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Eileen Brennan


Eileen Brennan

Birthday:

09/03/1932

Place of birth:

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.


Credits

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary (2022)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Naked Run (2011)
as Gram Malone
The Amateurs (2006)
as Mrs. Cherkiss
The Art of 'The Sting' (2005)
as Self
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
as Carol Fields
The Hollow (2004)
as Joan Van Etten
Dumb Luck (2003)
as Minnie Hitchcock
Comic Book Villains (2002)
as Mrs. Cresswell
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
as The Cat Lady
The Last Great Ride (1999)
as Pamela 'Mimi' Applegate
Pants on Fire (1998)
as Mom
Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste (1998)
as
Toothless (1997)
as Joe #1
Changing Habits (1997)
as Mother Superior
Boys Life 2 (1997)
as Mrs. Randozza
If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
as Tessie
Reckless (1995)
as Sister Margaret
Trail of Tears (1995)
as Clara
Freaky Friday (1995)
as Principal Handel
The Lies Boys Tell (1994)
as Sada
In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994)
as The Who-Villain
Nunzio's Second Cousin (1994)
as Mrs. Randazzo
My Name Is Kate (1994)
as Barbara Mannix
Precious Victims (1993)
as Minnie
Recycle Rex (1993)
as Rose (voice)
Murder So Sweet (1993)
as Martha Catlin
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore (1992)
as Frieda
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story (1992)
as Vicky Martin
Picture This (1991)
as Self
Deadly Intentions... Again? (1991)
as Charlotte
White Palace (1990)
as Judy
Texasville (1990)
as Genevieve Morgan
Stella (1990)
as Mrs. Wilkerson
It Had to Be You (1989)
as Judith
Going to the Chapel (1988)
as Maude
Rented Lips (1988)
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Sticky Fingers (1988)
as Stella
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)
as Miss Bannister
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987)
as Sylvia
The Fartiste (1987)
as
Babes in Toyland (1986)
as Mrs. Piper / Widow Hubbard
The History of White People in America: Volume II (1986)
as
Clue (1985)
as Mrs. Peacock
The History of White People in America (1985)
as
Answers (1985)
as Amanda Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")
The Fourth Wise Man (1985)
as Judith
The Funny Farm (1983)
as Gail Corbin
Lily for President? (1982)
as Maggie
Working (1982)
as Millworker
Pandemonium (1982)
as Candy's Mom
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary (1982)
as Aunt Angelique Lane
Incident at Crestridge (1981)
as Sara Davis
When the Circus Came to Town (1981)
as Jessy
Private Benjamin (1980)
as Capt. Doreen Lewis
My Old Man (1979)
as Marie
When She Was Bad... (1979)
as Mary Jensen
The Cheap Detective (1978)
as Betty DeBoop
The Great Smokey Roadblock (1978)
as Penelope
FM (1978)
as Mother
The Death of Richie (1977)
as Carol Werner
Murder by Death (1976)
as Tess Skeffington
Hustle (1975)
as Paula Hollinger
The Night That Panicked America (1975)
as Ann Muldoon
Knuckle (1975)
as Delafield's Mistress
My Father's House (1975)
as Mrs. Lindholm Sr.
At Long Last Love (1975)
as Elizabeth
Nourish the Beast (1974)
as Baba Goya
Daisy Miller (1974)
as Mrs. Walker
Come Die with Me (1974)
as Mary Thatcher
The Sting (1973)
as Billie
The Blue Knight (1973)
as Glenda
Scarecrow (1973)
as Darlene
Playmates (1972)
as Amy
The Last Picture Show (1971)
as Genevieve
Divorce American Style (1967)
as Eunice
The Star Wagon (1966)
as Hallie
Miller's Tale (2011)
Additional Music