Virginia Brissac
Acting Born Jun 10, 1883 San Jose, California, USA 24 credits
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.
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Frequent co-stars
Henri Marteau
5 shared titles
Edwin Neal
3 shared titles
Gunnar Hansen
3 shared titles
Blessing Adedijo
2 shared titles
Marilyn Burns
2 shared titles
John Dugan
2 shared titles
Ekaterina Strogova
2 shared titles
Catherine Deneuve
2 shared titles
Irving Bacon
2 shared titles
Aryn Wright-Thompson
2 shared titles
Career timeline
Rebel Without a Cause
Studio 57The Lone WolfThe Lone Wolf
The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseThe Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Chevron Theatre
DragnetI Love LucyOperation Pacific
Cheaper by the DozenHarriet Craig
Tension
Secret Beyond the DoorMonsieur Verdoux
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Shadow of a Doubt
The Mummy's Tomb
They Died with Their Boots OnThe Little Foxes
The Ghost Breakers
Jesse JamesDestry Rides Again
The Man in the Barn
Full filmography
- Dragnet (1951)
- I Love Lucy (1951) as Mrs. Hammond
- Studio 57 (1954)
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953)
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953) as Mrs. Adams
- The Lone Wolf (1954) as Mrs. Kimbo
- The Lone Wolf (1954) as Mrs. Bell
- Chevron Theatre (1952)
- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) as Jim's Grandmother
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
- They Died with Their Boots On (1941) as Woman (uncredited)
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
- The Little Foxes (1941) as Mrs. Hewitt
- The Mummy's Tomb (1942) as Mrs. Ella Evans
- Tension (1949) as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
- Harriet Craig (1950) as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
- The Man in the Barn (1937) as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
- Jesse James (1939) as Boy's Mother
- Secret Beyond the Door (1947) as Sarah (uncredited)
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947) as Carlotta Couvais
- Destry Rides Again (1939) as Sophie Claggett
- Operation Pacific (1951) as Sister Anna
- The Ghost Breakers (1940) as Mother Zombie