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Home/People/Virginia Brissac
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Born
Jun 10, 1883Died: Jul 26, 1979
Lived 96 years
Place of Birth
San Jose, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

118
Movies
8
TV Shows
Also Known As
Virginia Alice Brisac
IMDb Profile

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.
Rebel Without a Cause poster

Rebel Without a Cause

as Jim's Grandmother
1955
About Mrs. Leslie poster

About Mrs. Leslie

as Mrs. Poole
1954
Executive Suite poster

Executive Suite

as Edith Alderson
1954
Phantom of the Rue Morgue poster

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
1954
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home poster

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

as Martha Maddocks
1954
The Bandits of Corsica poster

The Bandits of Corsica

as Maria
1953
Fair Wind to Java poster

Fair Wind to Java

as Bintang
1953
Meet Me at the Fair poster

Meet Me at the Fair

as Mrs. Spooner
1953
Woman of the North Country poster

Woman of the North Country

as Mrs. Dawson
1952
Two of a Kind poster

Two of a Kind

as Maida McIntyre
1951
Operation Pacific poster

Operation Pacific

as Sister Anna
1951
Harriet Craig poster

Harriet Craig

as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
1950
Edge of Doom poster

Edge of Doom

as Mrs. Dennis
1950
Cheaper by the Dozen poster

Cheaper by the Dozen

as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
1950
No Man of Her Own poster

No Man of Her Own

as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
1950
Tension poster

Tension

as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma poster

The Doolins of Oklahoma

as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
1949
The Last Bandit poster

The Last Bandit

as Kate's Mother
1949
An Act of Murder poster

An Act of Murder

as Mrs. Russell
1948
The Snake Pit poster

The Snake Pit

as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
1948