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

Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

Judgment at Nuremberg

Mrs. Halbestadt

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Wilma Lentz

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Hilary St. George

The Spirit of St. Louis

Secretary (uncredited)

The Killers

Lilly Harmon Lubinsky

Flaming Star

Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Not as a Stranger

Bruni