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Eileen Brennan

Eileen Brennan

Acting September 3, 1932 (80 years old) July 28, 2013 Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Movies 76

Clue 7.2

Clue

as Mrs. Peacock

1985
Jeepers Creepers 6.5

Jeepers Creepers

as The Cat Lady

2001
The Sting 8.0

The Sting

as Billie

1973
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 5.7

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

as Carol Fields

2005
The Last Picture Show 7.6

The Last Picture Show

as Genevieve

1971
White Palace 6.7

White Palace

as Judy

1990
Private Benjamin 6.0

Private Benjamin

as Capt. Doreen Lewis

1980
Murder by Death 7.1

Murder by Death

as Tess Skeffington

1976
Scarecrow 7.0

Scarecrow

as Darlene

1973
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking 5.9

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

as Miss Bannister

1988
Babes in Toyland 5.5

Babes in Toyland

as Mrs. Piper / Widow Hubbard

1986
If These Walls Could Talk 6.8

If These Walls Could Talk

as Tessie

1996
The Cheap Detective 6.4

The Cheap Detective

as Betty DeBoop

1978
Hustle 5.8

Hustle

as Paula Hollinger

1975
FM 6.8

FM

as Mother

1978
The Fourth Wise Man 7.0

The Fourth Wise Man

as Judith

1985
The Death of Richie 7.0

The Death of Richie

as Carol Werner

1977
At Long Last Love 5.1

At Long Last Love

as Elizabeth

1975
Stella 5.8

Stella

as Mrs. Wilkerson

1990
Divorce American Style 5.8

Divorce American Style

as Eunice

1967
Toothless 5.5

Toothless

as Joe #1

1997
The History of White People in America 6.4

The History of White People in America

1985
Daisy Miller 6.3

Daisy Miller

as Mrs. Walker

1974
Pandemonium 4.7

Pandemonium

as Candy's Mom

1982
The Hollow 5.0

The Hollow

as Joan Van Etten

2004
The Great Smokey Roadblock 5.7

The Great Smokey Roadblock

as Penelope

1978
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife 8.0

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

as Sylvia

1987
The Amateurs 5.6

The Amateurs

as Mrs. Cherkiss

2006
The Night That Panicked America 6.9

The Night That Panicked America

as Ann Muldoon

1975
Comic Book Villains 5.2

Comic Book Villains

as Mrs. Cresswell

2002
Freaky Friday 5.7

Freaky Friday

as Principal Handel

1995
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary 5.3

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022
The Blue Knight 5.5

The Blue Knight

as Glenda

1973
My Name Is Kate 6.4

My Name Is Kate

as Barbara Mannix

1994
When She Was Bad... 5.0

When She Was Bad...

as Mary Jensen

1979
Texasville 6.0

Texasville

as Genevieve Morgan

1990
Nunzio's Second Cousin 5.3

Nunzio's Second Cousin

as Mrs. Randazzo

1994
Reckless 6.6

Reckless

as Sister Margaret

1995
The Last Great Ride 6.0

The Last Great Ride

as Pamela 'Mimi' Applegate

1999
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore 5.0

I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore

as Frieda

1992
Rented Lips 3.8

Rented Lips

as Hotel Desk Clerk

1988
The Funny Farm 6.0

The Funny Farm

as Gail Corbin

1983
Sticky Fingers 5.8

Sticky Fingers

as Stella

1988
Recycle Rex 5.4

Recycle Rex

as Rose (voice)

1993
Picture This 9.5

Picture This

as Self

1991
The Lies Boys Tell 6.3

The Lies Boys Tell

as Sada

1994
The Art of 'The Sting' 6.0

The Art of 'The Sting'

as Self

2005
Come Die with Me 6.0

Come Die with Me

as Mary Thatcher

1974
The History of White People in America: Volume II 8.2

The History of White People in America: Volume II

1986
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story 8.0

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story

as Vicky Martin

1992
Lily for President?

Lily for President?

as Maggie

1982
When the Circus Came to Town 7.3

When the Circus Came to Town

as Jessy

1981
Incident at Crestridge 4.8

Incident at Crestridge

as Sara Davis

1981
My Father's House 9.0

My Father's House

as Mrs. Lindholm Sr.

1975
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary 8.0

Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary

as Aunt Angelique Lane

1982
Deadly Intentions... Again? 6.5

Deadly Intentions... Again?

as Charlotte

1991
Working 4.8

Working

as Millworker

1982
Boys Life 2 5.5

Boys Life 2

as Mrs. Randozza

1997
Answers

Answers

as Amanda Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")

1985
Trail of Tears 5.0

Trail of Tears

as Clara

1995
Playmates 10.0

Playmates

as Amy

1972
Going to the Chapel 5.3

Going to the Chapel

as Maude

1988
The Star Wagon 7.0

The Star Wagon

as Hallie

1966
Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste 7.0

Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste

1998
Naked Run 2.0

Naked Run

as Gram Malone

2011
Changing Habits 2.7

Changing Habits

as Mother Superior

1997
Precious Victims 7.0

Precious Victims

as Minnie

1993
It Had to Be You 9.0

It Had to Be You

as Judith

1989
Murder So Sweet 6.0

Murder So Sweet

as Martha Catlin

1993
Dumb Luck 5.6

Dumb Luck

as Minnie Hitchcock

2003
Pants on Fire 7.0

Pants on Fire

as Mom

1998
My Old Man 5.3

My Old Man

as Marie

1979
Knuckle 8.0

Knuckle

as Delafield's Mistress

1975
Nourish the Beast 8.0

Nourish the Beast

as Baba Goya

1974
In Search of Dr. Seuss 6.8

In Search of Dr. Seuss

as The Who-Villain

1994
The Fartiste

The Fartiste

1987

TV Shows 42

ER 7.8

ER

as Betty

1994
The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Loretta Lee

1984
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Marian Simpson

1984
Will & Grace 6.9

Will & Grace

as Zandra

1998
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Magnum, P.I. 7.3

Magnum, P.I.

as Brenda Babcock

1980
Home Improvement 7.4

Home Improvement

as Wanda

1991
Mad About You 6.8

Mad About You

as Inspector #10

1992
Walker, Texas Ranger 7.0

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Joelle

1993
Newhart 7.2

Newhart

1982
Newhart 7.2

Newhart

as Corinne Denby

1982
Touched by an Angel 7.2

Touched by an Angel

as Dolores Freeman

1994
American Playhouse 6.6

American Playhouse

as Millworker

1982
Strong Medicine 7.4

Strong Medicine

as Evelyn Knightly

2000
All in the Family 7.8

All in the Family

as Angelique McCarthy

1971
Taxi 7.3

Taxi

as Mrs. McKenzie

1978
Dinah! 7.0

Dinah!

as Self

1974
Barnaby Jones 7.0

Barnaby Jones

as Anita Willson

1973
Tales from the Crypt 8.0

Tales from the Crypt

as Ruth Sanderson

1989
7th Heaven 6.5

7th Heaven

as Mrs. Bink

1996
Arli$$ 6.9

Arli$$

as Lenore

1996
thirtysomething 6.3

thirtysomething

1987
Kojak 7.3

Kojak

as Julie Loring

1973
The Wonderful World of Disney 6.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Joe #1

1997
Lizzie McGuire 7.2

Lizzie McGuire

as Marge

2001
The Ray Bradbury Theater 7.0

The Ray Bradbury Theater

as Mrs. Annabelle Shrike

1985
Veronica's Closet 5.3

Veronica's Closet

as Grammy Anderson

1997
McMillan & Wife 6.9

McMillan & Wife

as Nora Dane

1971
All That Glitters 8.5

All That Glitters

as Ma Packer

1977
NET Playhouse 7.3

NET Playhouse

as Hallie Arlington

1966
Private Benjamin 6.5

Private Benjamin

as Doreen Lewis

1981
Gravedale High 7.0

Gravedale High

as Miss Dirge (voice)

1990
Jack's Place 8.0

Jack's Place

1992
American Dreamer 5.3

American Dreamer

1990
Doctors' Hospital 7.0

Doctors' Hospital

1975
A New Kind of Family 7.5

A New Kind of Family

1979
Off the Rack 6.0

Off the Rack

as Kate Halloran

1985
Black Beauty 7.0

Black Beauty

as Annie Gray

1978
The Blue Knight 5.0

The Blue Knight

as Glenda

1973
13 Queens Blvd. 8.0

13 Queens Blvd.

as Felicia Winters

1979

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