VIRGINIA BRISSAC

Virginia Brissac
Virginia Brissac
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: June 10, 1883
Deathday: July 26, 1979
Place of Birth: San Jose, California, USA

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.

Filmography

Starring

Jim's Grandmother
1954·
Studio 57
Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Kimbo
Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
Martha Maddocks
Edith Alderson
Mrs. Poole
Mrs. Adams
Mrs. Spooner
Bintang
1951·
Dragnet
Mrs. Hammond
Sister Anna
Maida McIntyre
Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
Mrs. Dennis
Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
Kate's Mother
1949·
Tension
Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Señora Del Rey
Mrs. Russell
Miss Hawley
Miss Drake (uncredited)
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Thomas
Miss Seiffert
1947·
Pursued
Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
Sarah (uncredited)
Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
Carlotta Couvais
Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Cornelia Waldron
Martha, the Housekeeper
1946·
Hot Cargo
Mrs. Chapman
Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
Flo Clark
Lavinia Thorndyke
Miss Tilford (uncredited)
Mrs. Leslie
Cary Whipple
Mrs. Marsh
1945·
Bewitched
Martha--Governor's Wife
Mrs. Courtland West
Mrs. Tiggett
Miss Harvey, Juror
Cornelia Blake
Townswoman (uncredited)
Camp Matron (uncredited)
Dr. Helen Chase
Aunt Bess
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Mrs. Brown
1942·
Mug Town
Mrs. Bell
Mrs. Clark
Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
Clarence's Wife
Mrs. Booth
Mrs. Ella Evans
Mrs. Stoner
Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
Mrs. Hill
Woman (uncredited)
Mrs. Hathaway
Sadie
Mrs. Curzon
Mrs. Hewitt
Lynne Evans
Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
Wicked Stepmother
Miss Humbert (uncredited)
Nun (uncredited)
Mrs. Green
Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Elsie Clark
Miss Collins (uncredited)
Miss Holden
Mrs. May Holden
Lucy Bond
Landlady
Mrs. Brevoort
Mother Zombie
Mrs. Emory
Nurse (uncredited)
Mrs. Martin
Commencement Speaker
Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
Willie's Mother (uncredited)
Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Boy's Mother
Dressmaker
Mrs. Kimball
Sophie Claggett
Martha
1938·
Gateway
Friend of Mrs. McNutt
Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
Mrs. Herbert Ellis
Mrs. Dale
Mrs. Grant
Sarah Talcott
Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
Mrs. Hughes
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Seamstress (uncredited)
Mrs. Blodgett
Marion Sims
Mrs. Trent
Adela Thatcher
Aunt Julia
Mrs. McLane
Mrs. Van Twerp