Virginia Christine

Known for

Acting

Born

March 5, 1920

Birthplace

Stanton, Iowa, USA

Died

July 24, 1996 (aged 76)

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.

Best known work

High Noon

1952

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956

The Twilight Zone

1959

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1967

Bonanza

1959

The Killers

1946

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

The Killers

1964

Kojak

1973

Filmography

1976
Woman of the Year
as Alma
1973
KojakTV
as Mrs. Yankowski (1 episode)
1970
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Miss Cummings
1970
Nanny and the ProfessorTV
as Mrs. Wilson (1 episode)
1969
Daughter of the Mind
as Helga
1969
Hail, Hero!
as Eleanor Murchiston
1968
LancerTV
as Hannah Sickles (1 episode)
1968
In Enemy Country
as Frau Gulden
1967
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Hilary St. George
1967
IronsideTV
as Esther Hawkins (1 episode)
1967
The InvadersTV
as Mrs. Thorne (1 episode)
1966
JerichoTV
as Frau Luders (1 episode)
1966
Felony SquadTV
as Cleaning Woman (1 episode)
1966
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
as Eva Oster
1965
A Rage to Live
as Emma
1965
The F.B.I.TV
as Mrs. Ferguson (1 episode), as Lucille Fortier (1 episode), as Eugenia Sayres (1 episode)
1965
LaredoTV
as Agnes Halsey (1 episode)
1965
The Big ValleyTV
as Margaret Coleman (1 episode)
1964
Daniel BooneTV
as Martha (1 episode), as Mrs. Brewster (1 episode)
1964
The Killers
as Miss Watson
1964
One Man's Way
as Anna Peale
1963
The Prize
as Mrs. Bergh, Chaperon
1963
4 for Texas
as Brunhilde
1963
Mr. NovakTV
as Mrs. Payne (1 episode)
1963
The FugitiveTV
as Alma Mercer (1 episode), as Cora (1 episode)