Eileen Brennan

Personal Info

Birthday

September 3, 1932

Day of Death

2013-07-28

(80 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

آیلین برنان

Eileen Brennan

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.

Known For

Murder, She Wrote

Mad About You

Magnum, P.I.

Walker, Texas Ranger

Home Improvement

The Ray Bradbury Theater

Tales from the Crypt

Filmography

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