Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

Known for: Acting

Born: June 10, 1883

Died: July 26, 1979

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.

Known for

Murder by an Aristocrat
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936
The Mysterious Mr. M
The Mysterious Mr. M
1946
The Man in the Barn
The Man in the Barn
1937
Always a Bride
Always a Bride
1940
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
1944
Three's a Crowd
1945
Down the Stretch
Down the Stretch
1936
Parents on Trial
Parents on Trial
1939
Cinderella's Feller
Cinderella's Feller
1940
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill
1941
The Scarlet Clue
The Scarlet Clue
1945
Black Friday
Black Friday
1940
White Bondage
White Bondage
1937
Hot Cargo
Hot Cargo
1946
Lady Gangster
Lady Gangster
1942
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind
1951
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946
Mug Town
Mug Town
1942
Old Los Angeles
Old Los Angeles
1948
The Last Bandit
The Last Bandit
1949
The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
The Ghost Breakers
The Ghost Breakers
1940
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943
Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Home
1945
Stop, Look and Love
Stop, Look and Love
1939
The Big Noise
The Big Noise
1936
The Mating of Millie
The Mating of Millie
1948
Little Orvie
Little Orvie
1940
G.I. Honeymoon
G.I. Honeymoon
1945
An Act of Murder
An Act of Murder
1948
Tough as They Come
Tough as They Come
1942
Dark Victory
Dark Victory
1939
The Forgotten Woman
The Forgotten Woman
1939
Together Again
Together Again
1944
The Untamed Breed
The Untamed Breed
1948
Moonlight in Vermont
Moonlight in Vermont
1943
Harriet Craig
Harriet Craig
1950
Strike Up the Band
Strike Up the Band
1940
Tension
Tension
1949
Hired Wife
Hired Wife
1940
Alias the Deacon
Alias the Deacon
1940
The Nurse's Secret
The Nurse's Secret
1941
Idol of the Crowds
Idol of the Crowds
1937
Appointment for Love
Appointment for Love
1941
It's a Date
It's a Date
1940
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness
1939
The Great Lie
The Great Lie
1941
Bad Men of Missouri
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
Meet Me at the Fair
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady
1944
Operation Pacific
Operation Pacific
1951
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
The Adventurous Blonde
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
This Is the Life
This Is the Life
1944
Love Letters of a Star
Love Letters of a Star
1936
Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
Bewitched
Bewitched
1945
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
1941
Secret Beyond the Door
Secret Beyond the Door
1947
Song of the Open Road
Song of the Open Road
1944
Two Against the World
Two Against the World
1936
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again
1939
Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile
1947
The Bandits of Corsica
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
Little Old New York
Little Old New York
1940
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
Summer Holiday
Summer Holiday
1948
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
1940
Woman of the North Country
Woman of the North Country
1952
Honeymoon Limited
Honeymoon Limited
1935
Get Hep to Love
Get Hep to Love
1942
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
Remember the Night
Remember the Night
1940
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
1942
Lucky Jordan
Lucky Jordan
1942
Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers
1936
Stolen Holiday
Stolen Holiday
1937
Captain Eddie
Captain Eddie
1945
Delinquent Parents
Delinquent Parents
1938
No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own
1950
The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Bay
1940
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million
1939
The Bad Man of Brimstone
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
If I Had My Way
If I Had My Way
1940
Executive Suite
Executive Suite
1954
About Mrs. Leslie
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
Fair Wind to Java
Fair Wind to Java
1953
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939
Marriage Is a Private Affair
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944
Edge of Doom
Edge of Doom
1950
Washington Melodrama
Washington Melodrama
1941
Young Dr. Kildare
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
First Love
First Love
1939
Mountain Justice
Mountain Justice
1937
Pursued
Pursued
1947
Chad Hanna
Chad Hanna
1940
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy
1939
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny
1946
Faces in the Fog
Faces in the Fog
1944
A Child is Born
A Child is Born
1939
Three Daring Daughters
Three Daring Daughters
1948
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit
1948
Gateway
Gateway
1938
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven
1941
Thrill of a Romance
Thrill of a Romance
1945
Jesse James
Jesse James
1939
The Hard Way
The Hard Way
1943
All This, and Heaven Too
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
Remember the Day
Remember the Day
1941
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Artists & Models
Artists & Models
1937
They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music
1939
The Doolins of Oklahoma
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
1951
The Lone Wolf
The Lone Wolf
1954
Studio 57
Studio 57
1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
Chevron Theatre
1952
Dragnet
Dragnet
1951