Acting
Virginia Brissac
Also Known As: Virginia Alice Brisac
Birth Date
June 10, 1883
Death Date
July 26, 1979
(passed away at 96)
Place of Birth
San Jose, California, USA
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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.
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star6.5
TV Show
Dragnet
1951 • 2 episodes
star7.9
TV Show
I Love Lucy
Mrs. Hammond
1951 • 1 episode
star7.5
TV Show
Studio 57
1954 • 1 episode
star8.5
TV Show
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953 • 1 episode
star8.0
TV Show
The Lone Wolf
Mrs. Kimbo
1954 • 1 episode
star8.0
TV Show
Chevron Theatre
1952 • 1 episode
star7.5
Movie
Shadow of a Doubt
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
1943
star7.5
Movie
Rebel Without a Cause
Jim's Grandmother
1955
star6.5
Movie
The Ghost Breakers
Mother Zombie
1940
star6.4
Movie
Cheaper by the Dozen
Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
1950
star5.4
Movie
Always a Bride
Lucy Bond
1940
star7.3
Movie
Remember the Day
Mrs. Hill
1941
star7.2
Movie
Young Mr. Lincoln
Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
1939
star6.9
Movie
Sister Kenny
Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
1946
star6.1
Movie
Operation Pacific
Sister Anna
1951
star5.8
Movie
Appointment for Love
Nora
1941
star7.7
Movie
Monsieur Verdoux
Carlotta Couvais
1947
star6.5
Movie
Jesse James
Boy's Mother
1939
star8.0
Movie
Song of the Open Road
Camp Matron (uncredited)
1944
star5.2
Movie
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
Patricia Cornwall
1943