- Best-known to Americans as "Mrs. Olsen" in Folgers Coffee TV commercials in the 1960s/70s. Fans who knew little of her earlier film career were surprised to find that, even though she was raised in heavily Scandinavian communities in Iowa, she had no accent.
- Christine was constantly confused with contemporary, Virginia Gregg. Gregg had the upper hand until Christine landed the Mrs. Olson commercials. They were close in spite of always competing for the same role, or type of role.
- As Mrs. Olsen, Virginia always boasted Folger's was "Mountain Grown coffee, the richest kind!". In an early B & W commercial, she even rescued the future Batgirl, Yvonne Craig, from a brutal coffee confession by her TV ad husband. He ultimately had to confess his wife's coffee was as good as Mrs. Olsen's because wifey was now using Folgers.
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