Actor
Virginia Brissac
June 10, 1883 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Teresa Wright
3 titles together
Shadow of a Doubt, The Little Foxes, Pursued
Irving Bacon
3 titles together
Shadow of a Doubt, Monsieur Verdoux, They Died with Their Boots On
Spencer Charters
3 titles together
Young Mr. Lincoln, Remember the Night, Jesse James
Paul E. Burns
3 titles together
Young Mr. Lincoln, Jesse James, The Mummy's Tomb
Ann Doran
2 titles together
Rebel Without a Cause, The Snake Pit
Henry Travers
2 titles together
Shadow of a Doubt, Dark Victory
Full filmography · 124
Rebel Without a Cause
as Jim's Grandmother
19557.5
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mrs. Poole
1954
Executive Suite
as Edith Alderson
19547.1
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
19546.2
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
as Martha Maddocks
1954
The Bandits of Corsica
as Maria
1953
Fair Wind to Java
as Bintang
1953
Meet Me at the Fair
as Mrs. Spooner
1953
Woman of the North Country
as Mrs. Dawson
1952
Two of a Kind
as Maida McIntyre
1951
Operation Pacific
as Sister Anna
19516.1
Harriet Craig
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
19507.5