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Virginia Christine

Virginia Christine

Actor · 1920–1996 · Stanton, Iowa, USA

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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.

Acted in 132

1970s

  1. 1976

    Woman of the Year

    Alma

  2. 1973

    Kojak

    Mrs. Yankowski · 1 episode

    72
  3. 1970

    The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

    Miss Cummings

  4. Nanny and the Professor

    Mrs. Wilson · 1 episode

    70

1960s

  1. 1969

    Daughter of the Mind

    Helga

  2. Hail, Hero!

    Eleanor Murchiston

  3. 1968

    Lancer

    Hannah Sickles · 1 episode

  4. In Enemy Country

    Frau Gulden

  5. 1967

    Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

    Hilary St. George

    73

  6. Ironside

    Esther Hawkins · 1 episode

    69

  7. The Invaders

    Mrs. Thorne · 1 episode

    77
  8. 1966

    Jericho

    Frau Luders · 1 episode

  9. Felony Squad

    Cleaning Woman · 1 episode

  10. Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

    Eva Oster

    40
  11. 1965

    A Rage to Live

    Emma

    59

  12. The F.B.I.

    Mrs. Ferguson, Lucille Fortier, Eugenia Sayres · 1 episode

    69

  13. Laredo

    Agnes Halsey · 1 episode

    73

  14. The Big Valley

    Margaret Coleman · 1 episode

    72
  15. 1964

    Daniel Boone

    Martha, Mrs. Brewster · 1 episode

    72

  16. The Killers

    Miss Watson

  17. One Man's Way

    Anna Peale

  18. 1963

    The Prize

    Mrs. Bergh, Chaperon

  19. 4 for Texas

    Brunhilde

  20. Mr. Novak

    Mrs. Payne · 1 episode

  21. The Fugitive

    Alma Mercer, Cora · 1 episode

    79

  22. Cattle King

    Mrs. Ruth Winters (Brassfield's Housekeeper)

  23. 1962

    Going My Way

    TV · 1 Season · Drama · Comedy

  24. Stoney Burke

    Flora Hill · 1 episode

  25. The Virginian

    Leora Tressider, Judith Briscoe, Nora Claypool, Margaret Conlan · 1 episode

    73

  26. Incident in an Alley

    Mrs. Connell

  27. 1961

    Judgment at Nuremberg

    Mrs. Halbestadt

    80

  28. The New Breed

    Annabelle · 1 episode

  29. Ben Casey

    Alice Cabot, Rose Evans · 1 episode

    68

  30. Target: The Corruptors!

    TV · 1 Season · Mystery · Crime

  31. Hazel

    Mrs. McGuire · 1 episode

    71

  32. The Asphalt Jungle

    Miss Brandt · 1 episode

  33. Mister Ed

    Margaret · 1 episode

    68
  34. 1960

    Flaming Star

    Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

    72

  35. Thriller

    Marge · 1 episode

    78

  36. Coronado 9

    Sarita, Margaret Hammock · 1 episode

1950s

  1. 1959

    The Untouchables

    Dora Mizo, Stella Barber · 1 episode

    80

  2. The Twilight Zone

    Ethel Bedeker · 1 episode

    89

  3. The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    Mother · 1 episode

  4. Riverboat

    Aunt Samantha Dexter · 1 episode

  5. Bonanza

    Martha Hale, Mary Johnson · 1 episode

    74

  6. The Deputy

    Molly Baker · 1 episode

  7. Rawhide

    Sarah Tenney, Ada Covey

    77
  8. 1958

    77 Sunset Strip

    Grace Thorn, Greta Haggman · 1 episode

    76

  9. Behind Closed Doors

    Julie Hollister · 1 episode

  10. The Rifleman

    Mrs. Hardy, Mrs. Dalrymple · 1 episode

    80

  11. Frontier Doctor

    TV

  12. The Donna Reed Show

    Margaret Lang · 1 episode

    71

  13. Bronco

    Martha Gant · 1 episode

  14. Peter Gunn

    Nancy Davis · 1 episode

    76

  15. Steve Canyon

    Mary Moore · 1 episode

  16. Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Mrs. Logan (uncredited), Harriet Meecham · 1 episode

    77

  17. Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

    June Earl · 1 episode

  18. 1957

    Casey Jones

    Doris Jones · 1 episode

  19. Trackdown

    Millie, Mrs. Nancy Doan · 2 episodes

  20. The Restless Gun

    Amy Durant · 1 episode

  21. Maverick

    Verna Lyme · 1 episode

    77

  22. Perry Mason

    Beth Sandover, Helen Duncan, Edith Summers · 1 episode

    81

  23. The Thin Man

    TV · 2 Seasons · Drama

  24. M Squad

    Mrs. Jake Fassard · 1 episode

  25. Wagon Train

    Minna Collins, Amanda Santee, Clara Reynolds, Elaine Gatsby, Mrs. Reed · 1 episode

    73

  26. The Hired Man

    Beverly

  27. The Careless Years

    Mrs. Vernon

  28. Johnny Tremain

    Mrs. Lapham

  29. The Spirit of St. Louis

    Secretary (uncredited)

    73
  30. 1956

    Three Brave Men

    Helen Goldsmith

  31. Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Julie Hart (uncredited) · 1 episode

    71

  32. State Trooper

    Dorette Mason, Ethel Larkin · 2 episodes

  33. Hey, Jeannie!

    Mrs. Warren · 1 episode

  34. The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    TV · 2 Seasons · Western

  35. Nightmare

    Sue Bressard

    63

  36. Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Wilma Lentz

    84

  37. The Killer Is Loose

    Mary Gillespie

  38. 1955

    Good Morning, Miss Dove

    Mrs. Rigsbee (uncredited)

  39. Matinee Theater

    TV · 3 Seasons · Drama

  40. Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Model, Secretary · 1 episode

    83

  41. Gunsmoke

    Bess, Lila · 1 episode

    77

  42. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    Martha Evans · 1 episode

    74

  43. Not as a Stranger

    Bruni

    52

  44. The Cobweb

    Sally

    63

  45. The Millionaire

    Mrs. Barnett · 1 episode

  46. The Star and the Story

    TV

  47. 1954

    Father Knows Best

    Grace Miller · 1 episode

    72

  48. Studio 57

    Jenny Pickett · 3 episodes

  49. Dragnet

    Mrs. Caldwell

  50. The Whistler

    TV · 1 Season · Science Fiction · Fantasy

  51. Public Defender

    Mom Kennedy · 1 episode

  52. 1953

    Letter to Loretta

    Mrs. Brown, Bertha Holt, Mrs. Spencer · 1 episode

  53. Woman They Almost Lynched

    Jenny

  54. I'm the Law

    TV

  55. General Electric Theater

    Head Nurse, Sarah · 1 episode

  56. Never Wave at a WAC

    Lieutenant Myles (uncredited)

    56
  57. 1952

    The Abbott and Costello Show

    Mrs. Jackson, Grateful Lady · 1 episode

    78

  58. The Ford Television Theatre

    Mrs. Talbot · 1 episode

  59. Cavalcade of America

    Mrs. Sargent · 1 episode

  60. Four Star Playhouse

    Clerk, Miss Chase · 1 episode

    74

  61. Adventures of Superman

    Mrs. Frank · 1 episode

    74

  62. High Noon

    Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

    84

  63. The First Time

    Nurse

  64. Dangerous Assignment

    Carla Fabri · 1 episode

  65. 1951

    Dragnet

    Mrs. Martin, Helen Karsten · 2 episodes

    72

  66. Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    TV

  67. Racket Squad

    TV · 3 Seasons · Drama · Action

  68. 1950

    Cyrano de Bergerac

    Sister Marthe

    73

1940s

  1. 1949

    The Lone Ranger

    Cecile Charron · 1 episode

    74

  2. Special Agent

    Mabel Rumpler

  3. Cover Up

    Margaret Baker

    65
  4. 1948

    Night Wind

    Jean Benson

  5. Women in the Night

    Claire Adams

  6. 1947

    The Gangster

    Mrs. Karty

    55

  7. The Invisible Wall

    Mildred Elsworth

  8. 1946

    The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

    Lola Carson

  9. The Killers

    Lilly Harmon Lubinsky

    82

  10. The Inner Circle

    Rhoda Roberts

    59

  11. The Wife of Monte Cristo

    Florice Michaud

  12. House of Horrors

    Lady of the Streets

  13. Murder Is My Business

    Dora Darnell

  14. Idea Girl

    Eveline

  15. The Scarlet Horseman

    Carla Marquette / Matosca

  16. 1945

    Girls of the Big House

    Bernice Meyers

  17. Phantom of the Plains

    Celeste

  18. 1944

    The Mummy's Curse

    Princess Ananka

  19. The Old Texas Trail

    Queenie Leone

  20. Raiders of Ghost City

    Countess Elsa von Merck, alias Trina Dressard

  21. 1943

    Women at War

    Mary Sawyer

  22. Mission to Moscow

    Maria - Beautician (uncredited)

  23. Edge of Darkness

    Hulda (Stensgard maid)

  24. Truck Busters

    Eadie Watkins