Eileen Brennan

Acting · Born 1932-09-03 in Los Angeles, California, USA

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…

Filmography

• Murder by Death as Tess Skeffington
• Scarecrow as Darlene
• The Sting as Billie
• Clue as Mrs. Peacock
• The Last Picture Show as Genevieve
• Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous as Carol Fields
• Private Benjamin as Capt. Doreen Lewis
• At Long Last Love as Elizabeth
• Daisy Miller as Mrs. Walker
• Hustle as Paula Hollinger

TV

• All in the Family as Angelique McCarthy
• Tales from the Crypt as Ruth Sanderson
• ER as Betty
• Murder, She Wrote as Loretta Lee
• Magnum, P.I. as Brenda Babcock
• Mad About You as Inspector #10
• American Dreamer
• thirtysomething
• Home Improvement as Wanda
• The Merv Griffin Show as Self