Virginia Brissac
American actress (1883-1979) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 96
Virginia Brissac was a popular American stage actress who headlined theatre companies from Vancouver to San Diego during the heyday of West Coast Stock in the early 1900s.
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1979Died26 July 19791955
Rebel Without a CauseFilm, Jim's Grandmother1954
Studio 57Series
The Lone WolfSeries, 1954Mrs. Kimbo
Executive SuiteFilm, 1954Edith Alderson1953The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseSeries, Mrs. Adams1952Chevron TheatreSeries1951
DragnetSeries
I Love LucySeries, 1951Mrs. Hammond
Operation PacificFilm, 1951Sister Anna1950
Cheaper by the DozenFilm, Mrs. Benson (uncredited)1948
An Act of MurderFilm, Mrs. Russell1947
Captain from CastileFilm, Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)1946
Sister KennyFilm, Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)1945
A Tree Grows in BrooklynFilm, Miss Tilford (uncredited)1944
Phantom LadyFilm, Dr. Helen Chase1943
Shadow of a DoubtFilm, Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)1941
Dressed to KillFilm, Lynne Evans1940
All This, and Heaven TooFilm, Nun (uncredited)1939
Dark VictoryFilm, Martha1936
Three GodfathersFilm, Mrs. McLane1883Born11 June 1883
Rebel Without a CauseFilm, Jim's Grandmother1954Studio 57SeriesThe Lone WolfSeries, 1954Mrs. KimboExecutive SuiteFilm, 1954Edith Alderson1953The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseSeries, Mrs. Adams1952Chevron TheatreSeries1951DragnetSeriesI Love LucySeries, 1951Mrs. HammondOperation PacificFilm, 1951Sister Anna1950Cheaper by the DozenFilm, Mrs. Benson (uncredited)1948An Act of MurderFilm, Mrs. Russell1947Captain from CastileFilm, Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)1946Sister KennyFilm, Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)1945A Tree Grows in BrooklynFilm, Miss Tilford (uncredited)1944Phantom LadyFilm, Dr. Helen Chase1943Shadow of a DoubtFilm, Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)1941Dressed to KillFilm, Lynne Evans1940All This, and Heaven TooFilm, Nun (uncredited)1939Dark VictoryFilm, Martha1936Three GodfathersFilm, Mrs. McLane1883Born11 June 1883People around Virginia
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Darryl F. Zanuck Produced The Snake Pit and Young Mr. Lincoln
Lloyd Bacon Directed Wings of the Navy and A Child Is Born
Arthur Lubin Directed Black Friday and Idol of the Crowds
Hal B. Wallis Produced Dark Victory and The Great Lie
William A. Seiter Directed Appointment for Love and It's a Date
James Flavin Also in The Ghost Breakers and Together Again
Alfred Newman Wrote The Snake Pit and Young Mr. Lincoln
Max Steiner Wrote Dark Victory, The Great Lie and Pursued
Henry King Directed Captain from Castile (1947)
Lamar Trotti Produced Captain from Castile (1947)
Michael Curtiz Directed Stolen Holiday and Mountain Justice
Edmund Goulding Directed Dark Victory and The Great Lie
Vincent Sherman Directed Harriet Craig and The Hard Way
Charles Halton Also in Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
Joe Pasternak Produced Destry Rides Again (1939)
Walter Wanger Produced Secret Beyond the Door (1948)- Henry Blanke Produced Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
Eddy Waller Also in Young Mr. Lincoln and Pursued
Bette Davis Also in The Great Lie and Dark Victory
Beulah Bondi Also in The Snake Pit and One Foot in Heaven
John Ridgely Also in Wings of the Navy and The Big Shot
Frank Reicher Also in Monsieur Verdoux and One Foot in Heaven
Emmett Vogan Also in Wings of the Navy and Black Friday
Paul Fix Also in The Ghost Breakers and Black Friday
Known for
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Monsieur Verdoux 1947
Rebel Without a Cause 1955
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945
Shadow of a Doubt 1943
The Little Foxes 1941
Filmography 40
126 credits on file
Television 6
Media & music
About this person
An ingénue and leading lady known for her natural style and charm on stage, Brissac played with equal success in both comedies and dramas and went on to have a long second career as a character actress in film and television.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1883 to 1979 · aged 96
