Actress
Virginia Christine
5 March 1920† 24 July 1996 (aged 76) Stanton, Iowa, USA
- Movies
- 57
- Shows
- 78
Biography
Virginia Christine Ricketts (March 5, 1920 – July 24, 1996) was an American character actress and voice actress of Swedish descent. She had a long career on the screen, stage, and radio and appeared in more than 170 feature films and TV-productions. She is best remembered for her role in a string of television commercials for Folgers Coffee during the 1960s and 1970s.
Known For
- 1976
- Woman of the Year · Film · Alma
- 1973
- Kojak · Series · Mrs. Yankowski
- 1970
- The Old Man Who Cried Wolf · Film · Miss Cummings
- Nanny and the Professor · Series · Mrs. Wilson
- 1969
- Daughter of the Mind · Film · Helga
- Hail, Hero! · Film · Eleanor Murchiston
- 1968
- In Enemy Country · Film · Frau Gulden
- Lancer · Series · Hannah Sickles
- 1967
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner · Film · Hilary St. George
- Ironside · Series · Esther Hawkins
- The Invaders · Series · Mrs. Thorne
- 1966
- Billy the Kid Versus Dracula · Film · Eva Oster
- Jericho · Series · Frau Luders
- Felony Squad · Series · Cleaning Woman
- 1965
- A Rage to Live · Film · Emma
- The F.B.I. · Series · Mrs. Ferguson
- Laredo · Series · Agnes Halsey
- The Big Valley · Series · Margaret Coleman
- 1964
- The Killers · Film · Miss Watson
- One Man's Way · Film · Anna Peale
- Daniel Boone · Series · Martha
- 1963
- The Prize · Film · Mrs. Bergh · Chaperon
- 4 for Texas · Film · Brunhilde
- Cattle King · Film · Mrs. Ruth Winters (Brassfield's Housekeeper)
- Mr. Novak · Series · Mrs. Payne
- The Fugitive · Series · Alma Mercer
- 1962
- Incident in an Alley · Film · Mrs. Connell
- Going My Way · Series
- Stoney Burke · Series · Flora Hill
- The Virginian · Series · Leora Tressider
- 1961
- Judgment at Nuremberg · Film · Mrs. Halbestadt
- The New Breed · Series · Annabelle
- Ben Casey · Series · Alice Cabot
- Target: The Corruptors! · Series
- Hazel · Series · Mrs. McGuire
- The Asphalt Jungle · Series · Miss Brandt
- Mister Ed · Series · Margaret
- 1960
- Flaming Star · Film · Mrs. Phillips
- Thriller · Series · Marge
- Coronado 9 · Series · Sarita
- 1959
- Pay the Piper · Film
- The Untouchables · Series · Dora Mizo
- The Twilight Zone · Series · Ethel Bedeker
- The DuPont Show with June Allyson · Series · Mother
- Riverboat · Series · Aunt Samantha Dexter
- Bonanza · Series · Martha Hale
- The Deputy · Series · Molly Baker
- Rawhide · Series
- 1958
- 77 Sunset Strip · Series · Grace Thorn
- Behind Closed Doors · Series · Julie Hollister
- The Rifleman · Series · Mrs. Hardy
- Frontier Doctor · Series
- The Donna Reed Show · Series · Margaret Lang
- Bronco · Series · Martha Gant
- Peter Gunn · Series · Nancy Davis
- Steve Canyon · Series · Mary Moore
- Wanted: Dead or Alive · Series · Mrs. Logan
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer · Series · June Earl
- 1957
- The Hired Man · Film · Beverly
- The Careless Years · Film · Mrs. Vernon
- Johnny Tremain · Film · Mrs. Lapham
- The Spirit of St. Louis · Film · Secretary
- Casey Jones · Series · Doris Jones
- Trackdown · Series · Millie
- The Restless Gun · Series · Amy Durant
- Maverick · Series · Verna Lyme
- Perry Mason · Series · Beth Sandover
- The Thin Man · Series
- M Squad · Series · Mrs. Jake Fassard
- Wagon Train · Series · Minna Collins
- 1956
- Three Brave Men · Film · Helen Goldsmith
- Nightmare · Film · Sue Bressard
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers · Film · Wilma Lentz
- The Killer Is Loose · Film · Mary Gillespie
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre · Series · Julie Hart
- State Trooper · Series
- Hey, Jeannie! · Series · Mrs. Warren
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie · Series
- 1955
- Good Morning, Miss Dove · Film · Mrs. Rigsbee
- Not as a Stranger · Film · Bruni
- The Cobweb · Film · Sally
- Matinee Theater · Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents · Series · Model
- Gunsmoke · Series · Bess
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp · Series · Martha Evans
- The Millionaire · Series · Mrs. Barnett
- The Star and the Story · Series
- 1954
- Dragnet · Film · Mrs. Caldwell
- Father Knows Best · Series · Grace Miller
- Studio 57 · Series
- The Whistler · Series
- Passport to Danger · Series
- Public Defender · Series · Mom Kennedy
- 1953
- Woman They Almost Lynched · Film · Jenny
- Never Wave at a WAC · Film · Lieutenant Myles
- Letter to Loretta · Series · Mrs. Brown
- I'm the Law · Series
- General Electric Theater · Series · Head Nurse
- 1952
- High Noon · Film · Mrs. Simpson
- The First Time · Film · Nurse
- The Abbott and Costello Show · Series · Mrs. Jackson
- The Ford Television Theatre · Series · Mrs. Talbot
- Cavalcade of America · Series · Mrs. Sargent
- Four Star Playhouse · Series · Clerk
- Adventures of Superman · Series · Mrs. Frank
- Chevron Theatre · Series
- Dangerous Assignment · Series · Carla Fabri
- 1951
- Dragnet · Series
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · Series
- Racket Squad · Series
- 1950
- Cyrano de Bergerac · Film · Sister Marthe
- 1949
- Special Agent · Film · Mabel Rumpler
- Cover Up · Film · Margaret Baker
- The Lone Ranger · Series · Cecile Charron
- 1948
- Night Wind · Film · Jean Benson
- Women in the Night · Film · Claire Adams
- 1947
- The Gangster · Film · Mrs. Karty
- The Invisible Wall · Film · Mildred Elsworth
- 1946
- The Mysterious Mr. Valentine · Film · Lola Carson
- The Killers · Film · Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
- The Inner Circle · Film · Rhoda Roberts
- The Wife of Monte Cristo · Film · Florice Michaud
- House of Horrors · Film · Lady of the Streets
- Murder Is My Business · Film · Dora Darnell
- Idea Girl · Film · Eveline
- The Scarlet Horseman · Film · Carla Marquette · Matosca
- 1945
- Girls of the Big House · Film · Bernice Meyers
- Phantom of the Plains · Film · Celeste
- 1944
- The Mummy's Curse · Film · Princess Ananka
- The Old Texas Trail · Film · Queenie Leone
- Raiders of Ghost City · Film · Countess Elsa von Merck · alias Trina Dressard
- 1943
- Women at War · Film · Mary Sawyer
- Mission to Moscow · Film · Maria · Beautician
- Edge of Darkness · Film · Hulda (Stensgard maid)
- Truck Busters · Film · Eadie Watkins