Birthday:
Jun 10, 1883
Place of Birth: San Jose, California, USA
Place of Birth: San Jose, California, USA
Virginia Brissac
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Rebel Without a Cause | Jim's Grandmother | 1955 |
| Artists & Models | Seamstress (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Hot Cargo | Mrs. Chapman | 1946 |
| Lady Gangster | Mrs. Stoner | 1942 |
| Monsieur Verdoux | Carlotta Couvais | 1947 |
| Dark Victory | Martha | 1939 |
| Two of a Kind | Maida McIntyre | 1951 |
| Remember the Night | Mrs. Emory | 1940 |
| The Mummy's Tomb | Mrs. Ella Evans | 1942 |
| Dressed to Kill | Lynne Evans | 1941 |
| Bewitched | Martha--Governor's Wife | 1945 |
| Edge of Doom | Mrs. Dennis | 1950 |
| The Ghost Breakers | Mother Zombie | 1940 |
| The Little Foxes | Mrs. Hewitt | 1941 |
| Phantom Lady | Dr. Helen Chase | 1944 |
| Destry Rides Again | Sophie Claggett | 1939 |
| The Snake Pit | Miss Seiffert | 1948 |
| The Mysterious Mr. Valentine | Martha, the Housekeeper | 1946 |
| The Scarlet Clue | Mrs. Marsh | 1945 |
| The Big Shot | Mrs. Booth | 1942 |
| The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case | Patricia Cornwall | 1943 |
| Harriet Craig | Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited) | 1950 |
| Captain from Castile | Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited) | 1947 |
| About Mrs. Leslie | Mrs. Poole | 1954 |
| The Bandits of Corsica | Maria | 1953 |
| Three's a Crowd | Cary Whipple | 1945 |
| The Mysterious Mr. M | Cornelia Waldron | 1946 |
| Secret Beyond the Door | Sarah (uncredited) | 1947 |
| Lucky Jordan | Clarence's Wife | 1942 |
| Three Godfathers | Mrs. McLane | 1936 |
| Down the Stretch | Aunt Julia | 1936 |
| Song of the Open Road | Camp Matron (uncredited) | 1944 |
| Why Girls Leave Home | Mrs. Leslie | 1945 |
| The Man in the Barn | Farmer's Wife (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Little Old New York | Mrs. Brevoort | 1940 |
| Appointment for Love | Nora | 1941 |
| Delinquent Parents | Mrs. Herbert Ellis | 1938 |
| Chad Hanna | Landlady | 1940 |
| Operation Pacific | Sister Anna | 1951 |
| Murder by an Aristocrat | Adela Thatcher | 1936 |
| Washington Melodrama | Mrs. Curzon | 1941 |
| The Forgotten Woman | Mrs. Kimball | 1939 |
| Together Again | Townswoman (uncredited) | 1944 |
| Stolen Holiday | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Always a Bride | Lucy Bond | 1940 |
| Strike Up the Band | Mrs. May Holden | 1940 |
| Fair Wind to Java | Bintang | 1953 |
| Stop, Look and Love | Dressmaker | 1939 |
| Cheaper by the Dozen | Mrs. Benson (uncredited) | 1950 |
| It's a Date | Miss Holden | 1940 |
| Young Dr. Kildare | Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited) | 1938 |
| The Big Noise | Mrs. Trent | 1936 |
| Tension | Mrs. Andrews (uncredited) | 1949 |
| Hired Wife | Miss Collins (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Alias the Deacon | Elsie Clark | 1940 |
| Mountain Justice | Mrs. Hughes | 1937 |
| The Nurse's Secret | Mary | 1941 |
| Jesse James | Boy's Mother | 1939 |
| Wings of the Navy | Nurse | 1939 |
| Young Mr. Lincoln | Peach Pie Baker (uncredited) | 1939 |
| A Child Is Born | Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited) | 1939 |
| They Shall Have Music | Willie's Mother (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Invitation to Happiness | Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited) | 1939 |
| First Love | Commencement Speaker | 1939 |
| The Cisco Kid and the Lady | Seamstress | 1939 |
| The Mating of Millie | Mrs. Thomas | 1948 |
| The Hard Way | Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited) | 1943 |
| A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Miss Tilford (uncredited) | 1945 |
| Black Friday | Mrs. Margaret Kingsley | 1940 |
| Sing, Neighbor, Sing | Cornelia Blake | 1944 |
| Sister Kenny | Mrs. Johnson (uncredited) | 1946 |
| Shadow of a Doubt | Mrs. Phillips (uncredited) | 1943 |
| The Adventurous Blonde | Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny") | 1937 |
| The Great Lie | Sadie | 1941 |
| The Untamed Breed | Mrs. Jones | 1948 |
| White Bondage | Sarah Talcott | 1937 |
| Little Orvie | Mrs. Green | 1940 |
| Parents on Trial | Mrs. Martin | 1939 |
| G.I. Honeymoon | Lavinia Thorndyke | 1945 |
| Two Against the World | Marion Sims | 1936 |
| Captain Eddie | Flo Clark | 1945 |
| Three Daring Daughters | Miss Drake (uncredited) | 1948 |
| Summer Holiday | Miss Hawley | 1948 |
| No Man of Her Own | Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) | 1950 |
| Gateway | Friend of Mrs. McNutt | 1938 |
| All This, and Heaven Too | Nun (uncredited) | 1940 |
| The House Across the Bay | Landlady | 1940 |
| Lady with Red Hair | Miss Humbert (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Cinderella's Feller | Wicked Stepmother | 1940 |
| An Act of Murder | Mrs. Russell | 1948 |
| Take a Letter, Darling | Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited) | 1942 |
| Faces in the Fog | Miss Harvey, Juror | 1944 |
| Tough as They Come | Mrs. Clark | 1942 |
| Mug Town | Mrs. Bell | 1942 |
| Old Los Angeles | Señora Del Rey | 1948 |
| Bad Men of Missouri | Mrs. Hathaway | 1941 |
| The Last Bandit | Kate's Mother | 1949 |
| Woman of the North Country | Mrs. Dawson | 1952 |
| They Died with Their Boots On | Woman (uncredited) | 1941 |
| Honeymoon Limited | Mrs. Van Twerp | 1935 |
| Remember the Day | Mrs. Hill | 1941 |
| I Stole a Million | Nurse (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Get Hep to Love | Mrs. Brown | 1942 |
| The Bad Man of Brimstone | Mrs. Grant | 1937 |
| Idol of the Crowds | Mrs. Dale | 1937 |
| If I Had My Way | Mrs. Blair (uncredited) | 1940 |
| This Is the Life | Mrs. Tiggett | 1944 |
| Love Letters of a Star | Mrs. Blodgett | 1936 |
| Marriage Is a Private Affair | Mrs. Courtland West | 1944 |
| Pursued | Woman at the Wedding (uncredited) | 1947 |
| Meet Me at the Fair | Mrs. Spooner | 1953 |
| Executive Suite | Edith Alderson | 1954 |
| One Foot in Heaven | Mrs. Jellison (uncredited) | 1941 |
| Moonlight in Vermont | Aunt Bess | 1943 |
| The Doolins of Oklahoma | Mrs. Burton (uncredited) | 1949 |
| Thrill of a Romance | Ms. McKenzie (uncredited) | 1945 | Series | Cast | Year |
| I Love Lucy | Mrs. Hammond | 1951 |
| The Lone Wolf | Mrs. Kimbo | 1954 |
| The Lone Wolf | Mrs. Bell | 1954 |
