Virginia Christine

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.

Known For

High Noon

as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

as Wilma Lentz

The Twilight Zone

as Ethel Bedeker

Judgment at Nuremberg

as Mrs. Halbestadt

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

as Hilary St. George

Bonanza

as Martha Hale

Bonanza

as Mary Johnson

The Killers

as Lilly Harmon Lubinsky

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Model

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Secretary