Eileen Brennan
Acting
Born: September 3, 1932 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: July 28, 2013 (aged 80)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Jeepers Creepers
2001
The Sting
1973
Clue
1985
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
Tales from the Crypt
1989
ER
1994
Murder by Death
1976
The Last Picture Show
1971
Home Improvement
1991
Will & Grace
1998
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Photos (3)
Movies (71)
Clue
Mrs. Peacock
Jeepers Creepers
The Cat Lady
The Sting
Billie
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Carol Fields
Private Benjamin
Capt. Doreen Lewis
Murder by Death
Tess Skeffington
The Last Picture Show
Genevieve
White Palace
Judy
The Cheap Detective
Betty DeBoop
Scarecrow
Darlene
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Miss Bannister
The Amateurs
Mrs. Cherkiss
If These Walls Could Talk
Tessie
My Name Is Kate
Barbara Mannix
Hustle
Paula Hollinger
Toothless
Joe #1
Babes in Toyland
Mrs. Piper / Widow Hubbard
Divorce American Style
Eunice
The Fourth Wise Man
Judith
Stella
Mrs. Wilkerson
At Long Last Love
Elizabeth
Daisy Miller
Mrs. Walker
Recycle Rex
Rose (voice)
Texasville
Genevieve Morgan
Comic Book Villains
Mrs. Cresswell
Answers
Amanda Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")
Pandemonium
Candy's Mom
The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986
Freaky Friday
Principal Handel
Deadly Intentions... Again?
Charlotte
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
Vicky Martin
The Hollow
Joan Van Etten
Nunzio's Second Cousin
Mrs. Randazzo
When She Was Bad...
Mary Jensen
The Blue Knight
Glenda
Boys Life 2
Mrs. Randozza
Trail of Tears
Clara
The Death of Richie
Carol Werner
Sticky Fingers
Stella
The Great Smokey Roadblock
Penelope
Murder So Sweet
Martha Catlin
The History of White People in America
1985
My Old Man
Marie
The Last Great Ride
Pamela 'Mimi' Applegate
Rented Lips
Hotel Desk Clerk
Pants on Fire
Mom
Going to the Chapel
Maude
Changing Habits
Mother Superior
The Night That Panicked America
Ann Muldoon
My Father's House
Mrs. Lindholm Sr.
FM
Mother
In Search of Dr. Seuss
The Who-Villain
Working
Millworker
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
Frieda
The Star Wagon
Hallie
Nourish the Beast
Baba Goya
Incident at Crestridge
Sara Davis
Come Die with Me
Mary Thatcher
The Funny Farm
Gail Corbin
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Sylvia
Naked Run
Gram Malone
Precious Victims
Minnie
Reckless
Sister Margaret
Lily for President?
Maggie
The Fartiste
1987
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
Aunt Angelique Lane
Playmates
Amy
When the Circus Came to Town
Jessy
Dumb Luck
Minnie Hitchcock
The Lies Boys Tell
Sada
Knuckle
Delafield's Mistress
TV Shows (37)
Murder, She Wrote
Loretta Lee · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Marian Simpson · 1 eps
ER
Betty · 3 eps
American Playhouse
Millworker · 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Brenda Babcock · 1 eps
Taxi
Mrs. McKenzie · 1 eps
Will & Grace
Zandra · 6 eps
Strong Medicine
Evelyn Knightly · 1 eps
Newhart
2 eps
Touched by an Angel
Dolores Freeman · 1 eps
Home Improvement
Wanda · 1 eps
Mad About You
Inspector #10 · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Ruth Sanderson · 1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Joelle · 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
Anita Willson · 1 eps
Arli$$
Lenore · 1 eps
All in the Family
Angelique McCarthy · 1 eps
7th Heaven
Mrs. Bink · 9 eps
Kojak
Julie Loring · 1 eps
thirtysomething
1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Joe #1 · 1 eps
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Mrs. Annabelle Shrike · 1 eps
McMillan & Wife
Nora Dane · 1 eps
Lizzie McGuire
Marge · 1 eps
NET Playhouse
Hallie Arlington · 1 eps
Veronica's Closet
Grammy Anderson · 1 eps
Gravedale High
Miss Dirge (voice) · 2 eps
All That Glitters
Ma Packer · 11 eps
Doctors' Hospital
1 eps
American Dreamer
1 eps
Jack's Place
1 eps
Private Benjamin
Doreen Lewis · 39 eps
A New Kind of Family
10 eps
Black Beauty
Annie Gray · 5 eps
The Blue Knight
Glenda · 4 eps
13 Queens Blvd.
Felicia Winters · 9 eps
Off the Rack
Kate Halloran · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 2 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
Picture This
Self
The Art of 'The Sting'
Self
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
