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Virginia Brissac

Actor • Born 1883

Virginia Brissac

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About

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.

Known for

Dragnet posterDragnetSeries • 1951I Love Lucy posterI Love LucySeries • 1951Studio 57 posterStudio 57Series • 1954The Lone Wolf posterThe Lone WolfSeries • 1954Rebel Without a Cause posterRebel Without a CauseMovie • 1955Shadow of a Doubt posterShadow of a DoubtMovie • 1943The Ghost Breakers posterThe Ghost BreakersMovie • 1940Cheaper by the Dozen posterCheaper by the DozenMovie • 1950The Little Foxes posterThe Little FoxesMovie • 1941Secret Beyond the Door posterSecret Beyond the DoorMovie • 1947They Died with Their Boots On posterThey Died with Their Boots OnMovie • 1941A Tree Grows in Brooklyn posterA Tree Grows in BrooklynMovie • 1945Monsieur Verdoux posterMonsieur VerdouxMovie • 1947Jesse James posterJesse JamesMovie • 1939Young Mr. Lincoln posterYoung Mr. LincolnMovie • 1939All This, and Heaven Too posterAll This, and Heaven TooMovie • 1940Destry Rides Again posterDestry Rides AgainMovie • 1939Pursued posterPursuedMovie • 1947The Great Lie posterThe Great LieMovie • 1941The Mummy's Tomb posterThe Mummy's TombMovie • 1942Tension posterTensionMovie • 1949Dark Victory posterDark VictoryMovie • 1939Operation Pacific posterOperation PacificMovie • 1951Phantom Lady posterPhantom LadyMovie • 1944