Virginia Christine
Known for Acting · 135 credits
- Born
- 1920-03-05
- Died
- 1996-07-24
- Place of birth
- Stanton, Iowa, USA
- Also known as
- Virginia Christine Ricketts
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
Perry Mason
1957
as Beth Sandover / Helen Duncan / Edith Summers
Bonanza
1959
as Martha Hale / Mary Johnson
The Fugitive
1963
as Alma Mercer / Cora
Dragnet
1951
as Mrs. Martin / Helen Karsten
Wagon Train
1957
as Minna Collins / Amanda Santee / Clara Reynolds / Elaine Gatsby / Mrs. Reed
The Rifleman
1958
as Mrs. Hardy / Mrs. Dalrymple
TV Shows (79)
Perry Mason
1957
as Beth Sandover / Helen Duncan / Edith Summers
Bonanza
1959
as Martha Hale / Mary Johnson
The Fugitive
1963
as Alma Mercer / Cora
Dragnet
1951
as Mrs. Martin / Helen Karsten
Wagon Train
1957
as Minna Collins / Amanda Santee / Clara Reynolds / Elaine Gatsby / Mrs. Reed
The Rifleman
1958
as Mrs. Hardy / Mrs. Dalrymple
Ironside
1967
as Esther Hawkins
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Julie Hart (uncredited)
Matinee Theater
1955
Maverick
1957
as Verna Lyme
The Virginian
1962
as Leora Tressider / Judith Briscoe / Nora Claypool / Margaret Conlan
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Ethel Bedeker
The Untouchables
1959
as Dora Mizo / Stella Barber
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Martha Evans
Ben Casey
1961
as Alice Cabot / Rose Evans
Rawhide
1959
as Sarah Tenney / Ada Covey
Daniel Boone
1964
as Martha / Mrs. Brewster
The F.B.I.
1965
as Mrs. Ferguson / Lucille Fortier / Eugenia Sayres
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Clerk / Miss Chase
The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Margaret Lang
The Big Valley
1965
as Margaret Coleman
Father Knows Best
1954
as Grace Miller
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Mrs. Logan (uncredited) / Harriet Meecham
The Invaders
1967
as Mrs. Thorne
Gunsmoke
1955
as Bess / Lila
Peter Gunn
1958
as Nancy Davis
Kojak
1973
as Mrs. Yankowski
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Cecile Charron
Thriller
1960
as Marge
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Grace Thorn / Greta Haggman
The Deputy
1959
as Molly Baker
Hazel
1961
as Mrs. McGuire
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Model / Secretary
Laredo
1965
as Agnes Halsey
The Millionaire
1955
as Mrs. Barnett
Mister Ed
1961
as Margaret
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Mrs. Talbot
Lancer
1968
as Hannah Sickles
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Mrs. Frank
M Squad
1957
as Mrs. Jake Fassard
Felony Squad
1966
as Cleaning Woman
Trackdown
1957
as Millie / Mrs. Nancy Doan
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Mrs. Jackson / Grateful Lady
Bronco
1958
as Martha Gant
Studio 57
1954
as Jenny Pickett
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Riverboat
1959
as Aunt Samantha Dexter
State Trooper
1956
as Dorette Mason / Ethel Larkin
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Mrs. Sargent
Public Defender
1954
as Mom Kennedy
Mr. Novak
1963
as Mrs. Payne
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Mother
The New Breed
1961
as Annabelle
Stoney Burke
1962
as Flora Hill
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as June Earl
Nanny and the Professor
1970
as Mrs. Wilson
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The Restless Gun
1957
as Amy Durant
The Thin Man
1957
Racket Squad
1951
Movies (56)
High Noon
1952
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
Flaming Star
1960
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
as Mrs. Halbestadt
Johnny Tremain
1957
as Mrs. Lapham
Dragnet
1954
as Mrs. Caldwell
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
as Wilma Lentz
The Killers
1946
as Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
as Hilary St. George
The Killers
1964
as Miss Watson
Night Wind
1948
as Jean Benson
The Prize
1963
as Mrs. Bergh, Chaperon
Cattle King
1963
as Mrs. Ruth Winters (Brassfield's Housekeeper)
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Secretary (uncredited)
Cyrano de Bergerac
1950
as Sister Marthe
4 for Texas
1963
as Brunhilde
The Cobweb
1955
as Sally
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966
as Eva Oster
The Gangster
1947
as Mrs. Karty
Not as a Stranger
1955
as Bruni
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Maria - Beautician (uncredited)
Women in the Night
1948
as Claire Adams
Special Agent
1949
as Mabel Rumpler
The Killer Is Loose
1956
as Mary Gillespie
Nightmare
1956
as Sue Bressard
Daughter of the Mind
1969
as Helga
Edge of Darkness
1943
as Hulda (Stensgard maid)
The Inner Circle
1946
as Rhoda Roberts
The Mummy's Curse
1944
as Princess Ananka
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
as Lt. Myles
Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955
as Mrs. Rigsbee (uncredited)
House of Horrors
1946
as Lady of the Streets
Raiders of Ghost City
1944
as Countess Elsa von Merck, alias Trina Dressard
A Rage to Live
1965
as Emma
One Man's Way
1964
as Anna Peale
Cover Up
1949
as Margaret Baker
Idea Girl
1946
as Eveline
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970
as Miss Cummings
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946
as Lola Carson
Truck Busters
1943
as Eadie Watkins
Murder Is My Business
1946
as Dora Darnell
The Careless Years
1957
as Mrs. Vernon
The Invisible Wall
1947
as Mildred Elsworth
Woman of the Year
1976
as Alma
The Wife of Monte Cristo
1946
as Florice Michaud
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
as Jenny
Women at War
1943
as Mary Sawyer
Girls of the Big House
1945
as Bernice Meyers
In Enemy Country
1968
as Frau Gulden
Hail, Hero!
1969
as Eleanor Murchiston
Incident in an Alley
1962
as Mrs. Connell
Phantom of the Plains
1945
as Celeste
The First Time
1952
as Nurse
Three Brave Men
1956
as Helen Goldsmith
The Scarlet Horseman
1946
as Carla Marquette / Matosca
The Old Texas Trail
1944
as Queenie Leone
The Hired Man
1957
as Beverly
About 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. With 135 credits spanning from 1943 to 1976, Virginia Christine has appeared in 56 films and 79 TV shows.
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Most Popular Virginia Christine Movies
- High Noon (1952) — as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
- Flaming Star (1960) — as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) — as Mrs. Halbestadt
- Johnny Tremain (1957) — as Mrs. Lapham
- Dragnet (1954) — as Mrs. Caldwell
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