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Virginia Brissac(1883-1979)

  • Actress
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Virginia Brissac
Virginia Brissac was an actress, best known for Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Dark Victory (1939) and The Scarlet Clue (1945). Prior to her work in film and television, she had a thirty-year career as a stage actress on the West Coast stock circuit, including three years in residence with her own company in San Diego, managed by then husband John Griffith Wray. She had one daughter, Ardel Wray, by a previous marriage.
BornJune 11, 1883
DiedJuly 26, 1979(96)
BornJune 11, 1883
DiedJuly 26, 1979(96)
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Known for

James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Corey Allen in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Rebel Without a Cause
7.6
  • Mrs. Stark
  • 1955
Bette Davis in Dark Victory (1939)
Dark Victory
7.4
  • Martha
  • 1939
Benson Fong, Mantan Moreland, and Sidney Toler in The Scarlet Clue (1945)
The Scarlet Clue
6.3
  • Mrs. Marsh
  • 1945
Executive Suite (1954)
Executive Suite
7.4
  • Edith Alderson
  • 1954

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  • Louis Hayward in The Lone Wolf (1954)
    The Lone Wolf
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Bell
    • Mrs. Kimbo
    • 1954–1955
  • James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Corey Allen in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
    Rebel Without a Cause
    7.6
    • Mrs. Stark
    • 1955
  • Studio 57 (1954)
    Studio 57
    7.0
    TV Series
    • 1955
  • Mayor of the Town (1954)
    Mayor of the Town
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Gordon
    • 1954
  • Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (1952)
    Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson
    3.0
    TV Series
    • 1953–1954
  • About Mrs. Leslie (1954)
    About Mrs. Leslie
    7.1
    • Mrs. Poole
    • 1954
  • Lucille Ball in I Love Lucy (1951)
    I Love Lucy
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Hammond
    • 1954
  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953)
    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Adams
    • 1953–1954
  • Brett Halsey, Alice Kelley, Percy Kilbride, and Marjorie Main in Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)
    Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
    6.8
    • Martha Maddocks
    • 1954
  • Patricia Medina in Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
    Phantom of the Rue Morgue
    5.9
    • Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Executive Suite (1954)
    Executive Suite
    7.4
    • Edith Alderson
    • 1954
  • Jack Webb in Dragnet (1951)
    Dragnet
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1953
  • Chevron Theatre (1952)
    Chevron Theatre
    6.6
    TV Series
    • 1953
  • Your Favorite Story (1953)
    Your Favorite Story
    7.4
    TV Series
    • 1953
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Lyle Bettger in All I Desire (1953)
    All I Desire
    7.0
    • Mrs. Tomlin (uncredited)
    • 1953

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  • Height
    • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
  • Born
    • June 11, 1883
    • San Jose, California, USA
  • Died
    • July 26, 1979
    • Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      John Griffith WrayJune 29, 1915 - May 1927 (divorced)
  • Children
    • Ardel Wray

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