Acting
Virginia Brissac
EN cinema · 118 credits
Born
10 June 1883
Died
26 July 1979 (aged 96)
Birthplace
San Jose, California, USA
Also known as Virginia Alice Brisac
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
Filmography
Rebel Without a Cause
as Jim's Grandmother
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mrs. Poole
Executive Suite
as Edith Alderson
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
as Martha Maddocks
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
Fair Wind to Java
as Bintang
Meet Me at the Fair
as Mrs. Spooner
Woman of the North Country
as Mrs. Dawson
Two of a Kind
as Maida McIntyre
Operation Pacific
as Sister Anna
Edge of Doom
as Mrs. Dennis
Harriet Craig
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Tension
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
The Last Bandit
as Kate's Mother
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
The Snake Pit
as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
The Mating of Millie
as Mrs. Thomas
The Untamed Breed
as Mrs. Jones
Three Daring Daughters
as Miss Drake (uncredited)
Summer Holiday
as Miss Hawley
An Act of Murder
as Mrs. Russell
Old Los Angeles
as Señora Del Rey
Monsieur Verdoux
as Carlotta Couvais
Captain from Castile
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
Secret Beyond the Door
as Sarah (uncredited)
Pursued
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
Hot Cargo
as Mrs. Chapman
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
as Martha, the Housekeeper
The Mysterious Mr. M
as Cornelia Waldron
Sister Kenny
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Bewitched
as Martha--Governor's Wife
The Scarlet Clue
as Mrs. Marsh
Three's a Crowd
1945
Three's a Crowd
as Cary Whipple
Why Girls Leave Home
as Mrs. Leslie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
G.I. Honeymoon
as Lavinia Thorndyke
Captain Eddie
as Flo Clark
Thrill of a Romance
as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
as Dr. Helen Chase
Song of the Open Road
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
Together Again
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
as Cornelia Blake
Faces in the Fog
as Miss Harvey, Juror
This Is the Life
as Mrs. Tiggett
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Mrs. Courtland West
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
as Patricia Cornwall
The Hard Way
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Moonlight in Vermont
as Aunt Bess
Lady Gangster
as Mrs. Stoner
The Mummy's Tomb
as Mrs. Ella Evans
The Big Shot
as Mrs. Booth
Lucky Jordan
as Clarence's Wife
Take a Letter, Darling
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
Tough as They Come
as Mrs. Clark
Mug Town
as Mrs. Bell
Get Hep to Love
as Mrs. Brown
Dressed to Kill
as Lynne Evans
The Little Foxes
as Mrs. Hewitt
Washington Melodrama
as Mrs. Curzon
The Great Lie
as Sadie
Bad Men of Missouri
as Mrs. Hathaway
They Died with Their Boots On
as Woman (uncredited)
Remember the Day
as Mrs. Hill
One Foot in Heaven
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
Remember the Night
as Mrs. Emory
The Ghost Breakers
as Mother Zombie
Little Old New York
as Mrs. Brevoort
Chad Hanna
as Landlady
Always a Bride
as Lucy Bond
Strike Up the Band
as Mrs. May Holden
It's a Date
as Miss Holden
Hired Wife
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
Alias the Deacon
as Elsie Clark
Black Friday
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Little Orvie
as Mrs. Green
All This, and Heaven Too
as Nun (uncredited)
The House Across the Bay
as Landlady
Lady with Red Hair
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
Cinderella's Feller
as Wicked Stepmother
If I Had My Way
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
Dark Victory
as Martha
Destry Rides Again
as Sophie Claggett
The Forgotten Woman
as Mrs. Kimball
Stop, Look and Love
as Dressmaker
Jesse James
as Boy's Mother
Wings of the Navy
as Nurse
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
A Child is Born
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
First Love
as Commencement Speaker
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Seamstress
Parents on Trial
as Mrs. Martin
I Stole a Million
as Nurse (uncredited)
Delinquent Parents
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
Young Dr. Kildare
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
Gateway
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
Artists & Models
as Seamstress (uncredited)
The Man in the Barn
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Stolen Holiday
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Mountain Justice
as Mrs. Hughes
The Adventurous Blonde
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
White Bondage
as Sarah Talcott
The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Mrs. Grant
Idol of the Crowds
as Mrs. Dale
Three Godfathers
as Mrs. McLane
Down the Stretch
as Aunt Julia
Murder by an Aristocrat
as Adela Thatcher
The Big Noise
as Mrs. Trent
Two Against the World
as Marion Sims
Love Letters of a Star
as Mrs. Blodgett
Honeymoon Limited
as Mrs. Van Twerp