Eileen Brennan
Acting
- Doğum:
- 1932-09-03
- Ölüm:
- 2013-07-28
- Doğum yeri:
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biyografi
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.
Bilinen Yapımları
Filmografi
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Naked Run
Amatörler
The Art of 'The Sting'
Güzel Dedektif 2: Silahlı ve Cazibeli
The Hollow
Dumb Luck
Kitap Hırsızları
Kabus Gecesi
Lizzie McGuire
Strong Medicine
The Last Great Ride
Will & Grace
Pants on Fire
Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste
Toothless
The Wonderful World of Disney
Veronica's Closet
Changing Habits
Boys Life 2
Duvarların Dili Olsa
7th Heaven
Arli$$
Reckless
Trail of Tears
Freaky Friday
The Lies Boys Tell
In Search of Dr. Seuss
Nunzio's Second Cousin
Touched by an Angel
ER
My Name Is Kate
Precious Victims
Walker, Texas Ranger
Recycle Rex
Murder So Sweet
Mad About You
Jack's Place
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
Home Improvement
Picture This
Deadly Intentions... Again?
Tutku Sarayı
Texasville
American Dreamer
Gravedale High
Stella
It Had to Be You
Tales from the Crypt
Going to the Chapel
Rented Lips
Sticky Fingers
Uzun Çoraplı Kız Pippi'nin Maceraları
thirtysomething
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
The Fartiste
Babes in Toyland
The History of White People in America: Volume II
Clue
The History of White People in America
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Answers
The Fourth Wise Man
Off the Rack
Murder, She Wrote
The Funny Farm
Newhart
Lily for President?
Working
Pandemonium
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
American Playhouse
Incident at Crestridge
Private Benjamin
When the Circus Came to Town
Magnum, P.I.
Private Benjamin
My Old Man
When She Was Bad...
A New Kind of Family
13 Queens Boulevard
Taxi
The Cheap Detective
The Great Smokey Roadblock
FM
Black Beauty
All That Glitters
The Death of Richie
22 Numarada Cinayet
Hustle
The Night That Panicked America
Doctors' Hospital
Knuckle
My Father's House
At Long Last Love
Dinah!
Nourish the Beast
Daisy Miller
Come Die with Me
Belalılar
Los Angeles Cinayeti
The Blue Knight
Kojak
Korkuluk
Barnaby Jones
Playmates
Son Gösteri
McMillan & Wife
All in the Family
Divorce American Style
The Star Wagon
NET Playhouse
The Merv Griffin Show
Golden Globe Awards