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Eileen Brennan
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Eileen Brennan
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1932-09-03,Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Female
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

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

5.7

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005-03-11

Private Benjamin

6

Private Benjamin
1980-10-06

At Long Last Love

5.1

At Long Last Love
1975-03-01

6.3

Daisy Miller
1974-05-22

8

Knuckle
1975-06-04

5.8

Hustle
1975-12-25

Murder by Death

7.138

Murder by Death
1976-06-23

7

Scarecrow
1973-04-11

Jeepers Creepers

6.505

Jeepers Creepers
2001-07-01

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

5.2

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022-11-03

8.012

The Sting
1973-12-25

Babes in Toyland

5.5

Babes in Toyland
1986-12-19

6.7

White Palace
1990-10-19

If These Walls Could Talk

6.8

If These Walls Could Talk
1996-09-11

5

The Hollow
2004-08-25

6.8

FM
1978-04-28

The Great Smokey Roadblock

5.7

The Great Smokey Roadblock
1978-06-21

Comic Book Villains

5.2

Comic Book Villains
2002-09-03

The Cheap Detective

6.4

The Cheap Detective
1978-06-23

7.2

Clue
1985-12-13

In Search of Dr. Seuss

6.8

In Search of Dr. Seuss
1994-11-06

5.6

The Amateurs
2006-04-28

5.8

Stella
1990-02-02

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

5.9

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
1988-03-01

5.5

Boys Life 2
1997-03-07

The Fourth Wise Man

7

The Fourth Wise Man
1985-03-30

5.5

Toothless
1997-10-05

I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore

5

I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
1992-04-24

Lily for President?

0

Lily for President?
1982-05-20

4.8

Pandemonium
1982-04-01

Changing Habits

2.7

Changing Habits
1997-05-20

Come Die with Me

6

Come Die with Me
1974-05-14

The Last Picture Show

7.6

The Last Picture Show
1971-10-03

The Lies Boys Tell

6.3

The Lies Boys Tell
1994-12-18

The Death of Richie

7

The Death of Richie
1977-01-10

The Blue Knight

5.5

The Blue Knight
1973-11-11

5.6

Dumb Luck
2003-06-04

5.8

Sticky Fingers
1988-05-06

The Last Great Ride

6

The Last Great Ride
1999-01-01

The History of White People in America

6.4

The History of White People in America
1985-06-04

6

Texasville
1990-09-28

Going to the Chapel

5.3

Going to the Chapel
1988-10-09

0

Answers
1985-04-30

9.5

Picture This
1991-09-06

The Art of 'The Sting'

6

The Art of 'The Sting'
2005-09-06

5.3

My Old Man
1979-12-07

The Night That Panicked America

6.9

The Night That Panicked America
1975-10-31

Deadly Intentions... Again?

6.5

Deadly Intentions... Again?
1991-02-11

5.4

Recycle Rex
1993-03-05

7

Pants on Fire
1998-04-18

Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary

8

Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
1982-01-21

5

Trail of Tears
1995-10-09

6

The Funny Farm
1983-02-18

7

The Star Wagon
1966-10-20

My Name Is Kate

6.4

My Name Is Kate
1994-01-24

It Had to Be You

9

It Had to Be You
1989-10-27

Precious Victims

7

Precious Victims
1993-09-27

0

The Fartiste
1987-01-01

The History of White People in America: Volume II

8.2

The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986-01-01

2

Naked Run
2011-05-05

4.8

Working
1982-04-13

My Father's House

9

My Father's House
1975-06-01

6.6

Reckless
1995-11-17

Nourish the Beast

8

Nourish the Beast
1974-06-05

3.8

Rented Lips
1988-07-01

When She Was Bad...

5

When She Was Bad...
1979-11-25

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story

8

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
1992-03-15

Incident at Crestridge

4.8

Incident at Crestridge
1981-12-29

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

8

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987-01-18

Nunzio's Second Cousin

5.3

Nunzio's Second Cousin
1994-10-01

Divorce American Style

5.8

Divorce American Style
1967-06-21

When the Circus Came to Town

7.3

When the Circus Came to Town
1981-01-20

10

Playmates
1972-10-03

5.6

Freaky Friday
1995-05-06

Murder So Sweet

6

Murder So Sweet
1993-02-02

Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste

7

Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste
1998-04-01

7.299

Magnum, P.I.
1980-12-11

Murder, She Wrote

7.522

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

6.8

Mad About You
1992-09-23

American Dreamer

5.3

American Dreamer
1990-09-20

thirtysomething

6.3

thirtysomething
1987-09-29

Home Improvement

7.4

Home Improvement
1991-09-17

All in the Family

7.786

All in the Family
1971-01-12

Tales from the Crypt

7.985

Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10

The Merv Griffin Show

6.8

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

Walker, Texas Ranger

7

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-04-21

7.2

Newhart
1982-10-02

7.3

Kojak
1973-10-24

A New Kind of Family

7.5

A New Kind of Family
1979-09-16

The Ray Bradbury Theater

6.9

The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985-05-21

6.438

7th Heaven
1996-08-26

6.9

Will & Grace
1998-09-21

7.2

Lizzie McGuire
2001-01-12

7.8

ER
1994-09-19

Doctors' Hospital

7

Doctors' Hospital
1975-09-10

6

Off the Rack
1985-03-15

13 Queens Blvd.

8

13 Queens Blvd.
1979-03-20

Private Benjamin

6.5

Private Benjamin
1981-04-06

8

Jack's Place
1992-05-26

7.3

Taxi
1978-09-12

Murder, She Wrote

7.522

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

7

Black Beauty
1978-01-31

McMillan & Wife

6.9

McMillan & Wife
1971-09-29

7

Barnaby Jones
1973-01-28

7

Dinah!
1974-10-21

The Wonderful World of Disney

6.9

The Wonderful World of Disney
1997-09-28

Strong Medicine

7.4

Strong Medicine
2000-07-23

Veronica's Closet

5.4

Veronica's Closet
1997-09-25

Touched by an Angel

7.205

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

Golden Globe Awards

7

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

Golden Globe Awards

7

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

7

Gravedale High
1990-09-08

The Blue Knight

5

The Blue Knight
1973-11-11

All That Glitters

8.5

All That Glitters
1977-04-18

6.9

Arli$$
1996-08-10

7.3

NET Playhouse
1966-10-07

American Playhouse

6.6

American Playhouse
1982-01-12

7.2

Newhart
1982-10-02