Eileen Brennan
Known for Acting · 115 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 (39)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Loretta Lee / Marian Simpson
ER
1994
as Betty
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Strong Medicine
2000
as Evelyn Knightly
Will & Grace
1998
as Zandra
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Brenda Babcock
Taxi
1978
as Mrs. McKenzie
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Dolores Freeman
American Playhouse
1982
as Millworker
Home Improvement
1991
as Wanda
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Joelle
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Ruth Sanderson
Mad About You
1992
as Inspector #10
Arli$$
1996
as Lenore
Newhart
1982
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Anita Willson
thirtysomething
1987
Dinah!
1974
as Self
All in the Family
1971
as Angelique McCarthy
7th Heaven
1996
as Mrs. Bink
Kojak
1973
as Julie Loring
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Nora Dane
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
as Joe #1
Lizzie McGuire
2001
as Marge
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Mrs. Annabelle Shrike
Veronica's Closet
1997
as Grammy Anderson
NET Playhouse
1966
as Hallie Arlington
Private Benjamin
1981
as Doreen Lewis
Gravedale High
1990
as Miss Dirge (voice)
Jack's Place
1992
All That Glitters
1977
as Ma Packer
Doctors' Hospital
1975
American Dreamer
1990
Black Beauty
1978
as Annie Gray
The Blue Knight
1973
as Glenda
13 Queens Blvd.
1979
as Felicia Winters
A New Kind of Family
1979
Off the Rack
1985
as Kate Halloran
Movies (76)
Jeepers Creepers
2001
as The Cat Lady
The Sting
1973
as Billie
Clue
1985
as Mrs. Peacock
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
as Carol Fields
The Last Picture Show
1971
as Genevieve
White Palace
1990
as Judy
Private Benjamin
1980
as Capt. Doreen Lewis
Murder by Death
1976
as Tess Skeffington
Toothless
1997
as Joe #1
Scarecrow
1973
as Darlene
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Betty DeBoop
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Tessie
Divorce American Style
1967
as Eunice
When She Was Bad...
1979
as Mary Jensen
Babes in Toyland
1986
as Mrs. Piper / Widow Hubbard
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
1988
as Miss Bannister
The Art of 'The Sting'
2005
as Self
Comic Book Villains
2002
as Mrs. Cresswell
Texasville
1990
as Genevieve Morgan
Picture This
1991
as Self
Nunzio's Second Cousin
1994
as Mrs. Randazzo
The Blue Knight
1973
as Glenda
Answers
1985
as Amanda Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")
Come Die with Me
1974
as Mary Thatcher
The Fourth Wise Man
1985
as Judith
The Death of Richie
1977
as Carol Werner
The Star Wagon
1966
as Hallie
Recycle Rex
1993
as Rose (voice)
Incident at Crestridge
1981
as Sara Davis
Freaky Friday
1995
as Principal Handel
The Amateurs
2006
as Mrs. Cherkiss
Changing Habits
1997
as Mother Superior
In Search of Dr. Seuss
1994
as The Who-Villain
The Fartiste
1987
Daisy Miller
1974
as Mrs. Walker
Hustle
1975
as Paula Hollinger
Murder So Sweet
1993
as Martha Catlin
At Long Last Love
1975
as Elizabeth
Pandemonium
1982
as Candy's Mom
Precious Victims
1993
as Minnie
Boys Life 2
1997
as Mrs. Randozza
The Night That Panicked America
1975
as Ann Muldoon
Pants on Fire
1998
as Mom
My Father's House
1975
as Mrs. Lindholm Sr.
Sticky Fingers
1988
as Stella
Stella
1990
as Mrs. Wilkerson
The Hollow
2004
as Joan Van Etten
Trail of Tears
1995
as Clara
Deadly Intentions... Again?
1991
as Charlotte
The Lies Boys Tell
1994
as Sada
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
1992
as Frieda
The Funny Farm
1983
as Gail Corbin
My Name Is Kate
1994
as Barbara Mannix
The Last Great Ride
1999
as Pamela 'Mimi' Applegate
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
as Sylvia
Going to the Chapel
1988
as Maude
Lily for President?
1982
as Maggie
Reckless
1995
as Sister Margaret
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Great Smokey Roadblock
1978
as Penelope
Rented Lips
1988
as Hotel Desk Clerk
It Had to Be You
1989
as Judith
The History of White People in America
1985
FM
1978
as Mother
The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986
When the Circus Came to Town
1981
as Jessy
Working
1982
as Millworker
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
1992
as Vicky Martin
Dumb Luck
2003
as Minnie Hitchcock
Nourish the Beast
1974
as Baba Goya
Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste
1998
My Old Man
1979
as Marie
Playmates
1972
as Amy
Naked Run
2011
as Gram Malone
Knuckle
1975
as Delafield's Mistress
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
1982
as Aunt Angelique Lane
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 115 credits spanning from 1944 to 2022, Eileen Brennan has appeared in 76 films and 39 TV shows.
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- Jeepers Creepers (2001) — as The Cat Lady
- The Sting (1973) — as Billie
- Clue (1985) — as Mrs. Peacock
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) — as Carol Fields
- The Last Picture Show (1971) — as Genevieve
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