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.
Known For
| Birth Location | San Jose, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1883-06-10 |
| Died | 1979-07-26 |
Movies
Rebel Without a Cause
as Jim's Grandmother
1955
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mrs. Poole
1954
Executive Suite
as Edith Alderson
1954
The Bandits of Corsica
as Maria
1953
Fair Wind to Java
as Bintang
1953
Meet Me at the Fair
as Mrs. Spooner
1953
Woman of the North Country
as Mrs. Dawson
1952
Two of a Kind
as Maida McIntyre
1951
Operation Pacific
as Sister Anna
1951
Harriet Craig
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
1950
Edge of Doom
as Mrs. Dennis
1950
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
1950
No Man of Her Own
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
1950
Tension
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
1949
The Last Bandit
as Kate's Mother
1949
An Act of Murder
as Mrs. Russell
1948
The Snake Pit
as Miss Seiffert
1948
The Untamed Breed
as Mrs. Jones
1948
Old Los Angeles
as Señora Del Rey
1948
Summer Holiday
as Miss Hawley
1948
The Mating of Millie
as Mrs. Thomas
1948
Three Daring Daughters
as Miss Drake (uncredited)
1948
Captain from Castile
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
1947
Secret Beyond the Door...
as Sarah (uncredited)
1947
Monsieur Verdoux
as Carlotta Couvais
1947
Pursued
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
1947
Sister Kenny
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
1946
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
as Martha, the Housekeeper
1946
The Mysterious Mr. M
as Cornelia Waldron
1946
Hot Cargo
as Mrs. Chapman
1946
Why Girls Leave Home
as Mrs. Leslie
1945
Bewitched
as Martha--Governor's Wife
1945
Captain Eddie
as Flo Clark
1945
Three's a Crowd
as Cary Whipple
1945
The Scarlet Clue
as Mrs. Marsh
1945
G.I. Honeymoon
as Lavinia Thorndyke
1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
1945
Together Again
as Townswoman (uncredited)
1944
Faces in the Fog
as Miss Harvey, Juror
1944
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Mrs. Courtland West
1944
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
as Cornelia Blake
1944
Song of the Open Road
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
1944
This Is the Life
as Mrs. Tiggett
1944
Phantom Lady
as Dr. Helen Chase
1944
Moonlight in Vermont
as Aunt Bess
1943
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
as Patricia Cornwall
1943
Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
1943
The Hard Way
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
1943
Mug Town
as Mrs. Bell
1942
Lucky Jordan
as Clarence's Wife
1942
The Mummy's Tomb
as Mrs. Ella Evans
1942
Get Hep to Love
as Mrs. Brown
1942
The Big Shot
as Mrs. Booth
1942
Tough as They Come
as Mrs. Clark
1942
Take a Letter, Darling
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
1942
Lady Gangster
as Mrs. Stoner
1942
Remember the Day
as Mrs. Hill
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
as Woman (uncredited)
1941
One Foot in Heaven
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
1941
Appointment for Love
as Nora
1941
The Little Foxes
as Mrs. Hewitt
1941
Dressed to Kill
as Lynne Evans
1941
Bad Men of Missouri
as Mrs. Hathaway
1941
The Nurse's Secret
as Mary
1941
Washington Melodrama
as Mrs. Curzon
1941
The Great Lie
as Sadie
1941
Chad Hanna
as Landlady
1940
Lady with Red Hair
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
1940
Always a Bride
as Lucy Bond
1940
Strike Up the Band
as Mrs. May Holden
1940
Hired Wife
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
1940
All This, and Heaven Too
as Nun (uncredited)
1940
The Ghost Breakers
as Mother Zombie
1940
Cinderella's Feller
as Wicked Stepmother
1940
Alias the Deacon
as Elsie Clark
1940
If I Had My Way
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
1940
It's a Date
as Miss Holden
1940
Little Orvie
as Mrs. Green
1940
The House Across the Bay
as Landlady
1940
Black Friday
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
1940
Little Old New York
as Mrs. Brevoort
1940
Remember the Night
as Mrs. Emory
1940
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Seamstress
1939
A Child Is Born
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
1939
Destry Rides Again
as Sophie Claggett
1939
First Love
as Commencement Speaker
1939
Stop, Look and Love
as Dressmaker
1939
Parents on Trial
as Mrs. Martin
1939
They Shall Have Music
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
1939
I Stole a Million
as Nurse (uncredited)
1939
The Forgotten Woman
as Mrs. Kimball
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
1939
Invitation to Happiness
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
1939
Dark Victory
as Martha
1939
Wings of the Navy
as Nurse
1939
Jesse James
as Boy's Mother
1939
Young Dr. Kildare
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
1938
Gateway
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
1938
Delinquent Parents
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
1938
The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Mrs. Grant
1937
The Man in the Barn
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
1937
The Adventurous Blonde
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
1937
Idol of the Crowds
as Mrs. Dale
1937
White Bondage
as Sarah Talcott
1937
Artists & Models
as Seamstress (uncredited)
1937
Mountain Justice
as Mrs. Hughes
1937
Stolen Holiday
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1937
Love Letters of a Star
as Mrs. Blodgett
1936
Down the Stretch
as Aunt Julia
1936
Two Against the World
as Marion Sims
1936
The Big Noise
as Mrs. Trent
1936
Murder by an Aristocrat
as Adela Thatcher
1936
Three Godfathers
as Mrs. McLane
1936
Honeymoon Limited
as Mrs. Van Twerp
1935
Virginia Brissac hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows