Virginia Brissac

June 10, 1883(96 at death)|Died July 26, 1979
San Jose, California, USA|Acting

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.

Movies (117)

Rebel Without a Cause
7.5

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

About Mrs. Leslie
7.4

About Mrs. Leslie

1954

Executive Suite
7.1

Executive Suite

1954

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
6.3

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

1954

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
6.5

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

1954

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

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
6.8

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

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

Hired Wife
6.8

Hired Wife

1940

All This, and Heaven Too
7.2

All This, and Heaven Too

1940

The Ghost Breakers
6.5

The Ghost Breakers

1940

Cinderella's Feller
7.0

Cinderella's Feller

1940

Alias the Deacon
8.0

Alias the Deacon

1940

If I Had My Way
7.0

If I Had My Way

1940

It's a Date
6.4

It's a Date

1940

Little Orvie
8.5

Little Orvie

1940

The House Across the Bay
5.6

The House Across the Bay

1940

Black Friday
6.0

Black Friday

1940

Little Old New York
5.0

Little Old New York

1940

Remember the Night
7.3

Remember the Night

1940

The Cisco Kid and the Lady
5.4

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

1939

A Child is Born
7.1

A Child is Born

1939

Destry Rides Again
7.2

Destry Rides Again

1939

First Love
7.6

First Love

1939

Stop, Look and Love
6.5

Stop, Look and Love

1939

Parents on Trial
8.0

Parents on Trial

1939

They Shall Have Music
6.5

They Shall Have Music

1939

I Stole a Million
8.0

I Stole a Million

1939

The Forgotten Woman
7.0

The Forgotten Woman

1939

Young Mr. Lincoln
7.2

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939

Invitation to Happiness
7.0

Invitation to Happiness

1939

Dark Victory
6.9

Dark Victory

1939

Wings of the Navy
6.2

Wings of the Navy

1939

Jesse James
6.5

Jesse James

1939

Young Dr. Kildare
6.7

Young Dr. Kildare

1938

Gateway
7.4

Gateway

1938

Delinquent Parents
7.3

Delinquent Parents

1938

The Bad Man of Brimstone
6.7

The Bad Man of Brimstone

1937

The Man in the Barn
5.9

The Man in the Barn

1937

The Adventurous Blonde
5.2

The Adventurous Blonde

1937

Idol of the Crowds
5.1

Idol of the Crowds

1937

White Bondage
6.8

White Bondage

1937

Artists & Models
6.3

Artists & Models

1937

Mountain Justice
6.3

Mountain Justice

1937

Stolen Holiday
6.4

Stolen Holiday

1937

Love Letters of a Star
9.0

Love Letters of a Star

1936

Down the Stretch
6.0

Down the Stretch

1936

Two Against the World
6.2

Two Against the World

1936

The Big Noise
7.5

The Big Noise

1936

Murder by an Aristocrat
5.0

Murder by an Aristocrat

1936

Three Godfathers
6.9

Three Godfathers

1936

Honeymoon Limited
5.8

Honeymoon Limited

1935

TV Shows (5)