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Virginia Christine

Virginia Christine

Acting·1920–1996·55 films

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

High Noon
High Noon (1952)Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)Wilma Lentz
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)Mrs. Halbestadt
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)Hilary St. George
The Killers
The Killers (1946)Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
The Killers
The Killers (1964)Miss Watson
The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)Secretary (uncredited)
The Prize
The Prize (1963)Mrs. Bergh, Chaperon
Flaming Star
Flaming Star (1960)Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
The Mummy's Curse
The Mummy's Curse (1944)Princess Ananka
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)Sister Marthe
The Killer Is Loose
The Killer Is Loose (1956)Mary Gillespie
4 for Texas
4 for Texas (1963)Brunhilde
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)Eva Oster
Not as a Stranger
Not as a Stranger (1955)Bruni
House of Horrors
House of Horrors (1946)Lady of the Streets
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness (1943)Hulda (Stensgard maid)
The Cobweb
The Cobweb (1955)Sally
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain (1957)Mrs. Lapham
Cover Up
Cover Up (1949)Margaret Baker
Dragnet
Dragnet (1954)Mrs. Caldwell
Woman They Almost Lynched
Woman They Almost Lynched (1953)Jenny
Nightmare
Nightmare (1956)Sue Bressard
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow (1943)Maria - Beautician (uncredited)
The Gangster
The Gangster (1947)Mrs. Karty
Good Morning, Miss Dove
Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)Mrs. Rigsbee (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
Never Wave at a WAC (1953)Lt. Myles
Cattle King
Cattle King (1963)Mrs. Ruth Winters (Brassfield's Housekeeper)
A Rage to Live
A Rage to Live (1965)Emma
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine (1946)Lola Carson
The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle (1946)Rhoda Roberts
Daughter of the Mind
Daughter of the Mind (1969)Helga
Women in the Night
Women in the Night (1948)Claire Adams
The Invisible Wall
The Invisible Wall (1947)Mildred Elsworth
Incident in an Alley
Incident in an Alley (1962)Mrs. Connell
Women at War
Women at War (1943)Mary Sawyer
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)Miss Cummings
Three Brave Men
Three Brave Men (1956)Helen Goldsmith
The Wife of Monte Cristo
The Wife of Monte Cristo (1946)Florice Michaud
One Man's Way
One Man's Way (1964)Anna Peale
In Enemy Country
In Enemy Country (1968)Frau Gulden
The Careless Years
The Careless Years (1957)Mrs. Vernon
The First Time
The First Time (1952)Nurse
Hail, Hero!
Hail, Hero! (1969)Eleanor Murchiston
Raiders of Ghost City
Raiders of Ghost City (1944)Countess Elsa von Merck, alias Trina Dressard
Truck Busters
Truck Busters (1943)Eadie Watkins
Girls of the Big House
Girls of the Big House (1945)Bernice Meyers
Murder Is My Business
Murder Is My Business (1946)Dora Darnell
Night Wind
Night Wind (1948)Jean Benson
Special Agent
Special Agent (1949)Mabel Rumpler
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year (1976)Alma
The Scarlet Horseman
The Scarlet Horseman (1946)Carla Marquette / Matosca
Phantom of the Plains
Phantom of the Plains (1945)Celeste
The Old Texas Trail
The Old Texas Trail (1944)Queenie Leone
The Hired Man
The Hired Man (1957)Beverly