
Acting · 96 years old
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.

I Love Lucy
Mrs. Hammond

Monsieur Verdoux
Carlotta Couvais

The Little Foxes
Mrs. Hewitt

First Love
Commencement Speaker

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Miss Tilford (uncredited)

Rebel Without a Cause
Jim's Grandmother

Shadow of a Doubt
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Harriet Craig
Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)

Remember the Night
Mrs. Emory

Captain from Castile
Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)

All This, and Heaven Too
Nun (uncredited)

Young Mr. Lincoln
Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)

Destry Rides Again
Sophie Claggett

The Snake Pit
Miss Seiffert (uncredited)

Executive Suite
Edith Alderson

Phantom Lady
Dr. Helen Chase

About Mrs. Leslie
Mrs. Poole

The Great Lie
Sadie

Little Orvie
Mrs. Green

Captain Eddie
Flo Clark