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Virginia Brissac

Acting · Born June 10, 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.

Virginia Brissac movies and shows

  • Dragnet1951
  • I Love Lucy1951
  • Studio 571954
  • The Lone Wolf1954
  • Rebel Without a Cause1955
  • Shadow of a Doubt1943
  • Cheaper by the Dozen1950
  • Monsieur Verdoux1947
  • Dark Victory1939
  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn1945
  • Secret Beyond the Door1947
  • All This, and Heaven Too1940
  • Destry Rides Again1939
  • Jesse James1939
  • They Died with Their Boots On1941
  • The Little Foxes1941
  • Executive Suite1954
  • The Ghost Breakers1940
  • The Snake Pit1948
  • The Doolins of Oklahoma1949
  • The Mummy's Tomb1942
  • They Shall Have Music1939
  • Operation Pacific1951
  • Three Godfathers1936