Virginia Brissac
Jun 10, 1883 - Jul 26, 1979 (96 years old) in 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.
Known For
I Love Lucy
Mrs. Hammond
Summer Holiday
Miss Hawley
Two Against the World
Marion Sims
A Child Is Born
Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Chad Hanna
Landlady
Pursued
Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
Bad Men of Missouri
Mrs. Hathaway
Credits
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Jim's Grandmother★ 7.5 -
Studio 57 1954★ NR -
About Mrs. Leslie 1954Mrs. Poole★ 7 -
Executive Suite 1954Edith Alderson★ 7 -
The Lone Wolf 1954Mrs. Kimbo★ 7 -
Martha Maddocks★ 5.8 -
★ 7 -
Maria★ 5.8 -
Fair Wind to Java 1953Bintang★ 4.9 -
Meet Me at the Fair 1953Mrs. Spooner★ 7 -
Mrs. Dawson★ 4 -
Chevron Theatre 1952★ 10
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Dragnet 1951★ 6.4 -
I Love Lucy 1951Mrs. Hammond★ 7.9 -
Two of a Kind 1951Maida McIntyre★ 6.7 -
Operation Pacific 1951Sister Anna★ 6 -
Harriet Craig 1950Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)★ 7.5 -
Edge of Doom 1950Mrs. Dennis★ 5.9 -
Cheaper by the Dozen 1950Mrs. Benson (uncredited)★ 6.3 -
No Man of Her Own 1950Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Tension 1949Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Mrs. Burton (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
The Last Bandit 1949Kate's Mother★ 6 -
An Act of Murder 1948Mrs. Russell★ 6.7 -
The Snake Pit 1948Miss Seiffert★ 7.1 -
The Untamed Breed 1948Mrs. Jones★ 5 -
Old Los Angeles 1948Señora Del Rey★ 5.5 -
Summer Holiday 1948Miss Hawley★ 4.9 -
The Mating of Millie 1948Mrs. Thomas★ 6.8 -
Miss Drake (uncredited)★ 5.7 -
Captain from Castile 1947Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)★ 7.2 -
Sarah (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
Monsieur Verdoux 1947Carlotta Couvais★ 7.7 -
Pursued 1947Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
Sister Kenny 1946Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Martha, the Housekeeper★ 4.1 -
The Mysterious Mr. M 1946Cornelia Waldron★ 3.8 -
Hot Cargo 1946Mrs. Chapman★ NR -
Why Girls Leave Home 1945Mrs. Leslie★ 5 -
Bewitched 1945Martha--Governor's Wife★ 5.3 -
Captain Eddie 1945Flo Clark★ 6 -
Three's a Crowd 1945Cary Whipple★ NR
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Thrill of a Romance 1945Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
The Scarlet Clue 1945Mrs. Marsh★ 5.9 -
G.I. Honeymoon 1945Lavinia Thorndyke★ NR -
Miss Tilford (uncredited)★ 7.5 -
Together Again 1944Townswoman (uncredited)★ 5.3 -
Faces in the Fog 1944Miss Harvey, Juror★ 3 -
Mrs. Courtland West★ 5.2 -
Sing, Neighbor, Sing 1944Cornelia Blake★ NR -
Camp Matron (uncredited)★ NR -
This Is the Life 1944Mrs. Tiggett★ 5 -
Phantom Lady 1944Dr. Helen Chase★ 7 -
Moonlight in Vermont 1943Aunt Bess★ 6 -
Patricia Cornwall★ 4.8 -
Shadow of a Doubt 1943Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)★ 7.5 -
The Hard Way 1943Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)★ 6.3 -
Mug Town 1942Mrs. Bell★ 7 -
Lucky Jordan 1942Clarence's Wife★ 6 -
The Mummy's Tomb 1942Mrs. Ella Evans★ 5.6 -
Get Hep to Love 1942Mrs. Brown★ 4 -
The Big Shot 1942Mrs. Booth★ 6.3 -
Tough as They Come 1942Mrs. Clark★ NR -
Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
Lady Gangster 1942Mrs. Stoner★ 5.5 -
Remember the Day 1941Mrs. Hill★ 6.6 -
Woman (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
One Foot in Heaven 1941Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
Appointment for Love 1941Nora★ 5.4 -
The Little Foxes 1941Mrs. Hewitt★ 7.5 -
Dressed to Kill 1941Lynne Evans★ 6.3 -
Bad Men of Missouri 1941Mrs. Hathaway★ 5.6 -
The Nurse's Secret 1941Mary★ 5 -
Washington Melodrama 1941Mrs. Curzon★ 5 -
The Great Lie 1941Sadie★ 6.9 -
Chad Hanna 1940Landlady★ 6 -
Lady with Red Hair 1940Miss Humbert (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
Always a Bride 1940Lucy Bond★ 4.5 -
Strike Up the Band 1940Mrs. May Holden★ 6.4 -
Hired Wife 1940Miss Collins (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Nun (uncredited)★ 7.2 -
The Ghost Breakers 1940Mother Zombie★ 6.5 -
Cinderella's Feller 1940Wicked Stepmother★ NR -
Alias the Deacon 1940Elsie Clark★ NR -
If I Had My Way 1940Mrs. Blair (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
It's a Date 1940Miss Holden★ 5.9 -
Little Orvie 1940Mrs. Green★ 7 -
Landlady★ 5.5 -
Black Friday 1940Mrs. Margaret Kingsley★ 6 -
Little Old New York 1940Mrs. Brevoort★ 4.3 -
Remember the Night 1940Mrs. Emory★ 7.3 -
Seamstress★ 4.9 -
A Child Is Born 1939Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
Destry Rides Again 1939Sophie Claggett★ 7.2 -
First Love 1939Commencement Speaker★ 7.5 -
Stop, Look and Love 1939Dressmaker★ 5 -
Parents on Trial 1939Mrs. Martin★ NR -
Willie's Mother (uncredited)★ 6.1 -
I Stole a Million 1939Nurse (uncredited)★ 6 -
The Forgotten Woman 1939Mrs. Kimball★ NR -
Young Mr. Lincoln 1939Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)★ 7.2 -
Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)★ 6 -
Dark Victory 1939Martha★ 7 -
Wings of the Navy 1939Nurse★ 6 -
Jesse James 1939Boy's Mother★ 6.5 -
Young Dr. Kildare 1938Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
Gateway 1938Friend of Mrs. McNutt★ 6.5 -
Delinquent Parents 1938Mrs. Herbert Ellis★ 8 -
Mrs. Grant★ 6 -
The Man in the Barn 1937Farmer's Wife (uncredited)★ 5.3 -
Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")★ 5 -
Idol of the Crowds 1937Mrs. Dale★ 4.1 -
White Bondage 1937Sarah Talcott★ 6 -
Artists & Models 1937Seamstress (uncredited)★ 6 -
Mountain Justice 1937Mrs. Hughes★ 5.5 -
Stolen Holiday 1937Wedding Guest (uncredited)★ 6.1 -
Mrs. Blodgett★ NR -
Down the Stretch 1936Aunt Julia★ 5.5 -
Marion Sims★ 5.8 -
The Big Noise 1936Mrs. Trent★ 5 -
Adela Thatcher★ 3 -
Three Godfathers 1936Mrs. McLane★ 6.9 -
Honeymoon Limited 1935Mrs. Van Twerp★ 5.3