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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:03/11/2022
Naked Run
Character:Gram Malone
Release Date:05/05/2011
The Amateurs
Character:Mrs. Cherkiss
Release Date:22/04/2006
The Art of 'The Sting'
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/2005
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Character:Carol Fields
Release Date:11/03/2005
The Hollow
Character:Joan Van Etten
Release Date:25/08/2004
Dumb Luck
Character:Minnie Hitchcock
Release Date:04/06/2003
Comic Book Villains
Character:Mrs. Cresswell
Release Date:03/09/2002
Jeepers Creepers
Character:The Cat Lady
Release Date:01/07/2001
The Last Great Ride
Character:Pamela 'Mimi' Applegate
Release Date:01/01/1999
Pants on Fire
Character:Mom
Release Date:18/04/1998
Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste
Character:
Release Date:01/04/1998
Toothless
Character:Joe #1
Release Date:05/10/1997
Changing Habits
Character:Mother Superior
Release Date:20/05/1997
Boys Life 2
Character:Mrs. Randozza
Release Date:07/03/1997
If These Walls Could Talk
Character:Tessie
Release Date:11/09/1996
Reckless
Character:Sister Margaret
Release Date:17/11/1995
Trail of Tears
Character:Clara
Release Date:09/10/1995
Freaky Friday
Character:Principal Handel
Release Date:06/05/1995
The Lies Boys Tell
Character:Sada
Release Date:18/12/1994
In Search of Dr. Seuss
Character:The Who-Villain
Release Date:06/11/1994
Nunzio's Second Cousin
Character:Mrs. Randazzo
Release Date:01/10/1994
My Name Is Kate
Character:Barbara Mannix
Release Date:24/01/1994
Precious Victims
Character:Minnie
Release Date:27/09/1993
Recycle Rex
Character:Rose (voice)
Release Date:05/03/1993
Murder So Sweet
Character:Martha Catlin
Release Date:02/02/1993
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
Character:Frieda
Release Date:24/04/1992
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
Character:Vicky Martin
Release Date:15/03/1992
Picture This
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/1991
Deadly Intentions... Again?
Character:Charlotte
Release Date:11/02/1991
White Palace
Character:Judy
Release Date:19/10/1990
Texasville
Character:Genevieve Morgan
Release Date:28/09/1990
Stella
Character:Mrs. Wilkerson
Release Date:02/02/1990
It Had to Be You
Character:Judith
Release Date:27/10/1989
Going to the Chapel
Character:Maude
Release Date:09/10/1988
Rented Lips
Character:Hotel Desk Clerk
Release Date:01/07/1988
Sticky Fingers
Character:Stella
Release Date:06/05/1988
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Character:Miss Bannister
Release Date:01/03/1988
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Character:Sylvia
Release Date:18/01/1987
The Fartiste
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1987
Babes in Toyland
Character:Mrs. Piper / Widow Hubbard
Release Date:19/12/1986
The History of White People in America: Volume II
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1986
Clue
Character:Mrs. Peacock
Release Date:13/12/1985
The History of White People in America
Character:
Release Date:04/06/1985
Answers
Character:Amanda Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")
Release Date:30/04/1985
The Fourth Wise Man
Character:Judith
Release Date:30/03/1985
The Funny Farm
Character:Gail Corbin
Release Date:18/02/1983
Lily for President?
Character:Maggie
Release Date:20/05/1982
Working
Character:Millworker
Release Date:13/04/1982
Pandemonium
Character:Candy's Mom
Release Date:01/04/1982
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
Character:Aunt Angelique Lane
Release Date:21/01/1982
Incident at Crestridge
Character:Sara Davis
Release Date:29/12/1981
When the Circus Came to Town
Character:Jessy
Release Date:20/01/1981
Private Benjamin
Character:Capt. Doreen Lewis
Release Date:06/10/1980
My Old Man
Character:Marie
Release Date:07/12/1979
When She Was Bad...
Character:Mary Jensen
Release Date:25/11/1979
The Cheap Detective
Character:Betty DeBoop
Release Date:23/06/1978
The Great Smokey Roadblock
Character:Penelope
Release Date:21/06/1978
FM
Character:Mother
Release Date:20/04/1978
The Death of Richie
Character:Carol Werner
Release Date:10/01/1977
Murder by Death
Character:Tess Skeffington
Release Date:23/06/1976
Hustle
Character:Paula Hollinger
Release Date:25/12/1975
The Night That Panicked America
Character:Ann Muldoon
Release Date:31/10/1975
Knuckle
Character:Delafield's Mistress
Release Date:04/06/1975
My Father's House
Character:Mrs. Lindholm Sr.
Release Date:01/06/1975
At Long Last Love
Character:Elizabeth
Release Date:01/03/1975
Nourish the Beast
Character:Baba Goya
Release Date:05/06/1974
Daisy Miller
Character:Mrs. Walker
Release Date:22/05/1974
Come Die with Me
Character:Mary Thatcher
Release Date:14/05/1974
The Sting
Character:Billie
Release Date:25/12/1973
The Blue Knight
Character:Glenda
Release Date:11/11/1973
Scarecrow
Character:Darlene
Release Date:11/04/1973
Playmates
Character:Amy
Release Date:03/10/1972
The Last Picture Show
Character:Genevieve
Release Date:03/10/1971
Divorce American Style
Character:Eunice Tase
Release Date:21/06/1967
The Star Wagon
Character:Hallie
Release Date:20/10/1966
Television Appearances
Lizzie McGuire
Character:Marge
Strong Medicine
Character:Evelyn Knightly
Will & Grace
Character:Zandra
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Joe #1
Veronica's Closet
Character:Grammy Anderson
7th Heaven
Character:Mrs. Bink
Touched by an Angel
Character:Dolores Freeman
ER
Character:Betty
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character:Joelle
Mad About You
Character:Inspector #10
Jack's Place
Character:
Home Improvement
Character:Wanda
American Dreamer
Character:
Gravedale High
Character:Miss Dirge (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Ruth Sanderson
thirtysomething
Character:
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Character:Mrs. Annabelle Shrike
Off the Rack
Character:Kate Halloran
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Loretta Lee
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Marian Simpson
Newhart
Character:
Private Benjamin
Character:Doreen Lewis
Magnum, P.I.
Character:Brenda Babcock
A New Kind of Family
Character:
13 Queens Blvd.
Character:Felicia Winters
Taxi
Character:Mrs. McKenzie
Black Beauty
Character:Annie Gray
All That Glitters
Character:
Doctors' Hospital
Character:
Dinah!
Character:Self
The Blue Knight
Character:Glenda
Kojak
Character:Julie Loring
Barnaby Jones
Character:Anita Willson
McMillan & Wife
Character:Nora Dane
All in the Family
Character:Angelique McCarthy
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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