Acting
Virginia Christine
Born March 5, 1920 · Stanton, Iowa, USA
Died July 24, 1996 · aged 76
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
High Noon · 1952High Noon
★ 7.71952
MovieWestern
Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.
Judgment at Nuremberg · 1961Judgment at Nuremberg
★ 8.01961
MovieDramaHistory
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his defense attorney Hans Rolfe, but also from the widow of a Nazi general, an idealistic U.S. Army captain and reluctant witness Irene Wallner.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner · 1967Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
★ 7.61967
MovieDramaRomance
A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers · 1956Invasion of the Body Snatchers
★ 7.51956
MovieScience FictionHorror
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
The Killers · 1946The Killers
★ 7.41946
MovieCrimeMystery
Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.
The Killers · 1964The Killers
★ 6.91964
MovieCrimeMystery
A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away.
The Spirit of St. Louis · 1957The Spirit of St. Louis
★ 6.71957
MovieAdventureDrama
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
The Prize · 1963The Prize
★ 6.71963
MovieMysteryThriller
A group of Nobel laureates descends on Stockholm to accept their awards. Among them is American novelist Andrew Craig, a former literary luminary now writing pulp detective stories to earn a living. Craig, who is infamous for his drinking and womanizing, formulates a wild theory that physics prize winner Dr. Max Stratman has been replaced by an impostor, embroiling Craig and his chaperone in a Cold War kidnapping plot.
Filmography
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Flaming Star · 1960Flaming Star
★ 6.51960
MovieWestern
Pacer Burton, a young man of mixed Kiowa and white heritage, is caught between two worlds as conflict erupts between Native Americans and white settlers in Texas.
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow · 1943Mission to Moscow
★ 5.71943
MovieWarDrama
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.
Maria - Beautician (uncredited)
Cattle King · 1963Cattle King
★ 6.31963
MovieWestern
A rich landowner of Wyoming fights to prevent the Texas herds from trampling his rich meadows.
Mrs. Ruth Winters (Brassfield's Housekeeper)




































