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Aliases: Virginia Alice Brisac
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
(1955) Jim's GrandmotherShadow of a Doubt
(1943) Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)The Little Foxes
(1941) Mrs. HewittThey Died with Their Boots On
(1941) Woman (uncredited)Jesse James
(1939) Boy's MotherDark Victory
(1939) MarthaOperation Pacific
(1951) Sister AnnaA Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(1945) Miss Tilford (uncredited)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 | |
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