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Virginia Brissac

Born
June 10, 1883
Died
July 26, 1979
​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.
Known For
The Little Foxes
(1941)
Mrs. Hewitt
Rebel Without a Cause
(1955)
Jim's Grandmother
Shadow of a Doubt
(1943)
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
Woman (uncredited)
Pursued
(1947)
Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Carlotta Couvais
Jesse James
(1939)
Boy's Mother
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(1945)
Miss Tilford (uncredited)
Executive Suite
(1954)
Edith Alderson
Remember the Night
(1940)
Mrs. Emory
The Mummy's Tomb
(1942)
Mrs. Ella Evans
Phantom Lady
(1944)
Dr. Helen Chase
Destry Rides Again
(1939)
Sophie Claggett
Full Filmography
Acting
Honeymoon Limited
(1935)
Mrs. Van Twerp
Three Godfathers
(1936)
Mrs. McLane
Down the Stretch
(1936)
Aunt Julia
Murder by an Aristocrat
(1936)
Adela Thatcher
The Big Noise
(1936)
Mrs. Trent
Two Against the World
(1936)
Marion Sims
Love Letters of a Star
(1936)
Mrs. Blodgett
The Man in the Barn
(1937)
Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Stolen Holiday
(1937)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Mountain Justice
(1937)
Mrs. Hughes
The Adventurous Blonde
(1937)
Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
White Bondage
(1937)
Sarah Talcott
The Bad Man of Brimstone
(1937)
Mrs. Grant
Idol of the Crowds
(1937)
Mrs. Dale
Artists & Models
(1937)
Seamstress (uncredited)
Delinquent Parents
(1938)
Mrs. Herbert Ellis
Young Dr. Kildare
(1938)
Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
Gateway
(1938)
Friend of Mrs. McNutt
Dark Victory
(1939)
Martha
Destry Rides Again
(1939)
Sophie Claggett
Jesse James
(1939)
Boy's Mother
Wings of the Navy
(1939)
Nurse
Young Mr. Lincoln
(1939)
Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
(1939)
Willie's Mother (uncredited)
A Child Is Born
(1939)
Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness
(1939)
Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
First Love
(1939)
Commencement Speaker
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
(1939)
Seamstress
Parents on Trial
(1939)
Mrs. Martin
I Stole a Million
(1939)
Nurse (uncredited)
The Forgotten Woman
(1939)
Mrs. Kimball
Stop, Look and Love
(1939)
Dressmaker
Remember the Night
(1940)
Mrs. Emory
The Ghost Breakers
(1940)
Mother Zombie
Little Old New York
(1940)
Mrs. Brevoort
Chad Hanna
(1940)
Landlady
Strike Up the Band
(1940)
Mrs. May Holden
Always a Bride
(1940)
Lucy Bond
It's a Date
(1940)
Miss Holden
Hired Wife
(1940)
Miss Collins (uncredited)
Alias the Deacon
(1940)
Elsie Clark
Black Friday
(1940)
Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Little Orvie
(1940)
Mrs. Green
All This, and Heaven Too
(1940)
Nun (uncredited)
The House Across the Bay
(1940)
Landlady
Cinderella's Feller
(1940)
Wicked Stepmother
Lady with Red Hair
(1940)
Miss Humbert (uncredited)
If I Had My Way
(1940)
Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
(1941)
Lynne Evans
The Little Foxes
(1941)
Mrs. Hewitt
Appointment for Love
(1941)
Nora
Washington Melodrama
(1941)
Mrs. Curzon
The Nurse's Secret
(1941)
Mary
The Great Lie
(1941)
Sadie
Bad Men of Missouri
(1941)
Mrs. Hathaway
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
Woman (uncredited)
Remember the Day
(1941)
Mrs. Hill
One Foot in Heaven
(1941)
Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
Lady Gangster
(1942)
Mrs. Stoner
The Mummy's Tomb
(1942)
Mrs. Ella Evans
The Big Shot
(1942)
Mrs. Booth
Lucky Jordan
(1942)
Clarence's Wife
Take a Letter, Darling
(1942)
Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
Mug Town
(1942)
Mrs. Bell
Tough as They Come
(1942)
Mrs. Clark
Get Hep to Love
(1942)
Mrs. Brown
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
(1943)
Patricia Cornwall
The Hard Way
(1943)
Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
(1943)
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Moonlight in Vermont
(1943)
Aunt Bess
Phantom Lady
(1944)
Dr. Helen Chase
Together Again
(1944)
Townswoman (uncredited)
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
(1944)
Cornelia Blake
Faces in the Fog
(1944)
Miss Harvey, Juror
This Is the Life
(1944)
Mrs. Tiggett
Marriage Is a Private Affair
(1944)
Mrs. Courtland West
Song of the Open Road
(1944)
Camp Matron (uncredited)
Bewitched
(1945)
Martha--Governor's Wife
The Scarlet Clue
(1945)
Mrs. Marsh
Three's a Crowd
(1945)
Cary Whipple
Why Girls Leave Home
(1945)
Mrs. Leslie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(1945)
Miss Tilford (uncredited)
G.I. Honeymoon
(1945)
Lavinia Thorndyke
Captain Eddie
(1945)
Flo Clark
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
(1946)
Martha, the Housekeeper
The Mysterious Mr. M
(1946)
Cornelia Waldron
Sister Kenny
(1946)
Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Hot Cargo
(1946)
Mrs. Chapman
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Carlotta Couvais
Pursued
(1947)
Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
Captain from Castile
(1947)
Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
Secret Beyond the Door...
(1947)
Sarah (uncredited)
The Snake Pit
(1948)
Miss Seiffert
The Mating of Millie
(1948)
Mrs. Thomas
The Untamed Breed
(1948)
Mrs. Jones
Three Daring Daughters
(1948)
Miss Drake (uncredited)
Summer Holiday
(1948)
Miss Hawley
An Act of Murder
(1948)
Mrs. Russell
Old Los Angeles
(1948)
Señora Del Rey
Tension
(1949)
Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
The Last Bandit
(1949)
Kate's Mother
Edge of Doom
(1950)
Mrs. Dennis
Harriet Craig
(1950)
Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
(1950)
Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Cheaper by the Dozen
(1950)
Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
Two of a Kind
(1951)
Maida McIntyre
Operation Pacific
(1951)
Sister Anna
Woman of the North Country
(1952)
Mrs. Dawson
The Bandits of Corsica
(1953)
Maria
Meet Me at the Fair
(1953)
Mrs. Spooner
Fair Wind to Java
(1953)
Bintang
About Mrs. Leslie
(1954)
Mrs. Poole
Executive Suite
(1954)
Edith Alderson
Rebel Without a Cause
(1955)
Jim's Grandmother
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