Virginia Brissac
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.
Born: June 10, 1883
Place of Birth: San Jose, California, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Jim's Grandmother
as Mrs. Poole
as Edith Alderson
as Mrs. Kimbo
as Mrs. Bell
as Martha Maddocks
as Maria
as Bintang
as Mrs. Spooner
as Mrs. Dawson
as Mrs. Hammond
as Maida McIntyre
as Sister Anna
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
as Mrs. Dennis
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
as Kate's Mother
as Mrs. Russell
as Miss Seiffert
as Mrs. Jones
as Señora Del Rey
as Miss Hawley
as Mrs. Thomas
as Miss Drake (uncredited)
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
as Sarah (uncredited)
as Carlotta Couvais
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
as Martha, the Housekeeper
as Cornelia Waldron
as Mrs. Chapman
as Mrs. Leslie
as Martha--Governor's Wife
as Flo Clark
as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
as Mrs. Marsh
as Lavinia Thorndyke
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
as Townswoman (uncredited)
as Miss Harvey, Juror
as Mrs. Courtland West
as Cornelia Blake
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
as Mrs. Tiggett
as Dr. Helen Chase
as Aunt Bess
as Patricia Cornwall
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
as Mrs. Bell
as Clarence's Wife
as Mrs. Ella Evans
as Mrs. Brown
as Mrs. Booth
as Mrs. Clark
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
as Mrs. Stoner
as Mrs. Hill
as Woman (uncredited)
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
as Nora
as Mrs. Hewitt
as Lynne Evans
as Mrs. Hathaway
as Mary
as Mrs. Curzon
as Sadie
as Landlady
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
as Lucy Bond
as Mrs. May Holden
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
as Nun (uncredited)
as Mother Zombie
as Wicked Stepmother
as Elsie Clark
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
as Miss Holden
as Mrs. Green
as Landlady
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
as Mrs. Brevoort
as Mrs. Emory
as Seamstress
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
as Sophie Claggett
as Commencement Speaker
as Dressmaker
as Mrs. Martin
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Mrs. Kimball
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
as Martha
as Nurse
as Boy's Mother
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
as Mrs. Grant
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
as Mrs. Dale
as Sarah Talcott
as Seamstress (uncredited)
as Mrs. Hughes
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
as Mrs. Blodgett
as Aunt Julia
as Marion Sims
as Mrs. Trent
as Adela Thatcher
as Mrs. McLane
as Mrs. Van Twerp