Cast
Eileen Brennan
Acting
Cast
Eileen Brennan
Known for
Acting
Born
1932-09-03
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
2013-07-28
Also known as 艾琳·布伦南, Verla Eileen Regina Brennan, Verla Eileen Regina Brennen
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. Brennan was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2001. She underwent treatment, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy. She continued to work and act throughout her treatment, and she even appeared in the 2011 film The Big Year. In 2013, Brennan's health began to decline. She died on July 28, 2013, at her home in Los Angeles. She was survived by her husband, David John Lampson, and her daughter, Emily.
Jeepers Creepers
as The Cat Lady
Clue
as Mrs. Peacock
The Sting
as Billie
White Palace
as Judy
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
as Carol Fields
Scarecrow
as Darlene
The Last Picture Show
as Genevieve
Toothless
as Joe #1
If These Walls Could Talk
as Tessie
Private Benjamin
as Capt. Doreen Lewis
Murder by Death
as Tess Skeffington
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
as Miss Bannister
Hustle
as Paula Hollinger
The Cheap Detective
as Betty DeBoop
FM
as Mother
Stella
as Mrs. Wilkerson
Reckless
as Sister Margaret
The Night That Panicked America
as Ann Muldoon
Babes in Toyland
as Mrs. Piper / Widow Hubbard
The Amateurs
as Mrs. Cherkiss
Freaky Friday
as Principal Handel
The Fourth Wise Man
as Judith
The Blue Knight
as Glenda
Murder So Sweet
as Martha Catlin
The Great Smokey Roadblock
as Penelope
Pandemonium
as Candy's Mom
When She Was Bad...
as Mary Jensen
Texasville
as Genevieve Morgan
Sticky Fingers
as Stella
At Long Last Love
as Elizabeth
Comic Book Villains
as Mrs. Cresswell
Daisy Miller
as Mrs. Walker
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
as Vicky Martin
Rented Lips
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Working
as Millworker
Divorce American Style
as Eunice
The History of White People in America: Volume II
The Hollow
as Joan Van Etten
Going to the Chapel
as Maude
Pants on Fire
as Mom
Naked Run
as Gram Malone
Picture This
as Self
Deadly Intentions... Again?
as Charlotte
Boys Life 2
as Mrs. Randozza
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
as Sylvia
The History of White People in America
Playmates
as Amy
Incident at Crestridge
as Sara Davis
The Funny Farm
as Gail Corbin
Precious Victims
as Minnie
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Death of Richie
as Carol Werner
Trail of Tears
as Clara
My Father's House
as Mrs. Lindholm Sr.
Changing Habits
as Mother Superior
Answers
as Amanda Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")
My Name Is Kate
as Barbara Mannix
The Art of 'The Sting'
as Self
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
as Frieda
The Lies Boys Tell
as Sada
Nunzio's Second Cousin
as Mrs. Randazzo
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
as Aunt Angelique Lane
Recycle Rex
as Rose (voice)
My Old Man
as Marie
Lily for President?
as Maggie
Knuckle
as Delafield's Mistress
The Star Wagon
as Hallie
In Search of Dr. Seuss
as The Who-Villain
Come Die with Me
as Mary Thatcher
The Fartiste
The Last Great Ride
as Pamela 'Mimi' Applegate
Nourish the Beast
as Baba Goya
Dumb Luck
as Minnie Hitchcock
It Had to Be You
as Judith
When the Circus Came to Town
as Jessy