Virginia Brissac

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.

Known For

Dragnet

I Love Lucy

Studio 57

The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf

Cheaper by the Dozen

Rebel Without a Cause

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

All Movies (118)

• Rebel Without a Cause1955 · as Jim's Grandmother
• About Mrs. Leslie1954 · as Mrs. Poole
• Executive Suite1954 · as Edith Alderson
• Phantom of the Rue Morgue1954 · as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
• Ma and Pa Kettle at Home1954 · as Martha Maddocks
• The Bandits of Corsica1953 · as Maria
• Fair Wind to Java1953 · as Bintang
• Meet Me at the Fair1953 · as Mrs. Spooner
• Woman of the North Country1952 · as Mrs. Dawson
• Two of a Kind1951 · as Maida McIntyre
• Operation Pacific1951 · as Sister Anna
• Harriet Craig1950 · as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
• Edge of Doom1950 · as Mrs. Dennis
• Cheaper by the Dozen1950 · as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
• No Man of Her Own1950 · as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
• Tension1949 · as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
• The Doolins of Oklahoma1949 · as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
• The Last Bandit1949 · as Kate's Mother
• An Act of Murder1948 · as Mrs. Russell
• The Snake Pit1948 · as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
• The Untamed Breed1948 · as Mrs. Jones
• Old Los Angeles1948 · as Señora Del Rey
• Summer Holiday1948 · as Miss Hawley
• The Mating of Millie1948 · as Mrs. Thomas
• Three Daring Daughters1948 · as Miss Drake (uncredited)
• Captain from Castile1947 · as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
• Secret Beyond the Door1947 · as Sarah (uncredited)
• Monsieur Verdoux1947 · as Carlotta Couvais
• Pursued1947 · as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
• Sister Kenny1946 · as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
• The Mysterious Mr. Valentine1946 · as Martha, the Housekeeper
• The Mysterious Mr. M1946 · as Cornelia Waldron
• Hot Cargo1946 · as Mrs. Chapman
• Why Girls Leave Home1945 · as Mrs. Leslie
• Bewitched1945 · as Martha--Governor's Wife
• Captain Eddie1945 · as Flo Clark
• Three's a Crowd1945 · as Cary Whipple
• Thrill of a Romance1945 · as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
• The Scarlet Clue1945 · as Mrs. Marsh
• G.I. Honeymoon1945 · as Lavinia Thorndyke
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn1945 · as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
• Together Again1944 · as Townswoman (uncredited)
• Faces in the Fog1944 · as Miss Harvey, Juror
• Marriage Is a Private Affair1944 · as Mrs. Courtland West
• Sing, Neighbor, Sing1944 · as Cornelia Blake
• Song of the Open Road1944 · as Camp Matron (uncredited)
• This Is the Life1944 · as Mrs. Tiggett
• Phantom Lady1944 · as Dr. Helen Chase
• Moonlight in Vermont1943 · as Aunt Bess
• The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case1943 · as Patricia Cornwall
• The Hard Way1943 · as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
• Shadow of a Doubt1943 · as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
• Mug Town1942 · as Mrs. Bell
• Lucky Jordan1942 · as Clarence's Wife
• The Mummy's Tomb1942 · as Mrs. Ella Evans
• Get Hep to Love1942 · as Mrs. Brown
• The Big Shot1942 · as Mrs. Booth
• Tough as They Come1942 · as Mrs. Clark
• Take a Letter, Darling1942 · as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
• Lady Gangster1942 · as Mrs. Stoner
• Remember the Day1941 · as Mrs. Hill
• They Died with Their Boots On1941 · as Woman (uncredited)
• One Foot in Heaven1941 · as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
• Appointment for Love1941 · as Nora
• The Little Foxes1941 · as Mrs. Hewitt
• Dressed to Kill1941 · as Lynne Evans
• Bad Men of Missouri1941 · as Mrs. Hathaway
• The Nurse's Secret1941 · as Mary
• Washington Melodrama1941 · as Mrs. Curzon
• The Great Lie1941 · as Sadie
• Chad Hanna1940 · as Landlady
• Lady with Red Hair1940 · as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
• Always a Bride1940 · as Lucy Bond
• Strike Up the Band1940 · as Mrs. May Holden
• Hired Wife1940 · as Miss Collins (uncredited)
• All This, and Heaven Too1940 · as Nun (uncredited)
• The Ghost Breakers1940 · as Mother Zombie
• Cinderella's Feller1940 · as Wicked Stepmother
• Alias the Deacon1940 · as Elsie Clark
• If I Had My Way1940 · as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
• It's a Date1940 · as Miss Holden
• Little Orvie1940 · as Mrs. Green
• The House Across the Bay1940 · as Landlady
• Black Friday1940 · as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
• Little Old New York1940 · as Mrs. Brevoort
• Remember the Night1940 · as Mrs. Emory
• The Cisco Kid and the Lady1939 · as Seamstress
• A Child is Born1939 · as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
• Destry Rides Again1939 · as Sophie Claggett
• First Love1939 · as Commencement Speaker
• Stop, Look and Love1939 · as Dressmaker
• Parents on Trial1939 · as Mrs. Martin
• They Shall Have Music1939 · as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
• I Stole a Million1939 · as Nurse (uncredited)
• The Forgotten Woman1939 · as Mrs. Kimball
• Young Mr. Lincoln1939 · as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
• Invitation to Happiness1939 · as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
• Dark Victory1939 · as Martha
• Wings of the Navy1939 · as Nurse
• Jesse James1939 · as Boy's Mother
• Young Dr. Kildare1938 · as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
• Gateway1938 · as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
• Delinquent Parents1938 · as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
• The Bad Man of Brimstone1937 · as Mrs. Grant
• The Man in the Barn1937 · as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
• The Adventurous Blonde1937 · as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
• Idol of the Crowds1937 · as Mrs. Dale
• White Bondage1937 · as Sarah Talcott
• Artists & Models1937 · as Seamstress (uncredited)
• Mountain Justice1937 · as Mrs. Hughes
• Stolen Holiday1937 · as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
• Love Letters of a Star1936 · as Mrs. Blodgett
• Down the Stretch1936 · as Aunt Julia
• Two Against the World1936 · as Marion Sims
• The Big Noise1936 · as Mrs. Trent
• Murder by an Aristocrat1936 · as Adela Thatcher
• Three Godfathers1936 · as Mrs. McLane
• Honeymoon Limited1935 · as Mrs. Van Twerp

All TV Shows (8)

• Studio 571954
• The Lone Wolf1954 · as Mrs. Kimbo
• The Lone Wolf1954 · as Mrs. Bell
• The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse1953
• The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse1953 · as Mrs. Adams
• Chevron Theatre1952
• Dragnet1951
• I Love Lucy1951 · as Mrs. Hammond