Actor

Virginia Brissac

Birthday: June 10, 1883

Born in: San Jose, California, USA

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.

Movie Credits

Rebel Without a Cause (1955) as Jim's Grandmother
Age: 72
About Mrs. Leslie (1954) as Mrs. Poole
Age: 71
Executive Suite (1954) as Edith Alderson
Age: 70
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954) as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
Age: 70
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954) as Martha Maddocks
Age: 70
The Bandits of Corsica (1953) as Maria
Age: 69
Fair Wind to Java (1953) as Bintang
Age: 69
Meet Me at the Fair (1953) as Mrs. Spooner
Age: 69
Woman of the North Country (1952) as Mrs. Dawson
Age: 69
Two of a Kind (1951) as Maida McIntyre
Age: 68
Operation Pacific (1951) as Sister Anna
Age: 67
Harriet Craig (1950) as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
Age: 67
Edge of Doom (1950) as Mrs. Dennis
Age: 67
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
Age: 66
No Man of Her Own (1950) as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Age: 66
Tension (1949) as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Age: 66
The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949) as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
Age: 65
The Last Bandit (1949) as Kate's Mother
Age: 65
An Act of Murder (1948) as Mrs. Russell
Age: 65
The Snake Pit (1948) as Miss Seiffert
Age: 65
The Untamed Breed (1948) as Mrs. Jones
Age: 65
Old Los Angeles (1948) as Señora Del Rey
Age: 64
Summer Holiday (1948) as Miss Hawley
Age: 64
The Mating of Millie (1948) as Mrs. Thomas
Age: 64
Three Daring Daughters (1948) as Miss Drake (uncredited)
Age: 64
Captain from Castile (1947) as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
Age: 64
Secret Beyond the Door (1947) as Sarah (uncredited)
Age: 64
Monsieur Verdoux (1947) as Carlotta Couvais
Age: 64
Pursued (1947) as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
Age: 63
Sister Kenny (1946) as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Age: 63
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine (1946) as Martha, the Housekeeper
Age: 63
The Mysterious Mr. M (1946) as Cornelia Waldron
Age: 63
Hot Cargo (1946) as Mrs. Chapman
Age: 63
Why Girls Leave Home (1945) as Mrs. Leslie
Age: 62
Bewitched (1945) as Martha--Governor's Wife
Age: 62
Captain Eddie (1945) as Flo Clark
Age: 62
Three's a Crowd (1945) as Cary Whipple
Age: 61
Thrill of a Romance (1945) as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
Age: 61
The Scarlet Clue (1945) as Mrs. Marsh
Age: 61
G.I. Honeymoon (1945) as Lavinia Thorndyke
Age: 61
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
Age: 61
Together Again (1944) as Townswoman (uncredited)
Age: 61
Faces in the Fog (1944) as Miss Harvey, Juror
Age: 61
Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944) as Mrs. Courtland West
Age: 61
Sing, Neighbor, Sing (1944) as Cornelia Blake
Age: 61
Song of the Open Road (1944) as Camp Matron (uncredited)
Age: 61
This Is the Life (1944) as Mrs. Tiggett
Age: 60
Phantom Lady (1944) as Dr. Helen Chase
Age: 60
Moonlight in Vermont (1943) as Aunt Bess
Age: 60
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case (1943) as Patricia Cornwall
Age: 60
The Hard Way (1943) as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Age: 59
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Age: 59
Mug Town (1942) as Mrs. Bell
Age: 59
Lucky Jordan (1942) as Clarence's Wife
Age: 59
The Mummy's Tomb (1942) as Mrs. Ella Evans
Age: 59
Get Hep to Love (1942) as Mrs. Brown
Age: 59
The Big Shot (1942) as Mrs. Booth
Age: 59
Tough as They Come (1942) as Mrs. Clark
Age: 58
Take a Letter, Darling (1942) as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
Age: 58
Lady Gangster (1942) as Mrs. Stoner
Age: 58
Remember the Day (1941) as Mrs. Hill
Age: 58
They Died with Their Boots On (1941) as Woman (uncredited)
Age: 58
One Foot in Heaven (1941) as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
Age: 58
Appointment for Love (1941) as Nora
Age: 58
The Little Foxes (1941) as Mrs. Hewitt
Age: 58
Dressed to Kill (1941) as Lynne Evans
Age: 58
Bad Men of Missouri (1941) as Mrs. Hathaway
Age: 58
The Nurse's Secret (1941) as Mary
Age: 57
Washington Melodrama (1941) as Mrs. Curzon
Age: 57
The Great Lie (1941) as Sadie
Age: 57
Chad Hanna (1940) as Landlady
Age: 57
Lady with Red Hair (1940) as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
Age: 57
Always a Bride (1940) as Lucy Bond
Age: 57
Strike Up the Band (1940) as Mrs. May Holden
Age: 57
Hired Wife (1940) as Miss Collins (uncredited)
Age: 57
All This, and Heaven Too (1940) as Nun (uncredited)
Age: 57
The Ghost Breakers (1940) as Mother Zombie
Age: 57
Cinderella's Feller (1940) as Wicked Stepmother
Age: 56
Alias the Deacon (1940) as Elsie Clark
Age: 56
If I Had My Way (1940) as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
Age: 56
Black Friday (1940) as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
Age: 56
It's a Date (1940) as Miss Holden
Age: 56
Little Orvie (1940) as Mrs. Green
Age: 56
The House Across the Bay (1940) as Landlady
Age: 56
Little Old New York (1940) as Mrs. Brevoort
Age: 56
Remember the Night (1940) as Mrs. Emory
Age: 56
The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939) as Seamstress
Age: 56
A Child Is Born (1939) as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
Age: 56
Destry Rides Again (1939) as Sophie Claggett
Age: 56
First Love (1939) as Commencement Speaker
Age: 56
Stop, Look and Love (1939) as Dressmaker
Age: 56
Parents on Trial (1939) as Mrs. Martin
Age: 56
They Shall Have Music (1939) as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
Age: 56
I Stole a Million (1939) as Nurse (uncredited)
Age: 56
The Forgotten Woman (1939) as Mrs. Kimball
Age: 56
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Age: 55
Invitation to Happiness (1939) as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
Age: 55
Dark Victory (1939) as Martha
Age: 55
Wings of the Navy (1939) as Nurse
Age: 55
Jesse James (1939) as Boy's Mother
Age: 55
Young Dr. Kildare (1938) as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
Age: 55
Gateway (1938) as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
Age: 55
Delinquent Parents (1938) as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
Age: 55
The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937) as Mrs. Grant
Age: 54
The Man in the Barn (1937) as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Age: 54
The Adventurous Blonde (1937) as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
Age: 54
Idol of the Crowds (1937) as Mrs. Dale
Age: 54
White Bondage (1937) as Sarah Talcott
Age: 54
Artists & Models (1937) as Seamstress (uncredited)
Age: 54
Mountain Justice (1937) as Mrs. Hughes
Age: 53
Stolen Holiday (1937) as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Age: 53
Love Letters of a Star (1936) as Mrs. Blodgett
Age: 53
Down the Stretch (1936) as Aunt Julia
Age: 53
Two Against the World (1936) as Marion Sims
Age: 53
The Big Noise (1936) as Mrs. Trent
Age: 53
Murder by an Aristocrat (1936) as Adela Thatcher
Age: 53
Three Godfathers (1936) as Mrs. McLane
Age: 52
Honeymoon Limited (1935) as Mrs. Van Twerp
Age: 52