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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.

Rebel Without a Cause
as Jim's Grandmother

Studio 57

About Mrs. Leslie
as Mrs. Poole

Executive Suite
as Edith Alderson

The Lone Wolf
as Mrs. Kimbo

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
as Martha Maddocks
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Bandits of Corsica
as Maria

Fair Wind to Java
as Bintang

Meet Me at the Fair
as Mrs. Spooner

Woman of the North Country
as Mrs. Dawson
Chevron Theatre

Dragnet

I Love Lucy
as Mrs. Hammond

Two of a Kind
as Maida McIntyre

Operation Pacific
as Sister Anna

Harriet Craig
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)

Edge of Doom
as Mrs. Dennis

Cheaper by the Dozen
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)

No Man of Her Own
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

Tension
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)

The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)

The Last Bandit
as Kate's Mother

An Act of Murder
as Mrs. Russell

The Snake Pit
as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)

The Untamed Breed
as Mrs. Jones

Old Los Angeles
as Señora Del Rey

Summer Holiday
as Miss Hawley

The Mating of Millie
as Mrs. Thomas

Three Daring Daughters
as Miss Drake (uncredited)

Captain from Castile
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)

Secret Beyond the Door
as Sarah (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux
as Carlotta Couvais

Pursued
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)

Sister Kenny
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
as Martha, the Housekeeper

The Mysterious Mr. M
as Cornelia Waldron

Hot Cargo
as Mrs. Chapman

Why Girls Leave Home
as Mrs. Leslie

Bewitched
as Martha--Governor's Wife

Captain Eddie
as Flo Clark
Three's a Crowd
as Cary Whipple

Thrill of a Romance
as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)

The Scarlet Clue
as Mrs. Marsh

G.I. Honeymoon
as Lavinia Thorndyke

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)

Together Again
as Townswoman (uncredited)

Faces in the Fog
as Miss Harvey, Juror

Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Mrs. Courtland West

Sing, Neighbor, Sing
as Cornelia Blake

Song of the Open Road
as Camp Matron (uncredited)

This Is the Life
as Mrs. Tiggett

Phantom Lady
as Dr. Helen Chase

Moonlight in Vermont
as Aunt Bess

The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
as Patricia Cornwall

The Hard Way
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)

Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Mug Town
as Mrs. Bell

Lucky Jordan
as Clarence's Wife