Virginia Christine
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Perry Mason
Beth Sandover
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Helen Duncan
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Edith Summers
1957
Series
Ironside
Esther Hawkins
1967
Series
Bonanza
Martha Hale
1959
Series
Bonanza
Mary Johnson
1959
Series
The Donna Reed Show
Margaret Lang
1958
Series
Wagon Train
Minna Collins
1957
Series
Wagon Train
Amanda Santee
1957
Series
Wagon Train
Clara Reynolds
1957
Series
Wagon Train
Elaine Gatsby
1957
Series
Wagon Train
Mrs. Reed
1957
Series
The Rifleman
Mrs. Hardy
1958
Series
The Rifleman
Mrs. Dalrymple
1958
Series
Dragnet
1951
Series
Dragnet
Mrs. Martin
1951
Series
Dragnet
Helen Karsten
1951
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Julie Hart (uncredited)
1956
Series
Father Knows Best
Grace Miller
1954
Series
The Fugitive
Alma Mercer
1963
Series
The Fugitive
Cora
1963
Series
Matinee Theater
1955
Series
Maverick
Verna Lyme
1957
Series
The Virginian
Leora Tressider
1962
Series
The Virginian
Judith Briscoe
1962
Series
The Virginian
Nora Claypool
1962
Series
The Virginian
Margaret Conlan
1962
Series
The Twilight Zone
Ethel Bedeker
1959
Series
Peter Gunn
Nancy Davis
1958
Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Martha Evans
1955
Series
The Untouchables
Dora Mizo
1959
Series
The Untouchables
Stella Barber
1959
Series
Rawhide
1959
Series
Rawhide
Sarah Tenney
1959
Series
Rawhide
Ada Covey
1959
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Clerk
1952
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Miss Chase
1952
Series
The Lone Ranger
Cecile Charron
1949
Series
The Big Valley
Margaret Coleman
1965
Series
Daniel Boone
Martha
1964
Series
Daniel Boone
Mrs. Brewster
1964
Series
Thriller
Marge
1960
Series
Gunsmoke
Bess
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Lila
1955
Series
The F.B.I.
Mrs. Ferguson
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Lucille Fortier
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Eugenia Sayres
1965
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Model
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Secretary
1955
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Mrs. Logan (uncredited)
1958
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Harriet Meecham
1958
Series
Ben Casey
Alice Cabot
1961
Series
Ben Casey
Rose Evans
1961
Series
Adventures of Superman
Mrs. Frank
1952
Series
The Invaders
Mrs. Thorne
1967
Series
Kojak
Mrs. Yankowski
1973
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Mrs. Talbot
1952
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Series
77 Sunset Strip
Grace Thorn
1958
Series
77 Sunset Strip
Greta Haggman
1958
Series
Mister Ed
Margaret
1961
Series
M Squad
Mrs. Jake Fassard
1957
Series
Hazel
Mrs. McGuire
1961
Series
The Millionaire
Mrs. Barnett
1955
Series
Studio 57
1954
Series
Studio 57
Jenny Pickett
1954
Series
Trackdown
Millie
1957
Series
Trackdown
Mrs. Nancy Doan
1957
Series
The Deputy
Molly Baker
1959
Series
Felony Squad
Cleaning Woman
1966
Series
Laredo
Agnes Halsey
1965
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Mrs. Jackson
1952
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Grateful Lady
1952
Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Mother
1959
Series
Bronco
Martha Gant
1958
Series
Lancer
Hannah Sickles
1968
Series
Cavalcade of America
Mrs. Sargent
1952
State Trooper
1956
State Trooper
Dorette Mason
1956
State Trooper
Ethel Larkin
1956
Series
Mr. Novak
Mrs. Payne
1963
Series
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Series
Stoney Burke
Flora Hill
1962
Series
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
June Earl
1958
Series
Dangerous Assignment
Carla Fabri
1952
Series
The Restless Gun
Amy Durant
1957
Series
Public Defender
Mom Kennedy
1954
Series
The Thin Man
1957
Series
Riverboat
Aunt Samantha Dexter
1959
Series
Nanny and the Professor
Mrs. Wilson
1970
Series
Racket Squad
1951
Film
High Noon
Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
1952
Film
Judgment at Nuremberg
Mrs. Halbestadt
1961
Chevron Theatre
1952
Series
The New Breed
Annabelle
1961
Series
Steve Canyon
Mary Moore
1958
Series
Going My Way
1962
Series
Hey, Jeannie!
Mrs. Warren
1956
Series
Behind Closed Doors
Julie Hollister
1958
Series
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Series
Coronado 9
Sarita
1960
Series
Coronado 9
Margaret Hammock
1960
Series
The Whistler
1954
Series
Letter to Loretta
Mrs. Brown
1953
Series
Letter to Loretta
Bertha Holt
1953
Series
Letter to Loretta
Mrs. Spencer
1953
Series
Casey Jones
Doris Jones
1957
Series
Jericho
Frau Luders
1966
Series
Frontier Doctor
1958
Film
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Wilma Lentz
1956
Series
The Asphalt Jungle
Miss Brandt
1961
Film
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Hilary St. George
1967
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Series
General Electric Theater
Head Nurse
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Sarah
1953
Film
The Killers
Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
1946
Series
I'm the Law
1953
Series
The Star and the Story
1955
Film
The Killers
Miss Watson
1964
Passport to Danger
1954
Film
The Prize
Mrs. Bergh, Chaperon
1963
Film
Cover Up
Margaret Baker
1949
Film
Cyrano de Bergerac
Sister Marthe
1950
Film
Edge of Darkness
Hulda (Stensgard maid)
1943
Film
Johnny Tremain
Mrs. Lapham
1957
Film
Flaming Star
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
1960
Film
The Spirit of St. Louis
Secretary (uncredited)
1957
Film
Special Agent
Mabel Rumpler
1949
Film
The Killer Is Loose
Mary Gillespie
1956
Film
The Cobweb
Sally
1955
Film
Not as a Stranger
Bruni
1955
Film
The Mummy's Curse
Princess Ananka
1944
Film
The Inner Circle
Rhoda Roberts
1946
Film
A Rage to Live
Emma
1965
Film
4 for Texas
Brunhilde
1963
Film
Good Morning, Miss Dove
Mrs. Rigsbee (uncredited)
1955
Film
Cattle King
Mrs. Ruth Winters (Brassfield's Housekeeper)
1963
Film
Mission to Moscow
Maria - Beautician (uncredited)
1943
Film
The Gangster
Mrs. Karty
1947
Film
Three Brave Men
Helen Goldsmith
1956
Film
Nightmare
Sue Bressard
1956
Film
The Careless Years
Mrs. Vernon
1957
Film
Never Wave at a WAC
Lieutenant Myles (uncredited)
1953
Film
Woman They Almost Lynched
Jenny
1953
Film
Daughter of the Mind
Helga
1969
Film
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Miss Cummings
1970
Film
Incident in an Alley
Mrs. Connell
1962
Film
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
Lola Carson
1946
Film
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
Eva Oster
1966
Film
One Man's Way
Anna Peale
1964
Film
In Enemy Country
Frau Gulden
1968
Film
House of Horrors
Lady of the Streets
1946
Film
The First Time
Nurse
1952
Film
Dragnet
Mrs. Caldwell
1954
Film
Woman of the Year
Alma
1976
Film
Murder Is My Business
Dora Darnell
1946
Film
Hail, Hero!
Eleanor Murchiston
1969
Film
The Wife of Monte Cristo
Florice Michaud
1946
Film
The Hired Man
Beverly
1957
Film
The Invisible Wall
Mildred Elsworth
1947
Film
Women at War
Mary Sawyer
1943
Film
Raiders of Ghost City
Countess Elsa von Merck, alias Trina Dressard
1944
Film
Phantom of the Plains
Celeste
1945
Film
Women in the Night
Claire Adams
1948
Film
Girls of the Big House
Bernice Meyers
1945
Film
Idea Girl
Eveline
1946
Film
Truck Busters
Eadie Watkins
1943
Film
The Scarlet Horseman
Carla Marquette / Matosca
1946
Film
Night Wind
Jean Benson
1948
Film
The Old Texas Trail
Queenie Leone
1944
Pay the Piper
1959