Actor
Virginia Brissac
Born 1883 · San Jose, California, USA
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.
Acting
Rebel Without a Cause
Jim's Grandmother · 1955
Shadow of a Doubt
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited) · 1943
Monsieur Verdoux
Carlotta Couvais · 1947
I Love Lucy
Mrs. Hammond · 1951
The Little Foxes
Mrs. Hewitt · 1941
Destry Rides Again
Sophie Claggett · 1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
Peach Pie Baker (uncredited) · 1939
Remember the Night
Mrs. Emory · 1940
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Miss Tilford (uncredited) · 1945
Dark Victory
Martha · 1939
Phantom Lady
Dr. Helen Chase · 1944
The Snake Pit
Miss Seiffert (uncredited) · 1948
Secret Beyond the Door
Sarah (uncredited) · 1947
They Died with Their Boots On
Woman (uncredited) · 1941
Jesse James
Boy's Mother · 1939
Pursued
Woman at the Wedding (uncredited) · 1947
All This, and Heaven Too
Nun (uncredited) · 1940
Executive Suite
Edith Alderson · 1954
The Ghost Breakers
Mother Zombie · 1940
Cheaper by the Dozen
Mrs. Benson (uncredited) · 1950
The Great Lie
Sadie · 1941
Tension
Mrs. Andrews (uncredited) · 1949
No Man of Her Own
Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) · 1950
Harriet Craig
Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited) · 1950