North Country
as Mrs. Dawson
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Seamstress
One Foot in Heaven
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
It's a Date
as Miss Holden
Faces in the Fog
as Miss Harvey, Juror
Old Los Angeles
as Señora Del Rey
The Last Bandit
as Kate's Mother
Edge of Doom
as Mrs. Dennis
The Untamed Breed
as Mrs. Jones
Lady with Red Hair
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
Two Against the World
as Marion Sims
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
as Martha Maddocks
Hired Wife
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
This Is the Life
as Mrs. Tiggett
The Big Noise
as Mrs. Trent
The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Mrs. Grant
The Mysterious Mr. M
as Cornelia Waldron
White Bondage
as Sarah Talcott
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
as Martha, the Housekeeper
G.I. Honeymoon
as Lavinia Thorndyke
If I Had My Way
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
Captain Eddie
as Flo Clark
Down the Stretch
as Aunt Julia
The Nurse's Secret
as Mary
Little Orvie
as Mrs. Green
The Scarlet Clue
as Mrs. Marsh
Love Letters of a Star
as Mrs. Blodgett
Hot Cargo
as Mrs. Chapman
Young Dr. Kildare
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
Tough as They Come
as Mrs. Clark
A Child is Born
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
Get Hep to Love
as Mrs. Brown
Moonlight in Vermont
as Aunt Bess
Why Girls Leave Home
as Mrs. Leslie
Alias the Deacon
as Elsie Clark
Murder by an Aristocrat
as Adela Thatcher
Mug Town
as Mrs. Bell
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
as Cornelia Blake
Three's a Crowd
as Cary Whipple
The Man in the Barn
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Stop, Look and Love
as Dressmaker
Idol of the Crowds
as Mrs. Dale
Cinderella's Feller
as Wicked Stepmother
Parents on Trial
as Mrs. Martin