--- name: "Virginia Brissac" canonical: "https://film.one/person/virginia-brissac" roles: ["Actor"] born: "10 June 1883" died: "26 July 1979" reviewed_on_fi1m: 7 average_fi1m_score: 83 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-20T01:46:10.566125+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Virginia Brissac Actor. Born 10 June 1883 in San Jose, California, USA. Died 26 July 1979. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 10 June 1883, San Jose, California, USA - **Died:** 26 July 1979 - **Active:** 1939–1955 - **Also known as:** Virginia Alice Brisac - **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 3 acting, 4 other - **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 79 (1), 1940s 77 (5), 1950s 84 (1) - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 1 - **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $5m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Brissac, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3560666, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0109877/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2780 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*Dark Victory*](https://film.one/film/dark-victory.md) (79) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Virginia Brissac was an American actress. She had a thirty-year career on the West Coast stage, heading stock companies and appearing in San Diego with a company she managed with her then husband John Griffith Wray. She moved into film in the 1930s and worked in character roles until 1955. Her credits include Martha in *Dark Victory* (1939), Mrs. Hewitt in *The Little Foxes* (1941), Mrs. Phillips in *Shadow of a Doubt* (1943) and Jim's grandmother in *Rebel Without a Cause* (1955). She also appeared in television, including an episode of *I Love Lucy* (1954). She died in 1979. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, timesofsandiego.com.* ## On Fi1m (7) ### Performed in (3) — the average rests on these - *Rebel Without a Cause* (1955), Fi1m 84, as Jim's Grandmother — [page](https://film.one/film/rebel-without-a-cause.md) - *The Little Foxes* (1941), Fi1m 85, as Mrs. Hewitt — [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-foxes.md) - *Dark Victory* (1939), Fi1m 79, as Martha — [page](https://film.one/film/dark-victory.md) ### Also credited (4) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *The Snake Pit* (1948), Fi1m 76, as Miss Seiffert (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-snake-pit.md) - *Shadow of a Doubt* (1943), Fi1m 88, as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/shadow-of-a-doubt.md) - *One Foot in Heaven* (1941), Fi1m 74, as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/one-foot-in-heaven.md) - *All This, and Heaven Too* (1940), Fi1m 64, as Nun (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/all-this-and-heaven-too.md) ## Complete filmography (124) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Rebel Without a Cause* (1955), as Jim's Grandmother — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/rebel-without-a-cause.md) - *Studio 57* (1954), series, Actor - *About Mrs. Leslie* (1954), as Mrs. Poole - *Executive Suite* (1954), as Edith Alderson - *The Lone Wolf* (1954), series, as Mrs. Kimbo, Mrs. Bell - *Phantom of the Rue Morgue* (1954), as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited) - *Ma and Pa Kettle at Home* (1954), as Martha Maddocks - *The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse* (1953), series, as Mrs. Adams - *The Bandits of Corsica* (1953), as Maria - *Fair Wind to Java* (1953), as Bintang - *Meet Me at the Fair* (1953), as Mrs. Spooner - *Woman of the North Country* (1952), as Mrs. Dawson - *Chevron Theatre* (1952), series, Actor - *Dragnet* (1951), series, Actor - *I Love Lucy* (1951), series, as Mrs. Hammond - *Two of a Kind* (1951), as Maida McIntyre - *Operation Pacific* (1951), as Sister Anna - *Harriet Craig* (1950), as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited) - *Edge of Doom* (1950), as Mrs. Dennis - *Cheaper by the Dozen* (1950), as Mrs. Benson (uncredited) - *No Man of Her Own* (1950), as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) - *Tension* (1949), as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited) - *The Doolins of Oklahoma* (1949), as Mrs. Burton (uncredited) - *The Last Bandit* (1949), as Kate's Mother - *An Act of Murder* (1948), as Mrs. Russell - *The Snake Pit* (1948), as Miss Seiffert (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-snake-pit.md) - *The Untamed Breed* (1948), as Mrs. Jones - *Old Los Angeles* (1948), as Señora Del Rey - *Summer Holiday* (1948), as Miss Hawley - *The Mating of Millie* (1948), as Mrs. Thomas - *Three Daring Daughters* (1948), as Miss Drake (uncredited) - *Captain from Castile* (1947), as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited) - *Secret Beyond the Door* (1947), as Sarah (uncredited) - *Monsieur Verdoux* (1947), as Carlotta Couvais - *Pursued* (1947), as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited) - *Sister Kenny* (1946), as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited) - *The Mysterious Mr. Valentine* (1946), as Martha, the Housekeeper - *The Mysterious Mr. M* (1946), as Cornelia Waldron - *Hot Cargo* (1946), as Mrs. Chapman - *Why Girls Leave Home* (1945), as Mrs. Leslie - *Bewitched* (1945), as Martha--Governor's Wife - *Captain Eddie* (1945), as Flo Clark - *Thrill of a Romance* (1945), as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited) - *Three's a Crowd* (1945), as Cary Whipple - *The Scarlet Clue* (1945), as Mrs. Marsh - *G.I. Honeymoon* (1945), as Lavinia Thorndyke - *A Tree Grows in Brooklyn* (1945), as Miss Tilford (uncredited) - *Together Again* (1944), as Townswoman (uncredited) - *Faces in the Fog* (1944), as Miss Harvey, Juror - *Marriage Is a Private Affair* (1944), as Mrs. Courtland West - *Sing, Neighbor, Sing* (1944), as Cornelia Blake - *Song of the Open Road* (1944), as Camp Matron (uncredited) - *This Is the Life* (1944), as Mrs. Tiggett - *Phantom Lady* (1944), as Dr. Helen Chase - *Moonlight in Vermont* (1943), as Aunt Bess - *The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case* (1943), as Patricia Cornwall - *Shadow of a Doubt* (1943), as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/shadow-of-a-doubt.md) - *The Hard Way* (1943), as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited) - *Mug Town* (1942), as Mrs. Bell - *Lucky Jordan* (1942), as Clarence's Wife - *The Mummy's Tomb* (1942), as Mrs. Ella Evans - *Get Hep to Love* (1942), as Mrs. Brown - *The Big Shot* (1942), as Mrs. Booth - *Tough as They Come* (1942), as Mrs. Clark - *Take a Letter, Darling* (1942), as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited) - *Lady Gangster* (1942), as Mrs. Stoner - *Remember the Day* (1941), as Mrs. Hill - *They Died with Their Boots On* (1941), as Woman (uncredited) - *One Foot in Heaven* (1941), as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/one-foot-in-heaven.md) - *Appointment for Love* (1941), as Nora - *The Little Foxes* (1941), as Mrs. Hewitt — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-foxes.md) - *Dressed to Kill* (1941), as Lynne Evans - *Bad Men of Missouri* (1941), as Mrs. Hathaway - *The Nurse's Secret* (1941), as Mary - *Washington Melodrama* (1941), as Mrs. Curzon - *The Great Lie* (1941), as Sadie - *Chad Hanna* (1940), as Landlady - *Lady with Red Hair* (1940), as Miss Humbert (uncredited) - *Always a Bride* (1940), as Lucy Bond - *Strike Up the Band* (1940), as Mrs. May Holden - *Hired Wife* (1940), as Miss Collins (uncredited) - *All This, and Heaven Too* (1940), as Nun (uncredited) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/all-this-and-heaven-too.md) - *The Ghost Breakers* (1940), as Mother Zombie - *Cinderella's Feller* (1940), as Wicked Stepmother - *Alias the Deacon* (1940), as Elsie Clark - *If I Had My Way* (1940), as Mrs. Blair (uncredited) - *It's a Date* (1940), as Miss Holden - *Little Orvie* (1940), as Mrs. Green - *The House Across the Bay* (1940), as Landlady - *Black Friday* (1940), as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley - *Little Old New York* (1940), as Mrs. Brevoort - *Remember the Night* (1940), as Mrs. Emory - *The Cisco Kid and the Lady* (1939), as Seamstress - *A Child is Born* (1939), as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited) - *Destry Rides Again* (1939), as Sophie Claggett - *First Love* (1939), as Commencement Speaker - *Stop, Look and Love* (1939), as Dressmaker - *Parents on Trial* (1939), as Mrs. Martin - *They Shall Have Music* (1939), as Willie's Mother (uncredited) - *I Stole a Million* (1939), as Nurse (uncredited) - *The Forgotten Woman* (1939), as Mrs. Kimball - *Young Mr. Lincoln* (1939), as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited) - *Invitation to Happiness* (1939), as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited) - *Dark Victory* (1939), as Martha — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/dark-victory.md) - *Wings of the Navy* (1939), as Nurse - *Jesse James* (1939), as Boy's Mother - *Young Dr. Kildare* (1938), as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited) - *Gateway* (1938), as Friend of Mrs. McNutt - *Delinquent Parents* (1938), as Mrs. Herbert Ellis - *The Bad Man of Brimstone* (1937), as Mrs. Grant - *The Man in the Barn* (1937), as Farmer's Wife (uncredited) - *The Adventurous Blonde* (1937), as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny") - *Idol of the Crowds* (1937), as Mrs. Dale - *White Bondage* (1937), as Sarah Talcott - *Artists & Models* (1937), as Seamstress (uncredited) - *Mountain Justice* (1937), as Mrs. Hughes - *Stolen Holiday* (1937), as Wedding Guest (uncredited) - *Love Letters of a Star* (1936), as Mrs. Blodgett - *Down the Stretch* (1936), as Aunt Julia - *Two Against the World* (1936), as Marion Sims - *The Big Noise* (1936), as Mrs. Trent - *Murder by an Aristocrat* (1936), as Adela Thatcher - *Three Godfathers* (1936), as Mrs. McLane - *Honeymoon Limited* (1935), as Mrs. Van Twerp ## Gallery - ![Virginia Brissac 1938 (Hollywood, CA) (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/458403/gallery-7d05f7204efa.jpg) Virginia Brissac 1938 (Hollywood, CA) (2016) — Swarren16, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Virginia_Brissac_1938_%28Hollywood%2C_CA%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Virginia Brissac as Doña Maria De Vargas in Captain From Castile, 1947 (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/458403/gallery-25d8d64e7cb3.jpg) Virginia Brissac as Doña Maria De Vargas in Captain From Castile, 1947 (2018) — Swarren16, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Virginia_Brissac_1947.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Virginia Brissac, c. 1912 (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/458403/gallery-832010f5294d.jpg) Virginia Brissac, c. 1912 (2016) — Swarren16, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/VB-1912.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Virginia Brissac](https://film.one/media/person/458403/gallery-64677a5daa94.jpg) Virginia Brissac — Hampton’s Broadway Magazine,, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Virginia_Brissac01.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Virginia Brissac](https://film.one/media/person/458403/gallery-c62e22af55e1.jpg) Virginia Brissac — Image via TMDB - ![Stage actress Virginia Brissac. Subjects: actresses (1905)](https://film.one/media/person/458403/gallery-ca4624a5a2bb.jpg) Stage actress Virginia Brissac. Subjects: actresses (1905) — Mojonier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Stage_actress_Virginia_Brissac_%28SAYRE_12102%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/virginia-brissac