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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.

Movies with Virginia Brissac

• Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
• Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — Jim's Grandmother
• Monsieur Verdoux (1947) — Carlotta Couvais
• They Died with Their Boots On (1941) — Woman (uncredited)
• Operation Pacific (1951) — Sister Anna
• Dark Victory (1939) — Martha
• Secret Beyond the Door (1947) — Sarah (uncredited)
• Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) — Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
• Jesse James (1939) — Boy's Mother
• All This, and Heaven Too (1940) — Nun (uncredited)
• Destry Rides Again (1939) — Sophie Claggett
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) — Miss Tilford (uncredited)