Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

Acting

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

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Rebel Without a Cause ★ 7.5 Rebel Without a Cause 1955 Studio 57 ★ 8.0 Studio 57 1954 About Mrs. Leslie ★ 7.4 About Mrs. Leslie 1954 Executive Suite ★ 7.1 Executive Suite 1954 The Lone Wolf ★ 8.0 The Lone Wolf 1954 Phantom of the Rue Morgue ★ 6.2 Phantom of the Rue Morgue 1954 Ma and Pa Kettle at Home ★ 6.5 Ma and Pa Kettle at Home 1954 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse ★ 8.5 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse 1953 The Bandits of Corsica ★ 6.4 The Bandits of Corsica 1953 Fair Wind to Java ★ 5.6 Fair Wind to Java 1953 Meet Me at the Fair ★ 8.5 Meet Me at the Fair 1953 Woman of the North Country ★ 5.0 Woman of the North Country 1952 Chevron Theatre ★ 8.0 Chevron Theatre 1952 Dragnet ★ 6.5 Dragnet 1951 I Love Lucy ★ 7.9 I Love Lucy 1951 Two of a Kind ★ 6.8 Two of a Kind 1951 Operation Pacific ★ 6.1 Operation Pacific 1951 Harriet Craig ★ 7.5 Harriet Craig 1950 Edge of Doom ★ 6.1 Edge of Doom 1950 Cheaper by the Dozen ★ 6.4 Cheaper by the Dozen 1950 No Man of Her Own ★ 6.9 No Man of Her Own 1950 Tension ★ 6.8 Tension 1949 The Doolins of Oklahoma ★ 6.8 The Doolins of Oklahoma 1949 The Last Bandit ★ 7.0 The Last Bandit 1949 An Act of Murder ★ 6.9 An Act of Murder 1948 The Snake Pit ★ 7.1 The Snake Pit 1948 The Untamed Breed ★ 6.5 The Untamed Breed 1948 Old Los Angeles ★ 6.0 Old Los Angeles 1948 Summer Holiday ★ 5.2 Summer Holiday 1948 The Mating of Millie ★ 6.9 The Mating of Millie 1948 Three Daring Daughters ★ 5.9 Three Daring Daughters 1948 Captain from Castile ★ 7.2 Captain from Castile 1947 Secret Beyond the Door ★ 6.5 Secret Beyond the Door 1947 Monsieur Verdoux ★ 7.7 Monsieur Verdoux 1947 Pursued ★ 6.6 Pursued 1947 Sister Kenny ★ 6.9 Sister Kenny 1946 The Mysterious Mr. Valentine ★ 4.4 The Mysterious Mr. Valentine 1946 The Mysterious Mr. M ★ 5.2 The Mysterious Mr. M 1946 Hot Cargo ★ 8.0 Hot Cargo 1946 Why Girls Leave Home ★ 5.7 Why Girls Leave Home 1945 Bewitched ★ 5.4 Bewitched 1945 Captain Eddie ★ 7.3 Captain Eddie 1945 Three's a Crowd ★ 8.0 Three's a Crowd 1945 Thrill of a Romance ★ 6.6 Thrill of a Romance 1945 The Scarlet Clue ★ 6.0 The Scarlet Clue 1945 G.I. Honeymoon ★ 8.0 G.I. Honeymoon 1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ★ 7.5 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945 Together Again ★ 5.5 Together Again 1944 Faces in the Fog ★ 4.3 Faces in the Fog 1944 Marriage Is a Private Affair ★ 6.4 Marriage Is a Private Affair 1944 Sing, Neighbor, Sing ★ 8.0 Sing, Neighbor, Sing 1944 Song of the Open Road ★ 8.0 Song of the Open Road 1944 This Is the Life ★ 6.0 This Is the Life 1944 Phantom Lady ★ 7.0 Phantom Lady 1944 Moonlight in Vermont ★ 6.5 Moonlight in Vermont 1943 The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case ★ 5.2 The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case 1943 The Hard Way ★ 6.4 The Hard Way 1943 Shadow of a Doubt ★ 7.5 Shadow of a Doubt 1943 Mug Town ★ 8.5 Mug Town 1942 Lucky Jordan ★ 7.4 Lucky Jordan 1942 The Mummy's Tomb ★ 5.5 The Mummy's Tomb 1942 Get Hep to Love ★ 7.0 Get Hep to Love 1942 The Big Shot ★ 6.4 The Big Shot 1942 Tough as They Come ★ 9.0 Tough as They Come 1942 Take a Letter, Darling ★ 6.6 Take a Letter, Darling 1942 Lady Gangster ★ 5.7 Lady Gangster 1942 Remember the Day ★ 7.3 Remember the Day 1941 They Died with Their Boots On ★ 6.7 They Died with Their Boots On 1941 One Foot in Heaven ★ 6.9 One Foot in Heaven 1941 Appointment for Love ★ 5.8 Appointment for Love 1941 The Little Foxes ★ 7.5 The Little Foxes 1941 Dressed to Kill ★ 6.3 Dressed to Kill 1941 Bad Men of Missouri ★ 6.2 Bad Men of Missouri 1941 The Nurse's Secret ★ 5.6 The Nurse's Secret 1941 Washington Melodrama ★ 6.0 Washington Melodrama 1941 The Great Lie ★ 7.0 The Great Lie 1941 Chad Hanna ★ 7.3 Chad Hanna 1940 Lady with Red Hair ★ 6.9 Lady with Red Hair 1940 Always a Bride ★ 5.4 Always a Bride 1940 Strike Up the Band ★ 6.6 Strike Up the Band 1940