Eileen Brennan
Actor

Eileen Brennan

2 Movies
2 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 2
Birthday September 3, 1932 (93 years old)
Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As 艾琳·布伦南, Verla Eileen Regina Brennan, Verla Eileen Regina Brennen, Ψ’ΫŒΩ„ΫŒΩ† Ψ¨Ψ±Ω†Ψ§Ω†
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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.

Filmography (114)

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary 2022
Naked Run 2011
The Amateurs 2006
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 2005
The Art of 'The Sting' 2005
The Hollow 2004
Dumb Luck 2003
Comic Book Villains 2002
Jeepers Creepers 2001
Lizzie McGuire 2001
Strong Medicine 2000
The Last Great Ride 1999
Pants on Fire 1998
Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste 1998
Will & Grace 1998
Boys Life 2 1997
Toothless 1997
Changing Habits 1997
The Wonderful World of Disney 1997
Veronica's Closet 1997
If These Walls Could Talk 1996
7th Heaven 1996
Arli$$ 1996
Trail of Tears 1995
Reckless 1995
Freaky Friday 1995
In Search of Dr. Seuss 1994
The Lies Boys Tell 1994
My Name Is Kate 1994
Nunzio's Second Cousin 1994
ER 1994
Touched by an Angel 1994
Recycle Rex 1993
Precious Victims 1993
Murder So Sweet 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger 1993
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore 1992
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story 1992
Mad About You 1992
Jack's Place 1992
Picture This 1991
Deadly Intentions... Again? 1991
Home Improvement 1991
White Palace 1990
Stella 1990
Texasville 1990
American Dreamer 1990
Gravedale High 1990
It Had to Be You 1989
Tales from the Crypt 1989
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking 1988
Sticky Fingers 1988
Going to the Chapel 1988
Rented Lips 1988
The Fartiste 1987
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife 1987
thirtysomething 1987
Babes in Toyland 1986
The History of White People in America: Volume II 1986
Clue 1985
The Fourth Wise Man 1985
The History of White People in America 1985
Answers 1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater 1985
Off the Rack 1985
Murder, She Wrote 1984
The Funny Farm 1983
Lily for President? 1982
Pandemonium 1982
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary 1982
Working 1982
Newhart 1982
Incident at Crestridge 1981
When the Circus Came to Town 1981
Private Benjamin 1981
Private Benjamin 1980
Magnum, P.I. 1980
My Old Man 1979
When She Was Bad... 1979
A New Kind of Family 1979
13 Queens Blvd. 1979
FM 1978
The Great Smokey Roadblock 1978
The Cheap Detective 1978
Taxi 1978
Black Beauty 1978
The Death of Richie 1977
All That Glitters 1977
Murder by Death 1976
At Long Last Love 1975
Knuckle 1975
Hustle 1975
The Night That Panicked America 1975
My Father's House 1975
Doctors' Hospital 1975
Daisy Miller 1974
Come Die with Me 1974
Nourish the Beast 1974
Dinah! 1974
Scarecrow 1973
The Sting 1973
The Blue Knight 1973
Kojak 1973
Barnaby Jones 1973
The Blue Knight 1973
Playmates 1972
The Last Picture Show 1971
All in the Family 1971
McMillan & Wife 1971
Divorce American Style 1967
The Star Wagon 1966
NET Playhouse 1966
The Merv Griffin Show 1962
Golden Globe Awards 1944