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.
Movies & TV Shows
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High Noon (1952) — Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) — Wilma Lentz
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The Twilight Zone (1959) — Ethel Bedeker
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Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) — Mrs. Halbestadt
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) — Hilary St. George
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Bonanza (1959) — Martha Hale
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The Killers (1946) — Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Model
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The Killers (1964) — Miss Watson
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The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) — Secretary (uncredited)
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Kojak (1973) — Mrs. Yankowski
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Perry Mason (1957) — Beth Sandover
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The Untouchables (1959) — Dora Mizo
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The Prize (1963) — Mrs. Bergh, Chaperon
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Gunsmoke (1955) — Bess
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Flaming Star (1960) — Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
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The Mummy's Curse (1944) — Princess Ananka
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Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) — Sister Marthe
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Ironside (1967) — Esther Hawkins
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Adventures of Superman (1952) — Mrs. Frank
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4 for Texas (1963) — Brunhilde
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The Killer Is Loose (1956) — Mary Gillespie
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The Fugitive (1963) — Alma Mercer
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The Invaders (1967) — Mrs. Thorne
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The Big Valley (1965) — Margaret Coleman
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Mister Ed (1961) — Margaret
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Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966) — Eva Oster
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The Rifleman (1958) — Mrs. Hardy
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Rawhide (1959)
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Not as a Stranger (1955) — Bruni
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Maverick (1957) — Verna Lyme
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House of Horrors (1946) — Lady of the Streets
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Edge of Darkness (1943) — Hulda (Stensgard maid)
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The Cobweb (1955) — Sally
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Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) — Mrs. Logan (uncredited)
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The Lone Ranger (1949) — Cecile Charron
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The Virginian (1962) — Leora Tressider
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Dragnet (1951)
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Daniel Boone (1964) — Martha
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Johnny Tremain (1957) — Mrs. Lapham