Eileen Brennan
Acting
- Nacimiento:
- 1932-09-03
- Fallecimiento:
- 2013-07-28
- Lugar de nacimiento:
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biografía
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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Filmografía
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Naked Run
Los magnates del sexo
The Art of 'The Sting'
Miss Agente Especial 2: Armada y fabulosa
The Hollow
Dumb Luck
Comic Book Villains
Jeepers Creepers
Lizzie McGuire
Doctoras de Filadelfia
The Last Great Ride
Will y Grace
Pants on Fire
Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste
El hada de los dientes
The Wonderful World of Disney
Veronica's Closet
Cambio de hábitos
Boys Life 2
Si las paredes hablasen
7 en el paraiso
Arli$$
Reckless
Trail of Tears
Qué desmadre de hija
The Lies Boys Tell
In Search of Dr. Seuss
Nunzio's Second Cousin
Tocados por un ángel
Urgencias
My Name Is Kate
Precious Victims
Walker Texas Ranger
Recycle Rex
Murder So Sweet
Loco por ti
Jack's Place
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
Un chapuzas en casa
Picture This
Intenciones asesinas
Pasión sin barreras
Texasville
American Dreamer
Gravedale High
Stella
It Had to Be You
Historias de la cripta
Going to the Chapel
Rented Lips
Sticky Fingers
Las nuevas aventuras de Pippi Calzaslargas
Treinta y tantos
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
The Fartiste
Aventuras en Juguetelandia
The History of White People in America: Volume II
El juego de la sospecha (Cluedo)
The History of White People in America
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Answers
El cuarto Rey Mago
Off the Rack
Se ha escrito un crimen
The Funny Farm
Newhart
Lily for President?
Working
Desmadre en las aulas
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
American Playhouse
Incident at Crestridge
Private Benjamin
When the Circus Came to Town
Magnum
La recluta Benjamin
My Old Man
Cuando ella era mala
A New Kind of Family
13 Queens Boulevard
Taxi
Un detective barato
Viaje final
FM: Fiebre Musical
Black Beauty
All That Glitters
The Death of Richie
Un cadáver a los postres
Destino fatal
The Night That Panicked America
Doctors' Hospital
Knuckle
My Father's House
Por fin, el gran amor
Dinah!
Nourish the Beast
Una señorita rebelde
Come Die with Me
El golpe
The Blue Knight
The Blue Knight
Kojak
El espantapájaros
Barnaby Jones
Playmates
La última película
McMillan y esposa
All in the Family
El novio de mi mujer
The Star Wagon
NET Playhouse
The Merv Griffin Show
Premios Globo de Oro