Virginia Brissac

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.

Movies

117

5.47 / 10 average

Popularity

0.6823

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Age

96 years ago

Grid Table

Rebel Without a Cause

Jim's Grandmother

75
Artists & Models

Seamstress (uncredited)

60
Hot Cargo

Mrs. Chapman

0
Lady Gangster

Mrs. Stoner

55
Monsieur Verdoux

Carlotta Couvais

77
Dark Victory

Martha

69
Two of a Kind

Maida McIntyre

67
Remember the Night

Mrs. Emory

72
The Mummy's Tomb

Mrs. Ella Evans

55
Dressed to Kill

Lynne Evans

63
Bewitched

Martha--Governor's Wife

53
Edge of Doom

Mrs. Dennis

59
The Ghost Breakers

Mother Zombie

64
The Little Foxes

Mrs. Hewitt

75
Phantom Lady

Dr. Helen Chase

70
Destry Rides Again

Sophie Claggett

71
The Snake Pit

Miss Seiffert

71
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

Martha, the Housekeeper

40
The Scarlet Clue

Mrs. Marsh

59
The Big Shot

Mrs. Booth

63
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

Patricia Cornwall

48
Harriet Craig

Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)

75
Captain from Castile

Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)

72
About Mrs. Leslie

Mrs. Poole

70
The Bandits of Corsica

Maria

58
Three's a Crowd

Cary Whipple

0
The Mysterious Mr. M

Cornelia Waldron

38
Secret Beyond the Door

Sarah (uncredited)

65
Lucky Jordan

Clarence's Wife

60
Three Godfathers

Mrs. McLane

68
Down the Stretch

Aunt Julia

55
Song of the Open Road

Camp Matron (uncredited)

0
Why Girls Leave Home

Mrs. Leslie

50
The Man in the Barn

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

53
Little Old New York

Mrs. Brevoort

43
Appointment for Love

Nora

53
Delinquent Parents

Mrs. Herbert Ellis

80
Chad Hanna

Landlady

60
Operation Pacific

Sister Anna

60
Murder by an Aristocrat

Adela Thatcher

30
Washington Melodrama

Mrs. Curzon

50
The Forgotten Woman

Mrs. Kimball

0
Together Again

Townswoman (uncredited)

52
Stolen Holiday

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

61
Always a Bride

Lucy Bond

45
Strike Up the Band

Mrs. May Holden

64
Fair Wind to Java

Bintang

51
Stop, Look and Love

Dressmaker

50
Cheaper by the Dozen

Mrs. Benson (uncredited)

63
It's a Date

Miss Holden

59
Young Dr. Kildare

Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)

65
The Big Noise

Mrs. Trent

50
Tension

Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)

68
Hired Wife

Miss Collins (uncredited)

68
Alias the Deacon

Elsie Clark

0
Mountain Justice

Mrs. Hughes

55
The Nurse's Secret

Mary

50
Jesse James

Boy's Mother

65
Wings of the Navy

Nurse

60
Young Mr. Lincoln

Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)

72
A Child Is Born

Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)

65
They Shall Have Music

Willie's Mother (uncredited)

62
Invitation to Happiness

Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)

60
First Love

Commencement Speaker

75
The Cisco Kid and the Lady

Seamstress

49
The Mating of Millie

Mrs. Thomas

68
The Hard Way

Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)

63
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Miss Tilford (uncredited)

75
Black Friday

Mrs. Margaret Kingsley

59
Sing, Neighbor, Sing

Cornelia Blake

0
Sister Kenny

Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

68
Shadow of a Doubt

Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

75
The Adventurous Blonde

Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")

50
The Great Lie

Sadie

69
The Untamed Breed

Mrs. Jones

50
White Bondage

Sarah Talcott

60
Little Orvie

Mrs. Green

70
Parents on Trial

Mrs. Martin

0
G.I. Honeymoon

Lavinia Thorndyke

0
Two Against the World

Marion Sims

58
Captain Eddie

Flo Clark

60
Three Daring Daughters

Miss Drake (uncredited)

57
Summer Holiday

Miss Hawley

49
No Man of Her Own

Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

68
All This, and Heaven Too

Nun (uncredited)

72
Gateway

Friend of Mrs. McNutt

65
The House Across the Bay

Landlady

55
Lady with Red Hair

Miss Humbert (uncredited)

65
Cinderella's Feller

Wicked Stepmother

0
An Act of Murder

Mrs. Russell

67
Take a Letter, Darling

Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)

65
Faces in the Fog

Miss Harvey, Juror

30
Tough as They Come

Mrs. Clark

0
Mug Town

Mrs. Bell

70
Old Los Angeles

Señora Del Rey

55
Bad Men of Missouri

Mrs. Hathaway

56
The Last Bandit

Kate's Mother

60
Woman of the North Country

Mrs. Dawson

40
They Died with Their Boots On

Woman (uncredited)

66
Honeymoon Limited

Mrs. Van Twerp

53
Remember the Day

Mrs. Hill

66
I Stole a Million

Nurse (uncredited)

60
Get Hep to Love

Mrs. Brown

40
The Bad Man of Brimstone

Mrs. Grant

60
Idol of the Crowds

Mrs. Dale

41
If I Had My Way

Mrs. Blair (uncredited)

64
This Is the Life

Mrs. Tiggett

50
Love Letters of a Star

Mrs. Blodgett

0
Marriage Is a Private Affair

Mrs. Courtland West

52
Pursued

Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)

66
Meet Me at the Fair

Mrs. Spooner

70
Executive Suite

Edith Alderson

70
One Foot in Heaven

Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)

66
Moonlight in Vermont

Aunt Bess

60
The Doolins of Oklahoma

Mrs. Burton (uncredited)

68
Thrill of a Romance

Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)

62
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

Martha Maddocks

58