Person Details

Birthday: 1883-06-11 22:22:57

Death: 1979-07-26 22:22:57

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: San Jose, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 84

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

​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.

Most Famous Work

Rebel Without a Cause
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8

Rebel Without a Cause

(1955) Jim's Grandmother
Shadow of a Doubt
Average
8

Shadow of a Doubt

(1943) Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
The Little Foxes
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8

The Little Foxes

(1941) Mrs. Hewitt
They Died with Their Boots On
Average
7

They Died with Their Boots On

(1941) Woman (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
Average
7

Young Mr. Lincoln

(1939) Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
The Snake Pit
Average
7

The Snake Pit

(1948) Miss Seiffert
Pursued
Average
7

Pursued

(1947) Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
Dark Victory
Average
7

Dark Victory

(1939) Martha

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1955 Jim's Grandmother
1954 Mrs. Poole
Edith Alderson
1953 Maria
Bintang
Mrs. Spooner
1952 Mrs. Dawson
1951 Mrs. Hammond
Maida McIntyre
Sister Anna
1950 Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
Mrs. Dennis
Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
1949 Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Kate's Mother
1948 Mrs. Russell
Miss Seiffert
Mrs. Jones
Señora Del Rey
Miss Hawley
Mrs. Thomas
Miss Drake (uncredited)
1947 Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
Sarah (uncredited)
Carlotta Couvais
Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
1946 Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Martha, the Housekeeper
Cornelia Waldron
Mrs. Chapman
1945 Mrs. Leslie
Martha--Governor's Wife
Flo Clark
Cary Whipple
Mrs. Marsh
Lavinia Thorndyke
Miss Tilford (uncredited)
1944 Townswoman (uncredited)
Miss Harvey, Juror
Mrs. Courtland West
Cornelia Blake
Camp Matron (uncredited)
Mrs. Tiggett
Dr. Helen Chase
1943 Aunt Bess
Patricia Cornwall
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
1942 Mrs. Bell
Clarence's Wife
Mrs. Ella Evans
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Booth
Mrs. Clark
Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
Mrs. Stoner
1941 Mrs. Hill
Woman (uncredited)
Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
Nora
Mrs. Hewitt
Lynne Evans
Mrs. Hathaway
Mary
Mrs. Curzon
Sadie
1940 Landlady
Miss Humbert (uncredited)
Lucy Bond
Mrs. May Holden
Miss Collins (uncredited)
Nun (uncredited)
Mother Zombie
Wicked Stepmother
Elsie Clark
Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
Miss Holden
Mrs. Green
Landlady
Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Mrs. Brevoort
Mrs. Emory
1939 Seamstress
Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
Sophie Claggett
Commencement Speaker
Dressmaker
Mrs. Martin
Willie's Mother (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Mrs. Kimball
Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
Martha
Nurse
Boy's Mother
1938 Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
Friend of Mrs. McNutt
Mrs. Herbert Ellis
1937 Mrs. Grant
Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
Mrs. Dale
Sarah Talcott
Seamstress (uncredited)
Mrs. Hughes
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1936 Mrs. Blodgett
Aunt Julia
Marion Sims
Mrs. Trent
Adela Thatcher
Mrs. McLane
1935 Mrs. Van Twerp
Year Character Movie/Tv

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