Virginia Christine

Acting

Virginia Christine

Born March 5, 1920Stanton, Iowa, USA135 credits

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

Filmography

Kojak
1973Kojak
as Mrs. YankowskiTV
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Miss CummingsMovie
Hail, Hero!
1969Hail, Hero!
as Eleanor MurchistonMovie
Lancer
1968Lancer
as Hannah SicklesTV
In Enemy Country
1968In Enemy Country
as Frau GuldenMovie
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Hilary St. GeorgeMovie
Ironside
1967Ironside
as Esther HawkinsTV
The Invaders
1967The Invaders
as Mrs. ThorneTV
Jericho
1966Jericho
as Frau LudersTV
Felony Squad
1966Felony Squad
as Cleaning WomanTV
A Rage to Live
1965A Rage to Live
as EmmaMovie
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.
as Mrs. FergusonTV
Laredo
1965Laredo
as Agnes HalseyTV
The Big Valley
1965The Big Valley
as Margaret ColemanTV
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Boone
as MarthaTV
Broadside
1964Broadside
as Wave Commander PeabodyTV
The Killers
1964The Killers
as Miss WatsonMovie
One Man's Way
1964One Man's Way
as Anna PealeMovie
The Prize
1963The Prize
as Mrs. Bergh, ChaperonMovie
4 for Texas
19634 for Texas
as BrunhildeMovie
Mr. Novak
1963Mr. Novak
as Mrs. PayneTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitive
as Alma MercerTV
Cattle King
1963Cattle King
as Mrs. Ruth Winters (Brassfield's Housekeeper)Movie
Stoney Burke
1962Stoney Burke
as Flora HillTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginian
as Leora TressiderTV
Incident in an Alley
1962Incident in an Alley
as Mrs. ConnellMovie
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961Judgment at Nuremberg
as Mrs. HalbestadtMovie
The New Breed
1961The New Breed
as AnnabelleTV
Ben Casey
1961Ben Casey
as Alice CabotTV
Hazel
1961Hazel
as Mrs. McGuireTV
The Asphalt Jungle
1961The Asphalt Jungle
as Miss BrandtTV
Mister Ed
1961Mister Ed
as MargaretTV
Flaming Star
1960Flaming Star
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)Movie
Thriller
1960Thriller
as MargeTV
Coronado 9
1960Coronado 9
as SaritaTV
The Untouchables
1959The Untouchables
as Dora MizoTV
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zone
as Ethel BedekerTV
Riverboat
1959Riverboat
as Aunt Samantha DexterTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanza
as Martha HaleTV
The Deputy
1959The Deputy
as Molly BakerTV
77 Sunset Strip
195877 Sunset Strip
as Grace ThornTV
Behind Closed Doors
1958Behind Closed Doors
as Julie HollisterTV
The Rifleman
1958The Rifleman
as Mrs. HardyTV
The Donna Reed Show
1958The Donna Reed Show
as Margaret LangTV
Bronco
1958Bronco
as Martha GantTV
Peter Gunn
1958Peter Gunn
as Nancy DavisTV
Steve Canyon
1958Steve Canyon
as Mary MooreTV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Mrs. Logan (uncredited)TV
Casey Jones
1957Casey Jones
as Doris JonesTV
Trackdown
1957Trackdown
as MillieTV
The Restless Gun
1957The Restless Gun
as Amy DurantTV
Maverick
1957Maverick
as Verna LymeTV
Perry Mason
1957Perry Mason
as Beth SandoverTV
M Squad
1957M Squad
as Mrs. Jake FassardTV
Wagon Train
1957Wagon Train
as Minna CollinsTV
The Hired Man
1957The Hired Man
as BeverlyMovie
The Careless Years
1957The Careless Years
as Mrs. VernonMovie
Johnny Tremain
1957Johnny Tremain
as Mrs. LaphamMovie
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957The Spirit of St. Louis
as Secretary (uncredited)Movie
Three Brave Men
1956Three Brave Men
as Helen GoldsmithMovie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Julie Hart (uncredited)TV
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1956Hey, Jeannie!
as Mrs. WarrenTV
Nightmare
1956Nightmare
as Sue BressardMovie
The Killer Is Loose
1956The Killer Is Loose
as Mary GillespieMovie
Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955Good Morning, Miss Dove
as Mrs. Rigsbee (uncredited)Movie
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmoke
as BessTV
The Cobweb
1955The Cobweb
as SallyMovie
The Millionaire
1955The Millionaire
as Mrs. BarnettTV
Father Knows Best
1954Father Knows Best
as Grace MillerTV
Dragnet
1954Dragnet
as Mrs. CaldwellMovie
Public Defender
1954Public Defender
as Mom KennedyTV
Letter to Loretta
1953Letter to Loretta
as Mrs. BrownTV
Never Wave at a WAC
1953Never Wave at a WAC
as Lt. MylesMovie
Cavalcade of America
1952Cavalcade of America
as Mrs. SargentTV
High Noon
1952High Noon
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)Movie
The First Time
1952The First Time
as NurseMovie
Dangerous Assignment
1952Dangerous Assignment
as Carla FabriTV
Cyrano de Bergerac
1950Cyrano de Bergerac
as Sister MartheMovie
The Lone Ranger
1949The Lone Ranger
as Cecile CharronTV
Special Agent
1949Special Agent
as Mabel RumplerMovie
Cover Up
1949Cover Up
as Margaret BakerMovie
Night Wind
1948Night Wind
as Jean BensonMovie
Women in the Night
1948Women in the Night
as Claire AdamsMovie
The Gangster
1947The Gangster
as Mrs. KartyMovie
The Invisible Wall
1947The Invisible Wall
as Mildred ElsworthMovie
The Killers
1946The Killers
as Lilly Harmon LubinskyMovie
The Inner Circle
1946The Inner Circle
as Rhoda RobertsMovie
The Wife of Monte Cristo
1946The Wife of Monte Cristo
as Florice MichaudMovie
House of Horrors
1946House of Horrors
as Lady of the StreetsMovie
Murder Is My Business
1946Murder Is My Business
as Dora DarnellMovie
I
1946Idea Girl
as EvelineMovie
The Scarlet Horseman
1946The Scarlet Horseman
as Carla Marquette / MatoscaMovie
Girls of the Big House
1945Girls of the Big House
as Bernice MeyersMovie
The Mummy's Curse
1944The Mummy's Curse
as Princess AnankaMovie
The Old Texas Trail
1944The Old Texas Trail
as Queenie LeoneMovie
Raiders of Ghost City
1944Raiders of Ghost City
as Countess Elsa von Merck, alias Trina DressardMovie
Women at War
1943Women at War
as Mary SawyerMovie
Mission to Moscow
1943Mission to Moscow
as Maria - Beautician (uncredited)Movie
Edge of Darkness
1943Edge of Darkness
as Hulda (Stensgard maid)Movie
Truck Busters
1943Truck Busters
as Eadie WatkinsMovie