Virginia Brissac


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Actress

​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.

Place of Birth: San Jose, California, USA

Date of Birth: Jun 11, 1883

Date of Death: Jul 26, 1979


Filmography

Actress (101 Known Credits)


Rebel Without a Cause

Mrs. Stark, Jim's grandmother

About Mrs. Leslie

Mrs. Poole

Two of a Kind

Maida McIntyre

Operation Pacific

Sister Anna

Edge of Doom

Mrs. Dennis, the Rectory Housekeeper

No Man of Her Own

Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

Harriet Craig

Mother of Harriet Craig (uncredited)

Tension

Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)

The Last Bandit

Kate's Mother

An Act of Murder

Mrs. Russell

Summer Holiday

Miss Hawley

The Snake Pit

Miss Seiffert

The Untamed Breed

Mrs. Jones

Old Los Angeles

Señora Del Rey

Pursued

Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux

Carlotta Couvais

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

Martha, the Housekeeper

The Mysterious Mr. M

Cornelia Waldron

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Miss Tilford (uncredited)

Bewitched

Martha--Governor's Wife

Three's a Crowd

Cary Whipple

Captain Eddie

Flo Clark

G.I. Honeymoon

Lavinia Thorndyke

Together Again

Townswoman (uncredited)

Phantom Lady

Dr. Helen Chase

Marriage Is a Private Affair

Mrs. Courtland West

Sing, Neighbor, Sing

Cornelia Blake

Faces in the Fog

Miss Harvey, Juror

This Is the Life

Mrs. Tiggett

Shadow of a Doubt

Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

The Hard Way

The Dress Saleswoman (uncredited)

The Big Shot

Mrs. Booth

Lady Gangster

Mrs. Stoner

The Mummy's Tomb

Mrs. Ella Evans

Get Hep to Love

Mrs. Brown

Lucky Jordan

Clarence's Wife

Take a Letter, Darling

Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)

Mug Town

Mrs. Bell

Dressed to Kill

Lynne Evans

The Little Foxes

Mrs. Hewitt

Bad Men of Missouri

Mrs. Hathaway

Black Friday

Mrs. Margaret Kingsley

The Ghost Breakers

Mother Zombie

Strike Up the Band

Mrs. May Holden

If I Had My Way

Mrs. Blair

Hired Wife

Miss Collins (uncredited)

Lady with Red Hair

Miss Humbert

Chad Hanna

Landlady

It's a Date

Miss Holden

Little Old New York

Mrs. Brevoort

Always a Bride

Lucy Bond

Alias the Deacon

Elsie Clark

Little Orvie

Mrs. Green

Cinderella's Feller

Wicked Stepmother

Destry Rides Again

Sophie Claggett

Jesse James

Boy's Mother

Young Mr. Lincoln

Peach Pie Baker

Invitation to Happiness

Eleanor's Nurse

First Love

Commencement Speaker

Wings of the Navy

Nurse (uncredited)

They Shall Have Music

Willie's Mother

A Child Is Born

Mr. Norton's Mother

Parents on Trial

Mrs. Martin

Young Dr. Kildare

Boardinghouse Landlady

Delinquent Parents

Mrs. Herbert Ellis

Gateway

Friend of Mrs. McNutt

Mountain Justice

Mrs. Hughes

The Adventurous Blonde

Mrs. Jenny Hammond

Artists & Models

Seamstress

Stolen Holiday

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

The Man in the Barn

Farmer's Wife

White Bondage

Sarah Talcott

Three Godfathers

Mrs. McLane

Down the Stretch

Aunt Julia

Murder by an Aristocrat

Adela Thatcher

The Big Noise

Mrs. Trent

Honeymoon Limited

Mrs. Van Twerp

Mrs. Stark, Jim's grandmother
Mrs. Poole
Mrs. Dawson
Two of a Kind (1951)
Maida McIntyre
Sister Anna
Edge of Doom (1950)
Mrs. Dennis, the Rectory Housekeeper
Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Harriet Craig (1950)
Mother of Harriet Craig (uncredited)
Tension (1949)
Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Kate's Mother
Mrs. Russell
Miss Hawley
The Snake Pit (1948)
Miss Seiffert
Miss Drake
Mrs. Thomas
Mrs. Jones
Señora Del Rey
Pursued (1947)
Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
Carlotta Couvais
Martha, the Housekeeper
Cornelia Waldron
Miss Tilford (uncredited)
Bewitched (1945)
Martha--Governor's Wife
Cary Whipple
Captain Eddie (1945)
Flo Clark
Lavinia Thorndyke
Mrs. Leslie
Townswoman (uncredited)
Phantom Lady (1944)
Dr. Helen Chase
Mrs. Courtland West
Cornelia Blake
Miss Harvey, Juror
Mrs. Tiggett
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
The Hard Way (1943)
The Dress Saleswoman (uncredited)
Patricia Cornwall
The Big Shot (1942)
Mrs. Booth
Lady Gangster (1942)
Mrs. Stoner
Mrs. Ella Evans
Mrs. Brown
Lucky Jordan (1942)
Clarence's Wife
Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
Mug Town (1942)
Mrs. Bell
Mrs. Clark
Lynne Evans
The Great Lie (1941)
Sadie
Mrs. Hewitt
Mrs. Hill
Mary
Mrs. Hathaway
Mrs. Curzon
Black Friday (1940)
Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Mother Zombie
Mrs. Emory
Landlady
Mrs. May Holden
Mrs. Blair
Hired Wife (1940)
Miss Collins (uncredited)
Miss Humbert
Chad Hanna (1940)
Landlady
It's a Date (1940)
Miss Holden
Mrs. Brevoort
Lucy Bond
Elsie Clark
Little Orvie (1940)
Mrs. Green
Wicked Stepmother
Dark Victory (1939)
Martha
Sophie Claggett
Jesse James (1939)
Boy's Mother
Peach Pie Baker
Nurse
Eleanor's Nurse
First Love (1939)
Commencement Speaker
Nurse (uncredited)
Willie's Mother
Seamstress
Mr. Norton's Mother
Mrs. Martin
Boardinghouse Landlady
Mrs. Herbert Ellis
Gateway (1938)
Friend of Mrs. McNutt
Mrs. Dale
Mrs. Hughes
Mrs. Jenny Hammond
Seamstress
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Farmer's Wife
Mrs. Grant
White Bondage (1937)
Sarah Talcott
Marion Sims
Mrs. McLane
Aunt Julia
Adela Thatcher
Mrs. Blodgett
The Big Noise (1936)
Mrs. Trent
Mrs. Van Twerp

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