Eileen Brennan
Acting
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…
Filmography
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Naked Run
2011
Miller's Tale
2011
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
2006
The Amateurs
2006
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
The Hollow
2004
Dumb Luck
2003
Comic Book Villains
2002
Jeepers Creepers
2001
Lizzie McGuire
2001
Strong Medicine
2000
The Last Great Ride
1999
Will & Grace
1998
Pants on Fire
1998
Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste
Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste
1998
Toothless
1997
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Veronica's Closet
1997
Changing Habits
1997
Boys Life 2
1997
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
7th Heaven
1996
Arli$$
1996
Reckless
1995
Trail of Tears
1995
Freaky Friday
1995
The Lies Boys Tell
1994
In Search of Dr. Seuss
1994
Nunzio's Second Cousin
1994
Touched by an Angel
1994
ER
1994
My Name Is Kate
1994
Precious Victims
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Recycle Rex
1993
Murder So Sweet
1993
Mad About You
1992
Jack's Place
1992
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
1992
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
1992
Home Improvement
1991
Deadly Intentions... Again?
1991
White Palace
1990
Texasville
1990
American Dreamer
1990
Gravedale High
1990
Stella
1990
It Had to Be You
It Had to Be You
1989
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Going to the Chapel
1988
Rented Lips
1988
Sticky Fingers
1988
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
1988
thirtysomething
1987
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
The Fartiste
1987
Babes in Toyland
1986
The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986
Clue
1985
The History of White People in America
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
Answers
1985
The Fourth Wise Man
1985
Off the Rack
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Funny Farm
1983
Newhart
1982
Lily for President?
1982
Working
1982
Pandemonium
1982
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
1982
Incident at Crestridge
1981
Private Benjamin
1981
When the Circus Came to Town
1981
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Private Benjamin
1980
My Old Man
1979
When She Was Bad...
1979
A New Kind of Family
1979
13 Queens Blvd.
1979