Eileen Brennan
Known for Acting · 113 credits
- Born
- 1932-09-03
- Died
- 2013-07-28
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- 艾琳·布伦南 · Verla Eileen Regina Brennan · Verla Eileen Regina Brennen · آیلین برنان
Biography
Eileen Brennan (September 3, 1932 – July 28, 2013) was an American actress who was known for her versatile performances in film, television, and theater. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Captain Doreen Lewis in the 1980 comedy film Private Benjamin. She also won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Mrs. Hughes in the television series Newhart.
Brennan was born in Los Angeles, California, and began her acting career in the theater. She made her Broadway debut in 1963 in the musical Little Mary Sunshine. She went on to appear in several other Broadway musicals, including Hello, Dolly! and Annie.
Brennan made her film debut in the 1967 satire Divorce American Style. She followed this with supporting roles in the films The Last Picture Show (1971), The Cheap Detective (1978), and The First Wives Club (1996). She also starred in the films Clue (1985) and Sister Act (1992).
In addition to her film and theater work, Brennan also had a successful television career. She appeared in numerous television shows, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Cheers, and Will & Grace.
She died on July 28, 2013, at the age of 80, from complications of multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer that affects plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that helps the body fight infection.
Known For
TV Shows (37)
ER
1994
as Betty
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Loretta Lee / Marian Simpson
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Brenda Babcock
Will & Grace
1998
as Zandra
Home Improvement
1991
as Wanda
Mad About You
1992
as Inspector #10
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Strong Medicine
2000
as Evelyn Knightly
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Dolores Freeman
Taxi
1978
as Mrs. McKenzie
Newhart
1982
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Ruth Sanderson
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Joelle
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Anita Willson
7th Heaven
1996
as Mrs. Bink
Kojak
1973
as Julie Loring
Arli$$
1996
as Lenore
thirtysomething
1987
All in the Family
1971
as Angelique McCarthy
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
as Joe #1
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Mrs. Annabelle Shrike
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Nora Dane
Lizzie McGuire
2001
as Marge
Veronica's Closet
1997
as Grammy Anderson
All That Glitters
1977
as Ma Packer
Gravedale High
1990
as Miss Dirge (voice)
Jack's Place
1992
American Dreamer
1990
Private Benjamin
1981
as Doreen Lewis
Doctors' Hospital
1975
Black Beauty
1978
as Annie Gray
A New Kind of Family
1979
Off the Rack
1985
as Kate Halloran
The Blue Knight
1973
as Glenda
13 Queens Blvd.
1979
as Felicia Winters
Movies (76)
Jeepers Creepers
2001
as The Cat Lady
Clue
1985
as Mrs. Peacock
The Sting
1973
as Billie
White Palace
1990
as Judy
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
as Carol Fields
The Last Picture Show
1971
as Genevieve
Murder by Death
1976
as Tess Skeffington
Scarecrow
1973
as Darlene
Toothless
1997
as Joe #1
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Tessie
Private Benjamin
1980
as Capt. Doreen Lewis
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
1988
as Miss Bannister
Stella
1990
as Mrs. Wilkerson
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Betty DeBoop
FM
1978
as Mother
Hustle
1975
as Paula Hollinger
Babes in Toyland
1986
as Mrs. Piper / Widow Hubbard
The Amateurs
2006
as Mrs. Cherkiss
The Night That Panicked America
1975
as Ann Muldoon
Reckless
1995
as Sister Margaret
Texasville
1990
as Genevieve Morgan
Freaky Friday
1995
as Principal Handel
The Fourth Wise Man
1985
as Judith
When She Was Bad...
1979
as Mary Jensen
Pandemonium
1982
as Candy's Mom
Comic Book Villains
2002
as Mrs. Cresswell
Divorce American Style
1967
as Eunice
Murder So Sweet
1993
as Martha Catlin
Daisy Miller
1974
as Mrs. Walker
The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
as Sylvia
At Long Last Love
1975
as Elizabeth
The Great Smokey Roadblock
1978
as Penelope
The Hollow
2004
as Joan Van Etten
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
1992
as Vicky Martin
Naked Run
2011
as Gram Malone
Deadly Intentions... Again?
1991
as Charlotte
Working
1982
as Millworker
The Blue Knight
1973
as Glenda
Sticky Fingers
1988
as Stella
Boys Life 2
1997
as Mrs. Randozza
Incident at Crestridge
1981
as Sara Davis
The History of White People in America
1985
Picture This
1991
as Self
Pants on Fire
1998
as Mom
Rented Lips
1988
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Lily for President?
1982
as Maggie
Going to the Chapel
1988
as Maude
My Father's House
1975
as Mrs. Lindholm Sr.
Precious Victims
1993
as Minnie
Trail of Tears
1995
as Clara
Playmates
1972
as Amy
Answers
1985
as Amanda Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Death of Richie
1977
as Carol Werner
The Art of 'The Sting'
2005
as Self
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
1992
as Frieda
In Search of Dr. Seuss
1994
as The Who-Villain
The Lies Boys Tell
1994
as Sada
My Name Is Kate
1994
as Barbara Mannix
The Funny Farm
1983
as Gail Corbin
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
1982
as Aunt Angelique Lane
Nunzio's Second Cousin
1994
as Mrs. Randazzo
Changing Habits
1997
as Mother Superior
Recycle Rex
1993
as Rose (voice)
Nourish the Beast
1974
as Baba Goya
My Old Man
1979
as Marie
The Star Wagon
1966
as Hallie
Come Die with Me
1974
as Mary Thatcher
The Last Great Ride
1999
as Pamela 'Mimi' Applegate
The Fartiste
1987
Dumb Luck
2003
as Minnie Hitchcock
When the Circus Came to Town
1981
as Jessy
Knuckle
1975
as Delafield's Mistress
It Had to Be You
1989
as Judith
Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste
1998
About Eileen Brennan
Eileen Brennan (September 3, 1932 – July 28, 2013) was an American actress who was known for her versatile performances in film, television, and theater. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Captain Doreen Lewis in the 1980 comedy film Private Benjamin. She also won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Mrs. Hughes in the television series Newhart. Brennan was born in Los Angeles, California, and began her acting career in the theater. She made… With 113 credits spanning from 1944 to 2022, Eileen Brennan has appeared in 76 films and 37 TV shows.
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- Jeepers Creepers (2001) — as The Cat Lady
- Clue (1985) — as Mrs. Peacock
- The Sting (1973) — as Billie
- White Palace (1990) — as Judy
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) — as Carol Fields
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