Virginia Christine
Acting
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.
Filmography 135
Movies (56)
Woman of the Year1976Alma
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf1970Miss Cummings
Daughter of the Mind1969Helga
Hail, Hero!1969Eleanor Murchiston
In Enemy Country1968Frau Gulden
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner1967Hilary St. George
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula1966Eva Oster
A Rage to Live1965Emma
The Killers1964Miss Watson
One Man's Way1964Anna Peale
The Prize1963Mrs. Bergh, Chaperon
4 for Texas1963Brunhilde
Cattle King1963Mrs. Ruth Winters (Brassfield's Housekeeper)
Incident in an Alley1962Mrs. Connell
Judgment at Nuremberg1961Mrs. Halbestadt
Flaming Star1960Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
The Hired Man1957Beverly
The Careless Years1957Mrs. Vernon
Johnny Tremain1957Mrs. Lapham
The Spirit of St. Louis1957Secretary (uncredited)
Three Brave Men1956Helen Goldsmith
Nightmare1956Sue Bressard
Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956Wilma Lentz
The Killer Is Loose1956Mary Gillespie
Good Morning, Miss Dove1955Mrs. Rigsbee (uncredited)
Not as a Stranger1955Bruni
The Cobweb1955Sally
Dragnet1954Mrs. Caldwell
Woman They Almost Lynched1953Jenny
Never Wave at a WAC1953Lt. Myles
Shows (79)
Kojak1973Mrs. Yankowski
Nanny and the Professor1970Mrs. Wilson
Lancer1968Hannah Sickles
Ironside1967Esther Hawkins
The Invaders1967Mrs. Thorne
Jericho1966Frau Luders
Felony Squad1966Cleaning Woman
The F.B.I.1965Mrs. Ferguson
Laredo1965Agnes Halsey
The Big Valley1965Margaret Coleman
Daniel Boone1964Martha
Broadside1964Wave Commander Peabody
Mr. Novak1963Mrs. Payne
The Fugitive1963Alma Mercer
Going My Way1962
Stoney Burke1962Flora Hill
The Virginian1962Leora Tressider
The New Breed1961Annabelle
Ben Casey1961Alice Cabot
Target: The Corruptors!1961
Hazel1961Mrs. McGuire
The Asphalt Jungle1961Miss Brandt
Mister Ed1961Margaret
Thriller1960Marge
Coronado 91960Sarita
The Untouchables1959Dora Mizo
The Twilight Zone1959Ethel Bedeker
The DuPont Show with June Allyson1959Mother
Riverboat1959Aunt Samantha Dexter
Bonanza1959Martha Hale