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 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.
Fotos
Películas (77)
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Naked Run
2011 · Gram Malone
Miller's Tale
2011 · Additional Music
The Amateurs
2006 · Mrs. Cherkiss
The Art of 'The Sting'
2005 · Self
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005 · Carol Fields
The Hollow
2004 · Joan Van Etten
Dumb Luck
2003 · Minnie Hitchcock
Comic Book Villains
2002 · Mrs. Cresswell
Jeepers Creepers
2001 · The Cat Lady
The Last Great Ride
1999 · Pamela 'Mimi' Applegate
Pants on Fire
1998 · Mom
Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste
1998
Toothless
1997 · Joe #1
Changing Habits
1997 · Mother Superior
Boys Life 2
1997 · Mrs. Randozza
If These Walls Could Talk
1996 · Tessie
Reckless
1995 · Sister Margaret
Trail of Tears
1995 · Clara
Freaky Friday
1995 · Principal Handel
The Lies Boys Tell
1994 · Sada
In Search of Dr. Seuss
1994 · The Who-Villain
Nunzio's Second Cousin
1994 · Mrs. Randazzo
My Name Is Kate
1994 · Barbara Mannix
Precious Victims
1993 · Minnie
Recycle Rex
1993 · Rose (voice)
Murder So Sweet
1993 · Martha Catlin
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
1992 · Frieda
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
1992 · Vicky Martin
Picture This
1991 · Self
Deadly Intentions... Again?
1991 · Charlotte
White Palace
1990 · Judy
Texasville
1990 · Genevieve Morgan
Stella
1990 · Mrs. Wilkerson
It Had to Be You
1989 · Judith
Going to the Chapel
1988 · Maude
Rented Lips
1988 · Hotel Desk Clerk
Sticky Fingers
1988 · Stella
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
1988 · Miss Bannister
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987 · Sylvia
The Fartiste
1987
Babes in Toyland
1986 · Mrs. Piper / Widow Hubbard
The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986
Clue
1985 · Mrs. Peacock
The History of White People in America
1985
Answers
1985 · Amanda Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")
The Fourth Wise Man
1985 · Judith
The Funny Farm
1983 · Gail Corbin
Lily for President?
1982 · Maggie
Working
1982 · Millworker
Pandemonium
1982 · Candy's Mom
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
1982 · Aunt Angelique Lane
Incident at Crestridge
1981 · Sara Davis
When the Circus Came to Town
1981 · Jessy
Private Benjamin
1980 · Capt. Doreen Lewis
My Old Man
1979 · Marie
When She Was Bad...
1979 · Mary Jensen
The Cheap Detective
1978 · Betty DeBoop
The Great Smokey Roadblock
1978 · Penelope
FM
1978 · Mother
The Death of Richie
1977 · Carol Werner
Murder by Death
1976 · Tess Skeffington
Hustle
1975 · Paula Hollinger
The Night That Panicked America
1975 · Ann Muldoon
Knuckle
1975 · Delafield's Mistress
My Father's House
1975 · Mrs. Lindholm Sr.
At Long Last Love
1975 · Elizabeth
Nourish the Beast
1974 · Baba Goya
Daisy Miller
1974 · Mrs. Walker
Come Die with Me
1974 · Mary Thatcher
The Sting
1973 · Billie
The Blue Knight
1973 · Glenda
Scarecrow
1973 · Darlene
Playmates
1972 · Amy
The Last Picture Show
1971 · Genevieve
Divorce American Style
1967 · Eunice
The Star Wagon
1966 · Hallie
Series (40)
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
2006 · Writer
Lizzie McGuire
2001 · Marge
Strong Medicine
2000 · Evelyn Knightly
Will & Grace
1998 · Zandra
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997 · Joe #1
Veronica's Closet
1997 · Grammy Anderson
7th Heaven
1996 · Mrs. Bink
Arli$$
1996 · Lenore
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Dolores Freeman
ER
1994 · Betty
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Joelle
Mad About You
1992 · Inspector #10
Jack's Place
1992
Home Improvement
1991 · Wanda
American Dreamer
1990
Gravedale High
1990 · Miss Dirge (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Ruth Sanderson
thirtysomething
1987
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · Mrs. Annabelle Shrike
Off the Rack
1985 · Kate Halloran
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Loretta Lee, Marian Simpson
Newhart
1982 · Corinne Denby
American Playhouse
1982 · Millworker
Private Benjamin
1981 · Doreen Lewis
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Brenda Babcock
A New Kind of Family
1979
13 Queens Blvd.
1979 · Felicia Winters
Taxi
1978 · Mrs. McKenzie
Black Beauty
1978 · Annie Gray
All That Glitters
1977 · Ma Packer
Doctors' Hospital
1975
Dinah!
1974 · Self
The Blue Knight
1973 · Glenda
Kojak
1973 · Julie Loring
Barnaby Jones
1973 · Anita Willson
McMillan & Wife
1971 · Nora Dane
All in the Family
1971 · Angelique McCarthy
NET Playhouse
1966 · Hallie Arlington
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee