Virginia Christine

Known For: Acting
Born: March 5, 1920
Place of Birth: Stanton, Iowa, USA
Died: July 24, 1996

Virginia Christine

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.

Filmography

Woman of the Year

1976 · Alma

Kojak

1973 · Mrs. Yankowski

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

1970 · Miss Cummings

Nanny and the Professor

1970 · Mrs. Wilson

Daughter of the Mind

1969 · Helga

Hail, Hero!

1969 · Eleanor Murchiston

Lancer

1968 · Hannah Sickles

In Enemy Country

1968 · Frau Gulden

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1967 · Hilary St. George

Ironside

1967 · Esther Hawkins

The Invaders

1967 · Mrs. Thorne

Jericho

1966 · Frau Luders

Felony Squad

1966 · Cleaning Woman

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

1966 · Eva Oster

A Rage to Live

1965 · Emma

The F.B.I.

1965 · Mrs. Ferguson, Lucille Fortier, Eugenia Sayres

Laredo

1965 · Agnes Halsey

The Big Valley

1965 · Margaret Coleman

Daniel Boone

1964 · Martha, Mrs. Brewster

Broadside

1964 · Wave Commander Peabody

The Killers

1964 · Miss Watson

One Man's Way

1964 · Anna Peale

The Prize

1963 · Mrs. Bergh, Chaperon

4 for Texas

1963 · Brunhilde

Mr. Novak

1963 · Mrs. Payne

The Fugitive

1963 · Alma Mercer, Cora

Cattle King

1963 · Mrs. Ruth Winters (Brassfield's Housekeeper)

Going My Way

1962

Stoney Burke

1962 · Flora Hill

The Virginian

1962 · Leora Tressider, Judith Briscoe, Nora Claypool, Margaret Conlan

Incident in an Alley

1962 · Mrs. Connell

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961 · Mrs. Halbestadt

The New Breed

1961 · Annabelle

Ben Casey

1961 · Alice Cabot, Rose Evans

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

Hazel

1961 · Mrs. McGuire

The Asphalt Jungle

1961 · Miss Brandt

Mister Ed

1961 · Margaret

Flaming Star

1960 · Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Thriller

1960 · Marge

Coronado 9

1960 · Sarita, Margaret Hammock

The Untouchables

1959 · Dora Mizo, Stella Barber

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Ethel Bedeker

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959 · Mother

Riverboat

1959 · Aunt Samantha Dexter

Bonanza

1959 · Martha Hale, Mary Johnson

The Deputy

1959 · Molly Baker

Rawhide

1959 · , Sarah Tenney, Ada Covey

77 Sunset Strip

1958 · Grace Thorn, Greta Haggman

Behind Closed Doors

1958 · Julie Hollister

The Rifleman

1958 · Mrs. Hardy, Mrs. Dalrymple

Frontier Doctor

1958

The Donna Reed Show

1958 · Margaret Lang

Bronco

1958 · Martha Gant

Peter Gunn

1958 · Nancy Davis

Steve Canyon

1958 · Mary Moore

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958 · Mrs. Logan (uncredited), Harriet Meecham

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

1958 · June Earl

Casey Jones

1957 · Doris Jones

Trackdown

1957 · Millie, Mrs. Nancy Doan

The Restless Gun

1957 · Amy Durant

Maverick

1957 · Verna Lyme

Perry Mason

1957 · Beth Sandover, Helen Duncan, Edith Summers

The Thin Man

1957

M Squad

1957 · Mrs. Jake Fassard

Wagon Train

1957 · Minna Collins, Amanda Santee, Clara Reynolds, Elaine Gatsby, Mrs. Reed

The Hired Man

1957 · Beverly

The Careless Years

1957 · Mrs. Vernon

Johnny Tremain

1957 · Mrs. Lapham

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957 · Secretary (uncredited)

Three Brave Men

1956 · Helen Goldsmith

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 · Julie Hart (uncredited)

State Trooper

1956 · , Dorette Mason, Ethel Larkin

Hey, Jeannie!

1956 · Mrs. Warren

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

Nightmare

1956 · Sue Bressard

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956 · Wilma Lentz

The Killer Is Loose

1956 · Mary Gillespie

Good Morning, Miss Dove

1955 · Mrs. Rigsbee (uncredited)

Matinee Theater

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Model, Secretary

Gunsmoke

1955 · Bess, Lila

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955 · Martha Evans

Not as a Stranger

1955 · Bruni

The Cobweb

1955 · Sally

The Millionaire

1955 · Mrs. Barnett

The Star and the Story

1955

Father Knows Best

1954 · Grace Miller

Studio 57

1954 · , Jenny Pickett

Dragnet

1954 · Mrs. Caldwell

The Whistler

1954

Passport to Danger

Passport to Danger

1954

Public Defender

1954 · Mom Kennedy

Letter to Loretta

1953 · Mrs. Brown, Bertha Holt, Mrs. Spencer

Woman They Almost Lynched

1953 · Jenny

I'm the Law

1953

General Electric Theater

1953 · Head Nurse, Sarah

Never Wave at a WAC

1953 · Lt. Myles

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952 · Mrs. Jackson, Grateful Lady

The Ford Television Theatre

1952 · Mrs. Talbot

Cavalcade of America

1952 · Mrs. Sargent

Four Star Playhouse

1952 · Clerk, Miss Chase

Adventures of Superman

1952 · Mrs. Frank

High Noon

1952 · Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

The First Time

1952 · Nurse

Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

1952

Dangerous Assignment

1952 · Carla Fabri

Dragnet

1951 · , Mrs. Martin, Helen Karsten

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Racket Squad

1951

Cyrano de Bergerac

1950 · Sister Marthe

The Lone Ranger

1949 · Cecile Charron

Special Agent

1949 · Mabel Rumpler

Cover Up

1949 · Margaret Baker

Night Wind

1948 · Jean Benson

Women in the Night

1948 · Claire Adams

The Gangster

1947 · Mrs. Karty

The Invisible Wall

1947 · Mildred Elsworth

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

1946 · Lola Carson

The Killers

1946 · Lilly Harmon Lubinsky

The Inner Circle

1946 · Rhoda Roberts

The Wife of Monte Cristo

1946 · Florice Michaud

House of Horrors

1946 · Lady of the Streets

Murder Is My Business

1946 · Dora Darnell

Idea Girl

1946 · Eveline

The Scarlet Horseman

1946 · Carla Marquette / Matosca

Girls of the Big House

1945 · Bernice Meyers

Phantom of the Plains

1945 · Celeste

The Mummy's Curse

1944 · Princess Ananka

The Old Texas Trail

1944 · Queenie Leone

Raiders of Ghost City

1944 · Countess Elsa von Merck, alias Trina Dressard

Women at War

1943 · Mary Sawyer

Mission to Moscow

1943 · Maria - Beautician (uncredited)

Edge of Darkness

1943 · Hulda (Stensgard maid)

Truck Busters

1943 · Eadie Watkins

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