Rebel Without a Cause1955
As Jim's Grandmother
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Virginia Brissac
Born
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.
Filmography (118)
Shadow of a Doubt1943
As Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Monsieur Verdoux1947
As Carlotta Couvais
TMDb 7.7 / 10
They Died with Their Boots On1941
As Woman (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Dark Victory1939
As Martha
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Jesse James1939
As Boy's Mother
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Little Foxes1941
As Mrs. Hewitt
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Destry Rides Again1939
As Sophie Claggett
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Cheaper by the Dozen1950
As Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
All This, and Heaven Too1940
As Nun (uncredited)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Young Mr. Lincoln1939
As Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn1945
As Miss Tilford (uncredited)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Executive Suite1954
As Edith Alderson
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Operation Pacific1951
As Sister Anna
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Phantom of the Rue Morgue1954
As Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Secret Beyond the Door1947
As Sarah (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Great Lie1941
As Sadie
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Two of a Kind1951
As Maida McIntyre
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Ghost Breakers1940
As Mother Zombie
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Captain from Castile1947
As Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Thrill of a Romance1945
As Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Mummy's Tomb1942
As Mrs. Ella Evans
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Snake Pit1948
As Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Mating of Millie1948
As Mrs. Thomas
TMDb 6.9 / 10
One Foot in Heaven1941
As Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Phantom Lady1944
As Dr. Helen Chase
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case1943
As Patricia Cornwall
TMDb 5.2 / 10
No Man of Her Own1950
As Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Strike Up the Band1940
As Mrs. May Holden
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Pursued1947
As Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
I Stole a Million1939
As Nurse (uncredited)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Remember the Night1940
As Mrs. Emory
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Wings of the Navy1939
As Nurse
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Take a Letter, Darling1942
As Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Black Friday1940
As Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
TMDb 6.0 / 10
They Shall Have Music1939
As Willie's Mother (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The House Across the Bay1940
As Landlady
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Woman of the North Country1952
As Mrs. Dawson
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Sister Kenny1946
As Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Doolins of Oklahoma1949
As Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Two Against the World1936
As Marion Sims
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Remember the Day1941
As Mrs. Hill
TMDb 7.3 / 10
A Child is Born1939
As Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Fair Wind to Java1953
As Bintang
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Hard Way1943
As Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Bandits of Corsica1953
As Maria
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Summer Holiday1948
As Miss Hawley
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Little Old New York1940
As Mrs. Brevoort
TMDb 5.3 / 10
It's a Date1940
As Miss Holden
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Three Godfathers1936
As Mrs. McLane
TMDb 6.9 / 10
About Mrs. Leslie1954
As Mrs. Poole
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home1954
As Martha Maddocks
TMDb 6.6 / 10
If I Had My Way1940
As Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
An Act of Murder1948
As Mrs. Russell
TMDb 6.9 / 10
First Love1939
As Commencement Speaker
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Harriet Craig1950
As Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Cisco Kid and the Lady1939
As Seamstress
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Nurse's Secret1941
As Mary
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Lucky Jordan1942
As Clarence's Wife
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Meet Me at the Fair1953
As Mrs. Spooner
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Get Hep to Love1942
As Mrs. Brown
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Why Girls Leave Home1945
As Mrs. Leslie
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Edge of Doom1950
As Mrs. Dennis
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Bewitched1945
As Martha--Governor's Wife
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Marriage Is a Private Affair1944
As Mrs. Courtland West
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Faces in the Fog1944
As Miss Harvey, Juror
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Murder by an Aristocrat1936
As Adela Thatcher
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Bad Men of Missouri1941
As Mrs. Hathaway
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Tension1949
As Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Song of the Open Road1944
As Camp Matron (uncredited)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Bad Man of Brimstone1937
As Mrs. Grant
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Love Letters of a Star1936
As Mrs. Blodgett
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Lady with Red Hair1940
As Miss Humbert (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Idol of the Crowds1937
As Mrs. Dale
TMDb 5.1 / 10
The Adventurous Blonde1937
As Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Invitation to Happiness1939
As Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Lady Gangster1942
As Mrs. Stoner
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Old Los Angeles1948
As Señora Del Rey
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Three Daring Daughters1948
As Miss Drake (uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Tough as They Come1942
As Mrs. Clark
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Gateway1938
As Friend of Mrs. McNutt
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine1946
As Martha, the Housekeeper
TMDb 4.4 / 10
The Big Shot1942
As Mrs. Booth
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Last Bandit1949
As Kate's Mother
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Chad Hanna1940
As Landlady
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dressed to Kill1941
As Lynne Evans
TMDb 6.3 / 10
This Is the Life1944
As Mrs. Tiggett
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Mountain Justice1937
As Mrs. Hughes
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Mug Town1942
As Mrs. Bell
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Washington Melodrama1941
As Mrs. Curzon
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Artists & Models1937
As Seamstress (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Untamed Breed1948
As Mrs. Jones
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Young Dr. Kildare1938
As Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Captain Eddie1945
As Flo Clark
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Mysterious Mr. M1946
As Cornelia Waldron
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Together Again1944
As Townswoman (uncredited)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Appointment for Love1941
As Nora
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Three's a Crowd
Three's a Crowd1945
As Cary Whipple
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Stolen Holiday1937
As Wedding Guest (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Stop, Look and Love1939
As Dressmaker
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Hot Cargo1946
As Mrs. Chapman
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Hired Wife1940
As Miss Collins (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Honeymoon Limited1935
As Mrs. Van Twerp
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Alias the Deacon1940
As Elsie Clark
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Always a Bride1940
As Lucy Bond
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Scarlet Clue1945
As Mrs. Marsh
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Man in the Barn1937
As Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Big Noise1936
As Mrs. Trent
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Down the Stretch1936
As Aunt Julia
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Forgotten Woman1939
As Mrs. Kimball
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Little Orvie1940
As Mrs. Green
TMDb 8.5 / 10
White Bondage1937
As Sarah Talcott
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Delinquent Parents1938
As Mrs. Herbert Ellis
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Moonlight in Vermont1943
As Aunt Bess
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Parents on Trial1939
As Mrs. Martin
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Sing, Neighbor, Sing1944
As Cornelia Blake
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Cinderella's Feller1940
As Wicked Stepmother
TMDb 7.0 / 10
G.I. Honeymoon1945
As Lavinia Thorndyke
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb