Acting
Virginia Brissac
Also Known As: Virginia Alice Brisac
Birth Date
June 10, 1883
Death Date
July 26, 1979
(passed away at 96)
Place of Birth
San Jose, California, USA
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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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Dragnet
1951 • 2 episodes
I Love Lucy
Mrs. Hammond
1951 • 1 episode
Studio 57
1954 • 1 episode
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953 • 1 episode
Chevron Theatre
1952 • 1 episode
Rebel Without a Cause
Jim's Grandmother
1955
The Lone Wolf
Mrs. Kimbo
1954 • 1 episode
Shadow of a Doubt
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
1943
Monsieur Verdoux
Carlotta Couvais
1947
Destry Rides Again
Sophie Claggett
1939
Dark Victory
Martha
1939
Cheaper by the Dozen
Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
1950
Jesse James
Boy's Mother
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
1939
The Little Foxes
Mrs. Hewitt
1941
All This, and Heaven Too
Nun (uncredited)
1940
They Died with Their Boots On
Woman (uncredited)
1941
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
1954
Operation Pacific
Sister Anna
1951
Executive Suite
Edith Alderson
1954