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Virginia Christine was an American stage, radio, film, television, and voice actress. Christine had a long career as a character actress in film and television. She is particularly remembered as "Mrs. Olson" in a number of television commercials for Folgers.

✵ 5. March 1920 – 24. July 1996
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Famous Virginia Christine Quotes

“I’d done commercials before, you had to smile and be phony, and that’s not my style. The spot was created to be warm and homey, to lend itself to realism. That’s important to me.”

Virginia Christine

A Character Star Gets Her Perks Playing Coffee's Mrs. Olson (April 30, 1979)

“It was during the war, and they thought Kraft was too Teutonic, and they said I would be compared to Kraft cheese if I were bad.”

Virginia Christine

Explaining why she changed her name.
A Character Star Gets Her Perks Playing Coffee's Mrs. Olson (April 30, 1979)

“I used to buy whatever was on sale, now it is always Folger’s. Think what would happen at the checkout counter if I bought something else.”

Virginia Christine

A Character Star Gets Her Perks Playing Coffee's Mrs. Olson (April 30, 1979)

“They consider me a friend, it shows in their faces, and I’m a sucker for that.”

Virginia Christine

A Character Star Gets Her Perks Playing Coffee's Mrs. Olson (April 30, 1979)

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